Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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A Trail Into The Future l L V'm A trio of Voyageurs sing a French drinking song in the Media Center Reid Lewis, who portrays LaSalle on this expedition, is the group's load- 0r. A group of voyageurs sing a French ballad while the TV, Productions class films them.

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A Voyage Into The Past Becomes wenty three men, traveling through the now developed Midwest, canoeing and portaging from Montreal to New Orleans in 1976-77; that's history in the making. No, that's a fairytale! That's LaSalle Expedition II, a group of 5 educators, 16 high school graduates, a priest, and a playwright, reinacting the 17th century expedition of Cavalier Sieur De LaSalle. Though the voyageurs frequently dined in schools and had the opportunity to come inside for presentations to school students and civic groups, they had other problems LaSalle did not have to contend with. For example, the coldest winter in 104 years which forced them to abandon their canoes and portage a distance of over 400 miles. During one of their portages four voyageurs were struck by a truck as they traveled on the shoulder of the road. A semi- truck ploughed into a light truck pushing it into the line of the crew that was proceeding legally: single file, facing the traffic. Walking on the pavement in moccassins and carrying heavy packs caused many voyageurs to suffer from back injuries and fallen arches. The LaSaIIe ll expedition visited Elston in mid- December, with Elston's T.V. Productions class doing a series of T.V. programs, the French classes escorting the voyageurs about. Their feat aroused interest from the students, the faculty, the administration and the community. Cliff Wilson relaxes after a day under the stage lightst

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Seven Sisters- From Nightmare To Miracle n Wednesday, November 17th, the cast of Seven Sisters was having definite problems. Dress rehearsal wasn't the best they had ever seen - in fact, it was rotten. It was literally a nightmare. When finally finished, a disappointed cast went home and spent the night cramming lines. One girl even had a bad dream concerning the show as she screamed Lieutenant Sandorffy from 3:30 to 6:00 am. On Thursday, Wednesday's duds showed their professionalism by rattling off their lines with ease - finally! On Friday night a miracle happened. The show pulled together and kept the audience laughing for two hours straight. Timing was good, lines were spontaneous, and hilarity prevailed. No one was more surprised than the cast. Drama Club members helped with the production of the set, lighting, make-up, ushering, and even selling Cokes. The cast, led by Dana Marlatt and Arleigh Reichl, also consisted of Cheryl Kruger, Debbie Reason, Sharon Biggerstaff, Erin Janus, Carrie Zerbie, Pat O'Halloran, Patrice Devero, Bill Block, Mark Jones, Greg Yeater, Duane Wipperman, and Dave Lyness. Director was Mrs. Dunlop. Debbie Reason portrays the eldest sister who marries Greg Yeater can't believe he's in love with a baroness. Greg Yeater.