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BRANDED FOR LIFE . overachieverssuperfansclockwatcherspreps runnerspeertutorsdancerscheerleadersslackerslonerssportyfreshiessmartiesemosghettofabulousmusiciar BRANDED FOR LIFE leadersglambullies swimmersartistsmyspaceaddictsseniors 8WHOWEARE 10 StudentLife 38 Freshmen 48 Sophomores 56 Juniors 64 Seniors 84 WHATWEDO 88 Academics 108 FallSports 126 WinterSports 144 SpringSports 160 Clubs 182WHEREWELIVE 184 Ads 198 Index I FISTSINTHEAIR,sophomores JamesBurgwaldandNickStoffre- genalongwithGrantFelgenhauer, speaniinotre,dchoeuerrsealtvHesominecthoemipanrgk.in"gWe BRANDED FOR LIFE |ukslnoitg,ht,Nibcuktswaeid.di"dItitwaansyswoayc.o"ldthatg^|-||0^0gsuperfansgradefanatics 2006PARAGON Volume41 MunsterHighSchool 8808ColumbiaAve. Munster,IN46321 Enrollment:1,515 219-838-3200 fax:219-836-3203 www.munster.k12.in.us A BRANDEDWITHLIPSTICK,Ben Varnum,freshman,displaysthese- niorhomecomingmarkings. SPORTINGHERLETTERMAN jacket,AbbyHomans,senior,signs apetitionforBattleoftheBands. SAFEINHERSWIMCAP,Alex Frakes,sophomore,letshercompeti- tionknowwhatschoolsheisfrom. LOVE IT cars familysportsgoodgradesfroyobasketballcheeringsuperfanscosturrl Weloveto loveus. Yes, you read right. Welovethebrandofbeing thosesmart,talentedMunsterbrats.WelovethesatisfactionofhighSAT scoresandoutstandingacademics,sportsboastingStateChampsinboys’ swimming,wrestlinganddance,andcommunitychangingclubslikeProj- ectXand National HonorSociety.Weloveputting inthetimeandeffortit takestogetthere. Neighborsthinkeasystreet, butwesay, “Thinkagain.” Afterall, howcould we betheonlyFourStarhigh school in LakeCounty andstillhavetimeleftover?Inreality,stressingovertheSATspiledontop ofthe hoursstudyingfora Mr. Russell grammartestora Mr. Graves’AP Chemistryexamtakeawayfrom thetimewe haveto spend with friends andfamily.Weknowthatittakesdedication,hardworkandheart. Ittakes talent. IttakesMunster,soloveit. AWIDESMILEonherface,KimHasse,senior,reportsonthecheerleadingsea- wsoany.s"Ietxwciatsinogntoouferelshtohueldeenresrgtyoogfetthpeeofpanlse."pumTpIeGdHuTpL,Y”KGiRmAsSaiPdI.N“GButthietwmaestaall- obitfakro,eledRpadscahmneceleEidnldesecrhotra,aptjeuinofinoosrr,,stwMroaetrnikuesoVuoesultpaisonqmuweepzir,gahcsttoitcprehasio,n”mionRgra.ec,“hIepllioksesaewisod.rwkiithnMgaAocKuutIt-bNoeGuctaFcuUasrNed- sbaoiadr.d“hWeearwt.er“eWejusftojuonkdinhgeaarrtosufnrdomwisthomtheemo.t”herdEaMnBceRAinCtEheDchBeYerhreorocmo,-”stMara,tiAelex- andraPavkovich,senior,andRobertoRumbolo,sophomore,spoofaforeignsoap ompienurtaefosrkeMtrcsh.,RweenereeceKiovureids’toTnhseaoftelrauAgrhtss,”ClAalsesx.a“nEdvreansatihdo.ughitwasashort,one k/olunteeringextracreditdanceshanging “Ireallyenjoythemanysporting activitieslikebasketballandsoccer tgoammeask.eIftrhiiennkdsthaenydasrehoawgsrecahtoowlay spirit,especiallyatsoccergames.” PeteBrousalis,junior “Thebestthingaboutthisschoolis gettingtoseemyfriendseveryday. Italwaysmakesschoolbearable.” JennaBrakulis,sophomore “Theacademicsofferplentyof opportunitiesforthosewhowantto excelinschoolbyofferingawide varietyofclassestochosefrom.” JosephMarciniak,senior “Anyonewouldfeelwelcomeinto thisschool.Beingafreshman,I thoughtitwouldbealittleintimi- dating;butallofthekidswereex- tremelyniceandhelpful.” LesliePoulos,freshman # “Thestudentsaresofriendlyand theteachersarehelpful.Icouldgo inbeforeorafterschoolandreceive f; hheellppffrroommtmeyacpheeerrss.o”rIcouldseek CarlMilbrath,sophomore “Iliketheatmosphereatschool. Onceyougetpassedthenoon pointintheschoolday,itisusually notsobad.” AlyssaHruskocy,junior “WhatIlikebestistheplethora ofopportunities.Hereyoucanbe whatyouwanttobe.” RussellGonzalez,sophomore PARKEDINTHEMIDDLEofthe