George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Two girls from the “make-up” department work to age Dennis Dijak for his role in the play. Joel Kaplan assists Gary Gurevitz with last minute costume preparations before the first performance. Present the Hit — “Meet Me in St. Louis ” L v r [1 h Barb Leslie, Kathy Flaris, and Mary Ann Poracky argue with Gary Gurevitz and Paul Banik about their transfer to New York from St. Louis. 15

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CAST—FRONT ROW: B. Bugajski, J. Madsen, M. A. Poracky, K. Flaris. BACK ROW: J. Miller, R. Duhon, B. Harper, S. Harangody, D. Dijak, B. Leslie, A. J. Saliga, N. Cervone, R. Serafin, G. Gurevitz, P. Banik, H. Humphreys, M. Benko. Energy, Talent, Perseverence Combine to Tootie (Kathy Flaris) consoles her distressed mother (Mary Ann Poracky) when the family learns that they must leave St. Louis and move to New York. In November the glittering personalities of a rollicking St. Louis family came to life on the G.R.C. stage when seventeen members of the Junior Class and a patient director, Miss Jeani Knapp, presented the well-known story of Meet Me in St. Louis. Working along with the cast were two student di¬ rectors, Janet Macocha and Leonard Marcisz. The Smith children were well-known for their crazy antics in their St. Louis neighborhood. When Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Jim Madsen and Mary Ann Poracky) tell their family that they’re going to move to New York, the children’s antics become crazy no more. They have one purpose in mind— to remain in St. Louis. Rose (Barb Leslie), Ester (Nancy Cervone), and Lonnie (Bob Harper) try older teenage tactics to stay and see the opening of the World’s Fair. When their tactics fail, Agnes (Barb Bugajski) and Tootie (Kathy Flaris), the two younger Smith chil¬ dren, try their devilish luck. If Mr. Dodge (Gary Gurevitz) wasn’t getting his leg bitten by Tootie, the daring ten year old, Mr. Dodge and his sidekick, Mr. Duffy (Paul Banik) were being drenched by water bombs. With the last hearty handshake and the bursting of fireworks, the curtain fell, the stage lights dimmed, and the players were merely juniors again. 14

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Production of “Girl Crazy”Amuses Audience Dan’s Dude Ranch was the scene of plenty of action when a gr oup c f “desperadoes” came to town. During the months of March, April, and May, some 100 teachers, students, and parents began feverishly working on the all school play Girl Crazy. It was a hectic period for all concerned. Teaching sixteen left-footed students eight dances was no easy job for Miss Jeani Knapp, the production manager. An equally hard job was in store for Miss Thelma Wilcox, the musical director, who had to teach these same sixteen students to sing the eight numbers. The plot centered around Danny Churchill, a young New York playboy, who was sent to Arizona by his father. Despite his parent’s demands to stay away from women, Danny soon built a dude ranch, hired chorus girls, and started to build a huge fortune. Performances of the play were May 10 and 11. After eight weeks of preparation, the show did go on and proved to be one of the most successful and entertaining productions ever attempted. It was definitely another fine compliment to the theater department of George Rogers Clark. Along with their partners, Barbara Hered and Nancy Miller ability during one of the musical numbers featured in the demonstrate their dancing prowess as well a3 their singing spirited all school play, “Girl Crazy.” 16