Liberty High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Liberty plays host to District Orchestra Ninety-six of the best high school musicians from a five- county area gathered at Liberty on February 12 to perform a concert as members of the Eastern District Orchestra. The group, originally scheduled for a three-day festival, appeared at Liberty when no other school in the area expressed a willingness to sponsor the event. Rather than cancel the performance entirely, officials of the Pennsyl- vania Music Educators Assn. gladly accepted Mr. Sherry's invitation. He and Mr. Richard Hinkle of Allen High served as guest conductors. Although rehearsal time was severely limited and many of the musicians were seeing the music for the first time, the concert went quite smoothly and served as proof of the excellence of the performers. Representing Liberty were 13 students, with Senior Da- vid Lo chosen for the honor of concertmaster. Others who participated in the festival were Cindy Lo, Eileen Christman, Maribeth Scurry, Carol Evans, Karen Fuhrman, Paul Thurner, David jacques, lessica Lee, Ellen Christman, Hope MacMurtrie, Karen Kaffine, and john Zervos. 'Qiiu-filtwf L ll The orchestra opens rehearsals under the baton oi Mr. Sherry With Mr. Richard Hinkle ol William Allen conducting, the orchestra works with intensity on a tricky passage.

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Scenes ol destruction like this one became alarmingly common. Vandals run rampant, fire destroys Interim Vandalism is a recurrent pestilence in any school dis- trict, but in the Bethlehem Area School District it reached almost epidemic proportions this year. Various incidents resulted in damages to school buildings which topped the 550,000 mark. But the worst was yet to come. On a cold December night the most shocking event yet took place as a 51,000,000 fire raged through the Franklin building which had been the home of the Interim School. A subsequent investigation left little doubt that vandals were responsible. The destruction necessitated the trans- fer of nearly 120 Interim students to the ground floor of the Commons Building at Liberty and seriously threat- ened in the process a program for troubled youths which had been enjoying a measure of success. As of spring the vandalism had subsided, but there also seemed to be considerable doubt as to whether or not the Interim pro- gram would be continued. The Interim School, housed in the old Franklin building, lies desolate after a Iire attributed to vandals.

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1 ti. . 1 . x L 'W ,,Q,3 ..'...A - ' - , FS Efflatisi- iv- V? It's All or Nothing sings Mike Richardson to Sarah Grace. w..., ,.. Everything's Coming Up Roses for Brucie Patterson. 'Escapades' showcases LHS student talent Sometimes even the new is old in a way. Take the Drama Club-sponsored Escapades, a variety show held on February 27, as an example. Although probably every- one in the audience thought they were seeing something new, the showcase of student talent was really the rebirth of a similar presentation called Snappy Sketches which was last held during the 1969 school term. Ruth Feaver, Tom Horwath, and lim Mulcahy hosted the performance which featured singing, dancing, com- edy sketches, dramatic monologues, and instrumental so- los. Destiny, a seven-piece ensemble made up entirely of Liberty students, provided background music and was featured in several selections between acts. Adding much to the evening was the cabaret-like atmosphere created by tables, chairs, soft lights, and refreshments served by Drama Club members who this time acted the part of waiters and waitresses. The great success that Escapades enjoyed suggests that the venture will once again become an annual event at Liberty. Tom Horwath and lim Mulcahy keep the audience laughing.