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

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Snow removal equipment was not considered helpful by everyone as it pushed the snow aside no matter what was under it. Battling the wind and hurling snow was a near- impossible task attempted by very few brave in¬ dividuals. Most stayed in their warm homes. Shiny snowflakes, each one different in shape, settled on grass and trees to create a type of Win¬ ter Wonderland. Drifting snow and icy roads caused hazardous traveling conditions. Cars stalled along the side of the road were also unwelcome obstructions. 22 Disasters

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Dracula mystifies victims “Dracula” was featured as this year’s fall play by the Lake Central Theatre Guild. Mrs. Angie Lowe, one of the di¬ rectors, with her husband, Mr. Paul Lowe, made many script adaptations to make the play both dramatic and humorous. Mark Mysilwiec had the title role of Count Voivode Dracula. Other cast members included Professor Van Hel- sing as portrayed by Ed Meyer; Mina, Pam Schiessle; Dr. Seward. John Ten¬ nant; Sybil, Paula Herrmann; Jonathan Hawker, Dan Nigh; Renfield, Mike Hu¬ ber; Miss Wells, Sallie Stallard; and Hennessy, Bruce Jung. Student direc¬ tors were Steve McKenzie and Tim Payton. “Dracula” was one of Lake Central’s more technical plays. The stage had to be raised three feet in order to accom¬ modate the special effects which in¬ cluded trap doors, secret panels, trans¬ lucent paintings, and even flying bats and squeaking mice. The play opened with the death of Mina’s friend. Slowly the same symptoms over¬ come Mina. Dr. Seward, suspicious of some wrong doing, sent for his friend Van Helsing to diagnose the disease. Meanwhile one of Dr. Seward’s loonies, Renfield, breaks loose and Hennessy comes to the rescue to cap¬ ture Renfield. Van Helsing attempts to bring a more humorous aspect to the play as he over dramatically breaks the news of a vampire to Dr. Seward. Dr. Seward, played by John Tennant, and his wife Sybil look with astonishing awe as a bat ap¬ pears before their eyes. As an honored guest in the Seward house. Dra¬ cula makes himself at home as he searches through Van Helsing’s book only to plot his next victim. As a highly technical play, much of the work had to be done behind the scene by lighting directors in order to bring about an eerie feeling. Dracula 21

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Winter brings disasters Along with below zero temperatures and high-piled snow, this winter in¬ cluded blazing flames and suffocating smoke. Both disasters, the blizzard of 79 and the gymnasium fire, brought about the closing of school. January 17 was accompanied not only by a few more inches of fluffy white snow, but also blazing flames in the upper level of the gym. At 9:37, the fire alarm buzzed its warning as stu¬ dents were filed out of the building just like so many fire drills before. But this time the complaints about snow and cold weather were quieted as si¬ rens of fire engines were heard and flames above the gym roof were sighted. After buses were loaded and person¬ nel cleared out, the only injuries were the $125,000 $200,000 worth of dam¬ ages. Because of the mysterious begin¬ ning of the eight to twelve minute fire, arson experts were called in to investi¬ gate the area and question suspects. Complaints by students during the fire were not the only ones registered against the snow. The new record snowfall of over 87.4 inches caused school closings and postponements of student activities. ‘Winter Fantasy” the N-Teens winter formal was post¬ poned three times before finally being held on February 16. Although the winter months were long and cold, sledding, ice skating, tubing, snowmobiling, and skiing helped students make the most of their extra free time. Cabin fever became a feared state of mind as blizzard after blizzard piled up the unmelting snow. Below zero temperatures greeted both students in coats and P.E. classes in shorts and tennis shoes. Finally, the buses came to their rescue. A fireman takes reprieve from battling flames to ponder where the damaging fire started. Lake Hills, along with St. John. Dyer and Sche¬ rerville fire departments arrived as quickly as possible to jointly extinguish the flames. Firemen and administrators gathered around to examine the final damages in the upper gym. Disasters 23