Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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As flirtatious meg, Ann Hobson teases Allan Miller while Bob Fowler and Dave Smith cast admiring glances. Old mr. lundie, the Scottish schoolmaster played by Ken Bierman, tells Bob Billeisen, and Jane Hargitt, two of the townspeople, the story of the miracle of Brigadoon. imagination of Ripplites ' Jeannie ' s packin ' up sing the Golden Singer girls enthusiastically preparing a chest lor die Scottish bride at rehearsal.

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Mr. MacLAREN, played by Bill Johnson, talks with Fiona, Jain Lee Wright, about Jean ' s approaching marriage. Scottish lad Joel Hamilton and lassie Judy Shake strike a pose during a traditional highland dance. Look over there ' says Steve Crockett as he and Dave Chap- man, portraying lost New Yorkers, discover Brigadoon. Mystic Scotland captures Amid the whirl of colorful plaid kilts, gay High- land flings, and lilting Scottish brogues, the Golden Singers, assisted by the Orchestra, brought the fan- tasy of a tiny Scottish village to Ripple in their pro- duction of Lerner and Loewe ' s Broadway musical. Brigadoon, December 8 and 10. This year the new stage facilities made it possible for the Golden Sing- ers to break from the traditional operetta to pre- sent a Broadway musical. Many hours spent learning songs, memorizing lines, and blocking scenes, were climaxed by the two presentations of the musical which starred Jain Lee Wright and Steve Grockett. Gene Poston, music di- rector; Mrs. Rosalee Hofmann, production and pub- licity manager; and Miss Ruth Bertsch, dramatics, directed the production. Staging, sets, and lighting handled by Virgel Clark and Ferd Brumblay, and sound directed by Paul Brown added to the realism of the production.

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New showcases arranged by Steve Nard, Julia Roberts, and Betty Howell display art students ' work to other Ripplites and school visitors. Music, art courses grow by Martha Susan Johnson Crescendo, crescendo, crash! —silence. Where are these dramatic sounds? They could be in the new rooms of the vocal music classes as a choir climaxes an anthem with a bold crescendo. Songs echoing down the new halls can be heard from any one of the Broad Ripple choirs practicing for a program. Sounds from these rooms might originate from the stereo set built by Paul Brown, orchestra director, with funds from Music Depart- ment projects. They might be tones of the orchestra rehearsing in the new auditorium. The Music De- partment, utilizing the new facilities, gave several extra programs among them Touring America on Wings of Song presented by the Golden Singers, A Cappella Choir, and Boys ' and Girls ' Concert Choirs. The Art Department with its record enrollment also moved its headquarters to the new building. Highlighting the art curriculum are handicraft and poster contests, exhibits at Glendale and Instruction Center, and circulating collections. Ripplites in the art program also make posters and table decorations lor community affairs. For the first year, photo- graphy is part of the curriculum of general art, craft art, jewelry, and ceramics. Experimenting with the Art Department ' s new press, Freddie Kell, Ted Heidloff, Becky Mclntyre, and Betty Howell find that this new equipment has many uses. 24