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

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Highlighted Musical Presentations The 1968 Panther Band Variety Show, under the direction of Mr. Richard Wheeler and Mr. John Hamer, began its evening with a medley of broadway songs entitled The Variety Show Overture”. Highlighting this year’s show were soloists Clifford Lehman and Mr. Hamer. Two seven -foot Grand Steinways echoed the strains of the Warsaw Concerto , which was played by Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Hamer. There were several groups that were featured in this year's show. Among them were: The Willkie Choir, the Swing Choir, the dance band, the Dixieland band, and even a Barbershop Quartette. Mr. Clifford Brugger climaxed the show with a patriotic number, Duty, Honor, Country . On May 3, 1968, the choir presented the annual spring program. Featured soloists were Sandy Anderson, Larry Oliver, and Mary Braddock, Cliff Lehman, and Jeff McDaniel. The Swing Choir and the Choir presented Sing Out for Our Servicemen on December 4 and 5, 1968. Kaleidoscopes presented That's All . The choir entertained all when singing Tie Me Kangaroo Down . 13

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Variety Show, Sing Out for Our Servicemen BELOW: The Dixieland Band entertained the crowd with Dixieland Concerto . ABOVE: Them Basses was a display of color and musical talent on the bass instruments. RIGHT: Mary Braddock was a soloist in the choir's Spring Program. BELOW: The Swing Choir was featured in the Gay 90's section of the Variety Show. 12

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Members of Class of'69 Displayed Joanne Cassidy played a stage-struck young actress, who returned her bracelet to Andy, played by Jeff Simmons. The date was April 25 and 26, 1968; the place, Wendell Willkie Auditorium, and the occasion ... a rehearsal? Funny as it may seem, this was the theme of the Junior Class play, Curtain Going Up , written by Samuel French. Miss Burgess, a young teacher played by Carole Jarvis, faced the task of preparing the juniors for their class play. She lives through the complaints of a grouchy janitor, played by Kenn Diko , the fury of a jealous teacher, played by Gloria Piirto, and a feuding romance between her leading lady, portrayed by Joanne Cassidy, and two members of the male cast, played by Les Soard and Jeff Simmons. Along with all this go the hilarious antics of the entire troup that last up to and including the night of perform-a nee. Although the perils of Miss Burgessare well-known to any drama teacher, they provided delightful light comedy for the audience. And, of course, everything worked out well in the end; evenMiss Burgess got her man! Other members of the cast were Kathy Tyner, Mary Braddock, Barb Green, Mar-cie Fettig, Barb Widmeyer, Brenda Fuller, Candy Carter, Greg Keifer, Ray Williams, Mike Dixon and Ted Moser. Pat Shepard was the student director. Nancy Leveridge, playedby Kathy Tyner, seemed confident of getting the lead role in the play. Gloria Piirto seemed to know everything there was to know about play production. 14