Aurora Central High School - Borealis Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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, Q Altar Anne's death, her father, sopho- more Eric Moore reads from her diary. Some of the diary stated that Anne felt there was good in a lot of people. wwfsii ., . ,,..,, oi s What rl rollercoaster ride- rzrr add mi! of marry different frrretierr What a rollercoaster ride! re- marked a backstage crew mem- ber. Nothing could better de- scribe the changes in emotion of everyone involved with the fall production, The Diary of Anne Frank . lt's a very unusual at- mosphere. An odd mix of plea- sure, anger, frustration boredom texcept for the crew heads who are usually so busy they have lit- tle time to show emotion.J The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young teenage girl who has gone into hiding with her par- ents to avoid capture by the Na- zis. Anne, her parents, and five friends hide in the attic of an of- fice building from 1942-1945 be- fore they are discovered by the Germans, and sent to concentra- tion camps. Mr. Dussel ttierry Kohlbecki was the only one to survive the camps. The play was the first at Cen- tral to be directed by Ms. Polly Noone, the new drama teacher at Aurora Central. lt was a learning experience, said Noone after it was all over and the final curtain had closed. What many people don't real- ize is that there is more going on backstage. This statement is quite true. There was quite a bit of hustle and bustle going on at all times. The crew had trouble all night with the black hole , that mysterious place where everyth- ing dissapears into when you need it. The make-up crew was probably the luckiest of the crews with most of their head- aches coming before the play. The prop crew head, Chirs Za- lesky, had the biggest responsi- bility backstage due to the sheer number of props involved. The costume crew, after some early troubles, managed to get it to- gether for opening night with smooth and quiet costume changes. Ms. Noone described the harmony between the cast and the crew accurately when said, Everyone worked together ensemble which was very impor- tant because when a cast and crew don't work together, the play isn't a success. Although attendance was low on the first night, the second and third nights of the play had a much larger turnout. - by Ben Bauer Cast Anne Frank Patricia Blake Mrs. Frank Lyn Schrotberger Mr. Frank Eric Moore Margot Frank Mrs. Van Daan Mr. Van Daan Peter Van Daan Miep Jennifer Johnson Erica Watts Da ve Shirley Robbie Martinez Kathy Puglisi Mr. Kraler Harry Barnes Mr. Drussel Jerry Kohlbeck At the beginning oi the two year peri- od in the attic, Anne, sophomore Pa- tricia Blake, receives a diary from her father. She writes in this diary, which later serves as the record of life during their time in the attic. Mrs. Frank is shocked alter a verbal attack from her daughter, Anne. Anne said that her sister, Margot gets more at- tention from their mother. Anne Frank 1

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.. . xT 's .. lit' X t lony Vangytenbeek and Tony Davis challenge each other o an All-Star Wrestling match while John Green and ret- iree Dave Hall look on. ln the end, Fief. Hall beats everyone and lifts up his shirt revealing the word Central. n an early winter pep assembly Juniors Steve Basham and Heidi Baker compete lor first place. Class competitions Jromoted school spirit. Seniors, Chris Widhalm and Jill Browne, race to win the class competition. Jill had to put on Chris's uniform before the other classes completed the exchange. Asscmblies made students rowdy and urged them to gompcfc The roof was coming off at Au- rora Central High School. The reason for this was an Aurora Central pep assembly. Sam Hew- son, science teacher, always ran into the gym excited and ready to perform, l'm never expecting what Mr. Hewson will do next, said senior Tonya Shear. The cheerleaders showed their spirit also, the crowd started to get rowdy and the assembly began. The kids are the ones that get me fired up! said Hewson. ln re- turn the students reacted. Mr, Hewson promotes so much spirit in us, said Senior Heather Sel- lars. He introduced many skits, competitions, sports in season and any awards throughout the entire 40 minutes of each assem- bly. During the assemblies, there were many certain main events. In the October pep asembly, some of the boys' football team portrayed whistling pigmies, with stomachs painted as faces and shortened pants. They froliced around the gym and whistled to the beat ofthe music. On the De- cember 13th assembly, the main attraction was the all-star wres- tling match performed by some of the school staff, including Tony VanGytenbeek, Steve Rath, John Green and Tony Davis. Central's pep assemblies were so extraordinary that others rec- ognized them. During the De- cember 13th assembly, Channel 9 News heard and then taped the assembly for their evening news- cast. Other schools came to Au- rora Central to the assemblies to see the action for themselves, and to improve their pep assem- blies. There was always the part when all of the school got rowdy. This was the class competition. First, the freshman, with, Fresh- man, freshman, don't be shy, stand and give your battle cry, V- I-C-T-O-R-Y, that's our freshman battle cry! and on up through the sophomore, junior, and sen- ior classes - each cheering for class competition ruler. The first pep assembly of the year, the sophomores took the competi- tion. There were four teachers along with Mr. Hewson judging the competition along with his all-knowing spirit stick . Class competition did not end with the spirit stick, there were other class competitions. During the first pep assembly in Octo- ber, there was the bubble blow- ing contest. The first class to blow a bubble with a fresh piece of bubble gum would be the vic- tors. With each class that com- peted, everyone got into the con- test and got involved as part of the school. There is a lot of time and effort put into the organization of every pep assembly by Hewson. I go home and think of ideas the kids might enjoy, said Hewson. The entire school benefits' from the immense work put into each as- sembly. ln each assembly we ex- pressed our school spirit, we had fun, and thanks to a little item known as the assembly schedule, we got out of each class early on these days! - by Liane Gould Pep Assemblies