Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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WITH CRITICAL EYES Mr. E. Colin Black, drama coach, keeps a close watch for rough spots during the final rehearsal. Drama, Musical Productions The curtain falls; a burst of applause. For the audience this is their way of expressing their satisfaction and approval of the student produc- tion which has just been presented to them. To the cast, the stage crew, and the many commit- tee members, this is the perfect ending to their own production. The final product represents the long hours and hard, exhausting work put forth by ambitious and talented students. Each year the main endeavor of the Drama Club and the music department are the play and the operetta, re- spectively. Talented dramatists, vocalists and mu- sicians spend time and effort to produce and pre- sent these two examples of student teamwork. Without the help of each and every one involved the presentation could easily become a “flop.” This year the Drama Club presented Thornton Wilder’s “The Skin of Our Teeth.” The music department presented “Brigadoon,” by Lerner and Loewe, as their operetta. TRANSPOSING INTO THE character of Sabina, the maid, Diane Dickenson dons the appropriate costume and the “Isn’t that ridiculous?” attitude necessary to give a realistic portrayal, even during a dress rehearsal. 29

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WITH MOTHERLY DISGUST, Mrs. Antrobus, portrayed by Pam Ross, vents her anger on her son Henry, played by Jack Leach. Alexa Smith as Gladys, the Antrobus’ daughter, looks on the scene with sisterly disconcern about the whole thing. Students Combine Talent and Team Effort to Present Annual HIGH-PRINCIPLED AND STUBBORN, Mr. Antrobus, played by senior Pete Tumbas, gives his family a stern lecture about their weak, yielding attitude toward the hardships of life. LISTENING WITH APPROVAL, Dinosaur Sandi Barney hears the singing telegram which Pat Lowery brings the Antrobuses.

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“Springtime Sayonara ” Created As Evening of Enchantment TENSION MOUNTED AS Cindy Smith, Pat Primich, Mylane Miller, Bobbi Brannen, Laura Cuculic, and Judy Miklos made flowers. JANICE TATUM PUT the finishing touches on the huge Buddha who greeted each couple as they passed through the bamboo curtain. May 17, 1963 — Tired, and battered juniors in rumpled sweatshirts and wrinkled bermudas put the finishing touches on their prom, “Springtime Sayonara.” Rock gardens, buddas and pagoda transformed our commonplace gym into a green and gold Japanese garden. With the revolution- ary idea that proms should be fun as well as pretty, the Class of ’64 provided a really rockin’- out band — Arnie and His Soul Brothers. Shortly after the Grand March the action moved from the high school to an after-prom party at the Sherwood Club. The junior class, still following a “proms can be fun” idea, arranged for a midnight supper, hypnotist and another band. A few hours later our prom was over. Still, prom is never really over; the memory always lingers on. JOE CEPERICH, PAM HEIM, and Jennifer Smith hung deco- rations, anticipating a prom the Class of ’64 could be proud of. THE ENCHANTING BEAUTY of a Japanese garden provided an Oriental atmosphere at the 1963 jun ior prom, Springtime Sayonara.”