Tippecanoe Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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The Night was Filled with Stars Above left The Jolly Jesters. Lu Ann Pyle and Teresa Bazini. demonstrate their unicycling abilities. Below left In a scene from “Heri- tage. Lucy Hanks (Teresa Petrosky) signs a bond for marriage with Henry Sparrow (Matt Johnson). This spring, the Drama Club mem- bers decided to broaden the scope of their acting abilities and attempt to present a non-musical, non-comical play. Mrs. Barr, the club sponsor, se- lected a short, one-act play called ‘‘Heritage. This hour-long produc- tion was presented May 19, in tan- dem with the Viking Variety Show, which proved to be a very profitable endeavor for the Drama Club. “Heritage used characterization, narration, pantomime, and special lighting effects to tell the behind- the-scenes story of Abraham Lin- coln and his family. The small cast consisted of Mark Shriver, Christine Rhoades, Teresa Petrosky, Dane Jer- vis, Matt Johnson, Lorie Crippen, Daphne Keplinger, Ken Goodman, and Patty Doering. As usual the “Viking Varieties” provided many laughs, tears and memorable moments for its au- dience. This year's show featured our own high school rock band, VIPRE. Julie Utter appeared with two songs that she composed her- self. The Way We Were” was dedi- cated to the senior class by Patty Doering, and Judy Conner and “Friend” performed “Send In the Clowns for the last time. In the laugh department, there was the Barbershop Quartet with their very own famous version of “Conie Island Baby,” a group of “purple peacocks,” and “Guitarzan by the Jungle 4.” The show was closed with the en- tire cast singing “May Tomorrow Be A Perfect Day,” and a cheerful “Goodnight everybody, from the MC’s, Greg Hoover and Steve Kruger. 23

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Extreme left Teresa “the clown Petrosky wipes a tear away during Send In The Clowns. Left Getting down to the -sound is VIPRE's lead singer, Ray Secrist. Below left “Why do the birds go on singing? is the musi- cal question asked by Tina Sander. Below We always knew sophomores Greg Blackburn and Ken Goodmand were a little bird-brained. 22

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Everybody Loves a Winner May 19 was a special day in many ways. It was a day of leisure for se- niors. They arrived at school late and were allowed to go home early. Emma prepared a special lunch for them, which was followed by gradu- ation practice. Then, before the en- tire student body, the annual awards program began. The top ten percent of the senior class was announced, along with the winners of State Scholarships. Robin Secrist and Mona Haag were awarded Valedictorian and Saluta- torian trophies. The recipients of the Drama awards were recognized, af- ter receiving their trophies on Greek Night. Rita Price announced the winners of the WRSW medals, which included John Ettinger, English; Jim Bazini, science; Mona Haag, social studies; Cyndi Daniel, math; and, Betsy Mathias, foreign language. Mary Ann Nyenhuis, Sherry Blankenship and Teresa Pet- rosky received journalism awards. Top left Displaying their valedictorian and salutatorian trophies are Robin Secrist and Mona Haag. Top Receiving the I Dare You awards were Patty Doering and John Ettinger, while Jeff Shriver and Mary Beth Gasl collected the Golden V. Above Drama awards winners were (front row) Greg Hoover and Teresa Petrosky, best actor and actress in the drama production; Jim Bazini. director's award: Julie Utter and Ricky Sitls. best supporting actress and actor in the musical; and Ann Kline and Dane Jervis, best actress and actor in the musical. 24