Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Juniors Dramatize Problems of Sophistication Becoming a smooth, sophisticated teenager overnight is no easy task, as Cathy Baldwin fSandy Jacobsonj sadly discovered in this year's junior play, Smarter and Smootherf' Guided by her beauty columnist sister Iris 1 Sandy Brownj and her ultra-sleek friend Sandy fLinda Almj, Cathy followed a careful plan for capturing basketball player Phil lBob Ekstenj Also caught in the confusion were Allen lSteve Sealinj, Iris' boyfriend and Cathy's parents Uudy Hoerr, Mike Allenj. THE FACES of Iris, Allen, Mrs. Baldwin, and Phil register dismay and shock as Cathy confesses she has swallowed perfume in another futile attempt to become Usmoothf' MISS LEWIS, Sandy, Arleen, and Cynthia discuss Cathy's naive ap- proach to the art of catching a man. Miss Lewis is Laura Bloom- quist, Arleen is Pat McGarey, and Cynthia is Britta Severin.

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Behind the scenes action was as ex- citing as the performance itself. Student Directors Carol M. Johnson and Pat Williams struggled to assemble the chorusesg the stage crew scurried rapid- ly to change the complex scenery. Although the final curtain culmi- nated weeks of preparation for the cast of 150, the work of the unsung heroes was only half finished. Each setting had to be taken apart and stored, each costume cleaned and re- paired for future use. WITH HER HAND clasped m h1s Nina pjromises to marry Edvard Srteg Echoes rom 'Land o Ffords TIME OUT. Mr. Connell, orchestra director enjoys a release from the pressures of operetta rehearsal

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er:- , xff T if t'-gy' .X , f is ii of Q ,sr x is? v J gal- r M, Q4A u Q 512 ri K si ' me 'Qt ,ggi DONNING BRIGHTLY-COLORED furry hats, Carol Kilgore, Nancy Johnson, Verinha de Moraes, and Barb Stitzel enjoy a swift toboggan ride. Holiday Gatherings Create Carefree Spirit Winter, with its gay parties, exhila- rating sports, and holiday traditions, was especially memorable this year due to the record snowfalls and low, low temperatures. To juniors, Noel, the annual prom, provided a festive air. To all students the towering, flocked senior Christmas tree was a reminder of the Christmas vacation to come, two carefree weeks of getting away from it all. CHERI KABERG and Jim Freed marvel at the transformation of the familiar gym