Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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The Captain’s crown and glory patiently await the first strains of the orchestra before the final curtain call. Practice And Rehearsals Make Productions Glittering Spectaculars Dave Carlson tells his fellow shipmate Denny Dugan that he will never be able to marry the Captain’s daughter because he is but a sailor. A resounding finale, a tired, but proud cast, and a happy instructor mark the end of many endless weeks of hard work.

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Anne Brisco and Roxanne Vaughn hopefully scan the mail for news pertaining to the arrival of their exchange students. Lectures are an important part of school. Jean Wolfe, Martha Occasionez and Jack Stoehr hurriedly take notes. 15 Mr. Johnson, government instructor, takes a great interest All the excitement of returning home makes Roxanne Vaughn in explaining government to Jack Stoehr and Vincent Vegas. hungry; after three months, a hamburger tastes good.

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Jo Ann Bacon, portraying Mrs. Savage, discusses costuming for the all-school play with co- directors, Mrs. Kay Holmberg and Mr. Eddy Black. 17 Soap and water, cold cream, make-up and an abundance of tissue are necessities in the theatre, as Hannibal (Dave Smith) learns while practicing. The pungent smell of oil paint on newly-sized scenery flats deadened many a hardy appetite as it greeted all newcomers to the cafeteria. Students stood aghast at their first sight of a once familiar face smeared with the grease paint of a frustrated make-up artist. The frantic movements of the prompter suggested performing of a strange religious rite by some voodooist. Prop committee members scurried through the halls carrying eight-foot planks with, perhaps, a doll tucked under one arm. Cast members of the vocal department spent long hours rehearing for Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Gondolier,” while those students interested in dramatics spent tedious hours in prepara- tion for “The Curious Savage.”