Traverse City High School - Pines Yearbook (Traverse City, MI)

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■V- Behold the little pot which man has sat on so smugly for centuries ... f 1 }i 1 A S With two hundred students involved in its production, Finian ' s Rainbow played to ap- proximately three thousand people throughout its six performances. The musical comedy has a double plot: the Negroes ' struggle to preserve their rights, and a fantasy involving an Irish leprechaun and two love stories. The cast in- cluded Kay Kinney and CharLene Scranton as Geologists Toby Sandberg and Mike Thompson and sheriffs Rod Schaub and Ken Leismer tell Senator Rawkins, Jim Kroupa, and Buzz Collins, Chester Zaremba, that they have discovered gold on their property. Principals in the production of Finian ' s Rainbow were Tom Grapes, stage manager, Mr. Larimer, choral director, Cathy Wheeler, pianist, Mary Rumble, Left, Well, this is a pretty bucket of fish! says Charlene Scranton of lep- rechaun Bob Purvis.

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Trojan Triumphs The seniors adopted the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the T-Table for their class theme. They designed tlieir snow sculpture and wing decorations after King Arthur ' s stately castle. Their motto was Just as the spirit made by the three witches helped King Arthur conquer the dx ' agon, so the spirit of the stu- dent body will help the Trojans de- feat Muskegon and Mona Shores. The juniors selected the legend of Tarzan, fabricating it into the legend of Trozan. Decorating their wing like a jungle, they constructed exotic trees, cannibals, and wild animals. We catch ' em . We beat ' em . We cook ' em. We eat ' em, the juniors motto, expressed the school ' s as- surance in defeating its basketball opponents . Robin Hood and His Merry Tro- jans, the sophomores ' theme, stimu- lated the underclassmen ' s pep. They sculptured Brother John out of snow and reconstructed Sherwood Forest in their wing. 27

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R A y r 3 O Sharon, Jeff Hayes and Jim Savage as Woody, Steve Hanna and Jim Harris as Finian, Bob Pur- vis and Ken Racht as Og the leprechaun, Mary Rumble and Patti Stokes as Susan, Jimjurica and Jim Kroupa as Senator Rawkins, Ken Walk- meyer and Chester Zaremba as Buzz, and Ken Leismer as the sheriff. Right, Woody, Jeff Hayes, and Sharon, Kay Kin- ney, gaze lovingly into each other ' s eyes. Rainbow Valley participates in Sharon ' s and Woody ' s wedding (Charlene Scran- ton and Jim Savage). choreographer Mary Roxburgh, make- up and assistaitt stage director, and Mr. Hansen, dramatics director, and absent Mrs. Potes, art director. Og practices his magic to change the senator ' s per- sonality. Dancers Shirley Weller, Kim Mur- chie, Janet Burston, Eric Haven, Jerry Wylie, Mary Lou Paxton, Mike Thompson, Sharon McManemy, Toby Sandberg, Judy Lemcool, Tim McGrew, JeanLawler, Linda Keway, Tom Stokes, Liz Williams, and Howard Cook execute the finale to the Rainbow Dance.