Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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1. Members of Eliza Jumal arrive early to set up the equipment for their scintillating light show. 2. Long lines of enthusiastic students reflect the popularity of weekend sockhops. 3. Still exhuberant about Valpo ' s hard-won victory over Hammond High, senior Carol Hofferth ' gets down ' to Eliza Jumal. 16 — Discos Sockhops

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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

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Disco down and check out the show John Travolta, with his lithe and limber physique, popularized “Saturday Night Fever,” the story of a disco dancer. VHS’ South Balcony may not resemble a New York City discotheque, and the dancers probably aren ' t good enough to audition for the “Radio City Rockettes,” but then, a Friday night sockhop was never meant to be a professional production. Post-game sockhops have become a painless, popular way to relieve the “nothing-to-do blues. Students fill the dance floor week after week to celebrate victories or make defeats a little easier to bear. Other factors that contribute to the popularity of the club-sponsored events are that they are inexpensive and don ' t require a full tank of gas. Student Council put out a patent” on the disco. These dances come complete with disc jockies and light shows. Other clubs pulled in funds with the use of the ever-popular live band. Although it can be fun to get dressed up in long gowns and fancy suits for formal dances, the “come as you are” policy of the after-game discos and sockhops has firmly established them as a great form of casual entertainment. 4. To beat the heat of disco dancing, Pam Tucker and Ty Welch cool off at the drinking fountain. 5. VHS’ Tony Manero, Jeff Maciejewski and Kim Koch display their disco dancing expertise. Dlscos Sockhops — 17