Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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18 — April Antics Sister Mary Elephant ' s soporific poetry reading makes naptime an inevitability for the assistant emcees of April Antics, the Muppets. You know what? Babies really do faint if you hold them upside down! Peggy Ernst tells her aud- ience as she portrays Edith Ann in April Antics. Luann Larcom responds with an indifferent glance to Jim Panter, the re-appearing flasher. Expressing their emotions in song, devoted sis- ters Scott and Steve Gibson perform the White Christmas” classic Sisters.”

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Girl di cover liberated pitfall The King of Hearts dance is February 28, only three weeks away! Boy, do I want to go, but who to ask? How can I be sure he’ll go with me? I’ll never know til I ask. Today’s the day, I won’t put it off any longer. I ' ll just go up to him and ask him. But when is the best time to do it? He’s got basketball practice right after school and he’s always with his friends at lunch. I know, I’ll just ask him when I see him walking alone down the hall be- tween classes. There he is! Now is my only chance Uh, hi. Uh, I was wondering if you’d go to the dance with me . . You will? Terrific! Yeah, it should really be good. V-Teens is sponsoring it, and I heard the theme is Venus and Mars. Ah-hem, er-r, um-m — oh, yeah, see ya later. Oh, brother, did I ever blow that; speaking of a liberated wo- man. I sure am glad I ' m not a guy. I wonder if it was hard for him to ask that girl to the Christ- mas dance — man, what a dog. That dance was neat, though. The decorations really did make it look like a Winter Wonderland. Wonder what the decorations for this one will look like. Gosh, what should I wear? Guess I ' ll have to get a new dress, and some decent shoes, and some Fatigued after dancing to the music of Quorum, Kara Mosely and Steve Delahanty seek refreshment from punch and Christmas cookies provided for them by Student Council members. Christmas Dance King of Hearts — 17

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Decked in garb of the roaring 20 ' s, Jenni- fer Butt twists across the stage in her performance of All That Jazz.” Final dress rehearsal finds one of the Muppets receiving a stern talk from Mr. Gerry Coffey on being rude. Calling for a note from their pianist, Steve Gib- son, Kerry Roberts, Ed Bertholet, Chris Kearny and Jeff Roscoe try to get on key. Entertainers move to successful beat “Hey! I thought you said we were gonna have fun.” “We did!” “That song about clowns wasn ' t funny.” “You know, you’re sure critical tonight. You haven’t said one posi- tive thing. Just what would you do if you were in my shoes?” I’d polish them! Ha, ha, ha!” Come on, now. Stop laughing. You can’t be laughing all the time. The Rhythm of Life is sometimes sad, too.” Fast, mellow, funny, somber — the 1976 April Antics featured acts of many different paces and emo- tions to demonstrate that the Rhythm of Life is truly a powerful beat.” The show packed crowds into the VHS auditorium April 9 and 10 to see the singing, dancing, and dra- matic talents of more than 50 stu- dents — as well as two faculty mem- bers and the Muppets, who served as emcees. The bulk of the production was musically oriented, with two large ensembles and a performance by the VHS Carolers. Dancers also found a spot on center stage in acts choreographed to everything from jazz and show tunes to modern soul and rock. While Drama Club members worked furiously behind stage, VHS’s budding comedians per- formed in front of the curtain in between acts. The 90-minute show closed on a somber note with the Muppets ' bicentennial salute to America’s people. April Antics — 19