Carbondale Community High School - Dial Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Students enjoved participating in plavs. Pictured here is part ol' the cast ol' this year's .lunior plav. Community? drama program stresses hard work Drama plaved an important part in our school curriculum. During the vear, several plavs were presented and were w'ell received hv the audience. Parents. students. and liacultv noticed that our dra- matic program was expanding rapidlv. 'I he students interested in the held ol' drama gained vast experience hv participating in the plavs: they learned to act. to huild scenerv. handle the husiness side ol' the plav, applv nlaliefup. learn fundamentals of lighting. make posters and program covers. and even direct a plav. il he big joh ol' directing the plays. however. was in Nlr, XYeshinsltev's hands. 'lihe students were verv lortunate to have such a good director. lle gave up much ol his spare time and tnanv evenings so the students could produce a plav. and evervone eoneerned was xerv grateful to him lor working with them. .-Xll extra time was devoted to a play during the rehersal season. then when the week in which the plav was to he presented arrived. the cast and com' mittets worked verv hard getting everxthing in tipf top shape. .Xt last came the night ol the performance. Ol' course, there were the last minute items to eheclv. and the usual eases ul iitters. ll an actor was strileen with stage lright. Il was well hidden lwetause exerv plax was a hig suttess. We were proud ol our student interest in such a line activitv. and ol their ahilitx to worlt together on a drainatit presentation. lop: Students enjoy participating in a plav hv worli- ing on a committee. Two committee workers applx make-up on an actor heliore a performance. Bottom: ilihree tense thespians, Connie llegcnhardt, -ludv llel- ton. and Bill llorger. wait for their cues. I i I A

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meet us in our casual hours at parties, dances, and our local liangouts The Sno-Ball dance high-lighted our Christmas season. The Carbondale Community High School students' social life was very active during the 1956-1957 school year. There were the usual highlights- Home- coming. the Sno-Ball dance. and Prom: these were the special events-cornplete with formals and corsages. The decorations were beautiful, especially to those students and faculty members who worked so hard pre- paring for these dances. The queen was crowned at midnight, the band played the last song of the eve- ning, and the dance ended, leaving with the students many happy memories. The week-end brought the informal gatherings and parties that were so much a part of extra-curricular activities. The big and little sister parties, club parties, supper parties, slumber parties, picnics, coke dates, square-dances, liayrides, after-the-play parties - all became part of the school life and held an active part in the students' schedules. If there was not a party on a Friday or Saturday night, the average student would be found at the main local hangout- teen-town. The blaring ol' the julie box could be heard for blocks-the stomping of the jitter-buggers feet grew louder and louder- the clanging of coke bottles could be heard above the popping of ping-pong balls. VVho will ever forget the good times we had during the year at the various social activities of C.C.II.S. Nlany Clubs, including the Dial stalf, had fall picincs. -lea-rv

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We applaud the efforts of our hardworking music department ln lu-cping uirlm the clcntirin vcur. nur lmncl lnrmccl .in ll .incl 11 lD. 'll1u tmditinn.1l iiluius rcccixccl thc hcst rcspunsc from the 'l'c-rricr luns. 'lhrcc inutlrigul mcmhcrs. lliirry lluhhitt. Cliurlcs Xlc- Glwqklin. and lhvid Sloan urc husi' finding thcir pitch. It is quitc cvitlcnt that chorus mcmhcrs cnjux singing, Vic wcrc proud of our vc-ry liinc music clcpurt- ment. Our marching hand was unc ul' the uutstumling hands in Southcrn Illinois, und wc cn-iuyczl uxitcliing thcm pcrliorin ut hull'-tiinc shmvs uncl march in lm ruclcs. 'lihc singing part ul' our music clcpgirtincnt nlsu clicl ai splcnclid juli this ycur. Suinc nl' thc gruulws miulc puhlic uppcurnnccs uncl clclightcal thcir .iunlicnccs with thcir cxccllcnt singing. Our thunlis to Xlr. l,ucluu1ud, nur music clircctor, for such ii supcriur music clcpurtiiicnt ut C'.C'.llS. fc 7 i 3 , al l 1 i ff E 0 l ' 3 1 2 I 5 Q 5 i 1 'Z' f.. ,N fi rv I I , ll