Paoli High School - Hillcrest Yearbook (Paoli, IN)

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We came as athletes, scholars, journalists and musicians, but with drama coach Debra Stroud’s skillful touch, we emerged as actors with0one thing in common — the stage. On an “enchanted evening” the PHS Drama Club and its passengers set sail on a cruise destined for the “South Pacific.” Against the backdrop of U.S. naval troops stationed on a tropical island in W.W.II, Ensign Nellie Forbush battled herself over “diplomatic difficulties” with French exile Emile de Becque. With no other answer in sight, Nellie washed the man she desperately loved off to another land. Meanwhile, lurking on a jungle island. Bloody Mary and conniving Luther Billis attempted to out swindle each other for a fast buck, while Bloody Mary’s “Bali Hai” incantations were designed to lure Joe Cable off to Happy Talk” with daughter, Liat. When confronted with the decision of marrying the person mom always wanted or the one they really loved, both Nellie and Joe were torn apart. Rejected by the women in their lives, Cable and de Becque ventured on a dangerous undercover mission for the navy. But the show must go on. From sailor suits to sequins, Nellie Forbush directed sailors and nurses in the Thanksgiving Day entertainment. Matt Bowen and Donna Bledsoe dazzled the stage with their chorus line performance, and Billis, complete with coconuts and a grass skirt, strutted his “stuff’ in the grand finale. The curtain closed on a bittersweet ending as young Joe Cable died for his country, and Emile came back to claim Nellie. But as traditional flowers were exchanged, the audience realized true love had been found — even if it was just between a group of high school students and their director. 14 South Pacific

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wears crown “straight to the top As the sound of “Ice Castles” decorated the final moments, they approached midfield with their uniformed escorts. From the press box the decision came down, and after the shrieking and clapping had to subsided, Queen Julie Warren took her royal walk to the throne with senior Mike Benham in attendance. Enchanting the gridiron court were princeesses Kim Harmon, Jill Elliott and Beth DeLong with escorts Jon Miley, Joe Meadows and Jon Babcock. With a cheerleader as queen and four Rams as escorts PHS had made homecoming a true “football affair.” Football Homecoming 13

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Cruise director charters cast for “Pacific” Ensign Nellie Forbush...........Kim Harmon Emile de Becque.................Marty Andry Bloody Mary.....................Kim Hopkins Julie Warren Lt. Joe Cable...................Joe Meadows Liat............................Susan Riley Toni Titkos Luther Billis...................Pat Levesque This voyage was possible with the talents of many more people. Thanks for sailing! I 'South Pacific 15