Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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TALKING ABOUT raccoon hunting with his Blue Tick hunting dog is Steve Kitchen. JOURNALISM field trip to Ship- shewanna Amish auction also in- cludes a stop at Bonneyville Mills and a cheese factory. Field trip to Stratford, Ontario for Shakespeare oO matter which high school one attends, Shakespeare is a common topic of study. Shakespeare has been acclaimed as the most pro- lific playwright of all time, which has led to his honor of being known as the greatest playwright. Almost every student at one time or another reads “Romeo and Juliet’ or “Julius Caesar’’; but reading a play is worlds apart from seeing a live performance. To develop an understanding of Shakespeare ’s style and the dramatization of his works, 35 students from Central and Memorial traveled to Stratford, On- tario, Canada, for two days to watch two live performances. Stratford, Ontario an- nually conducts a Shakespeare Festival beginning in May and en- ding in October. Each season a theme is chosen, with the best Shakespearean plays for that central idea being per- formed. This year’s festival deals with Shakespeare’s use of romanticism. The first play the group saw was the tragedy ‘Hamlet’, presented at the Avon Theatre. This production of “Hamlet” was given a modern touch as the set- ting displayed the attire of the first decade of the 20th century. After a three-hour inter- mission between plays, the students and their chaperones went to the Festival Theatre to see ‘‘The Boys from Syracuse,’’ a musical by Rodgers and Hart. Although to view a Shakespearean play was the purpose of the trip, shopping and sightseeing were other objectives of the students—and they had plenty of time to fit those activities in between plays. The general consensus of the students who went was that they definitely lov- ed Stratford, loved the plays, but definitely did not love the fifteen-hour bus trip. By Sarah Strauss + uae O y w € LISTENING TO Mrs. Duwe discuss the history of the period are Brit Lit students. Sandra English 29

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FORMER SUPERINTENDENT J. C. Rice talks to senior AP English about the way it used to be. 4 + LOADED DOWN WITH PACKAGES from a shopping spree in Stratford, On- tario, Central English students stop to pose for a picture before going in to see ‘‘Hamlet.” 28 English

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