Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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Choir waives region accents, adopt cockney dialect Just you wait, ' Enry ' Iggins, just you wait! With this warning, Eliza Doolittle vowed to discard her cockney dialect and master the King ' s English. Faced with a similar predicament. Concert Choir members abandoned Calumet Region accents to adopt speech patterns of the common and the cultured Londoners for the spring musical, My Fair Lady. Raiding family attics, 55 student actors searched for lorgnettes, top hats and high-buttoned boots for an authentic portrayal. When not hammering nails into a spiral staircase or varnishing sets, cast members sprawled on the floor to do homework. Spring Fever overcame others who restlessly stepped outside between scenes to relax in the grass or escape to the Dairy Queen. Applause thundered throughout the auditorium on both nights as full house audiences gave standing ovations. Pronouncing H ' s correctly causes the flame to flicker, explains Professor Higgins, Kurt Nelson to Eliza Doolittle, Kathy Vajda. Anticipating his wedding in the morning, Alfred Doolittle, Alan Mageria, reminds his friends to get him to the church on time. Town gossip, Mrs. Hopkins, portrayed by Bev Colin, informs townsfolk that Eliza, who has been missing, wants her things sent to Higgins ' . 27

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26 Enraged by Henry Higgin ' s thoughtless act of tossing her violets into the mud, flowergirl Eliza Doolittle, Kathy Vajda, curses him.

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Practicality prevails over Prom tradition Frenzied Friday afternoons spent picking up flowers, meeting hair appointments and shining grimy cars vanished as the 1970 Prom, “Spring Carousel, was switched to Saturday. Cutting, taping and twisting crepe paper became a monotonous task as juniors worked over 35 hours decorating the gym and adjacent lobby. They were rewarded for their tedious labor when arriving couples marveled at a revolving carousel, 32 feet in diameter. Pink, yellow and green streamers formed an artificial canopy above • couples who danced to the music of Bill Thomas and His Orchestra. Dodging a sudden down pour of rain post-Prom goers dashed for their cars to the shelter of the Great Oaks Club House. The Dantes provided the music as couples danced the “Popcorn until four in the morning. An unexpected addition to the weekend after the rain-filled, sleepless night was the warm, sunny weather the following day at the Dunes. ' Home after four hours of dancing at post-prom, Creg Rochford and Eileen Rubacha raid the refrigerator for a midnight snack. Clen Wade and Andrea Korzeniewski fill the short pause between the orchestra ' s songs with quiet conversation. 28