Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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 My Fair Lady Caps Year Ionia High School presented the musical My Fair Lady, this year. This play was last performed in Ionia in 1965. The play was directed by Mr. Raymond Monte. In charge of the vocal part of the play was Miss Judy Schnebly. Directing the pit orchestra was Mr. Charles Brill. In this play Professor Higgins is out on an endless quest to study the London language. He meets Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney speaking flower girl that lives in the streets. Colonel Pickering, a linguistic expert, bets Higgins that he can't make Eliza into a proper lady. Eliza wants Higgins help, so she agrees to live at his flat for 6 months and get speaking instruction from him. Mrs. Pierce, Higgins's maid, helps Eliza clean up and pick her clothes so she will look presentable to the public. A nice looking young man, Freddy Eynsford Hill, falls hopelessly in love with Eliza. Mr. Doolittle, Eliza's father, is a comical drunk who lives in the streets. After much work Higgins decides that it is time to test the new Eliza in public. This test turns out to be quite an experience for everyone present. Opening night for the Spring Musical was April 24. Other performance nights were April 25,30, May 1 and 2. 20 Spring Play

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11 ®S1©}0 flm December 13, 1986 was a great success as the Juniors put on a different kind of Christmas Dance! Beach Party was the theme for this years Christmas Dance. Students at IHS dressed for the beach, grabbed their bathing beauties and took off for the dance. The Christmas Dance was sponsored and organized by the entire Junior class. The music was provided by WBCH in Hastings. The palm trees which decorated-the IHS gym were donated by Sids Flower Shop. In the center of the gym there was a huge decorated tree, donated by Wilson’s Christmas Trees. Another year, another dance, another success!!!! 1. Kevin Wassom, President, and Joe Sawtell, Vice President, greet everyone at the door to wish them fun at the Christmas Dance. 2. Everyone is gathered around talking and dancing to the music by WBCH. 3. Matt Hofkamp waits for the volleyball to come down so he can spike it over for a point. 4. Marcus Gorham, and Paul Parkin are trying to pick up chicks by giving them their famous lines. 5. The students dance around the decorated Christmas Tree. 6. Lets dance here, by the boys playing volleyball! 7. Chad, if this is a beach dance, then where is the beach? Tommy looks like he's enjoying his lunch surrounded by flocks of admiring girls. You can just about bet hs had an ELECTRIC YEAR!!! Christmas Dance 19

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