Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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LEFT FBLA shot by the competition with their first place float BELOW LEFT The Marching Bulldogs led the parade through the streets of Highland BELOW RIGHT Sophomores stepped into second place by “Mashing the Shells.” BOTTOM LEFT Queen Deb and King Jeff take their places in the Homecoming Parade BOTTOM RIGHT Lassoing third place was the Juniors’ “Hang ‘Em High.” . S we ° ° MASS” Meas of i a | — a — . ag A

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Homecoming ’73 Excitement For Everyone Though many hours were spent fluffing flowers, hammering, glu- ing and spray painting, all the work seemed justified as Friday brought the Homecoming parade. Continuing the Hollywood theme, floats were based on movies and television shows. For the first time since the building of the new stadium, floats were displayed during the football game. Although the Bulldogs suffered a convincing loss to the Roxana Shells, Homecoming spirit remained high as students gathered in the gym after the game to hear the music of Medusa. The sock hop brought an end to another exciting Homecoming week. Listening to the music at the sock hop brought an enjoyable end to Homecoming week. - Cae Under the supervision of Terri Wenzel and Putting heads together, Sheila Kuester Mark Shimer, Steve White puts the and Karla Hess create a star-strung en- finishing touches on the sophomore float trance for the coronation y R., : vi i

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“Auntie Mame” Involving the Talents of the Whole School Replacing the traditional Junior-Senior class play of years gone by, HHS'’s first all school dramatic production tapped the talents of students from freshmen through seniors. For this first all-school endeavor, Director Patrick Braf- ford selected the sophisticated ABOVE Vera (Bev Sander) explains that she spent all her money on furs and diamonds at Tiffany's. ABOVE RIGHT Deb Sievers, Jim Rankin, Mark Wehrle, Margie Kohlihaas, Penny Daum, and Sheila Kuester carry out their roles as freeloading partygoers. RIGHT Two important minor roles were aptly portrayed by Laurie Manwaring as Gooch and Steve White as Ralph Devine. and amusing Broadway comedy “Auntie Mame.” He also replaced the one night show of the past with two evening performances on November 29 and 30. The scenery for this production provided challenges for even the most skilled workmen in Mr. West’s Welding and Advanced Metal’s classes. Many of the scenes took place in Mame’s lavish New York apartment, which contained a staircase winding eight feet into the air. This stair- case impressed audiences and surprised actors who found that they had to descend from a steep ladder behind the curtain.