Commons’floor,KaitlinBandura, senior,spendsherlunchperiodout- gsiodiengoftothleunFcoh,o”dKCaoitulritn.s“aIidd.id“nI’ttwlaikse funtotalkandactuallyhearwhat peopleweresaying.” loveit3 eplessnightscompetitiondetentiontests “Allofthesurroundingschoolslook atusastheirrival.Everyonewants tobeatMunster.The‘richsnobs’ reputationdoesn’thelpeither.” TaylorBrian,sophomore “Studentsfromothertownsand schoolsviewusasrichandpreppy eventhoughnoteveryoneis.” TonyMarkovich,junior “Theacademiccompetitionhere isalotmorefiercethanalotofthe otherschoolsinthearea.” LizWible,senior “Thepeople—therearejusttoo many.Itisovercrowdedandthat makesithardtogetplaces.” MattVlasich,freshman “MunsterHighSchoolishighlycom- petitive.AtanyotherschoolIcould easilybevaledictorian,buthereI havetoworksohard.Everyoneis tooacademicallycompetitive.” JenniferMcCreight,senior “Thepoolparkinglotiswaytoofar awayfromtheschoolandthat’s whereIgetmyNmiocrkniYni,gsjoogp.”homore “Ourschoolistoo‘goody-goody’. Kidsarenotpreparedforreallifeor therealworldbecausetheirparents doeverythingforthem.” JohnMeyers,junior “Sinceit’sapublicschool,youget alotofexposuretodifferentthings. Kidswilldoanythingtofitin.” DannyAlexander,sophomore WITHTHEIRSTRAWHATSover theirhearts,AndrewBilse,senior, andKevinDonahue,junior,silently observethenationalanthem.Se- niorsorganizedthemesforbasket- ballgamestounifythestudentsec- tion.“Wehadalotoffunonredneck dayduringHomecoming,sowe usedthatonefortheLakeCentral game,”Andrewsaid. 4brandedforlife HATE IT tardies popquizzesschoollunchhomeworkgossiplosingbrand TheylovetohateUS.Theyturnaway, branding Mun- sterasatownfullofsnobby,rich,Stuckupbratswhohave everything handedtothemonasilverplatter. Inreality,we hatethelabel. IntheireyeswedrivedownColumbiainour brandspankin’newFordMustangsthatMommyandDad- dyboughtusjustbecause.Theydon'trealizethatsomany neighborhoods make up the community, beyond White Oak Estates. Besidesfightingthe Munsterstereotype, we have Indiana anddaRegionto deal with aswell. We hate thehicklabel,soweclaimtolivenearChicago notNorth- , westIndiana. Butnomatterwherewego,someoneknows theimageandtothatperson, we’restillthosesnottykids cruisingthroughlifewhileeverythingfallsintoourlaps. AFTERFINISHINGLUNCH,sophomoresBrandonMillerandStephanCoric ttarlakdewiitnhfforrimeantdiso,n"aBbroauntdotnhesdaiady.’sevTeOntBs.EG“IIlNikeSlTuUnDchYbHeAcLaLu,seMiitkgeivHelsebmaesktoi,mejut-o tdnioeoonr,tbsisgthaaonfddastodteosaarlyecwtiihtteehtpthlheeedpngleeedwdgaeri.luyl.e“sS,a”ySMiniLgkUetMhsPeaiEpdD.leSdItgNaetAeisDloEakwSaKym,,anbAuddtaatImethdiBntekhlakttahisertyouu-msa,de tsdgCMhooaoheopnaKdhdpmi,aorlpaymibcssobuta.rtira"esdtI,eawnpaallaiitWssisiIttdoteeTninnoarHsftelfdostTaofWHisrnaEeotWIlmhaetReschltheWoMuinrePIngeeNg.tbotDh“apoIesSlnkhe,PeaetetlpDboesraCpeelwlwslhAeehpneeprttrrniaeealt,cat2item9osia.ncefcesnihsineioinrarssnhstedhgJdeiehvfalofesemcMelttaewuhcroretireunCkrihe,eaen’slrtl,’.raJean“eslfTdpfheRAceesimyagaiailwdnol.eny-rAloeln hateit5 jghtertestsabc7twin! WARMWEATHERand sunraysbeamingdown, studentsstrolltothe firstoutdoorHomecom- ingpeprallysince2003. “[Thepeprally]gaveus abreakfromschool,” MarissaMarshal,junior, said.“Itwasnicebe- causeitwasabreathof freshair.” “Munsteropenedmyeyesto “IwasborninMunsterand “I’velivedinMunstermyen- "Wearestronglyencouraged tslihheisonkwosn;mwaelhsatohtattehvaetevrepyreooynpoelneeelvrsaee-lue hBaasviecallilvyEeddIahGeimreerM,ualnslsotmpeyrh.ol”imfeo.re tmpiearerdsleoifnemabenedcaaIvuteshreiynkoI’ptvihenanitoeinvt’aestred tdhooa.vaecIthaaifedfveeecstiisrnemetveoerbaycethchiaieunvgse.ew”eI materialthings.Imean,look beenabletomeetpeople JoelSchneider,junior atourparkinglot.It’sfullof outsideofthissmallsociety.” Audis,BMWsandBenz’s.” AdamBobeck,freshman SonjaVasic,junior 6brandedforlife