Rossville High School - LARS Yearbook (Rossville, IN)

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ami Kurk Bright perform their Groucho and ’.hico Marx routine in front of a roaring audience. ITS MELVIS!” Janice M«»hler fall» to a dead faint a» the other girl- grab for Melvia in the Amer- ican Stand Band skit. BRENDA RI DE decked out in a chorus robe dra- matically sings The Impossible Dream as Julie Jackson comically mimics her every motion. II

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rrEh Groucho—Why a duck??” Want some laughs? Remember when Pam Yoder was running around with that creme pie trying to catch Kim Shirk? Remember when Miss Phehus caught that pie right in the kisser' ? Re- member the Senior boys dressed up in diapers and drooling all over the stage? Yes-sir-ee!! It all happened at Variety '74, September 27, 1974. Those were only a few of the many talented acts that night. After the three nights a week of prac- tice for nearly two weeks the east was ready to give the show. There were some dull points and a lot of kids experienced their first case of stage-fright, hut the show did go on with such acts as The Monster Mash —a new hit group, and American Stand Band, a look at the 50's, and many more acts including Kurk Bright and Brian Yoder as Groucho and Chico Marx. Again Variety 74 gave Ross- ville High and the community a night of laughs and a little bit of corn. THEY DIF) THE MONSTER MASH! Jeff Skilcjs Jim laiper. and Keith Patrick give the au- dience ihc chance to ace the Monster Ma»h done by live mon»ters. MICK WHITLOCK performed many »ong» at Va- riety ’74 to the enjoyment of hi» stage and au- dience listener . YLJtJUUUK!! Mi»» Pheboa get» the full force of Pam Y oder’» wrath in the form of a creme pie in the ol kisser. 10

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$1227—Best Record Ever!! Did you ever feel like every single fterson in the world is hassling you? Ever feel like yon don't have any confulenn• left at alt? Ever feel like screaming your head off when the pressure builds and builds and BUILDS!!? This is how nearly every Sophomore feels when his class undertakes to prtniuce the biggest and best EaU Festival. But this year the Class of '77 teas in a big dilemma. Both sponsors. Miss Phebus and Mrs. Hoff, knew nothing of s tonsoring a Fall Festival. So the Sophomores and their s mnsors had to start at the bottom and create a new Fall Festival. Work began ueeks ahead of the big night—Octo- ber 18. 1974. The kids hatI to pull together and be- come a uorking unit. They had to get used to the sponsors and the sponsors had to get used to them. They had to meet deadlines for completion of booths and do scores of other unfamiliar jobs to be ready in time. After all the work and hassles and building and preparing the Sophomores created the most suc- cessful Fall Festival in R.H.S. history! The multi- purpose room was jammed with bostlhs. and people, ami was buzzing with action. Mike Fickle and Pat Bondurant became '74 Fall Festival King and (Jueen. The haunted house was a success as uere all the other Sophomore booths. As the Festival ended the kids were greeted with a disaster area of tape, cardboard, fta ier, dirt and streamers which they cleaned up patiently for there uoubl be time to sit down, groan, and keelo- ier at Miss Phebus' afteruards. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT and humor pat among contestants Maureen Sharp. Rita Ward, and Patricia BonduranU and their escort . RED ROSES accent Debra Cochenour and Craig Stanley'» march toward the Fall Festival queen crowning ceremonies. JUNIORS Brenda Rude and Dehra Frey drool at the Senior's bake sale stand sporting cupcakes, brownies, and all kinds of goodies. 12