La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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72 Starting jbove, clockwise The Massachusetts Assembly plays songs by Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears, while couples dance. Prom night offers couples an evening lot two. Marian Watterson cannot believe that she is actually Prom Queen Dave Fredricks. Dave Canopy, and their dates pause to observe the antics of the monkey

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Two girls reign at Moonlight Safari Early second semester preparations for the Junior-Senior prom started. A theme selections and development committee were appointed to plan and order the needed supplies. Three weeks prior to the prom, Mary Tomal began designing the murals, which depicted an African setting Industrious Juniors were confronted with many difficult tasks consisting of converting the stone walls of the Civic to bamboo, forming an old fashioned bucket brigade to fill the pool when a hose couldn't be found, and covering close to 500 stars with tin- foil. The working Juniors were finished at 4:00 Friday afternoon. For the first time in LPHS history, there was a tie in the voting for the 1972 Prom Queen. Marian Watterson and Mary Ann Bean. First runner-up was Sandra Jones.

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On Friday. May 19, many juniors and seniors were busily scurrying around picking up luxes, hemming dresses, and finishing Iasi minute details because al 9:00 the Prom would start. When the hair was combed and the home-pictures were taken, the couples arrived, ready to go on a Moonlight Safari. The main floor depicted bamboo walls and the Cape of Good Hope and the River Nile provided a background to the music of the Massachusetts Assembly. When the prom couples tired of dancing, they went downstairs, where they were served punch and cookies by native girls. At 10:30, junior class president Jeff Arndt acknowledged the help given in the planning of the prom and the class sponsors, lohn Carnell and Trudy Roule, were presented with gifts of appreciation for their assistance. Reggie White, vice-president of the junior class, announced the name of the Prom Queens Mary Ann Bean and Marian Watterson. Then at midnight, prom goers were driven to the LaPorte Theatre where they saw Let's Scare Jessica to Death. Upon re-entering the Civic, after the movie, the couples drew straws for the door prizes and then lined up to enjoy the buffet, catered by Keim’s. consisting of roast beef, shaved ham, salads, and relishes. The tables were moved back after the couples finished eating and The Awakening provided music for the Post-Prom dancing. Entertainment was furnished by a puppeteer, Barclay Shaw, and Randy Brown, the emcee. Then as suddenly as it had all started, it ended; the Prom was over for another year. 23