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ke always k—jr+-- ke always paragon 2007 ke always ke always ke always ke a way I ke a way I ke always ke always ke always I i a i \ I AgainstthebleacherwallsduringtheHomecomingdance,Mary Bagget,junior,sitswithherdate,JakeDeYoung,'06."Wedidn'tlikethemu- sicsoitwasmorefuntowatchotherpeopledance,"Marysaid.SSWhile enjoyingthe70-degreeweather,seniorsKatelynLaszloandJordanJan- cosekdrawsupplyanddemandcurveswithsidewalkchalkduringAd- vancedPlacementEconomics."Handsonlearningwasmoreofabenefitfor me,"Katelynsaid."Whenteachersforcedyoutoapplywhatyoulearned,you weremoreapttorememberit."SSInmidairseniorsTonyKanavosandMike Curranpracticepre-gamespiritbeforetheirtennismatch."Itwasimportant thattheteamhadalotofspirit,"Curransaid."Itshowedteamunityandgot theteamgoingforthematch."SSAtFrenchclub'sMardiGrasparty,Matt Thompson,junior,samplesthetraditionalKing'scake. 7 ike always :: opening2 ike always Somethings neverchange studentlifemagazine6 ike always :: likeclockwork34 academics36 always events58 clubs74 always sports90 ::a likelysource/146 always reference people148 always clubgroups194 ads204 always index230 always always always always e always e always ways e always ike always ike always ike always ike always ike always HUJ ulWays ke always ke always ke always ke always ke always SURESIGNOnValentine's Day,highwinds,snowdrifts andinaccessibleparkinglots ke always afosrnceodwsdcahoyofloorftfihceiaflisrsttotciamlel minaysi,xhyoewaersv.erT,otshteuydemntasd'edis- ke always upthelosttimeonFeb.19, PresidentsDay. 2007 Paragon volume42 MunsterHighSchool 8808ColumbiaAve. Munster,IN46321 219-836-3200 fax:219-836-3203 www.munster.k12.in.us enrollment:1,582 22Asheracesdownthelane,GregMeyer,sophomore,stopstobreathe."Whenyouswamanything "ffleeOrlslteshsbteehhrhmawiennindsa.eB"1ey0h2o0nu2-om^doeiisdtlhne'erKtayshmoiaatuvlteiihnatagdinomdtneoAtCbnooenclefaluatismtceb,hs"ieGuarpHeAeigvrfneysanoaniuud-e., ike always dez,watchtheHomecomingparade."Theparade gavemeanexperienceofwhatHomecomingwas asbhoouutl,d"eBre,hAnmoaonshdasaPiodr.te2r2,sHoaiprhosmwourneg,opavuesrehsebre- ike always fchloaardses.fcu"onSnpjaaunngdiastShienwngaoarsvwmeayrsbfhaiivnloaSrreiitnoeuisoc,rl"aLAsasmRabeeanucd'aasusSsaepiadIn.ailswhays ike always ike always ike always ike always ike always titlepage1 ike a wavs 1 22Whileonhiscellphone,TonyMarkovich,se- tnihoer,PfuibnliischaetsitonhserBooyosm',T"eYnenairsbsoporkepardetftoyrPmaurcahgotnooikn osfatm2otihvo2roeernnrrnhiBa,ieglemnDrhfaygtoob,nuriIl"dioewgfLleocf,aoJo"uiugorlTlryshlodtanetnghsehsyseooaatuins.svdra,pe'.i,Iodsf2tr.LooIt5a"phsIusha,rhawondavhameiadaHolsestrelnooooeItnn,mcwiogaegaeft,xsaochpjfh^oarutioenumtisutpefosho*rweoer,hosniiPcrnshurpkibt*ras.haom"ef‘ses- feelingsasthejesterinthefallmusical"OnceUpon aMattress.""Thejestertriedtobefunny,butinside hewantedtobelikehisdad,"Dougsaid. IT'SAWRAPLegstretched onthebench,AndyJonelis,se- naigoari,nwstatHcohbeasrtt.heAnSedcytitoonraelhgiasme MedialCollateralLigament (swaMadCsLtto)hwedalutarscithnggmamtyhee,t"egaaAmmnebd.eyc"Iastuaiswdea.sit SS2likealways,likeneverbefore . Hey, what's new? Oh,sameold,sameold.Gettingup,goingtoschoollikealways. It'sjustaroutine.Whataboutyou? Everything!DaylightSavingsTimecamethreeweeks earlyandtheVarsityDanceTeamwonStateinHip-Hop forthesecondconsecutiveyearandlikeneverbefore... Stop!Sorry,butdoyouhonestlymeantotellmethatyouthinka