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

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Junior Class takes a journey to ‘Our Town’ Rebecca Gibbs (Sharon Moskal) and George (ferry Milligan) silently marvel at the infinity of the universe. Emily Webb (Cathy Bajda) does home¬ work in her upstairs bedroom. The class of 1967 dramatized a part of everyday life in “Our Town”, a play by Thornton Wild¬ er. The curtain rose on Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and we were shown the childhood, mar¬ riage, and death of Emily Webb, the daughter of the town’s news¬ paper editor. The first act showed the daily life of the Webbs and their neigh¬ bors the family of Dr. Gibbs. In their senior year in high school, Emily and George Gibbs “discov¬ ered” each other, and realize that marriage brings sorrow as well as happiness. It brings the loss of youth besides the gaining of ma¬ turity. Act two is about love, and marriage, and the sacrifices needed for both. Emily and George find that compromise is

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Knowledge, Our Friendships, Our Horizons Sunny days and gala activities impressed this group of students and faculty with a never-to-be-forgotten Mexican vacation. 17 our nation. Students saw the U.N., the Statue of Liberty, China Town, and the Empire State Building. The Mexico trip winged its way to new directions in the students thoughts. They learned of the close relationship between the United States and Mexico and the co-existence we now enjoy. Clark- ites toured Mexico and religious and cultural centers nearby. Forum Club sponsors many in¬ teresting and educational tours for Clark students. The Mexico trip, the Colorado trip, and the Springfield tour comprised a wealth of new adventure for be¬ ginning travelers. Although most Clarkites were starry-eyed over the prospect of travel, they still greatly appreciated the geographi¬ cal knowledge which they ob¬ tained. Forum Club travelers view an ancient Mexican form of worship on their annual trip to Mexico as a woman makes a pilgrimage to the church.

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As Its First Theatrical Venture First Row: J. Pavlovich, B. Domasica, T. Whiteside, C. Spaulding, R. Encinosa, M. Leland. Second Row: D. Guy, J. Snider, P. Davis, M. Molson, B. Kelderman, N. Chapek, B. Herakovich, C. Pearson, K. Dudzik. Third Row: J. Kruczek. K. Peterson, J. Milligan, S. Moskal, K. Bajda, B. Jamrose, C. Poi, M. Burney, L. Shifflett, G. Yearsich, M. Dzurovcik. The townspeople mourn silently in the rain as Emily is finally laid to rest. the basis of a happy life, and their families discover that it is compromise that has kept them together. Act three is about death and the value of life. Emily dies in childbirth and finds in death a clarity that she never realized in life. She finds that people never live life for every minute, and she returns to life and finds that knowledge of the future can be the most painful power imagin¬ able. “Our Town” was an experience that has been lived by everyone at some time. We were drawn in¬ to character with the actors, and we experienced the common dra¬ ma of an everyday, but neverthe¬ less meaningful play. 19