El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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Drama Club Went Out Of Their Way For the past four years of my life, I have been extremely involved in the El Dorado Theatre Department. I have made many lasting friendships that I will never forget. The memo- ries that all of us involved with Dra- ma have are very special. The opening nights, the weekend festi- vals, the applause and the winning. Of course there were the not so good times. For instance, 102° tem- perature on opening night, rehersals until 12:30 a.m. on a school night, and not finding your name on the cast list. Even with all the bad, it could never outweigh the good ex- periences that we all shared. If we never go any further into the the- atre at least we have had the un- selfish love of a cast, or of a director, or of a best friend. Mathew Arietta President of Drama Club and Thespian Troop 199 116 Drama

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strive For Spirit And Unity There was a group of students at El Dorado dedicated to improv- ing the school. We tried to organize activities for the school to better it and help students with problems, said Student Body Presi- dent, Tami Brown. The student council consisted of creative people who came from different groups of friends, Tami admitted that not everyone on the council got along because of the different people they hung around with, but together they worked to make the school year fun. Among the usual dances and lunch time activities that the coun- cil worked so hard to give to the students, council members escort- ed students from Japan around El Dorado to visit and learn about the American school system. The most memorable extra-curricular activity that we had was the Christmas pictures with Mr. Titus dressed up as Santa, Tami grinned. As a working force, the council created special car parking privileges for the Seniors which, they hope, could be better en- forced next year. They also changed the school ' s constitution add- ing to it and eliminating different things. Under the changes, we have more representatives from all the different clubs, stated councilmember Jamie Arnold. One thing that Tami would like to have changed is the attitude of the A.S.B. and council. She feels that everyone could be more spirited and that more people could have gotten involved, al- though many did. I wish that when people complained about the activities we provided them, they could tell us what ' s wrong with them so it could be better, Tami contemplated. In conclusion Miss Brown said, The council worked well togeth- er. We had pretty good activities that got alot of people active and were very productive. All members in favor of 6:00 am daily meetings, please raise your hand. Lynn Sappington-lnter Club Council Lisa Conklin- Jilane OngnaAssistant Melinda Fizzard- Kathy Donovan- Commissioner of Commissioner of Assistant Commissioner Publications Publicity Publicity of Publicity Representative Kevin Kirwin-Semor Class President (f 1 Eric Oison-Junior Class Holly Piper-Soptiomore President Class President Dan Sutherland- Freshman Class President While selling sieves. Vice-president Jaime Arnold practices for her future singing career Student Council 115

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To Bring You A Great 982-83 Season What would It be like If there were no plays? No entertainment, no fun, and no excitement. All of the plays and dramatic productions were all possible because of Drama Club, To join the club, a 75 cent membership fee was required. In return, the members recieved a discount on tickets to the plays. This due, along with other fund raisers such as Halloween Make-up and Singing Valentines helped with the extensive costs of putting on a show, stated Drama Club member Kata Conlon. According to Kata, Dork of the Moon and Grease were part of the efforts that Drama Club put forth. If you think that all Drama Club did was raise money, you are wrong. Some mem- bers participated in the D.T.A. Festival in which Actors Nightmare placed third In the numer- ous division. Others went to the Occidental College Theater Festival in Pasadena in Janur- ary. Another member Lonnle Haralson conclud- ed No matter what Drama Club members were doing, they participated and had fun. Drama Club members Kata Conlon and Teresa Christian are wait- ing for Jetf Raskin, who obviously isn ' t and actor, to say his cue. The 1982-83 Thespian Troop 199, modeling the paper mache ' cave built for Dark of The Moon. Members of the troop that happen to be Seniors. Sitting In a vintage ' 57 Ford Fairlane are the officers of Drama Club; Jim Stephens, Treasurer, Debbie Margolias, Vice President, Jenny Gill Clerk: Matt ArieHa, President; Jett Fisher, Clerk; and Kimiko Maeda, Secretary Numberous students selected the appropriate valentine for their friends and teachers that were sung on Valentines Day. Students who gave one hundred hours for the first time in the 1982- 83 season and were made Thespians. Mrs. Gal Jones watches carefully then critiques her students perfor- mances. The winning cast of Actors Nightmare show off all the trophies that Drama members have so rightfully earned. You can tell by the looks on their faces that this must be the Drama Club. These are the members for the 1982-83 season Drama 117