Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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-1.-:'w.f-r--wmgg... -at-.wif--:H--ffqaflnbfze--vE, , - ' ' . ' l'? '!f'?-1'! f1-IH I-any-4-w 1 1 Maria fCory Brownj was blessed by Mother Ab- bess fMichelle Perezj before her marriage to Captain Von Trapp. juniors Charlotte Pohlman, Valerie Butler, and judy Baker prepare backstage for the opening processional. Musical!Cj usical Text by Randy Sands Backstage, there was chaos. On stage, all was silent. Only a few 'ltechnical people were preparing for the opening scene. In front of the curtain, the audience was keyed up for an evening of laugh- ter, emotion and entertainment. Finally, the curtain opened to a sol- emn stage - that of Nonnberg Abbey. HThere was a sacred element in- volved from the beginning of this pro- duction, Fred Tarry, The Sound of Music director, said. This element was well accepted by all three audiences on November 15, 16, and 17, Tarry said. 'Grandview au- diences are always appreciative and they went right along with us and opened up to the production. Not only did the audience open up, but, according to Claudia jackson, stu- dent director, the cast also opened up among themselves. 'There was a kind of unity between the cast members, jackson said. The cast as a group, was more like that of Fiddler Qon the Roof, 1977j. The unity was also accented by the six junior high students in the show, ac- cording to jackson. Cory Brown, senior, agreed. Brown was cast as Ma- ria, the lead. Even off stage l felt like they were really my children and I think they started liking me in the same way, she said. And the final curtain call brought mixed emotions. Relief - a show was over and it was time to rest. Reluctance - hard to let those hours of determination go. l'lt was really an experience for the people that had been in their last high school musical, jackson added. Discussing pro-Nazi sentiment, Max fChuck Duerj and Elsa fBarbara Smithj realize the Captain no longer shares their beliefs. Putting forth the team effort of 180 hours of work, Randy Beck and Cory Brown conclude their final performance.

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K Q3 The Ruskin crowd frequented the McDonald's on Blue Ridge while Grandview students spent weekends at parties. Minsky's used to be a hangout, but most found the drive to Kansas too gas consuming and stuck closer td home. I Hangout!MR B'