Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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I. r I r D Miss Rosa Weikel, Vesper director, makes last minute adjust- Hi-Y members help Y-Teens decorate the tree by stringing lights ments on the Virgin Mary costume before she goes on stage. and positioning the star in the pine brances. Senior Steve Brainard stoops to pick up the greeting cards that have been deposited by MHS students in the Hi-Y mail box. The cards were delivered to sponsor rooms each morning during the Christmas season.

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Filled with bitterness and jealous love, Harry Beaton Uohn Gautiery rapes Jean McLaren during her wedding celebration. The townspeople, overwhelmed with fear, look on. MH9'ers Greet 'Brigadoon' With Three Standing Ovations A bit of heather and a Scottish brogue added that special touch to Mishawaka High School's first all- school musical, Brigadoon. Eighty- three energetic students, clad in bright gowns or plaid kilts, con- tributed their talents to make the show a colorful and lively perform- ance. After weeks of rehearsing, the chorus, orchestra members, dancers, and actors adapted to the atmos- phere of an eighteenth century Scot- tish village. At the end of the two months, Mr. John Gibson, Mr. Ed- ward Fleming, and Mr. John Long had coordinated the different di- visions of the cast. Behind the scenes, committee workers combined their efforts to supply all the needed scenery and props. The chairmen recruited groups of MHS'ers to scavenge the area for Scottish costumes and flow- er baskets. The stage crew spent a hectic week building vendor's boothes and papier mache rocks. The final product of these ex- hausting but fun activities was a pro- fessional performance of the love story, Brigadoon. The enchanted village of Briga- doon appeared once every hundred years in the forests of Scotland. lt was here that the American Tommy Albright CGreg Zehringj fell in love with Fiona McLaren fCassie String- erj, a native of Brigadoon. One of the major conflicts in- volved Harry Beaton CJohn Gautierj, a bitter young man who endangered the lives of the villagers by trying to escape the curse of the mysterious place. The consequences of his death enabled the miracle to continue. Mr. Louis Brockie, bag piper, leads the funeral march of Harry Beaton.

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-A oi, A .il 'fs A' J 1 x x f x ' 5 . T i l . Q . A 3 wk j I 1, ' ' r H l ss . l I 2 g Promoting the spirit of the Christmas season, the A Capella choir The singing is traditional at MHS and brings joy to students and sings hymns and old familiar carols in the halls. faculty as the singers stroll in the halls. MHS Spurs Communitg Spirit Through Projects Soft strains of organ music pro- vided a cathedral-like, solemn atmo- sphere for the traditional Christmas Vesper service. Twelve living pictures portrayed the Christmas story while the choir sang familiar hymns to ac- company each one. The Vesper Ser- vice under the direction of Miss Rosa Weikel was sponsored by the P.T.A. The service was presented for the community in two performances to help promote the spirit of Christmas. Keeping with the tradition, the MHS Hi-Y and Y-Teen members co- sponsored and co-organized the Share project. The purpose of the project was to collect canned goods and money to distribute to the needy families in the area. X X Trimming the Christmas tree in the main hall and providing mail ser- vice were two activities performed by the Hi-Y. A mail box was set up in the main hall for the deposit of the cards. The cards stamped with four T.B. seals were delivered each . , I , A , , morning to the students in their Senior Kim Walters with the baby Jesus in her arms sits motionless during her portrayal SDOHSOI' l'0Ol'T1S. of the Virgin Mary at Vespers.