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.

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Convos relieve The clock ticks off the minutes as you look out of the window and contemplate the shape of your fingernails, or make bizarre doodles on the pages of your spiral notebook. You glance across the classroom and notice that the rest of your fifth hour class appears to be no more attentive than you are. Suddenly, you look up and discover that it ' s 1:30. The voice of Mr. 1. With a repertoire ranging from pop to easy- listening tunes, the Concert Choir displays their versatility at the annual fall concert. 2. Composed primarily of sophomores, the Girls ' Glee Club often provides back-up music for featured soloists, In addition to presenting their own numbers. 3. As part of their performance in the Folk- Pop Convo, the trio of Anna Meece, Sonia Sison, and Nancy Casbon harmonize in Let It ho- hums Johnson breaks in on the PA. “We will now move to the sixth hour convocation.” At last — rescued from the drudgery of the daily routine! You settle back in an auditorium seat, prepared for 55 minutes of entertainment. The curtain goes up and the VHS Jazz Ensemble appears on stage. A hush settles over the crowd Be Me. 4. The A Choir ' s arrangement of Evergreen,” the Paul Williams hit from A Star Is Born, mellows the mood of the Folk-Pop Convo. 5. Displaying her talent on the guitar, senior Cindy Evans accompanies In the Ghetto. 6. In an attempt to expose VHS students to drama two Purdue University students present an excerpt from a famous play. Convos Concerts — 15