Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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Chorus aids students to appreciate music Striving to achieve a unified appreciation for music was the goal of the Lake Central Chorus as they confronted the years busy schedule of events. The girls ensemble characterizes individual talent while providing entertainment for the student body assemblies. Striving to discover and broaden individual talent while developing an over all appreciation for music has been the main objective of the Lake Central Chorus, under the direction of Mrs. Wilcox. This years annual Christinas program featured the chorus in “Sounds of Christmas.” Performances before the student body as well its during Baecaulareate adds to the busy schedule of the chorus. 27

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Journalists present Psychedelic Circus” A pie eating contest provided the main attraction during this year’s carnival. “Psychedelic” Circus was the theme chosen for this years annual Quill and Scroll carnival. Whether it be the fish pond or the electric chairs, there was fun in store for anyone. With old traditions come the new, as the main attraction of the carnival was the pie eating contest. Sophomore Gene Mathews captured the first place honors for his class. The post-carnival dance featuring The Renaissance was a memorable event as the coronation of the new king and queen brought a cloud of balloons floating through the air. Reigning over the carnival in a tie vote were juniors Sandy Graham and Jerry Gayda and Seniors Donna Crosariol and John Zevkovich. ■ Psychedelic Circus” chosen as the theme for the 1968 Carnival welcomed each guest as they entered the gym. Adding the last minute final touches to the post carnival dance are Tom Reitmann, Dave Anderson, Bill Nigh, and Tom Blastick. 26

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Birdie performance initiates LC musical Conrad Birdie played by John Cox really socks it to his fans of Sweet Apple, Ohio! Will the audience like us? Oh I’m scared! What if I forget mv lines? These were only a few typical charac¬ teristics of behind the scene events during a tremendously successful year for the Lake Central Theater Guild. Lake Central theatrical produc¬ tion director, Paul Lowe, experienced the elation of two successful play productions this year. “Bye Bve Birdie” was the first attempt by the theater guild to present a musical. Exasperating efforts of the cast matured slowly and were met with nothing less than excitement and warm approval its they completed their most successful year. The re¬ peated standing ovations awarded to the cast by the audience were enough reward for the long hours of work. As a result of the enthusiastic acceptance which the preformance received by the public, the cast pre¬ sented a command preformance. Due to the successful profits the guild will purchase stage equipment for future productions. Also, students interested in acting will be sent to summer work shops. Acting skills of the combined talents developed through practice are now memories of a tremendous preformance. The talk of the town seems to be the pinning of Kim by Hugo. As the phone hour, the audience found themselves captivated by a splendid teenagers demonstrated their musical ability ' during the rousing tele- performance. 28