sportsteamhasneverbeentoStatebeforeorthatanyonereally careswhenthesunsets? You'reright,butthere'susuallysomethingdifferentinyour everydayschedule.Maybeit'shavingasubstituteteacher becauseEnglishteacherMr.RobMcCalltookpaternity leaveorspendingaTuesdayafternoonrollerbladingin record-warmMarchweather,evenifitonlylastedfourdays. Ohright.Munsterkidsrollerblading?Likealwaystheypullupin theirnewJeeps,MustangsandshinyredAudis.Theywaltzinto schoolthreeminutesbeforethebellringswithoutacare. Thinkagain.Likeneverbefore,theNorthparkinglot floodedtwice.YankedfromthirdhourSept.13,students rolleduptheirpantsbottomstomovetheircarsfromthe floodzoneandPrincipalSteveTripenfeldaschauffeured thembacktoclassinaminibus.Asiftherainwasn'tbad enough,snowfellinFebruary.Forthefirsttimeinsixyears, studentsspenttheirValentine'sDayenjoyingaSnowDay afterthe12-inchsnowfall. Ibettheyspentthedaysleddingandplayinginthesnow.Then theyallwhinedwhentheycametoschoolonPresidents Dayto make-upthelosttime.Whodotheythinktheyare?I'lltellyou.. typicalwhitekidsfromsuburbia. 33113025995780 FEELINGTHEBEATDanc- ingherheartout,Dani- elleTroumoularis,senior, showsherseniorprideon 80'sWorkOutDay."The greatestpartwastheen- ergy,"Daniellesaid."Ev- eryonehadsomuchfun." Seniorsdancedbefore school,duringlunchandin betweenclasses. Inspeechclass,JessicaNovotney,sophomore,makespuppychowforadem- onstrationspeech.PuppychowcombinedChexmix,peanutbutter,chocolateand catpmMkeareoarl.teoowk"ttpwdeJmdeShJaeohreCnadrerocdedeknClytcfoseaeueumtssgnnttmaoteardodtpr,anaeTganutsnoccroecedncddoauo,rtubr"oodloiniJdutnnenthghsg',eesth"tirmoocpMuaPrmsJaoseiesxsvyacwsii.csidodhac.Deriaoad.kle."no!nc"tgioBecAmyeushteigo.hntmshog"uoeMrmsvwrnpepi.eauawtdKbchpoaoeptrlauolywfktloat,,croshfihsdeAnomlaosfewnpykixchiebfelCoaredomilachhoetwaoentrauudneyesssn,sseedmjegbMiuaetaenasdwvic.xoeaea"rsu!,Puisetstfhecrbuatikenteditsham-tenteood toworkinclass,butIcouldnotkeepmymindoffofsleep,"Alexsaid. !4likealways,likeneverbefore Whoa, wait a minute. Thatmayhavebeentrue15yearsago,butnotanymore. Thepercentageofminoritiesjumpedto23.2%,thehigh- estinhistory.Studentsdebatedtopicslikeracialtolerance inMissJennyBulla'sspeechclassandresearchedtheireth- nicityforMrs.JuliannAcevez'scultureprojectinsociology. Somuchfordiversityandculturalflare,theystillhadthesame boringHomecoming.Classtee-shirts,floats,pie-eatingcontests, I'veseenitall. Ha!Wrongagain.Asquirrelchewedthroughanelectrical wirecausingablackoutonHomecomingFriday.Students werestuckinsecondhourforover90minutesonthehalf- day,contemplatingthefateoftheparadeanddance.Choir studentsinDr.TimBartlett'sclasslitcandlesandsang Siyahamba,anAfricanhymn,whileothersjammedoutto theiriPodsindefianceofstudenthandbookrules. Wellyouhaveapoint,butlikealwaystheirfootballteamhada 5-5recordandcrumbledunderthepressureofpost-seasonplay, nottomentionthelackofstudentsupport.Theywon'thavea chancewhentheyhavetomovetothe5Aconference. That'snottrue!StudentstraveledtoHighlandHighSchool deckedoutinwhiteclothingwithredbodypaintsmeared ontheircheeks.Theycheeredastheirteampummeled theTrojans42-13attheBattleoftheBridgeto recapturethebridgelinkingthetwotowns. i Admitit,though,youknowthatcompetitionwillalwaysspark arivalrybetweentheHighlandandMunster. Afterall,somethingsneverchange.... opening5"S SOMETHINGSNEVERCHANGE introduction I % % \ O''O' v*_ 'r SS6studentlifemagazine