Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Talent Show and Draw Crowds THE HIDE-OUT of the Frank's and the Van Daan's was the only scenery necessary for THE DlARY OF ANNE FRANK. Shown here are main char- acters Mike Gundy, Sallie Woolen, Chuck Blair and Lynn McCain. LIVENING UP the day in hid- ing for Lynn McCain, Jennie Hayworth. Tom Latimer and Libby Garten is Sallie Woolen. MEMORIES OF the past sur- round Tom Latimer when he returns to their hide-out after years in concentration camps and all of his com- panions' deaths. 14

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Below - LATE FOR class, stu- , , HURRY UP or we won't get a good parking place! This was a common expression dents ignore the parking spaces. used by students who drove to school. What is a good parking place? lt's one that Middle - DRIVERS BECOME is easily accessible between classes for the exchanging of books, one that is in a good more dominant, as Cyclists di- location for before school and lunchtime socializing, and one from which a quick exit minish. can be made. Once again the parking situation at HPC was not ideal, with cars parked in no parking zones, in the middle of the parking lot, and in the bus parking lot. Students who drove said they found it necessary to .ia get up early to get to school in time to get a well-located parking space. There are approximately 174 legal parking spaces in the parking lot and along Ferndale. On a typical day, all of these park- ing spaces are filled and 32 cars can be found parked illegally. Students driving cars were not the only ones who had to get up extra early. Bus riders, composing 5596 of our student body, had to rise in time to catch their buses. ln the afternoon, these students had to get out to their buses soon enough to prevent their walking home. Two years ago a large number of students and some teachers began riding self-mechanized two wheelers and walking to school because of the fuel shortage. This year, however, most of these students slipped back into their old means of transportation, the four Wheeler. M Yet there were still some energy-conscious people who continued to pedal or pace their way mornings and afternoons finding this means of transportation much more econ- omical although a little more tiring. There were always those few brave souls who found it possible to bear the brisk, chill winds of winter days and ride motorcycles to school. Only pouring rain would keep these motorcyclists from their favorite mode of transportation. Trail-riding in jeeps was a favorite and frequent after-school activity. A familiar parking lot sight from day to day was a cIean-one-day-muddy-the- next-day-jeep. One last point in light of the transpor- tation problem. We will never forget the nice, polite but familiar voice that came over the intercom, WILL THE OWNER OF THE CAR WITH LICENSE NUMBER XK3906 PLEASE COME TO THE OFFICE IMMEDIATE- LY! ILLEGALLY PARKED cars create mass confusion at lunch and 3:30. 13

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School Play and Money Top - STAGE CREW chairman, Above - BY PLAYING He's James Beck, prepares the stage Everything to Me , Pam Vun- for the oncoming act. cannon shares her talent. PLAYING THE bass guitar in I Got The Fire with Rock Band is David Riddle. Breaking chairs developed into a habit for the cast of The Diary of Anne Frank. The scenery and props were well staged, but the cast managed to break a chair every night. Things generally went smoothly for the play, but there were some problems. Just a few minutes before the be- ginning of the second performance, the star, Lynn Mc- Cain, was hit on the head by a two by four plank. Also, the cat that was to be used on stage became irritated and be- gan scratching the cast members. To solve that problem, the cat was sedated by a veterinarian. Despite all of these obstacles, the directors, John Bach and Keith Yokley, felt that the play was a success. On March 14 and 15, in the Central Auditorium, a cast of ten students performed. Thirteen production staff members, aided by thirty committee members, took care of the many details of make-up, staging and lighting. Dramatization was done from the original diary by Fran- ces Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Special information for the production was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hekler, both of whom spent time in concentration camps as children during the Nazi regime. One Day in Central Park was the theme for the 1975 Talent Show. Every year the student council puts the show on as their fund-raising project. The venture amassed over S900 for use by the Student Council in pro- viding the D. P. Whitley scholarship for a deserving student. There were days of auditions for many talented stu- dents. Due to the time limit, however, only 14 acts could participate. With Tom Terrell as emcee, the show's acts ranged from Rock Band to the Pointer Sisters, from De Animals are Comin' to Three Flights for Flute, and from Pick Up the Pieces to Soul Dancin'. The Student Council wishes to thank all the behind the scene crews and especially Sallie Dunlap, Darrell Thomp- son, James Beck, John Brandon and Acquanetta Alex- ander for heading up their respective committees. 15