Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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C URTAIN CALL FEATURES the entire cast of the musical. (e OURT JESTER (Todd Dukes) and the Minstrel (Scott Drummond) laugh at King Seximus’ (Rich Ue lie bal attempt to mime the name of Sir Harry. O RCHESTRA CONDUCTOR Leslie Keeslar, pushes the pit or- chestra to keep up the tempo for the dancers. Musical 13

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‘SIT WON’T BE LONG before our dreams come true,’’ sings Lady Larkin (Tracey Hurd) and Sir Harry (Andy Keyse). AN AIR-BRAINED PRINCESS (Sara Gruber) concentrates on an essay question from the wizard. N A TUB of dry ice, the Wizard (Joe Derr) prepares to boil a rubber chicken. bY OU’RE THE ONE, | guess,”’ states Princess Fred (Lesley Weaver) as Prince Dauntless the Drab (Mike Hufford) flies into her arms. 12 Musical potlight was on laughter, anxiety and disap- pointment as the curtain was pulled open on a colorful stage on opening night. Few people will forget the fear backstage as the stage manager, Brian VanHarlinge, hissed, ‘Hold the curtain for as long as possible, the back wall is falling down!” The crew came to the rescue by wedg- ing a crowbar over the styrofoam stones and the bright- ly painted back piece. Few people will laugh as hard as they did at some of Todd Dukes’ (the jester) slightly-less-than-graceful rear flops off the banquet tables, or when Dukes terrorized Mr. Ong’s baby, Jonathan, in the orchestra pit. Mike Hufford (Prince Dauntless) also rated a round of hysterical laughter for his swan dive across the stage to engulf Lesley Weaver’s (Princess Fred) knees, though Andy Keyse (Sir Harry) felt Hufford’s falsettos were fun- nier than his humorous antics. Weaver countered this with a chuckle for the first time Keyse appeared on stage in tights. Despite all the mishaps, Mr. Kevin Ong, direc- tor producer, felt that the cast for ‘Once Upon A Mat- tress’ was the most talented he had ever worked with. by Susan Streib T HOROUGHLY SATISFIED”’ sings Princess Fred (Lesley Weaver) as she smiles flirtingly at the orchestra.

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NE MORE FREE THROW is encouraged by an ec- centrically dressed fan. idi Hidi Hidi Ho, Wiggly Woggly Wiggly Wo, Raise your hands up to the sky, Big Blue basketball bouncing by. Sound off 1-2, Sound off 3-4, Sound off ... ‘Go bananas, Go, Go, bananas...” ‘‘This is Blazer Country What are these mixed up cheers all about? Student hysteria is goin’ ’round—yelling, screaming, and laughing all the way through Blazer mania because a basketball game is no place to go and sit. There’s just too much action. Blazer fans have been launched into stardom. The stands spark with energy at every game to encourage e the team to victory. A common effort of fans, x. “ 1 cheerleaders, and lifters lifted the spirit count among Central students to a new high. The element that created this sudden stir was unknown, but it showed Blazers were behind the team 100%. A PATENTED MOVE on a A DDING A NEW DIMEN- S COUTING FOR SUSPICIOUS Memorial defender by Mike SION to the starting line- spirit signs, varsity Obbs gets the attention of the up are the lifters. Tom Braden — cheerleader Kim Nunemaker Memorial bench. lifts Robin Ravenscroft. checks things out. 14 Blazermania