Paragon (2002)

264 Pages·2002·20.4 MB·English

by  Lake County Public Library

m
a total school lockdown
executed In an emergency
the new Mountain Dew
with a rush of cherry flavor
the set of standards that
shape and define Munster
High School
Cover:JeffNewcomb,junior
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6 magazine
6 values
10 social
16 involvement
22 competition
28 balance
34 school
36 learning the easyway
vs. the hard way in
academics
58 running with tradition
60 homecoming
64 main events
82 the standard deviation
in clubs
104 opposition in sports
108 fall
126 winter
140 spring
156 recreational sports
162 individual
164 Living forthe weekend
166 Senior home turf
180 Junior annoyances
188 Sophomore habits
196 Freshman entertainment
204 Facultyteacherisms
210 community
212 the working world
in ads
248 index

FacetoFace
Boundattheknees,freshmenChristina
DomenicoandMichelleBeckaclumsily
stumbletowardthefinishlineduring
theHomecomingpeprally.Since
theotherthreeclassesdisqualified
themselvesbycheating,the
freshmenwonthethree-legged
race.Pepsiinhand,Alexis
Boyan,senior,socializesat
lunch,while,inhonorofher
birthday,KatieSzewka,
sophomore, receives a
bunchofballoonsfrom
herfriends.AttheHome-
cominggame,Michelle
displayspatrioticpride
by wearing red and
whiteanddyingherhair
blue.Throughartwork
onhisface,ZachLam-
bert,senior,declareshis
readinessfortheHome-
cominggame.
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shadesofpride
Completewithbandanna,
sunglasses,whiteribbonand
backwardsvisor,WaheedNassimi,
senior,speakshisindividualityin
morethanoneway.Intently
staringdownamicroscope,
BrittanyBohling,freshman,
examinesreproductionina
eukaryoticcellduringbiology."It
wascooltoseethingsyoudidn't
usuallysee,"Britneysaid.Arms
wrappedtightlyaroundherteddy
bear,SarahPapin,senior,restsher
chinonthestuffedanimalshe
broughtinfortheCreativeWriting
children'sstoriesunit.Beforethe
Homecomingparadebegins,
KristinaStandley,freshman,puts
finishingtouchesontheDance
Team'sspirittruck."Iwasgladto
bepartofagroupthatshoweda
lotofspiritwhennotmanydid,"
Kristinasaid.Cheeksfullofair,
RobertSchoon,sophomore,blares
histrumpetandkeepsinformation
withtheMarchingBandatthe
Homecominggame.
When we found out we
won, was proud. Our
I
class came togetherto
show how much
spirit
we actually had.
LizAnderson,junior
Opening
It’saphraseyou heardalot.
Asyoucrouched inthebackcornersofadark
classroomhuddledwith20otherstudents,you
weathered a mandatory code red drill. After
practicing the emergency lockdown firsthand,
youthoughtyouknewthemeaningofcodered.
SkimmingthroughSportsIllustratedonalazy
SundayafternoontocatchupontheChicago
Bears’ 10-3 National Football League (NFL)
CentralDivisionChampionship,younoticedthe
flashy red advertisements boasting a new
Mountain Dew“with a rush ofcherryflavor.”
Afterseeing the drinkads plastered all over
magazinesandonbillboards,nowyouthought
youknewwhatcoderedreallymeant.
Yetthisphrasethatechoedthroughthehallways
carried a hidden meaning. While the other
JuniorsLizAnderson,LaurenTreasure,EmilyHobanandLaurenBiel explanationsstillrangtrue,acombinationofschool
individualandcommunitystandardsfusedtoredefine
code red. Ourstandards shaped the lives of 1,316
studentsand187staffmembers.
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Opening 3
.
•AftertheEnglishDepartmentinvestedinturnitin.com,thenewanti-
plagiarismwebsite,youandotherlearystudentsthoughttwice
abouttestingyourvalueswithphonywriting.
•Whentheregion’ssocialalternativesspreadwithanew
shopping plazaTown Square, you and yourfriends
flocked to Panera Bread and Old Navyto savora
chickenfrontegaortrackdownapairoflow-riseflares.
•YourinvolvementinthereliefeffortfortheSept.
11 terroristattackson NewYorkandWashington
DC compelled you to empty your pockets for
StudentGovernment’swhiteremembranceribbon
saleandshelloutover$1,000injustonedayfor
theRedCrossLibertyFund.
•Downtothetenthofapoint,youbattledseven
National Merit Semi-finalists and fourteen
CommendedStudentsorfoughtoffcrazedGPA
fanaticstoboostyourclassrankamidaseaof
cutthroatacademiccompetition.
•Afterdragging through seven hours ofschool,
yourdayseemedjusttobegin.Withnotimefora
breather,youdashedofftoameetingforthenew
PingPongClubthenjumpedonabustoMerrillville
foranawaybasketballgame.At9p.m.youarrived
homeonlytotackle an AP U.S. Historyessayand
cram for three exams. You learned the trick to
balancingschool,sportsandclubsthehardway.
Youneverreallyunderstoodthetruemeaningof
codered untilnow.Morethanadrill, morethana
—
canofpop thecodelurkedbeneaththesurfaceas
aninvisibleguidethatinfluencedyoureveryaction.You
1 soon realizedthatred meansgo.
.
4 Opening
astepabove
Perchedonthehandsofsenior
PaigeWagnerandjuniorsLeslie
Parker,ColeenAdleyandKristina
Mueller,seniorBeckyGribble
performsascorpion."Ittookmea
yeartolearn;youhadtobereally
flexible,"Beckysaid.In
ConstructionProcessesKevin
Wadycki,senior,designsaparkon
theprogramAutocad.Flagathalf-
staffanddarkskieslooming
overhead,studentsmuteHome-
comingspiritoneweekafterthe
Sept.11terroristattacks.Pokinghis
headoutoftheseniorfloat,Nick
Bularzik,senior,triestoescape."I
gotcagedinandhadtosqueeze
throughwoodenbars,"Nicksaid.
Incontrolofthematch,Mike
Shinkan,sophomore,attemptstopin
hisHanoverCentralopponent.
4| When othercountries
forced children to work,
America gave us the
freedom of education5
MarioZerngast,junior
Opening 5
culturalcomfort
OntheHomecomingdancefloor,
seniorsGadeirAbbasandFarah
Sheriffmovetothemusicassenior
JenniferLeewatches.Farahand
Gadeirworetraditionalgarbcalled
a"lehenga"anda"shalwarkameez."
"h1addidPna'kitswtaannitctlootbhueysaatdhroesmsesitnhcaetII
didn'tgettowearoften,"Farahsaid.
familycircle
Gatheredaroundthetable,Andrew
Bridgman,sophomore,andhis
familyplayMonopolytogetherafter
school.Familyactivitiesprovided
Andrewwithachancetospendthe
daywithhisfamily."Iknewthem
betterthananyoneelseintheworld,
andIlovedthem,"Andrewsaid.
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