Elwood Community High School - Crescent Yearbook (Elwood, IN)

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1965 Panther Band Varieties Mr. Stites directs the Honor Choir during the Variety Show as they sang selections from the hit musical, My Fair Lady. Band Captain,Tom Hocker, captured Mr. Clifford Brugger, Tudy Smith, Jane Clark, and Jeanne Blake har- the spotlight with his solo in Slaugh- monize on a number during the Lawrence Welk section, ter On Tenth Avenue. 15

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Lawrence Welk Section Highlights The 1965 Panther Band Variety Show, directed by Mr. Rex Jenkins and Mr. Clifford Brugger, began its evening of color entertainment by playing selections from the musical, My Fair Lady. During the num-berLarry Parker, trumpet player,displayed his talent by performing a solo from this medley of tunes. Other soloists for the night program included Tom Hocker, who played Slaughter On Tenth Avenue, on the English Horn. Also Margaret Wingrove was featured at the Steinway with Spellbound Concerto and Mavis Kintzel performed Tico, Tico on the organ. The combination of Panther Band and majorettes provided interesting numbers with Tequila and The Russian Sailors' Dance from the Red Poppy. For the latter, dancers were trained by Mrs. Jan Clark, who taught them traditional dances of her homeland, Poland. The Honor Choir, conducted by Mr. John Stites, sang four well-known songs from My Fair Lady. A popular section of the show was centered around the music ofLawrence Welk. Members of the Panther Band exemplified the Champagne Music Makers and the setting was complemented by a chandelier and bubbles. The show was brought to a close by the Panther Band playing the patriotic, America, The Beautiful and audience and entire cast singing in unison. Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, Rick Cannon and Kathy Colcord, introduce one of the many selections presented during the 1965 Panther Band Varieties. Jane Clark leads the majorettes during the performance of Tequila. 14

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On the evening of May 16, 1965, couples strolled through the doors of the Elks Club. Inside they found a Shangri-La paradise. The ballroom was floating to the music of the Ray Sutherland orchestra. The mist of unending happiness whirled out on the lawn and the patio into the night, where glowing volcanoes filled the air with fantasy, and candlelit tables were the scene of romanticism. Inthe late twilight of Shangri-La Steve Poole, Junior Class president, presented Miss Kay Wolff with a jeweled crown, a dozen long-stem red roses, and an evening of glorious nobility as she reigned as the 1965 Prom queen in her pagoda made with a beautiful array of living pastel carnations. Miss Wolff and her escort, Mr. Denny Bozell, danced to the theme song while her court, Miss Linda Justice, Miss Linda Elliot, Miss Gail Stiner, Miss Michelle Kennedy, and Miss Cindy Reynolds, shared in her dreamland of paradise. The service clubs of Elwood provided the prom-goers with excellent food throughout the course of the evening. After a couple of games of bowling and pool in the wee hours of the morning, the couples returned to the Elks wonderland to end the 1965 prom with a tasty breakfast. 16