Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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'Curious Sa Vage 9 excites The students were doing an excellent iob, that was the easiest cast l've ever worked with, said Mrs. Edye Ruoho, Drama teacher. The play was entitled Curious Savage and washeld Nov. 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in room 5E, and the admission price was one dollar. The play was put on by the Drama Club, but was open to others not in the club. The Curious Savage was about a woman who was very wealthy and her family put her in a high class mental institution and then she finds out that the people in there were kinder than many people in society. She sent her family on a wild goose chase to find the money, which gave some hilari- ous times to the show, of course, she had hidden it in a very safe place. The play was put on so students could get a good experience and so people could see a play, laugh, and enioy them- selves, said Mrs. Ruoho. Students who acted in the play were: Cindy Kalinski, Doug Kalinski, Brian Hasty, Mary Johnson, Joan Burnap, Rhonda Rit- ter, Rusty McLouth, Mitch Vancura, Susan Nunn, Carol Tucker, and Mike Sanders. Stage crew members were: Linda Ben- nett, Jean Roberts, stage managers, Doug Kalinski, construction, Joan Sambulak, publicity, Cindy Tadevich, lighting, Ray Remen, sound, Cindy Kalinski and Alanta Lucas, costumes, Annette Merklin, make up, Danny Damiano, screen designer of the garden, and Evelyn Taylor handled props for the play. TOP RIGHT -- Senior Rhonda Ritter makes her exag- gerated entrance in the play The Curious Savage as Senior Susan Nunn looks on. LEFT - ln their roles as the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens are Junior Mike Graham and Senior Linda Bennett during rehearsals for the musical production of The King and l. CENTER RIGHT - Tubby and Senior Rhonda Ritter rehearsing for The Curious Savage. BOT- TOM - Freshman Carol Tucker, Junior Mitch Van- cura, Senior Susan Nunn and Sophomore Bonna Cummings in their roles in The Curious Savage.

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Plays spurt talen ts, fun The Drama Department, under the direction of Mrs. Edye Ruoho, was full of energy. Edye has two main goals as far as pro- ducing plays at Apache Junction High School. ll Times when the whole student body comes because of all the work that goes into the plays, and 21 To show the community that we have a program that involves everything from learning to cre- ativity to lust plain fun. The first play was entitled Curious Sav- age and received overwhelming applause from the audience. Mrs. Edye Ruoho's reaction to this outcome was 5'fantastic. The play even had to hold over one extra night. Students who per- formed in this play, said Ruoho, had to rehearse for about four to six weeks. The second production was a musical, entitled The King and I. lt was the first major Broadway musical the school has ever attempted. When the play was still in the process of being practiced, Mrs. Ruoho said, It will be the best show we've ever had. There were 70 people in the cast and according to Mrs. Ruoho, a few big guys were asked to be Amazons. The third play, one of my favorite ones, said Mrs. Ruoho, was Flowers for Algernon. lt required a lot of time and practice, according to the cast, it was well worth it. Mrs. Ruoho was asked, What are your feelings about being a drama teacher and play director? Of course, there are a lot of conflicts, but students and their warmth and love make up for it. TOP - During dress rehearsal for The King and I, Junior Mary Johnson, one of the king's wives, is sad- dened bythe death of her husband. CENTER LEFT - Mrs. Edye Ruoho, director of The Curious Savage, Flowers for Algernon and co-director of The King and I. RIGHT - Senior Linda Bennett and Junior Mike Graham in their roles as Anna Leonowens and The King of Siam during dress rehearsal for The King and l. BOTTOM LEFT - Looking over his lines before practice for The Curious Savage begins is Senior Brian Hasty. W ,- 'ri 1 mnmdagw - -

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Band hits hi I1 note Music is very much alive here in Apache Junc- tion. We have many different kinds of music as well as people that are heard around our cam' pus. In the fall one can hear the sounds of band music flowing thru the air, on the way to the lunch area. These cheerful tunes are coming directly from the football stadium where the marching band is practicing for their halftime shows. There are some members of the band who work hard then go to state competition with their instruments and music and compete against other high school students in the valley. The band attends two band days each year, one at U of A and the other at ASU where bands from all over the state come and compete for ratings. The band received an excellent rating at'U of A. As well as doing halftime performances in the foll and competing against other schools for rat- ings, the band comtinues throughout the year to bring music to the ears of everyone who enters our campus. From accompanying the cheers and poms dur- ing pep assemblies to being a pep band at bas- ketball games, the band supports us, said Band Director Eugene Anderson. TOP LEFT - Senior Les Price lounges before the start of the Lost Dutchman Days Parade. TOP RIGHT - Getting ready to march in the Lost Dutchman Days Parade is the Marching Band. CENTER - After the march down Uni- versity Drive for Lost Dutchman Days, the band is still raring to go. BOTTOM - Part of the Band includes: Row l: Linda Bennett, Jean Roberts, Celeste Conlon, Lynette Kuntze, and Allison Kingsley. Row 2: Tish Snelling, Ann Schrooten, Barb Barnett, and Debra Fields. Row 3: Dorothy Clark, Alanta Lucas, Mary O'Brian, and Nina Wads- worth. Row 4: Keith Fields, Tony Robin- son, Scott Hill, Billy Dennis, and Maud Lucas. L' . as A , a s loo ses: ..,,....., A K A 3 ,gzgl i N Q if cw K K .Ny ,sg I js,- Nw...,. . . s :Q