New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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CAST: (front row) Tina Wilderman (Mrs. Swettenham), Clare Wesolik (Dora Bunner), Carol Weber (Letitia Blacklock), Sherry Thornton (Miss Marple). (back row) Lori Meyer (Julia Simmons), Brian Korves (Edmund Swettenham), Doug Kosarek (Patrick Simmons), Mark Schott (Rudi Scherz), Doug Laumbattus (Inspector Craddock), Tami Freudenberg (Mitzi), Marvin Korves (Sergeant Mallors), and Michelle Morovitz(Phillipa Haymes). Letty Blacklock (Carol Weber) waits in fright as Bunny (Clare Wesolik) reads on about the murder in the Gazette. On Oct. 23, 1981, a cast of New Athens High School Students presented a two-act play “A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christi. The setting is the 1940’s in an English countryside Manor owned by Letitia Blacklock. She shares her home with a variety of people who all seem to have someting to hide. When an announcement of a murder, set to take place at the Manor, is found in the Gazette, suspense begins to mount. After the murder, female sleuth, Miss Marple, sets out to find the truth. Through a long investigation Inspector Craddock (Doug Laumbattus) and Sergeant Mallors (Marvin Korves) view various people with a suspicious eye. Could it be Dora Bunner (Clare Wesolik) the slightly zany companion? Or the brother and sister Patrick and Julia Simmons? (Doug Kosarek and Lori Meyer). What about Phillipa Haymes (Michelle Morovitz)? Was the deed done by the hysterical maid Mitzi (Tami Freudenberg)? Or the neighbors down the lane, Mrs. Swettenham and her son Edmund (Tina Wilderman and Brian Korves)? After reenacting the murder Letitia Blacklock was caught using a false identity. By using this identity she could have become a very wealthy lady by the inheritance of a will. Luckily she was caught by the Inspector before pursuing her next victim. 20

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On April 3, 1982, 35 venturing students and parents set out on a ten day excursion through Munich, Germany. They boarded the Black Knight’s Bus and by 7:15, they were headed for O’Hara Airport in Chicago, where they soon boarded Lufthansa Airlines. During their 8 hour flight, they made one stop at Frankfurt Airport to switch planes. On arrival at Munich, there was a bus waiting for the exhausted travelers to take them to the Olympia Park Hotel. The first day was left for the group to travel around and view the sights and experience the German culture. During the next couple of days, they visited many castles and historical sights such as Nymphenberg Schloss (castle), a huge castle built by a duke for his wife; Neuschwanstein Schloss, a castle built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria; Dachau Oberam-magau, Berchtesgaden, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and as a side trip, they stayed over night in the Hotel Gablerbrau in Salzburg, Austria. While sightseeing through Salzburg, many people toured the Fortress, Mozart’s Home, and the Hellbrunn Schloss. The German culture is quite different from the American culture, especially the food. Everyone experienced many different foods and desserts, some people even tried a German pizza! But one thing they will never forget is the pastries! Nobody could pass up a kon-ditorei (bakery) without taking a look inside. Everyone had an enjoyable trip with memories that will stay with them forever! The German students would like to thank Mr. Berowski for making the German trip possible! 19

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DIRECTORS and MAKEUP: (above front row) Ms. Suzanne Boyle (director), Ms. Gretchen Van Hove (director), Jennifer Lischer (student director), Becky Gamble, Mary Schilling, Shirley Trog, and Laura Gum. (left) Phillipa Haymes (Michelle Morovitz), Edmind Swet-tenham (Brian Korves), Mitzi (Tami Freudenberg), and Patrick Simmons (Doug Kosarek) stand in “awe as Miss Marple (Sherry Thornton) inspects the murdered victim, (below) Through the magic of makeup Jennifer Lischer turns Sherry Thornton from a 17 year old teenager to an elderly lady. 21