Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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(LEFT) Members of the band are dressed in rather unusual attire as they lead the snakedance to the bonfire (LOWER LEFT) Tom Gehrman flashes an Ultra-Bright1' smile in an effort to rally school spirit (BELOW) Cheerleaders Pat Grassel (left) and Mary Bablick reveal the tension of the 1970 Homecoming Game in which the Cards were victorious in the closing seconds of the game 9

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INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION HIGHLIGHT HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES (RIGHT) Crownbearers Tommy Campbell and Melody Darrow decide to give dancing like the big kids a try' (BELOW) Members of the court look on as Senior attendants Chris Gremban and Kathi Taft crown King Dave Palacheck and Queen Darla Langner After a long and rigorous campaign. Darla was chosen queen by the student body Dave was elected king by the football team The 1970 Homecoming celebra- tion began with the nomination of queen candidates. Darla Langner was elected queen with Kathi Taft as senior attendant. The football team chose Dave Palacheck for king and Chris Gremban as senior attendant. The other classes and football teams chose Terry Campbell and Tom Gehrman as junior attendants, Vicki Campbell and Gary Tollers as sopho- more attendants, and the freshmen attendants were Patti Wartgow and Dave Pepper. The celebration began on October 1 with a snake dance led by the cheer- leaders and band, the bonfire organized by the juniors, and pep rally organized by the freshmen. The Homecoming parade took place on the following day. It featured floats made by each class, the LHS Band, class attendants and the home- coming king and queen. The floats were judged by Park Falls' businessmen with the sophomore float winning first place. The Homecoming dance on Satur- day night was sponsored by the senior class. The Rock from Ladysmith furnished the music. 8

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TALENT REVEALED IN LINCOLN HIGH The hidden talent of Park Falls had the chance to show itself on April 5 as the Home Ec. Club spon- sored a talent show, Vaudeville Variety. Twenty acts participated in the judged contest. Acts ranged from square dancing fourth graders to a ballet performance. Acting as MC's were seniors Tom LaBlanc and Kurt Vuchetich who add- ed to the program by singing and jok- ing besides introducing the various acts. (BELOW) Tom LaBlanc and Kurt Vuchetich act as Masters of Ceremony at the Vaudeville Variety Talent Show, sponsored by the Home Economics Club on April 5 Between the featured performances, they entertained the audience with songs such as Marne'' and Take Me Along. and comical skits (BELOW RIGHT) Sue Gremban performs a ballet to the music of Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago.” Her display of grace and agility won the honor of third prize in the judging and five dollars 10 Variety was the keynote of the evening with each act representing a phase of vaudevillian days. Taking first place was Tom LaBlanc who sang the Beatles' song Yesterday and furnished his own accompaniment on the electric guitar. For his winning performance Tom received $15. Second place went to Jim Glick. Jim played an original composition on the piano and received $10 for his efforts. Sue Gremban received the third place award of $5 for her ballet performance. Richard Abel was the runner-up for his performance of a snare drum solo.