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

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Li hting expert electrifies Drama lub play productions Don't be left in the dark, Cindy Tadevich, ajunior, is lighting the stage. Working the lights for Drama Club productions, Cindy put the spotlight on the talented actors and actresses of The Curious Savage, Flowers For Algernonf, and Our Town. Doing the lights is a lot of fun until everything is ready and the perform- ances come up, said Cindy. Every- thing leading up to the performance is fun, but as soon as I have to start sit- ting around and watching the play over and over again, it gets boring. I Lighting involves a lot more than flipping a switch. Cindy had to sit through rehearsals, learn her cues, and determine which area of the stage to light. Cindy attended rehearsals, condi- tioning both her and the performers for the various lighting techniques and cues, I don't consciously memorize the cues, they just kind of stick with me, said Cindy. She considers aiming the lights to be the hardest part of her job. It not only involves lighting every area where the action takes place, but also eliminating shadows. Cindy explained it is espe- cially difficult with the amount of lights the Drama Department has. I think what we have in the Drama Room is good, said Cindy. However, it would be real nice if we could have a dimmer board instead of breakers to operate the lights. Itfs hard to flick those buttons the way that's necessary and concentrate on what I'm supposed to do next,', said Cindy. The cues were outrageous in 'Flowers for Algernon'. The only play I found myself lim- ited in was Our Townf' said Cindy. Cindy explained she was limited to the number of lights she could use and was three lights short of what was needed. She needed a gel for effects, but had to settle for a piece of yellow cellophane. Cindy ran into problems with the lighting of Our Town as she stum- bled into an embarrassing situation. Jumping ahead of her cue, Cindy lighted up the stage as a startled stage manager stood on the center stage fix- ing lj LUNCH TIME IS in the minds of Linda Merk- lin, a junior and Tammy Smith, a junior. 21 MY FAVORITE HOBBY is woodwork, said Monsa Dugger, a junior, who also works at AJ Bayless as a carryout boy. 35 I WAS TAKING water samples for carbon dioxide, was what Glenn Bowers spent part of the day doing when the wildlife biology took the trip to the river. Take 26 Junior closeups 'lr'- ,M l Linda Dean Schmidi Jodi Seeman Paula Sentz 6 may Sh f mg Denise Specker Jolene Sievans Mike Sw ienlek

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e may not dance all night but she enjoys teachin ballet , 9 -X , p . X , .Hitt-l y 7 SJ Peterson Keith Pctticrevs Y Karen Price Cvllfftl Rl1V!d0lPl'l R-H Rfmfn JN' km Rhmm Rub.,-1 Rim-r K.ilrin1iRobblns Rohm Roberts Debbie Russe 5-. Y l3j MY MOTHER MADE me take piano lessons when l was nine, and l finally quit at twelve. Then I became interested in the saxophone and that's the instrument I play today. said Keith Petticrew. junior. Keith is a member of the Prospector Marching and Jazz Bands. itl,tti,, fffgrk, . .N--V? ix? mx- . f ry af km. Y .K .gg i Y' 5 H ' W V417 .. f s ' -ef, - A' -J. 'il' f': il, ' rs-be -,r A 1. 7 51-fy - f Fai? .L i H . y Q'.ii.Q.fi.t 5' K ' 'f9' 6 , -. i 1, ll JuzinS.xmh.ilul I4 I5 Step, shuffle, flap, change, are all steps in dancing - all very familiar to Kim Parks, junior. Kim has been dancing into the hearts of her crowds since the age of two. Dancing is a very big part of Kim's life since she teaches dancing in her own studio and presently has 45 students with ages ranging from three to forty-eight. When her dancing instructor told her she knew enough about dance, Kim was ready to teach dance. She still takes lessons a few times a week in jazz, tap and ballet. Kim could probably be called a dancing queen because the name fits her perfectly. Not only does Kim teach dance and take lessons herself, she also dances with a group of the better danc- ers called The Paris Dancers. She has an agent and performs all over the Valley splitting the pay between the dancers and the agent. Kim says that she sometimes receives S25 a performance. Her plans include making dancing a career. -How long will her career go on? Well, Kim said she plans to be dancing till the day she dies. - Julie Wright Take 25 Junior closeups

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Tell the people that are starving to come and get the leftover peas that mom says I must eat because people in other parts of the world are starving! ! !', - Jody Shafe Nt? Dareth Barwick X i Q . 1 . .. 91 ' e . as? -if '- . ' . ,- fl - gif ,, . t , fri I Rick Tabor Cindy Tadevich Rue Tanner G ev K, xi .. P? xg, 6 I ,, .. , 1, R 9 , il r 9 N 5' , .H X 3 X K 19' I Y ri , Exelyn Taylor Cecil Tiller Tom Tolness 4 4 -,, K Q. Shawn Troumbly Linda Turva Ruth Van Devender Tracy Vickrey Larry Wahl Liene Warner gy f 1 S . i liiftff. 'Kiwi' - ' e I ..rh . , I lllr- A . f , , if K I xx .... 1 u , , K f l f C y 'us gif , .,f i I I Shelley wa,-rick Debi WMC,-S Ginger Weinberg Dway ne Wilkes Julie Wrighl Kenneth Zinner 3 2 ,Debbie Daughtery I lj MY MOST EMBARRASSING moment was when I was doing ajump on Maureen's back. She lost her balance and fell on her face, and I fell right on top of her, exclaimed Dareth Barwick, a junior. 25 DEBBIE DAUGHTERY, JUNIOR, said, HI had a super time dancing during the Disco Dance at the Drama Club Camivalf' l' hting his tie. Quickly shutting off the lights, Cindy said she could not help but laugh. Edye fdrama teacherj came into the sound and lighting booth not all too happy. She saw me laughing and told me it wasn't funny, then she started laughing with me, recalled Cindy. Cindy lights up the stage with her acting tal- ents as well. In Flowers for Algernon she por- trayed Mrs. Feldman, a snobby rich lady. In addition to acting she controlled the lights. The whole affair got a little hectic for Cindy. I would have to turn the lights on for the curtain scene, run around backstage so I could come on. then after my little bit. I would have to run around the building to tum the lights off, said Cindy. Cindy wasn't exactly comfortable doing the lights that night. I I had to sit for about an hour in full costume with make up on my face, my hair done up, and a slightly tight. very uncomfortable high necked. long sleeved dress, she said. Directing the spotlight or reflecting the spot- light. Cindy lit up the stage for Drama Club pro- ductions. A -Sue Vaughn Take 27 Junior closeups