Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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AMU FIMIM Anne Frank — 13 1. Mrs. Van Daan (Jackie Geller) and Mr. Van Daan (Fred Carpenter) discuss” the advisability of selling her fur coat. 2. Displaying a wide range of emotions, Anne (Helen Kirscher) Informs her mother (Carrie Powers) that she ' s not sick. 3. Miep (Karen Ives) has found Anne’s diary in the hiding place and presents It to Mr. Frank (Jeff Gill). 4. Since school is out of the question for Jews in hiding, Mr. Frank tutors Peter (John Eicher.) 5. After a coughing spell, Margot (Anne Hoehner) settles down for a nap. 6. Still wearing her Star of David, Anne talks with Peter for the first time. Cast sets scene for Anne Frank For the first time in five years, director Alice Noble elected to perform a serious drama at VHS because she felt that more students possessed greater acting ability than usual. The Drama Club presented “The Diary of Anne Frank” on November 18 and 19 after weeks of rehearsal. The cast underwent intensive preparations in order to present the story of a Jewish family in hiding during WW II. They viewed slides of concentration camps, movies, and talked to a rabbi to better understand the fear and anxiety of the Frank fa mily. Members of the cast practiced sensitivity exercizes, such as imagining the loss of one ' s parents. The purpose of this was to create a sense of family togetherness among cast members. The added preparations resulted in excellent character development and unity. I was very pleased with their performance, Mrs. Alice Noble remarked.