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

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SINCERITY. Townspeople (right) gather at the Sweet Apple Courthouse to adore Conrad Birdie (Nick Willocks). RUBBISH. While Hugo (Trent Jansen) stays “passed out” behind the garbage cans. Mae (Paula Pochop) rebels against Albert by positioning herself atop the trash. CATCH! Out on the town. Rose (Lisa Friedrich) finds herself disrupting a Stumers’ meeting. REACH OUT. With the use of every telephone line, teenagers of Sweet Apple excitedly relay the news about Kim (Kris Swank) getting pinned to Hugo (Tren Jansen). 22 Bye Bye Birdie”

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 ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU. While chaperoning one of the year's many dances. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rudel ‘‘boogie to the beat” as they look deeply into each other’s eyes. OPEN WIDE. While at a dance in the student center. Kenny Kvols takes time out for a yawn HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT. Blayne and Sabrena Parker provides a moment of laughter. Patrick practices a Muhammad Ali dance. Dances 21

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STARSTRUCK. After being told that they would appear with Ed Sullivan, the MacAfccs (left) remain captivated at the thought. AMBITION. At AlMaeLou Music. Rose (Lisa Friedrich, below) tries to convince Albert (Alan Nugent) that he should go back to college. Students present musical On April 24 and 25, high school students, presented the 1981 allschool musical. “Bye Bye Birdie.” It was the story of Conrad Birdie (Nick Willocks), a teenage rock idol. It was also the story of Albert Petersen (Alan Nugent) and Rose Alvarez (Lisa Friedrich). Albert was Conrad’s manager and the owner of AlMaeLou Music, and Rose was his secretary. Albert and Rose had been engaged for eight years and Rosie wanted to get married. Amidst a booming career, Conrad was drafted into the Army. Rose convinced Albert to make Conrad’s last hit his biggest so Albert will make enough money to go back to college and become an English teacher. Rose’s story revolved around a young teenage girl, Kim MacAfee (Kris Swank). Rose decided that if Conrad sang One Last Kiss” while he gave Kim a kiss, the song would be a smash hit. To complete the plan. Albert. Rosie and Conrad all traveled to Kim’s hometown. Sweet Apple. Ohio, where the kiss was to take place, and Conrad was greeted by thousands of screaming fans ( Healthy, Normal. American Boy”). Then, a series of complications followed. First of all, Rose got mad at Albert and Kim had a fight with her steady boyfriend, Hugo (Trent Jansen) ( What Did I Ever See In Him?”). Secondly. Albert’s mother, Mae (Paula Pochop), continued to treat her son like a child and didn’t think he should marry Rose. To further disrupt the situation. Kim’s parents (Heidi Bigler and Stephen Putney) became annoyed with Conrad ( Kids”), but Albert stepped in, telling them to behave themselves because they were going to be on the Ed Sullivan Show (“Hymn For a Sunday Evening”) to promote the song. Since Rosie was mad at Albert, she decided to live it up and go out on the town. She ended up in Maude’s Bar and Grill, where she proceeded to disrupt a Shriners’ meeting ( Shriner’s Ballet”). Finally, Kim and Hugo made up and Rosie forgave Albert. On the morning Conrad was to leave for the Army. Albert proposed to Rosie (“Rosie”), and they moved to Pumpkin Falls. Iowa, where Albert had accepted a teaching position. The musical was directed by Charles Clark, and he was assisted by Melissa Yancey. Helen Lewis accompanied on piano throughout the production, and the choreography was created by Charlotte Kerstein and Laurie Petrie. The cast party was held at Pizza Hut, where Mr. Clark handed out Bye Bye Birdie” T-shirts to the more than 60 cast and crew members. Bye Bye Birdie” 23