Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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Father Barnhill (Jeff Bledsoe) clad in his boxing attire, tries to convince Royal (Lynn Sherer) and the Royal Chorus (Tracey Grimes. Ann Kirkman. Vonda Roberts, and Leigh Anne Woodruff) that he is really the famous boxer Jack Dempsey. Donald (Eric Simons) skillfully pitches the newspaper onto the porch while making his daily route. The objective chorus (Astrid Cook. Janice Erwin. Pat Zdawczyk. Laura Vorndran. Deb Penrod) voice their opinion of Royal (Lynn Sherer) who is trying not to listen.

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Chairpersons Paula Miller and Mike Slack complete the final pruning on the center palm tree. Teresa Pressler smiles at friends while her date Ron Elliot models his misplaced corsage. Affectionately placing his arm around date Chris Graft is Kent Mahnesmith. As the couples arrive, they sign their name on the Christmas tree, the only hint of winter in the brightly colored gym. Lowell Swift and Susan Ga|ew ki dance to one of the frequent fast songs played by the band Animation. CHRISTMAS PROM 15

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Lily Mortar (Amy Hirons). glances at her notes while teaching the art of elocution to the girls as Janet (Georgia Knotek) reads on to occupy her mind. Martha Dobie (Mary Stoudinger) defends her point during a discussion with her aunt about Karen’s marriage. In the limelight of the Angola High School stage, the Thespians dramatized the play A Different Drummer as the fall production. Cast as Royal Barnhill. Lynn Sherer portrays a young man attempting to become a professional trumpet player. Recently being fired from his bank position. Barnhill auditions for a job in a big band. Disappointed by not being accepted, he is convinced by Jessie (Mark King) to fight Chief Roaring Tiger (Jon Onofrietti). After his victory in the brawl, Barn hill is interviewed for magazine articles and newspapers. The townspeople now notice Royal, but he decides that publicity is not for him. In this play, two Greek choruses were used. The first, the Objective Chorus, made of Debbie Penrod. Laura Vorndran. Astrid Cook, Janice Erwin, Mark Russell, and Pat Zdawczyk posed as the narrators of the play, townspeople, and reporters. The second chorus, the Royal Chorus. vocalized some of Royal’s intermost thoughts. This chorus was only heard by Royal and the audience which made for some witty lines. Karen Wright (Patrice Crimmins) takes a break from grading her classes’ papers during a conversation with Martha. Students from the Wright-Dobie School for Girls. (Elizabeth Headley. Susan Ireland. Martha Hipskind. Cyndi Jones. Tracey Grimes. Stephanie Sheets, and Karen Lin), find studying Cleopatra very boring. With a fresh cast for the winter play. The Thespians dramatized A Children's Hour . Patrice Crimmins (Karen Wright) and Mary Stoudinger (Martha Dobie) portrayed teachers in the Wright-Dobie School for Girls. Astrid Cook (Mary Tilford), a girl who didn't obey the schools' rules, was punished for her misbehavior. In order to avoid punishment, Mary fled to her grandmother and lied about the relationship between the instructors at the school. A libel suit was brought against Mary’s grandmother by the teachers for spreading this untrue rumor. The teachers lost the suit and to escape her guilty feelings, Martha took her own life. WIN UR PLAY 17