Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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is Y igffilq U . FEBR U Students dance to Ulgifi Q Wiggw .I 522, 000 or athefetes The girlies was hot and the beat was boppin, these lyrics by the Beastie Boys were heard at the dance marathon. The lights flashed and the dancers swayed and rocked to the beat of the music that pulsed from the speakers sky high in the auditorium. The couples were in high spirits ready to take on the thirty hours of dancing. People came to see the couples as they danced to the music and the lights of the dance marathon to raise money for the Homesteadlwoodside athletic booster club. The money raised is to be used to buy new uniforms and sports equipment. A majority of time money will be used to purchase a video system, said athletic director Tom Baker. The system will include an ultravision 2000CR video projector, a VHS analyzer and a video recorder and accessories. The total amount of money raised totaled S22,000. The winning couple, John Reidel and Angie Ables, brought in their share of 81992, receiving S300 as their reward for long hours of SLOWING DOWN THET1.. tempo, sophomores Jennie Stafford and Matt Sloan keep moving through 30 hours of dancing tc raise money for thc athletes. iPhoto by: B. Schoppmanj Overall the dance marathon was a success and it was worth being in. Senior J. B. Healy on Dance Marathon dancing and time spent on getting pledges. Tricia Burke and Chris Bible came in second followed by Betsy Neufer and Vince VanDam in third. The annual marathon got started Friday, February the 27th at 6 o'c1ock and lasted until Saturday night at midnight. There were contests for the best dressed features, blue and gold, imitating sports personalities, and best beach attire. The dancers had a 10 minute break every hour and two shower breaks. A surprise came when an anoynomous person pledged S500 to every senior couple. As the last few hours rolled around the lights seemed fuzzy and blurred to the dancers who had managed to make it through the 30 hours. The dancers were excited to have made it through the long hours. Thoughts of sleep, food, and clean clothes ran through their minds as they danced to the last song. Angie Aicllo- Student Life Editor .nah

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1 551959 iii gif A boy's adventures are --Egg? e In the Spring Musical Qin In Orwell's classic, , room 101 was a place where everyone's worst fears tortured them. That was a feeling many of the cast could relate to as they nervously awaited their cue for their perfomance in drama director Ed Kozcergo's classroom 101. Although the cast might have had nervous feelings, room 101 also held a lot of memories in preparation for the spring musical Oliver. The performance took place on May 1, 2, 8, 9 at 8:00 p.m. Oliver is about the adventures of a little boy in 19th century England. He goes from being in an orphanage to working in a funeral parlor to joining a band of young thieves. After being arrested for pickpocketing, Oliver gets returned to the boys' home where he later leams that he has indeed, a family. The Oliver cast rehearsed five days a week and they usually lasted about two and a half hours. Though rehearsals were long and tiresome, hearing the applause and feeling the excitement of being on stage 1 Q made it all worthwhile, said sophomore Jennifer Smith who played widow Comey. Although the show would be lacking without a director, Koczergo liked the kids to know that it was their performance. They fthe castj have a sense of realizing that it is their show, in their hands, and what they do with it is their responsibility, said Koczergo. Being together every night after school for rehearsals that last hours can make the cast grow closer to each other. Oliver was not just another musical, it was a bond between the people involved with it, said sophomore Shadd Folk who was a member of the chorus. After the musical was over, the cast retumed to room 101 with all the fears felt previously diminished. They took off their roles with their costumes and held within them a bonded memory. Lori Slater- People Editor BACK IN FAGlN'S hide-a-way, Todd Brown as Bill Sikes scolds Jeff Philips as Oliver for running away during the play in the Homestead auditorium. This was one of the better musicals as far as entertaining the crowd. The group worked well together JuniorDave Orr Q 5 ff Spring Musical

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grueling hours ahead, senior Scott Waldman gets ready to dance into the long hours of the night. iPhoto by: B. Schoppmanl 'Tr was a totally bogus experience, and I plan to do it next year Qt Todd Coghlan is in unior Dave Wendell STRUTTING HIS STUFF,l1l senior Paul Hiatt shows everyone that he can last the hours from Friday, February 27 to Sunday the 29th. CPhoto by: B. Schoppmanj STEPPING TO THE beat, junior Julie Lentz, sophomore Cindy Hopper, and senior Christy Nunn dance together during the dance marathon sponsored by the Athletic Boosters. iPhoto by: B. Schoppmanj Dance Marathon