Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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Senior couples take a breather from dancing at their “Basin Street Bounce.' Who canned you. Dion?! A Date In Dixieland Nancy Merrell and Leon Ward look on as Sandy Heins pins a name tag on Steve Morton at the “Basin Street Bounce. Dig this crazy dance! Perhaps the jazziest dance this year was the Basin Street Bounce” which was sjxmsored by the 1957 senior class. The date was February 2. the time 9 o’clock, the place the Bow gym. All the crazy cats bopped to the music of Ray Pond's Band. Many thanks were due to Mrs. Handberg and Mr. Broming, senior class sponsors: and to Barb Partlow, senior class social chairman. Their efforts helped to make Basin Street Bounce” the suc- cess that it was. Page 12

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The Purloined Lamp Aladin’s Lamp? No, just the one belonging to the Sultan of Aiabia — but oh what trouble it caused. The robbers- took place on November 17, when the senior class presented the 1956 edition of Student Stunts, “Fantasia Arabia.” Caroline Millet, student director, and senior class sponsor, Mrs. Handbcrg, and drama coach, Mrs. Todd, greatly contributed to the suc- cess of “Fantasia Arabia. The script committee consisted of Ronnie Johnson. Richie Kushen. Mollv Mason. Karen Lauter, and Roger Mandel. As always, the annual production was sponsored by the senior class. The proceeds, unusually good as the auditorium was packed to the gills, were put toward the publication of the Little Giant,” with the drama department and the senior class getting some of the funds. Here is the Oriental Chorus singing to their “Lord and Master. Back Row: Sue Davidson. Billie Rosenhouse, Alice Childs. Barbara Ross, Gail Kelly. JoAnn Jefferson. Judy Hutchinson. Josie Bye. Sue Sinclair. Middle Row: Elaine Kramp. Debbie Bolton Kathy Weisel, Maxine Kocnigsbcrg. Ann Lindsey. Barbara Balaban. Front Row: Judy Gordon. Jeanne Kurtzon. Cynthia Parks, Bonnie Simons. Adding the oriental touch in dance were: To; row: Penny Davidson. Middle row: Barby Slepyan, Lillian Bierfield. and Wendy Weber. Bottom row: Sandy Pollack. Colleen Kelly. Dale Manowitz, and Sue Braver. The ever-popular chorus line danced in Stunts this year, as usual. Janet Cushman. Barby Partlow, Laurie Pepe. Judy Schwei- grr. Joan Holloway. Denny Risdon. Caroline fdillett. Sandy Heins. Lynn Stunkel, and Sue Leahy. Page 11

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This i the cast who made such a wonderful success of Oklahoma!” On March 16 the music department sponsored “Oklahoma.” Both the choruses and orchestra took part in the program. “Oklahoma” was a hard program to produce but through the efforts of many people it was a smash hit all over again. Some of the “Oklahoma” dancers were Joan Lapinr, Dale Manowitz. Joy Reznick. Debbie Bolton. Barb Sleypan. Connie Lunardi, Nancy Stewart, and Alice Juul. Ann Lindsey, who played Laurie, and Bowen Schumacher, playing Curly, seem happy because of “Oka- hornaV' success at HPHS. Jeanne Kurtzon and Dave Seltzer played Ado Anne and Will. Here are the stars of “Oklahoma Standing: Gene Volpendcsta. Bob Zicarelli, Peter Duskcy, Sue Dodge, Blaine Kramp. Sue Haugan. Ron Johnson. Martha Rotter. Fred Glazer. and Alice Childs. Seated: Bill Haney. Bowen Schumacher. Ann Lindsey. Dave Seltzer. Jeanne Kurtzon. Gail Kelly, and Stan Banks. Page 13