Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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PAINFUL PYRAMID. Seniors (left) vainly attempt a pyramid on class competition day. AT YOUR SERVICE. Slave Day offers Lydia Haughey and Doug Stearn (below) to seniors. HEAVE HO. Seniors Pete Dunmire and Kirk Kofford (above) assist in float-building. NUMBER ONE. The Senior float (left) nears the end of the Elkhorn parade route. Homecoming 9

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ROYALTY. Chris Backstrum and Laura Schroeder (above) reign during Friday’s parade. DOWN TO THE WIRE Lisa Wenger (right) battles chicken wire on the sophomore float. 8 Homecoming ‘Winners’ accent homecoming week Taking a cue from Hot Chocolate, students supported the theme “Everyone’s a Winner.“ during homecoming week ’79. A full week of spirited activities occupied students until Friday’s football game against the Erie Tigers, which the ’Cats lost 49-16. Homecoming King Chris Back-strum and Queen Laura Schroeder were crowned at halftime, flanked by other candidates Suzy Nichol, Steff Ebel, Mark Cross and Rodney Rudel. After a week of busy preparation. the Class of ’81 hit the jackpot in the float division with their first place slot machine float. For the second year, the Class of ’80 captured first place with their hall decoration. Slave Day involved many seniors as well as hapless underclassmen. Wielding whips and riding crops, the ‘‘masters’’ beat their “slaves into submission in order to raise upperclass spirit. Friday morning, students at- tended a pep assembly, highlighted by the traditional mock funeral for the opposing team. Following the assembly, faculty, students and townspeople gathered on Elkhorn Avenue to watch the homecoming parade. Exhausted from their busy week’s schedule, and depressed over the lost game, students were not “up for the dance Friday evening. CLOSE SHAVE. A shaving cream-smeared Heidi Bigler (right) grimaces at the bonfire.

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I HATE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD. The outburst by Mrs. Paddy (Ann Houtz) is definitely not to Titus Savage's (Kevin Kester) liking. The Curious’ become Savage “And if I laugh at any mortal thing — ’Tis that I may not weep.” — Byron In a masterful production, EPHS troupers afforded their audiences with a hilarious evening of John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage on Nov. 15-16. Directed by Mr. David Flom, the comedy offered a heart-warming rendition of Byron’s theme. The play concerned a wealthy heiress (Ethel Savage) who, unbeknownst to her avaricious stepchildren. has her fortune converted into negotiable bonds shortly before she is wrongly forced into an insane asylum, known as the Cloisters. In the ensuing situation the children discover that they have been tricked. In their attempts to retrieve the bonds, numerous hilarious incidents transpire between them and the lovable inmates of the asylum. In order to prevent her children from further harassment by the inmates. Ethel reveals that she has the bonds with her hidden in her teddy bear. At this point an inmate suddenly douses the lights. In the ensuing panic, the bonds disappear. As the search continues, it is revealed that the bonds were incinerated and the children leave in grim defeat. Following their exit, a nurse at the Cloisters exposes her ruse to Ethel and returns the bonds. As the act closes. Ethel bids adieu to her new-found friends, and in a flash of insight, is finally able to view them as they view themselves. The cast and crew received numerous plaudits for the production. which area critics deemed to be the best fall play in recent years. SAY CHEESE. Alan Nugent hams it up backstage as Richard Slizeski applies the finishing touches to his make-up. 10 The Curious Savage