Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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“When I first saw The Nutcrack¬ er’, I fell in love with the story and its costumes. I have loved ballet ever since.” - Christine Duguay of the act. Scott not only juggles bean bags, but he also uses apples, flaming pins and oth¬ er various objects. Scott would like to perform part time as a street performer sometime in the near future, but for now he will continue to juggle for the sheer enjoyment of it. Tim Mancinas has been skateboarding for 1 V? years. Tim does what is called street skat¬ ing.’ Some of the tricks Tim has learned in¬ clude the ‘Basic Ollie,’ the ‘Bunny Hop,’ the Curb Grind,’ and the ‘Street Plant.’ One of the most difficult stunts is the ’Street Plant.’ This stunt involves a one arm hand¬ stand upside down with the board on the skat¬ er’s feet. Tim works on his stunts on the weekends and whenever possible during the week. Tim hasn’t learned his stunts, however, without pain. While jumping off a new street ramp he built, he fractured an ankle and was in a cast for six weeks. Tim will continue skating after his cast is off, not letting shortcomings get him down. He is lo oking forward to getting back on his board and learning new tricks. The simple reason Tim takes the risk of skateboarding is because. “I like to skate for fun, not to impress people. Too many people skate to be cool.” When Christine Duguay was a little girl, her parents took her to see “The Nutcracker.” She fell in love with the story and costumes. Christine has been taking ballet for 11 years now and enjoys it thoroughly. Now at 17. she dances with the Community Civic Ballet Com¬ pany. Every year she auditions and goes through the stress that goes along with the competition. She also attends rehearsals at least twice a week to continue refining her art. She plans to continue dancing in order to keep fit and because she enjoys it. Doing My Own Thing 25

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DOING MY OWN THING W - hile many students are involved in extracurricular activities, there are those who spend the same amount of time doing their own thing. They spend many hours polishing their uncommon talents they’ve developed through the years. For example, Scott Korb, a senior, is a self- taught juggler. He has been juggling since Christmas vacation his freshman year. “I wanted to juggle, so when I received the book ‘Juggling for a complete Klutz’ as a Christmas gift. I took right to it.” After practicing steadily for three days, Scott could successfully juggle three bean bags. He continued to juggle ever¬ yday throughout the rest of the year. Since then, he has mastered many complicated jug¬ gling tricks. During last year’s All School Vari¬ ety Show, Scott got the chance to demon¬ strate his talent. Scott recalls his feelings as he performed before an audience for the first time. “When I first came out on stage my hands were numb from being so nervous. Since I couldn’t feel my hands, I ended up dropping one of the bean bags. I kept juggling the other two while I picked up the dropped bean bag. That’s part of the art of juggling, making everything you do look like you did it on purpose.” After throwing the bags behind his back and between his legs, the dropped bean bag gimmick looked like it was just a part 24 Individuality

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THE 1987 ALL SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW YEAH THAT’S THE TICKET T he All-School Variety Show has been a popular East tradition for over nine¬ teen years. Since the show first started in 1968, it has provided a unique opportunity for students to express their talent. During past years. Mrs. Isom and Mr. McHaney have worked hard to make the show the big suc¬ cess it is every year. Over the years, the show has grown, but so have the production problems. In order to ad¬ dress these problems, the Variety Show loca¬ tion and format were changed. The East Per¬ formance Center provided a better environ¬ ment for both audience and performers alike. The show ran an extra night to capacitate the larger crowds. The audience voted for their favorite acts on the back of their tickets, re¬ placing the panel of judges used in previous shows. The 1987 Variety Show was held on both Friday and Saturday nights. March 12. and 13. The show’s theme ‘Yeah . . That ' s The Tick¬ et’ was taken from a phrase coined by a fam¬ ous comedian. At 7:30 the house lights dimmed and the spotlight was turned over to the Master of Ceremonies. Phil Evans. At the end of each introduction, Phil’s comical pre¬ sentation of “Yeah . That ' s The Ticket brought the phrase to life. The fifteen acts featured many songs includ¬ ing a solo of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest • e 26 Variety Show