Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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LEFT Working on the staircase, which proved a focal point in the show, are Don Nagel and Jim McCaw BELOW Mr. and Mrs. Claude Upson (Nan- cy Beckman and Jeff Scott) discuss their future son-in-law BELOW RIGHT Gently lowering Ma Burn- side (Laurie Bielong) into her chair is Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside (Jeff Scott) house guest Mame Dennis, aunt of their dete he Pa Ee Sant Pi 1 LEFT Auntie Mame (Gina Storts) and Mr. Babcock (John Cole) engage in one of their quiet discussions about the future of little Patrick ABOVE The unexpected arrival of Patrick and his nanny (Dennis Jenny and Kim Haase) cause a slight disturbance at Auntie Mame’s party

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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.

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TOP Planning and organizing Westworld were members of the committee Amelia Weber, Amelia Weber turned to instructing for the day as she demonstrated origami, the Japanese art of paper folding Mark Felchlia, Carla Seitz, Ken Klueter, Chairman Rich Ullman, Lynn Wessel, Rad Widmer, and Secretary Susan Hemann. ABOVE Learning to dance proved to be one of the most popular sessions of the day Westworld A Learning Vacation Taking the name “Westworld” from the popular movie, members of National Honor Society proclaim- ed, “Have we got a vacation for you!” For one day students had a vacation from their scheduled classes. Instead they attended sessions concerning careers, crafts and other areas of interest. Planning for that vacation began early in November. From interest surveys handed out to each student, topics were selected. Guest speakers and ex- perts were invited to instruct the sessions which provided something for everyone, ranging from the energy crisis to cake decorating, the feminist move- ment to professional athletics. When the day ended, the promise of quite a vacation had come true. Using Sandy Niggli as an example, a cosmetician gave make-up tips and techniques to interested girls.