Air Academy High School - Vapor Trails Yearbook (USAF Academy, CO)

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the show. Montage was con- ceived some ten years ago as a show which would allow any stu- dent at AAHS a chance to per- form. One needs only to audition to take part. After auditions, the directors write a show around the talents they have seen dis- played. The 1981 Montage consisted of two acts and 27 numbers includ- ing one entitled Somewhere There's a Song dedicated to the non-hearing or hearing impaired. Cindy Smith, a special guest from the Colorado Deaf and Blind School participated in this num- ber. Three members from Came- Q were also dedicated to Mrs. Harriett Connolly, retiring Latin and English teacher. According to the directors, Ev- eryone is in the opening and fina- 'le and is included in at least one special number. .Rui Helping Montage give the gift of song, Cindy Smith, a student at the Colorado Deaf and Blind School, leads cast members Cplctured all together, topj in sign language to Somewhere There's a Song Caboveb. ln an attempt to finish her sentence, Jennifer Riley clamps a hand over John Bosick's mouth during the humorous number Sing from A Chorus Line. Camelot produced a variety of hit songs. three of which the Montage cast performed. Lisa Callaway coyly sings The Simple Joys of Maidenhead Crightb. Fine Arts! 25

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Montage: Talent-Studded Cast Salutes Silver Anniversary Describing a stormy friendship, Dana Mikulecky and Kelly Coburn sing Bosom Buddies Qtopb. The musical Gypsy told of the life of Gypsy Rose Lee. Sharon Moore and Claudia Clayton perform lf Mama Would Marry from that Broadway hit Caboveb. Showing her determination to be an actress in this piece from A Chorus Line, Susie Quigley performs Nothing Cmiddlej. All That Jazz was a hit play as well as a movie. Bridget Watkins dances through a number Crighth. 241 Fine Arts The theme for the 1981 gg was, appropriately, A Celebration of 25 Years of Silver Memories . Presented on two nights, gg was a combination of many students' best talents. Directors Mrs. Holly Kroncke and Mr. Paul Pedigo explained the theory of 40 S

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Trouble In River City Spells Hit Cn AA Stage As Ethel Toffelmeyer and Marcellus Washburn, Wendy Willis and Scott Zedack perfect a dance step during rehearsal Ctop leftj. Trying to make promotional pictures perfect, Mr. .lim Stabler takes time to do it right Ctop middlej. Working with ele- mentary school cast John Ford Ctop rightb and Eng- lish teacher Mrs. Margo McCoy's daughter Amy Cbottom rightj, Mrs. Holly Kroncke shows important movements. Large chorus numbers such as Shi- poopie require timing and concentration for Evie Fairley and Casey Langley Cabovej. Patty Hicks and Keith Robinson express their Iowa Stubborn attitude Crightb. This year's musical production of The Music Man was significant because of the lack of rehearsal time involved, the help the direc- tors received from members of Bob Young's Cabaret, and the ex- tra night that the show was per- formed. Set in a small lowa town called Fi ff of