Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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at Whitmer s Big Top. Good form is demonstrated by Joan Griffith and Ron Man- row at the end of a long line of performing gymnasts. Individual routines on the uneven parallel bars are per¬ formed to music by Kathy Moon and Ann Mohr. Frolicking clowns, brassy, overtoned mu¬ sic, and 900 spirited students set the stage for Whitmer’s thirtieth annual circus. Al¬ though the participants change each year, the two-man throws, elementary co-ed, and calisthentics have remained among the fa¬ vorite acts. Particularly skillful students per¬ formed on the parallel bars, the horse, and the giant swings. New this year was a team of five boys who formed body pyramids which demonstrated their superb gymnastic ability. The class relay teams vied with each other as team members were spurred on by tre¬ mendous bursts of enthusiasm from their classmates. The class of 1966 became the new champion and claimed the annual circus trophy. The evening’s entertainment ended with the most difficult and breath taking act in the circus. Only the most experienced and agile tumblers performed on the ladders, the final act. The camera catches varied expressions as elementary co-eds file into the field house.

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The senior contestant gains a slight lead over the underclassmen as they near the top. Aerialists and acrobats perform daring feats Originality, grace, and agility are shown as Joey Hawkins and Linda Postlewait carry out their routine successfully. i 12 Marci Shall starts her prepara¬ tory jumps before beginning a more difficult maneuver.

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Shirley Heisa, as Queen Aggravain, gives Prince r i 7 • Daumless, played by Lynn Feaver. definite ad- j QUYS Of WOVk aUd traCtlCe Vice about his marriage plans. ± Court jester Russ Cox reminisces about bygone days with maids, Kathy VanSickle and Lynn Schaefer. Singing damsels Sue Moore, Gayle Haase, and Sue Davis harmonize to the delight of the audience. 14