Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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The world is a stage-the stage is the world of entertainment. FAR LEFT: In the final scene of Pure as the Driven Snow , Lori Call rushes in to save the day for Ed Parker, Debbie Gallagher, Cellina Baragato, Karen Kelsey, Steve Reagan, and Tracy Carpenter. LEFT: At the discovery of their slsterhood, Lori Cali and Debbie Gallagher embrace in a happy reunion. BELOW: Ma Logan, played by Karen Kelsey, exchanges harsh words with Amy Kaprow in a dramatic moment. LOWER LEFT: Preparing for a part in a play, Hoberleig Schuler reads her lines aloud with great intensity. FAR BELOW: Attempting to avoid capture, Dean Moody assaults our hero, Ed Parker.

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Dkwtmfiifaii Play + Actor 2 Theatre l'm so excited because l'm gonna go to the High School of Performing Arts. I mean I was dying to be a serious actress. Anyway it's the first day of acting class and we're in the auditorium and the teacher, Mr. Karp, puts us up on the stage with our legs around everybody, one in back of the other, and he says, OK, we're gon- na do improvisations. Now, you're on a bobsled and it's snowing out and it's cold. OK, go! IA Chorus Linei Lyric by Edward Kleban For the drama students, their first experiences were similar to this, but not exactly. Much hard work was involved in bringing out the best of these students' acting abilities. The first step was im- provisationsg maybe not a bobsled, but would you believe a washer, a vacuum cleaner, or even a bathroom tub? Think of that if you will! Then there's reading - not as easy a task as it may seem. lt takes real talent to actually become a totally different character. But the results of this hard work proved most worthwhile as was demonstrated to receptive audiences this year with the successful productions Pure as the Driven Snow in November '76 and The Bad Seed in March '77. RIGHT: Dressed as a woman, our villain, Dean Moody, reveals his identity to his un- willing accomplice.

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EW CGDILMIFW English Excells For years the English Depart- ment has been considered one of the many assets of the well- rounded program at Blair. This year was no exception. The interest and excitement shown by teachers was reflected in the students' essays, stories, and above all, extra curricular activities. One such activity was the Stratford- On-Avon group. This was formed by students interested in reciting the works of Shakespeare, Coler- idge, Aristophanes, just to name a few. They could usually be found atop any make-shift platform with their arms in a constant flurry. The hopes of students to be prepared for college level work motivated teachers to stress the importance of grammar and essay writing. FAR RIGHT: I am but mad north- northwest, prays Dr. Stanley Sheinkopf as he captivates another amazed Literature class with his Shakespearean antics. FAR UPPER RIGHT: Burying their young minds in the pages of life, these students find numerous examples of symbolism within William FauIkner's THE HAMLET. MIDDLE UPPER RIGHT: Kathy Jones ponders the epitome of literary questions, Why did the chicken cross the road? . UPPER RIGHT: Searching for the infinite nothingness, Tim Safford delves deep for the appropriate words to express another profound interpretation of life. RIGHT: Holger Bracht querries whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to ask for a hall pass. Mr. Dickerson Mrs. Maynard Mr. Mc Fadden Mr. Miyagawa Mr. Ozawa auf.. ..k,. .X gf'