Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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I $ I 4 ■ JS . I Vocalteens: BOTTOM ROW — B. Rhodes, C. Lisman, S. Gustafson, J. Bley, B. White, D. Burdan, A. Hornak, J. Lape. 2nd ROW — R. Clark, R. Fedorchak, K. Halsted. 3rd ROW — C. Maxwell, J. Holloman, B. Putz, D. Olson, A. Bodak. Girls’ Glee Club Velvateens: 1. to r. S. Croley, M. Clarke, S. Hintella, L. Mellinger, R. Herndon, L. Searer, (not pictured) Betty DeBoe.

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■m BOTTOM ROW: S. Croley, J. Lape, A. Homak, R. Hernd- on, B. DeBoe, J. Wagoner, A. Siminski, L. Pagel, L. Magee, L. Searer, C. Wood, N. Lahmes, B. Rhodes, L. Kissinger 2nd ROW: P. Maywald, V. Nichols, S. Hintella, P. Lewin, A. Paine, C. Smith, D. Lowell, D. Fredley, S. Lobody, B. Putz, P. Fedorchak, R. Clark, M. Clarke, D. Burdan, S. Gustafson, L. Layman 3rd ROW: S. Foeley, B. Mahny, J. Bley, C. Bookwalter, B. White, J. Holloman, D. Lines, B. Sherily, A. Bodak, R. Shepitka, K. Halstead, C. Lisman, O. Hegedus, K. Gott, N. Maier, 4th ROW: L. Bewick, L. Cook, L. Mellinger, S. Salmon, L. Rewerts, T. Vendl, D. Olson, J. Cook, G. Halbcrstadt, L. Mack, C. Maxwell, T. Zuccolato, A. Nelson, L. Ashley, S. Hull. Choir Raises Voices The choral dept, under the able direction of Mr. Jerauld Reinhart completed a successful year with the annual Spring Concert. The Choirs joined with the band for the final concert for the year. The year was begun with the choirs and ba nd wish- ing the people of the community “Season’s Greetings.’ Members of the choirs participated in the district contest for vocalists at Lew Wallace High School. All those who received first place competed at Butler Uni- versity, in Indianapolis, on a state-wide basis. The Senior Concert Choir performed with the band in the band’s Winter Concert. The Concert Choir al- so performed with the choirs from five other schools. Each choir sings a few selections, then all choirs com- bine to sing songs selected by the directors “en mass. This year, for the first time, the choirs presented a program for the Junior High. A member of the Senior Concert Choir should have one year of experience in another Glee Club, but this is a flexible rule. The Vocalteens, a group of sixteen girls and boys, and the Velvateens, seven girls, entertain at private parties and gatherings. To be a member of either of these groups, one must audition before Mr. Rein- hart and the present members of the group. The members then vote on those trying out, and Mr. Rein- hart takes this vote into consideration as he decides. The choirs sponsored the North Texas State Con- cert Choir’s visit to Merrillville and their concert here. 12

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T. Bublitz, Stage Manager; R. Wickberg, Student Director; Mrs. Lynch, Director; Jean Rainford, Business Manager. Juniors Mrs. This year the Junior class presented the play Mrs. McThing. It was a story of Mrs. Howard V. Larue, a very rich and pom- pous woman. In the course of the story Mrs. Larue angers Mrs. McThing by not letting her son, Howie, play with Mrs. Mc- Thing’s daughter, Mimi. For spite Mrs. McThing substitutes a “stick” or a perfect likeness of Howie for the boy and sends the real Howie to Shantyland Pool Hall. FRONT ROW — C. Ackerman, S. Croley; SECOND L. Shipley, B. Bloom, B. Kiburz, P. Troup, T. Vendl, L. ROW — P. Maywald, M. Kodyker, S. Vedo, J. Webster, S. Luttinen, R. Fedorchak, M. Clark, L. Vlasic. Hintalla, J. Kelly, L. Ashley, THIRD ROW — T. Nelson,