Brush High School - Sagebrush Yearbook (Brush, CO)

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First Musical Curtains opened to the first musical since 1979 on Thursday, November 19. The musical consisted of 19 tal- ented actors and actresses who worked diligently to make this 2-act play a success. This love story brought tears to many people’s eyes and taught eve- ryone to be proud of who they are and of where they live. The basic story is about an immigrant professor who comes to teach at a school in the United States. He uses engineering principles to coach the losing football team to victory. He falls in love with the dean of the university, which causes a problem when the professor decides to become coach. Another addition to the plot is that two college students become sweet- hearts. in a Decade The songs were sung with enthu- siasm and showed the talent of the music director, Judy Carlson. Almost everyone who attended was delighted with the play in general and the sing- ing talent. Edwin Bricker (Ian Schott) and Susan Piedmont (Katie Caughlan) study en- gineering homework. R. Artery playing Miss Hawkes-Bullock, S. Van Ausdall as Prof. Fodorski, and S. Larsen as the receptionist work at S.B.I.T. The football players; portrayed by P. Acosta, M. Coughlin, and M. Suko, listen to Coach Stockworth, R. Rodriquez. Stage crew T. J. Shurigar, R. Pennington, T. Sundstrom, S. Gabriel, K. Hanson, E. Turner. K. Lundgren, C. Sandifer, R. Hutchison, L. Larsen, R. Russell, M. Windsheimer, J. Radke, J. Kirby, B. Martinez, and R. Rodri- quez act as foreigners coming to America. Surviving... PLAYS

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J. C. Harmon gets the wet end of the deal as the victim of the Homecoming “sub” skit. Mr. Ken Kruetzer and daughter Me- lissa, along with Mrs. Lori Atkin, take part in the parade festivities in downtown Brush. Tommy Rodriquez lets his Digger spirit show through in shining col- ors on Maroon and Gold Day. Mr. Roger Iverson demonstrates to his World Literature class how teachers survive homecoming week — being crazier than the students. Seniors Heath Becker and Mike Coughlin master the art of “bean-passing” during a noon-time event. Surviving... 7 HOMECOMING

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“Alas, Othello smothers me with his jealous love,” wails Hileigh Friehauf, as Desdemona, to Juliet (Lori Larsen) in Juliet’s garden, the auditorium stage. Juliet got lots of advice about Romeo when Shakespeare’s ladies, played by Marci Windsheimer, Hileigh Friehauf, Lori Larsen, Robin Artery, Tracy Wagers, and Katie Caughlan, met in the spring play. Ian Schott, Stephanie Larsen, Shawn Kirby, Kristin Lundgren, Travis McGee, and Mike Suko make a lot of noise trying to reconcile the two stubborn brothers in Quiet, Please. Double-Dating little diggers are Stephanie Larsen, David John- son, Lori Chabot, Steven VanAusdall, Robin Artery, Randy Russell, and Chris Sandifer. Laugh Yourself Silly! Laughs could be heard all over town when the Brush drama dub presented An Evening of Comedy on March 17 and 18. The plays were directed by Ms. Joanne Carl and Mr. Paul Young and the student director was Hileigh Friehauf. This production had three separate plays in it: When Shake- speare’s Ladies Meet, Double Date, and Quiet Please. In When Shakespeare’s Ladies Meet, several of Shakespeare’s women who were heroines, come to give Juliet advice about her romance with Romeo, but instead they end up getting advice themselves from Juliet. In Double Date a mix-up between two guys and two girls trying to get dates for a dance leads to big trouble. In Quiet Please two brothers in the Ozark Mountains haven’t talked to each other in ten years. A church minister tries to get them to be friends again, but the person who finally gets them to make up is a pushy sodal worker whose car is broken down. Surviving... PLAYS 9