Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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FAR LEFT—Bob Kuehl dug out cutoffs, a sleeveless T-shirt, and sandals for the disillusioning Summer Day when he spent a 30° degree snowy February school day freezing. LEFT—Appropri¬ ately nicknamed apathy hall , Junior hall prophesied the fading of another class tradition due to lack of student con¬ cern. BELOW LEFT—Bringing Spirit Week 1973 to a close, Seniors, Kathy Pappas, Linda Parsons, Bonnie Meyer, and Jeryl Spence portrayed the individual peculiar characteristics of Chris Geyer, Doug Ward, Tom Webb, and Brian Dian respectively during a pep assembly. BELOW—Even though the Sophomores were disorganized they did come up with some unique ways of showing their spirit.

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SPIRIT WEEK NOT ABOVE—Eerie ghosts, creepy ghouls, fiendish devils, spell-minded witches, gruesome monsters, haunted grave¬ yards, and gangling skeletons possessed the last hall on the left during Sectional “Spirit” Week. RIGHT—Grubby, spot¬ less, multicolored tennis shoes bounced through the halls on Tennis Shoe Day. UP “Spirit’s of 73” was the award M winning idea of Tim Lain that the Senior Class chose to use in deco¬ rating their hall for Spirit Week. Many illustrious figures such as Frankenstein, Charlie the Skeleton, and other gory ghouls provided creepy greetings to passersby. The Seniors worked for a week and a half at Lou Sertich’s house, draw¬ ing and painting the goblins to haunt their spooky corridor. Aside from someone being locked in a coffin, the week was filled with hilarity for all of the participating Seniors. Juniors carried the theme “Bull¬ dog Free Press” throughout their hall. Most of the work was done at Liz McAnary ' s during the week preceding. The hall featured favor¬ ite comic strip characters yelling ■ encouragement to the team, obitu- , aries of the other teams in the Calumet sectional, and a Bulldog crossword puzzle with the answers the names of the players and coaches. Despite disorganization, the Class of 75 had a variety of ideas with which to fill their hall. One poster featured lots of feet with the slogan “Stomp ’Em.” The Sopho¬ mores actually stepped into the paint and stomped all over the paper for the proper effect. Then there was the poster to end all pos¬ ters. Charlie Kauffman traced the behinds of those working and came up with the masterpiece that said “This is the end of our hall.”

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BELOW—Performing in the gymnastics section of the show, Pam Beaham grace¬ fully glides across the balance beam. ONE IDEA, DRAMKHANA, FAILS TO MEET EXPECTATIONS Disappointment reigned over the Dramkhana. Through long months many students freely donated their time and efforts into producing one of the most elaborate school-spon¬ sored programs ever. So why the disappointment? Few stu¬ dents thought highly enough of the performers’ talents to come and see the show. Sponsored by the Drama Club, Dramkhana was supposed to be a wide variety of light entertainment. Short blackout skits featuring student perform¬ ers consumed much of the pro¬ gram. Other entertainment included piano solos, songs, and dancing. Gymnastic rou¬ tines were performed by the boys and girls gymnastic teams with the aid of their coaches Mr. Everroad and Mrs. Hogan. Rebecca Sue Graham, Miss Indiana, later appeared to do a gymnastic routine with girls from her gymnastic classes. Senior Steve Elser appeared in the guise of Mark Twain as he did parts from “Mark Twain Tonight.” Although the advertising heralding the event included announcements, posters, and a special assembly, the student body acted as if Dramkhana was a secret. To put as much time, planning, and preparation into the program as Drama Club did and still lose money could only be disheartening, and the results of this Dramkhana seriously questions the possibility of another one. ABOVE—Missy Duncan, John Hatpin, and Bonnie Meyer sang and played folk songs as Bruce Hlodnicki held the micro¬ phone. FAR RIGHT—The gorgeous kick line,” composed of Lark Jennings, Vanessa Platis, Barb Graves, Lisa Prange, Missy Duncan, and Trish Scaggs danced their way into the hearts of a very few. 26