Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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LEFT : Bailiff, Ed Bertholet swears in Mary Jo Nu- land before she can testify for the defense. BELOW: Doing a reading about housewives ' morn- ing gossip over coffee are Mary Beth Waldschmidt, Keith Wetmore, and Sarah Matern. BOTTOM: While questioning Harry Manolopoulos, Keith Wetmore tries to unfold the truth about Faulkner ' s murder. 13

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Actors present courtroom play Neither Perry Mason nor Owen Marshall could have outdone the Drama Club ' s per- formances of Ayn Rand ' s Night of January 16th. The play centered around the trial of Kar- en Andre (Marva Ungurait), accused of mur- dering her ex-employer, Bjorn Faulkner. Two crucial witnesses, Faulkner ' s widow and her father (Sarah Matern and John Kurman), were missing at the beginning of the trial. They appeared after it was in progress, weakening Defense Attorney Keith Wet- more ' s attempts to prove Karen ' s innocence. Although Prosecuting Attorney Julie Bibler logically and vehemently solicited a guilty verdict from the jury selected from the au- dience, Karen Andre was found innocent on October 26 and guilty on October 27. Discussing the drama, Marva Ungurait said there was no more difficulty involved in per- forming in a serious play as opposed to the comedies Drama Club has presented in pre- vious years: You still have to stay in char- acter. A more casual program was a humorous reading which Keith Wetmore, Mary Beth Waldschmidt, and Sarah Matern presented to the Women ' s Club. ABOVE RIGHT : Arriving in court in time to strengthen prosecuting attorney Julie Bibler’s case are Faulkner ' s widow and father-in-law, Sarah Ma- tern and John Kurman. BELOW: Drama students and performers Marty Gehring, Bonnie Foldesy, and Bonnie Brown, make up before productions. 12

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Mist blankets spectators, royalty Homecoming weekend dawned with cold rain Friday morning. A faculty veto on roller skates, tricycles, and other forms of locomotion, for safety reasons, put a damper on Spirit Day. Mercifully, the rain let up by dusk. At game time, thick, heavy mist wrapped the field, generating an air of mystery for the half-time ceremony. The eight Homecoming queen candidates rode into view in golf carts as Sue Erceg, dance chairman, introduced them over the PA system. With the wind whipping their hair and dresses, the girls made their way across the muddy field. Queen Susan Ruge said she was so nervous I wasn ' t aware of the weather. Every so often I saw someone I knew— that made it easier. Four weeks of planning culminated by four hours of decorating transformed the south balcony into a secluded cornfield, with an orange cellophane harvest moon hovering above. Scarecrows, corn shocks, and autumn weeds adorned the walls, with pumpkins planted on the floor as a final touch. In these rustic surroundings, 155 couples danced to the rock of Wheatstone Bridge. 14 ABOVE: Bordering the 40-yard-long aisle, on- lookers anticipate the arrival of the Homecoming Court. ABOVE RIGHT: Homecoming Court includes Ann Adgate, Julie Bibler, Karen Burey, Linda Ficken, and Deb Lanyi. RIGHT: Inheriting the crown of Homecoming Princess from her sister Janet, Karen Maiers em- braces Rachel Bretscher, both members of the Court.