North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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When the five winning acts were announced, Anne Schwartz, Bob Walker, and Joan Wente showed hysterical delight. Making a fun task of constructing scen- ery for Spectacular are Nancy Bachmann, Helen Elliott, and Jim Buschmann. Carol Henzie, Niki Curtis, Cheryl Williams, Ann Fairchild, Phyllis Payne, Mary Lou Mackey, Diane Deckard, Chip Dillon, Marcia Robbins, (back) Joan Wente, Cynthia Whitfield, Sharon Claron, Pam Turner, Judy Turner, Jerry Coffey ' and Margey Berlin were act chairmen of the 1961 Junior Spectacular.

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Talent is spotlighted in the Spectacular, an annual production which is written, directed, and produced entirely by Juniors as a class project The Bell Ringing line, one of the funniest in Poor Pierrot, took top honors as a dancing line in the Junior Spectacular of 1961. The juniors had their turn in the spotlight early in March when they produced the Junior Spectacu- lar to packed houses three nights and one afternoon. Planning started long before the cuts in January in which five acts survived. Beaus Ahoy, Poor Pierrot, Dreamhouse Dilema, In De Land 0 Cotton, and Galaxy Galvantin, were rehearsed nightly from that time on, to polish performances. The three intermission acts chosen, the Keynotes, the Majesties, and the Steve Main Septet, provided near professional talent. Student Directors, • Shannon Kelly and Nan y Coates, held frequent meetings with the act chair- men and sponsors. Junior Class sponsor, Mr. Ken- neth Patton, along with Mrs. Elsie Ball, stage direc- tor, and Mr. Don Martin, musical director, worked with class officers and council members spending many hours to make the 1961 Spectacular a big success. When the curtain fell Saturday night, the tired performers and other members of the Junior Class gathered in the Student Center for a celebration party at which awards for best performances were presented. Poor Pierrot was unanimously chosen as the best act and its star, the bumbling monk, Shirley Wright, was named the best actress. The Bell Ringers were given an award as the most outstanding dance line. Shannon Kelly and Nancy Coates, Student Directors, made sure the production ran smoothly.

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Duke and Duchess winners, Bruce Peters and Carolyn Riddell, receive ribbons and plaques at the ADD Dance. Traditions such as choosing ' Royalty ' lend spice to a year that is otherwise Joann Thompson, escorted by Major Ken Lukenbill, presides as queen of the NDCC ' s Sleigh Ride dance. Dances at North Central put the icing on the cake as far as student life is concerned, with com- petition keen for who will get dates. Most of these affairs are given to increase finances. One is the Northerner staff ' s annual Duke and Duchess Dance ( ADD ) which helps to pay the deficit on the year- book. Bruce Peters and Carolyn Riddell were chosen Duke and Duchess at the ADD Dance. Diane Tra- montini was selected Fall Sports Queen. Juniors held their prom last year at the Indiana Roof using the theme Deep Sea Dream. Dave Richards and Diane Tramontini reigned as Prom King and Queen. A week before students left for the Christmas holidays, the Student Council held its formal dance of the year, Peppermint Paradise. NDCC boys picked Joanne Thompson as their queen at the Military Ball, Sleigh Ride. The Key Club ended the social season with their money-mak- ing venture, a spring dance, this year entitled Swing into Spring. ' In addition to dance royalty, Roberta Bowsher was named Yard Parks Queen in March. for proms and formal dances spent in more serious pursuits Jay Steele is as excited as his date, Diane Tramontini, over her selection as queen of the Fall Sports Dance.