Prospect High School - Crest Yearbook (Mount Prospect, IL)

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A cast of thousands assembled on stage for the final curtain. PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME Con-can dancers were on hand to provide atmosphere. Juniors Jim Grady and Pam Budris, captured this year's leading roles. Five long, practice-filled weeks of preparation for the musical, So This Is Paris, culminated with performances on March 25, 26, and 27. A new innovation this year was the use of Mr. Black- ley's Jazz Lab Band for stage music performances. The ar- rangements presented in the evening program took many hours of daily class practice and after-school rehearsals to achieve perfection. The music department's production, under the guidance of Mr. Mische, featured Pam Budris as Carol and .lim Grady as Paul in the romantic leads. Carol's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, played by Joel Mattson and Becky Clausen, forbade their daughter to marry a handsome Frenchman. Six American girls in Paris planned a block party to raise money for Eve, crippled French girl, played by Adrienne Kulielce. The romantic plot climaxed with overwhelming success when Paul and Carol resolved a quarrel at the block party. Two Frenchmen argued with typical Gallic enthusiasm.

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CHIVALRY REIGNED SUPREME Members of Prospect's dance band performed at Camelot. On February 27, Knights in shining armor escorted their fair maidens to this year's Tri-M dance, Camelot The medieval castle with its atmosphere of enchanted mystery was access- ible only by a drawbridge. The Montclairs provided music for the royal aFlair. The evening climaxed with a floor show in which the Mellotones presented a selection of songs from Camelot, including 'lt Ever l Would Leave You and Theme from Camelot. Changing the mood To a jazz beat, the dance band played several numbers arranged by John Higgens. Adrienne Kulieke and Becky Clausen delighted the audience with their duet, The Simple Joys of Maidenhood, and .lim Grady and Pam Budris gave a preview of songs from So This Is Paris. The floor show ended with a reading from Camelot by Margaret Starr. Colored lights tlickered and dimmed as couples left the world of medieval romance and chivalry. If only for an evening, the cafeteria was filled with the aroma of gardenias instead of pizza. Rustic candle holders lent an aura of romance to the refreshments table A knight and his lady stepped across the drawbridge into Came- Freshman couples sat and watched the senior couples dance across the cafeteria lot. floor.

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A somber, yet misty-eyed expression was mirrored on many faces during the lust dance. A LASTING REMEMBRANCE The many months spent in anxious preparation and anticipa- tion were climaxed at nine o'clock on the evening of Friday, May 28, l965, with the iunior-senior prom, Till We Meet Again. This year's iuniors, The Class of 1966, spent preceding months choosing the theme, designing the decorations, ar- ranging tor the band and the auditorium and co-ordinating all the details necessary in planning and preparing for an outstanding prom. The auditorium of the Flick-Reedy Com- pany was Hlled with familiar scenes representative ot eight foreign countries, outlined in varied shades ot phosphoresence on black. The bandstand was built to resemble the stern ot a ship departing for distance lands. All the hard work was re- warded with the music of Perry Fotos and his orchestra in- vited excited couples to dance. The seniors will remember Till We Meet Again as one of the highlights of their high school career. i fe l was 1' Elegantly served refreshments marked most important dance of the year. A modern Cinderella stepped out of her golden carriage