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

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1. Doris Gow (Melissa Myers) weeps while her husband, (Dave Kowalczyk) daughter, (Robin Campbell) and mother (Sue Zickmund) look on. 2. Lemuel T. Thwackenbusher (Glenn Womack) uneasily contemplates his future. 3. Melody Bopeep (Laura Kennedy) explains her predicament. 4. Desmond Darkacre (Bernie Killian) chuckles over his good fortune. 5. Henry Gow (Dave Kowalczyk) and his wife (Melissa Myers) vent their frustrations on each other. 6. Lemuel (Glenn Womack) is told to move on by a cop (Tom Roush). 7. Terence Truelung(Jim Beasley) demonstrates his talents to Chastity Wildflower (Julie Wawok) and Desmond Darkacre (Bernie Killian). 8. Desmond Darkacre (Bernie Killian) threatens Henry Homeward (Ken Kunze) with physical violence. 9. Aunt Absinthe (Jenni Krentz) cheerfully rocks her chair while holding her favorite possessions. 23

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CpoikglcbQtud Three one act plays were successfully presented to the public on May 4, 5, and 6 by La Porte High School students. “The Fumed Oak was the title of the first play about a henpecked man’s decision to leave his family. The confrontation between the man (Dave Kowalczyk)and his wife (Melissa Myers) provided for an amusing plot. Robin Campbell and Sue Zickmund played the other characters. The second play, “The Cop and the Anthem was set in New York about a bum’s amusing efforts to get arrested so he wouldn’t have to spend the winter on a cold park bench. The bum was played by Glenn Womack and other cast members included Donna Luther, Cathy Simonton, Mary Boudreau, and Debbie Kelver. The final play, “The Wild Flowering of Chastity” provided the audience with many laughs. Set in the livingroom of a humble mountain home, the plot included a hero (Jim Beasley) trying to save a young girl (Julie Wawok) and her aunt (Jenni Krentz) from an evil villain (Bernie Killian). After many comical twists of the plot, and introduction of new characters (one of them played by director James Lampl) the play comes to a surprise ending. Ken Kunze, Laura Kennedy, Darla Cavinder, and Jim McEathron were the other cast members. Other credits go to student director Phyllis Pulaski and technical director Robert Rhodes for the set construction, lighting, and sound. 22

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Owing CkoiA Pie etds ' Oingtn’ th WonM ’ ’ Under the direction of Ed Burk, the Swing Choir presented their annual Swing Show on April 21 and 22, 1978. Singin’ to the World was the theme given to the concert. Outstanding soloists were Ber nie Killian, Scot Anderson, Janet Johnson, Steve Carson, Andrea Pressel and Tracy Koch. Also, Lori Myers gave an outstanding per- formance singing a song written by herself entitled My Song. The songs performed ranged from Barbra Streisand’s Ever- green to John Denver’s Fly Away. You Can Come to Me, written by 1976 graduate Steve Morley, was sung by Bernie Killian as S. Morley accompanied him on the piano. A special song performed by the Swing Choir was their version of Short People. Swing Choir members emphasized the fact that the song wasn’t written to down grade short people, but to put down the short comings of people. Swing Choir members for 1977- 78 were: J. Aaron, S. Anderson, R. Casteel, J. Johnson, B. Killian, T. Koch, D. Lange, M. Matyk, M. McDermott, L. Myers, K. Passa- fume, A. Pressel, C. Ray, K. Ray- mond, and E. Thake. 24