Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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Regards to Broadway” The song You ' re a Grand Old Flag ends with the unrolling of a giant flag, and a mid-show standing ovation from the GEORGE M. audience. Tom Gunning tap dances during Give My Regards to Broadway,” just one of the well known Cohan hits. Ella Mae Hoover, opposite Tom Gunning, creates the role of Josie Cohan, George’s sister. George M. 27

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Cast “Gives Their “Give my Regards to Broad¬ way.” On April 29, 30, and May 1, the cast of Lowell High’s spring musical—GEORGE M, gave their regards to Broadway. This song and a score of others such as “Over There,” Yankee Doodle Dandy,” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” were just a few of the many musical numbers for the musical. GEORGE M is the life story of the famous composer, director, and actor—George Michael Co¬ han—“the man who owns Broad¬ way.” Tom Gunning, a junior, lead the cast by playing the role of George M. In his first leading role, the musical demanded of Gunning acting, singing, and dancing. “This is THE strongest cast I’ve ever worked with,” commented Mrs. Debra Ciochina, director. The cast was complemented by over 400 costumes made just for the production. On May 1 after the show, the annual closing ceremonies were held, and Mrs. Ciochina bid fare¬ well to twenty seniors. Junior, Tom Gunning, creates the role of George M. Cohan in the spring musical, GEORGE M. “I’m his Yankee Doodle sweetheart” sings Diana Jazwinski during the chorus number “Yankee Doodle Dandy. 26 George M.

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The year of 1981-82 was a mix¬ ture of peace and turmoil. Millions of people world-wide witnessed the wedding of Charles, the Prince of Wales, to Lady Diana Spencer. On October 6, while viewing a military parade, the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, was assasinated by a group of ter¬ rorists. Poland stuck behind Lech Walesa and Solidarity, winning Wa¬ lesa the title of “Man of the Year” from TIME magazine. The end of the school year was the beginning of the war between Britain and Ar¬ gentina over the Falkland Islands. In national news, eve ryone was affected by “Reganomics” where budgets cuts touched Congress, tax-payers, and students applying for financial aid. However, infla¬ tion did drop in percentage and at the same time Congress approved a bid to raise the National Debt over $1 trillion. The summer was the time for strikes as baseball fans suffered through a summer of no baseball, and no air traffic controllers. (PATCO lost their jobs after refus¬ ing to obey Mr. Reagan’s orders to return to work). While the traffic controllers and air traffic were grounded, the space shuttle Columbia made two successful flights during 1981-82. The computer field proved to be the best bet for jobs, both at work and home, as video games hit an all-time sales high. Critics and moviegoers were de¬ lighted when Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda came together on the screen for an Academy Award winning performance in “On Golden Pond”. In contrast, America was stunned by the sud¬ den death of John Belushi, a well- known comedian and actor, made popular by the television show, “Saturday Night Live”. Belushi was 33. 1981-82: The Thousands of people were shocked by the sudden news of John Belushi ' s death. Belushi, who became popular on “Saturday Night Live and after six box office hits, died at the high point of his career. Photo by Annie Leibovitz. Millions witnessed the royal wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles of Wales in July 1981. Photo by Rex Features.