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

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Commencement arrived raes: As January 1 977 drew nearer, the sounds of excited seniors grew louder. An apprehension was felt by all seniors, not just those departing at mid-term. The first months of the semester seemed to pass slowly, but before anyone expected, the giant poster was hung in the English hall saying “Seniors only fourteen days left.” Graduate Vickie Hughes said, “I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked upstairs and saw that huge sign. I knew that the end of the semes¬ ter was near, but it was hard for me to realize that it had come so soon. Finally, after senior ditch day and turning in all their books, commence¬ ment evening had arrived. The diplo¬ mas were distributed and speeches given and as a grand finale, a loud cheer was given by the graduates as they turned their tassels. 16

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Much practice helped Yankees to succeed Baseball—the national pastime— what better subject could Crown Point’s music department have chosen for its spring musical? ‘‘Damn Yankees tells the story of Joe Boyd, an overweight real estate salesman who sells his soul to the devil to become a superstar baseball player for the Washington Senators. But after all the glory and problems of being a superstar, Joe chose to return to his wife Meg. This short scenario tells only part of the story. It tells only of the short two hours of acting that took place on any given night, but much more was involved. On January 24, auditions were held. Mr. Michael Wade and Mr. Roger Hughes listened to 90 auditions but could only use 45 people. Second auditions were held, and the cast was chosen. Rehearsals were held nightly. Crew members started set work. The pit band worked with their music, and dancers practiced with the choreogra¬ pher Mrs. Deborah Hughes. The entire show was put together for the first time two weeks before opening night. Finally after countless rehearsals, the rough spots were smoothed over and the musical ‘‘Damn Yankees Thelma (junior Laura Potter) leads the Joe Hardy Fan Oub (above) in singing one of the songs of the musical, You ' ve Gotta Have Heart. Lola (senior Nancy VanD- erLaan) and Joe (junior Scott White) realize they are going to hove a long stay together (right) and decide to make the best of it. The Senators ' fans camp all night in front of the ball park in an effort to buy tickets for the final game (above right). opened on Thursday night, March 25. A total of 1700 people attended the musical during its four nights of performances and the show netted the music department $1200.00. This show was an entire school effort with contributions being made by English, drama, art, music, journalism, and athletic departments. Joe Boyd CAST Jim Reed Joe Hardy Scott White Meg Teresa Brouillette Applegate Alan Kretschmar Lola Nancy VanDerLaan Gloria Thorpe Helen Bessette Sister Toni Halgas Doris Lisa Dalton Dorothy Laura Potter Van Buren Jeff Bunge Smokey Mark Lang Rocky Eddie Rich Walker Sohovik Ed Shook Linneville Curtis Chariton Bouly Nick Masotti Strane Ted Shafer Vernon Dave Holt Henry Bob Ledzius Lynch Joe Alvarez Welch Dave Howe Bryant Keith Lang Lowe Mike Campbell Mickey Mike Huber Miss Weston Natalie Sumara Postmistress Joanne Bowman Commissioner Tom Sourounis