Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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1. Adding a little variety to the Christmas concert, the VHS symphonic band, under the direction of Mr. Robert Miller, performs the “American Civil War Fantasy.” 2. The VHS A Choir, directed by Mr. Bernard Butt, gets ready to perform the classic ‘Twas the Night before Christmas” at the Christmas concert. 3. Two of VHS’s more enthusiastic dancers, Elaine Kaminski and Tim Silhavy, show off their danc- ing skills. Sockhops Band Choir Concerts — 17

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Concerts, Sockhops Overcome Mid-week, Week-end Boredom Sockhops, which continued to gain popularity at VHS, usually found the gym’s north balcony strewn with coats and shoes as students jammed onto the middle of the floor to dance to the earsplitting music of the performing band. Although the price was raised from $1.50 per couple to $1.00 per person because of increased band fees, they remained an inexpensive form of recreation. Held after football and bas- ketball games, the average dance raised nearly two hundred dollars for the club sponsoring it. VHS’s bands and choirs also pro- vided another form of student enter- tainment as they held Christmas and pre-contest concerts in the auditorium. Profits were put in band and choir funds and used toward repairs of worn equipment and the purchase of new instruments and costumes used in con- tests and public performances. 1. Making the most of ANA’s music, Donna Breitzke boogies at a club-sponsored sockhop. 2. To help set the scene for the Christmas concert, Jerry Ortega runs the spotlight. 3. Sockhops continue to be a popular money- making activity at VHS. YARC member Ruby Lee collects the profits after the Chesterton foot- ball game. 1

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1. Ozark Mountain CloggersTom Harrington, Dale Lamberson, and Kurt Mussman supply entertain- ment during a scene change with Hog Callin’ Time in The Ozarks.” 2. Shifting the mood of the program, Cheryl Hammons, Jan Haney, and Jane Calderazzo sing Jane’s “Colossal Dreams.” 3. Magic To Do” gets underway as Marty Geh- ring opens the Drama Club’s annual spring pro- duction. Fantasy Draws Crowds To Student Production Captivating its audience with music, comedy, and wizardry, April Antics cast members had “Magic To Do” in the annual Drama Club production April 18 and 19 Comedy skits such as “3-Act Play” and the Ozark Mountain doggers mingled with magic and music bal- anced the auditorium-held perform- ances into enjoyable variety entertain- ment. The Choir Department held its annual Folk-Pop Concert September 28. The two-act program featured student renditions of famous songs and also many original compositions. 18 — April Antics Folk Concert