River Forest High School - Ingot Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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Clockwise from top left: Members of the Boys ' Ensemble perform the tradi- tional Italian Banner Waving. Male members of the Mixed Ensemble bow to their partners during the Renais- sance Masked Dance. Santa Lucia, Shelly Groover, serves desserts wear- ing her wedding dress and crown of burning candles. The Mixed Ensemble, in colorful attire, entertains the crowd with wassail songs. Girls from the Con- cert Choir, holding arches made of holly, perform a Peasant Dance. The armored hunters bring a prized catch, the peacock, for the feast. events

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An evening of medieval family entertainment, The annual Wassail, in it’s 16th consecutive year, is a Christmas celebration of medi- eval times. It is enhanced with the traditions of song and dance. The Wassail, under the direc- tion of Mr. Brown, focuses upon Santa Lucia. St. Lucia, a maiden of the Roman Empire, gave up her dowry to the poor near the day she was supposed to have been wed. Such an ac- tion was unheard of in that day. 12 events Lucia achieved her Saint status when she was burned at the stake and did not die until a sword pierced her heart. Along with other traditions such as the lighting of the Christmas tree and the bring- ing in of the Boar ' s head, was a puppet show written by the 8th grade STP class and performed by the Speech Club under the direction of Miss Kubiak. The newest arrival was the hand- bells, performed by the boys ensemble. They performed the song “Christmas was Born.” Wassailers in their dresses and tunics sang a wide variety of Christmas songs while the guests enjoyed a 4 course meal. The main dish was roast loin of pork. Other dishes in- cluded tossed green salad, baked potatoes, croissants and caviar. Desserts included Swiss Delight cake from St. Louis as well as many other varieties of cakes and candies.

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We are the World Concert and student acts bring out our best Our school has a good reputa- tion for talent. The “Talent-Jazz Review and the “We are the World” concert brought out some of the best. The talent show, held for three consecutive nights, was a definite s uccess. Not only did it provide great entertainment for the audience, but it also gave its participants a chance to show off their talent. At the “We are the World” con- cert each band gave its all. The beginning band played first fol- lowed by the intermediate band. The band members worked hard all year to prepare for this con- cert. The last two bands, concert and “Wind Ensemble,” literally sweated it out” through the year. For them the year started with marching in parades and at football games. Then they began calistenics in preparation for their Florida trip and Disney Worlds Electric Light Parade. In Florida they shared a week of fun in the sun. Their year ended at the We are the World” concert.