Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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At the Royal Embassy Ball, Zolten Karpalhy, Dan Gallagher, reintroduees himself to Henry Higgins, Trey Rustmann, explaining that Karpathy was an old student of his. Before the waltz, the housekeeper, Kim Duffy. and Pickering, Hiehad Stevenson, discuss preparations for sending Eliza to the Royal Ball. While making fun of Eliza, Mrs. Hopkins, played by Kim Willis. tells the crowd and her father. Alfred P. Doolittle, Jason Wall, that liliza wants nothing but her hirdcage and her fan. A favorite ar-livity among the elite. gossiping, is praeliced at the Royal Embassy Ball. Freddy Hyn- sford-llill. Jason Armstrong. Mrs. lfynslord-Hill, Shannon Herbert, and Mrs. lliggins. Tiffany Walk- er, discuss Eliza Uoolittle's clehut at the Ascot. All-School Production 27

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A the Curtain Rises My Fair Lady Begins With practices held every night, the auditorium became a second home for the cast. L'We would have practice from seven to eleven. I would only be on stage for maybe twenty minutesf' ,lason Arm- strong said. lVIany students found it difficult to re- hearse and still keep up with their home- work, but Tiffany Walker actually found it easier. When I was not needed on stage, I did my homework. I really got more work done than I normally didf, she said. The funniest moment of the play came during dress rehearsal. In one song, Eli- za. Kerrie Brinkman, sang Dona tell me, show me that you love mef, And show herii was what Freddy, Jason Armstrong. almost did. At just the right moment, his pants came unfastened and he scrambled to keep them from falling. It drew the biggest laugh of the whole production. Rehearsals ended and the auditorium filled. The orchestra began the overture', and the curtain rose. The cast sat in the basement of the auditorium awaiting their scene. nl spend most of my time in the basement because I am only in one scenef, Nicki Kaseeska said. Most of the time we talk, but we also listen to music and play gamesf, As the cast look their final curtain call, they felt both relief and sadness. They were glad it was all over, but, in a way, had never wanted it to end. Special friendships formed during the eight weeks of rehearsal. HThis year was really special and important, because itis my last year, and I have a big rolef, Kim Duffy said. g'The last performance is go- ing to be sad because I'll probably never act with some of those people again. 1 . , . Man O The opening scene includes the poor, dirty Cock- neys. junior Dash. Roger Neal. and Steve Ilorton watch as liliza sings about how lovely it would be to lu' rich. All-School Production W ' fry' I A R' i -1 An angry Eliza Doolittle, Kerrie Brinkman, purses her lips as she sings Just You Wait about llenry Higgins, her instructor.

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Bu Trip Getting There is Half the Fun Even before the journey began, the games and pranks started. First priority for most students was to have a friend run to the bus first and save a seat or three. After everyone settled into his seat, the driver explained the rules. Then the bus drivers cranked up the engines, and they were off. No matter what type of organization or team, the trips were similar. But not for Stacy Spraggins. She said, UComing home from the Varsity Choir trip was really different, we were listening to the police scanner and heard about a guy who had just killed a woman at a bus stop where we had left. He was driving a Camaro which had passed us, so we stayed awake and everybody tried to get in the front of the bus to see the mur- dererli' Each trip, food and Cokes were smug- gled aboard. On longer trips when food was permitted, people brought a variety ranging from Oriental egg rolls to Amer- ican apple pie. Nancy Nettleton said, 'tlfl bring food with me on the bus, then I Students were always anxious to attend out of town activities. Shane Hicharson and Ray Bostic wait in line to lc-ave. 28 Bus Trips bring MeDonaldis cookies or anything that sounds good at the moment. Some who werenit occupied with other things kept a sharp lookout for Hslug bugsf, or Volkswagens. Then the search for upididlesf' one-eyed cars, began. Mark Alewine said, ul play 'pididle' be- cause itis a good way to pass the time and keep from being boredfi The rules of these games were often confusing and always changing, but that added to the fun. Loud bursts of laughter, usually from a group of people huddled in the back seats, pierced the silence of the black- ened bus and awoke just about everyone who tried to sleep. Yolanda Journey said, Ml generally have nothing to work on, so I sleep, but it is hard when the other people on the bus are rowdy. Soon a sponsor would wake and have a chat with the group. The chat usually lasted for a cou- ple of minutes, and then the jokes started again. Finally things would calm and most everyone would get a little sleep. f Q: Luggage racks provided a place for students to keep their things on bus trips. Stacy jones places her bag above her seat to have more room. Food and drinks topped the list for students who ride buses. Kevin Marple sips a coke while waiting to get under way.