New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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There are goofs and laughter nervous laughter. take to the stage I It begins. Each approach the stage wishing for themselves a particular part and hoping that a friend, too will receive the part he desires. Lines are read nervously. There are goofs and laughter — nervous laughter. The parts are posted. There is joy for some, bewilderment for others, and defeat for a few. It continues as youthful actors and actresses strive for perfection. There is ad- libbing and noisy luaghing. The director demands attention. Slowly, practice continues. Practices go quickly; it is soon dress rehearsal. Problems with costume changes and lights are discovered and remedied. It nears the end. The curtain rises. Everything is ready. Actors and actresses exchange lines and comments. There are mistakes. Frustration mounts. After another mistake each turns to another for comfort. Some were chatting with each other and consoling one another like old friends. The curtain falls. Some tears are shed. Tomorrow the set will fall, but the friends made are forever; the end? Bel Kaufman ' s play included Joy Dan Gherig and Bill Cook adjust the Foust as Sylvia Barrett. play ' s lighting. 22 - Fall Play

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Cautiously walking down the long crowded hallway, talking about the dates you had or the parties you have Companionship counts for close moments A moment of friendship is shared by Michelle Shaffer and Juhe Hill during the Homecoming game- Early to school, Lisa and Laura Miller share extra time with their friend Brian Smuts. In the cold darkness you lie silently awake, patiently waiting for the dawn ' s loud crow or the sizzling of the morning bacon. You anxiously watch the hours come and the minutes go into a slow depth of time, then you realize the time has come. Cautiously walking down the long crowded hallway, your face loses all expression as you stop. Standing there your heart pounds as a high scream of joy outsounds the loud voices. It ' s your best friend who you ' ve known for years, the friend who was there when you needed her, who helped you achieve the most important years in one ' s life, someone you ' ve gone through the day with, through thick and thin and then ended it all by moving across town. You talk about the dates you had or the parties you have gone to or get into a deep conversation of the past, when you lived on the same block. All at once the bell rings. Big crowds of people hurry into their classrooms from the commons. As the two of you part into separate classrooms, a warm feeling appears, and you think how great life has been and think if there is no one else to share life with, then life itself would be a shallow experience, especially at shook Overjoyed expressions of the ' latest victory are shovk n by Teresa Newkirk, Karen Ashman, and Lisa Miller, School brings unexpected pleas- ures, especially to Sandy Krucke-J berg and Chuck Koeneman. ( Companionship