West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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-Q ,N .t, LM, 'Ar QA' sit. mv wi-'rf 'N' A religious feeling filled the auditorium as Norma Johnson, de- picting the angel ln the annual Christmas pageant, proclaimed her tidings of great ioy. Joanne Emery and John Edson were narrators in the pageant. The awe inspiring program consisted of music by the band, orchestra, and combined choral groups, and a pantomime of the Nativity. .X J' l X M.. Nancy Borden, Catherine Morrison, Mary Mead, and Phyllis Varnum appear to be very amused as Fred Spear bravely demonstrates his superb diving technique to them at the dress rehearsal for the variety show be- fore the first performance on Friday. Well, welll What do we have here? exclaims Paul Van Sickle as he critically examines the outfits worn by Linda Duncanson, Caren Cole, Ann Marlowe, and Julie Apple- quist in Bermuda Shorts. The costumes represent the nineteen twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties. A scam- lrctrr' the drarnatlcs class play, The Two Christmas Boxes, shows tnat teenager Celeste Boyer is greatly amused by the antics ol three elderly matrons, Sally Wotlingtan, Sara Cummings, and Ann Gandolfo. -5 l t- zrixx ill' if-r . f Delores Powder asks Dottie Cassioppi what Christmas means to her in a scene from the Christmasplay, The Glory Song. Violet Kekic, in her role as an Angel, does not fully agree with Dottie. Standing by to supervise 4 the broadcast is Ed Langley.

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The old proverb, Too many cooks spoil the broth, certainly isn't true in this case. While Mary Lou DiVerdi reads the recipe for press cookies, Marie Cicero and Roberta Karlin pres pare the ingredients, and Pat Terra- nova presses the cookies on a cookie sheet. C fs t its ff C ' l -1' lfrll ,iq-. H5-1 al ' -4- Pt' . ,-was ' . 'ic ' 'tiles-f?Eii 1 921 124 'Q is If Wi g' ' 45 51? Q, 4 - C . . N . .1 ' 1' , V-.fl i l l 1 ,ZX :fi , , - ' . - ssl. I' . .1 I . ,, f ,. ,,-,'i'i Nina Juliana, Don Georgi, Bob Cox, and Betty l-lalconi look as though they are Thoroughly ab- sorbed in a discussion about The Land of Lin- coln. These seniors are preparing for the lllinois Government test they must pass before they are graduated. S' wi..- , Mr. Coxhead, Mr. Kimberg, and Mr. Richards of Central Illinois Electric and Gas Company find an attentive audience in Jess Mossberg, andsDennis Higgins. The men are explaining the complicated mechanics of gas, meters. t C X James Plock, Ruth Pixler, Leonard Bruscia, and Carol Fone are choosing recordsfor their music appreciation class to hear. After the students listen to various records, they discuss them and point out different aspects. 1. Spanish students Jim Johnson, Bob Stock- burger, and Ann Knaus are enioying a dis- cussion on Christmas customs in Mexico. Ann is explaining a pinata, which, in Spanish American countries, is filled with candy and fruit tor the children. . TAIIAK

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7 it Y x A W v '. Rh Gathering around the piano for ri good 'oie song fest beiore Bermuda Shorts are Betty Brentner, Alfred Davis, Sue Knight, Bob Bianchi, and Arlene Verbeski. Yzx i Q L Beiore dfess rehearsal, Ann Lorden, Beverly Matthews, and Jane McMahon show their skit to Delores Powder and Alon Riddiford. The three girls did a pantomime dance act in the variety show, 52 x W A JQQ, 1 ff XS 'lv-.l.f l 1 I-gl lf' K - if , , vk i 45:54. fl ' 1 -.lQi'i'f lf Chozles Thomas ilCVY'OV'lSl'fIl6S to Judi Hartman, Richard Sampson, Mimi Schurcao, and George Bloomquist the quaint technique he used as the botamist iri the i954 variety snow, Chucks roie in the show kept the audience in continuous foughfer, Y': fll r X1 i , ,,,,. i 'w .1 krflil In her portrayal of Maryq Marguerite Donze kneels by the manger of the baby Jesus. Burdette Joes- ten takes the part of Joseph. The three shepherds that have come from the hillsides to worship the baby are Alan Riddiford, Rex Parker, and Tad Brown. As a wise man, Michael Hunsaker, as Mary, Mar- geurite Donze, as Joseph, Burdette Joesten, and as the other two wise men, James Place and Sam Black participate in the Christmas program.