Freeman High School - Flyette Yearbook (Freeman, SD)

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Tensions Create xciting Atmosphere for junior-Senior Prom I x Barb Uecker and jan Mehlhaf, pictured ABOVE, are seen paying a visit to the combination punch bowl and wishing well. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bennett, BELOW RIGHT, were almost continuous dance floor fixtures from 9:30 to 11:45. N 7 l TOP: The Tensions played for the prom following the banquet. The entire high school was invited to the dance. ABOVE: The students dance to a slow one in the ro- mantic setting of May Day .

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Juniors Garnet Gering and Margo Graber hurriedly dec- orate the floral archway. The juniors were not allotted the usual week to prepare their banquet because the gym was occupied by the senior play for two days. Master of Ceremonies Randy Barta gives his welcoming address as soloist joanMarie Wipf looks on. May Day I5 Banquet Theme ' The annual junior-senior banquet and prom was held Saturday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym. The theme chosen this ye ar by the juniors was May Day. The gym was decorated in pastel colors with a maypole in the center, and a bubbling water fountain and wishing well adorned either side of the room. The banquet, catered by the El Trio Catering Service of Sioux City, Iowa, consisted of turkey, dressing, baked potatoes, greenbeans, salad and ice cream. Dinner music was provided by Cindy Preheim on the organ playing many popular songs. Following the meal Randy Barta was Master of Cere- monies for a short program featuring Don Diede as guest speaker. Mr. Diede received a standing ovation from the audience. Burnell Glanzer, senior class president, also gave a short speech in which he thanked the juniors for the beautiful evening prepared by them for the seniors. The twelve freshmen waiters and waitresses favored the guests with a short, original skit. joanMarie Wipf sang two selections including the theme from Love Story . The waiters and waitresses, pictured BELOW, are FRONT: Ruth Werner, Susan Waltner, Pam Stewart, jeniffer Gaertner, Mary Preheim. BACK: john Weier, Glen Preheirn, Stuart Preheim, Cindy Kleinsasser, jeff Christensen, jerry Ortman, Frank Graber. --nm Q, ww- ws -n-g-- - ln- Don Diede, guest speaker pictured BELOW, is seen giving his admittedly unprepared speech as his wife, LaVerne Diede, and LeEtta Bennett listen. BOTTOM: Burnell Glanzer, flanked by Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and Reyne Andersen, gives his thanks to the juniors.

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The cast and their directors, pictured ABOVE just before the curtain on their final performance, is FRONT: Rita Wipf-Mrs. Van Daan, Holly Wrenn, Mrs. Frank, Bob Wollmann-Mr. Frank, jackie Stahl-Anne Frank, Carol Hansen-Margot Frank. SECOND: Lynn Mendel-Mr. Kraler, Jarvis Heckenlaible-Mr. Dussel, Tom Villa-Peter Van Daan, Burnell Glanzer-Mr. Van Daan, Marion Sayler-Miep. BACK: Director Donald Hoffman, Assistant Director Roslyn Pankratz. A cast member not pictured is Peter's cat Mouschi who was played by Linda Rechnagel's Aquarius. Seniors Present Diary of Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank , a two act play adapted by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from the book ANNE FRANK: DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, was pre- sented by the senior class of Freeman High School on April 26 and 27. The two act drama concerns the true story of a thirteen year old jewish girl, her family, and one other jewish family as they hide from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War Il. AT LEFT Anne, jackie Stahl, gives Mr. Dussel, Jarvis Heckenlaible, a pair of ear plugs for his Hanuk- kah present. He is shown having some trouble remov- ing them from his ear for they went inside. The directors, Donald Hoffman and Roslyn Pa.n.kratz, were students from Freeman junior College. They were presented with gift certificates from the class at inter- mission of the final night. 72