Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Sister Theresa, as portrayed by June Nelson, enters the Fiske household on an errand to buy oil, and stops for a moment to warm herself by the fire and report news from the town. Sue Kuric, as the mentally unstable Louisa Creed, takes a solemn oath upon the Bible at the insistence of her sister Ellen that she will never reveal the condemning facts she has just learned. professional- looking Drama Club play , audience-pleasing melodrama -vv Preparing to leave and accept her punish ment, Ellen tries to explain to the feeble- minded Emily her reasons for going. Sue Kuric and Carole Sumner, as the child- like Creed sisters, listen in mild shock as Mrs. Fiske reproaches them. Opening Section 17

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December play-goers stared in amazement at the sight of once-famil- iar personalities transformed into gray- haired, wrinkled, old spinsters. Open- ing night, December 21, marked the climax of weeks of work. Drama Club members breathed a sigh of satisfac- tion as the curtain rose on the three- act presentation of “Ladies in Retire- ment” and they were able to view and pass judgment on the results of their labor. Behind the scenes, dozens of vi- tal tasks necessary to a successful pro- duction were performed. Spending many long hours as prompters, design- ing and sewing costumes, painting flats, and selling tickets, backstage workers devoted time and energy to creating a polished and professional-looking whole. Spirited cheers for the hero and boos for the villain echoed throughout the gym during the February perform- ance of the melodrama, “Her Fatal Beauty; or A Shopgirl’s Honor.” Mem- bers of the debate and discussion classes combined their talents to present the hilarious one-act play to an enthusiastic activity period audience. Prop girl Sandi Tumbas cheerfully and vigorously invites the au- dience to vocally participate in the melodrama, “ Her Fatal Beauty; or, A Shopgirl’s Honor” as hero Dave Danda enters the scene. Alexa Smith as the scheming Ellen Creed silently creeps up behind her victim, Leonora Fiske, played by Marilyn Bacon. Weapon in hand, she is intent on murdering the unknowing Leonora. Industrious students put forth abundant effort, talent to produce

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Addressing the graduating class, president Pat Lowery expresses anticipation for the future. Varied expressions portray the mixed emotions of the Class of ’65 on the final night of their high school career.