James Madison Memorial High School - Olympian Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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The Fantastiks t 1, Fifi , ' . . ., we-as The Fantastiks was a first for Memorial for many rea- sons. The red room was transformed from a classroom to a theater in the round. This was the first musical put on by the drama club with a cast of only nine people. Cheryl Geier and Dave Fey had the leading roles as lovers. Mike Ash and Jon Gochberg were cast as the fathers who kept 211 My , as Wt the lovers separated. Roxanne Thompto played a wall which was one technique the fathers used to keep the two lovers from getting together. In the left picture you see the two lovers in each others arms. To their right are the four main characters. And below them is Cheryl Geier singing in the arms ofNeilSchwa1er.

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The A.F.S. Show Cabaret! This was the theme of the 1974 A.F.S. talent show hosted by Nancy Gannon and Jon Gochberg flower rightj. Because of the wide variety of the show the audi- ence was ready for more at the close of the curtain. As always the A.F.S. students are introduced at the show, but for the first time an A.F.S. student was one of the per- formers. Magda Schuli tupper lefty thrilled the audience with the song Blowing in the Wind singing it in both Swiss and English. Ci Ci Cipriani made a great addition to the show by ,h '1 playing the harp flower middlej. There was much singing in the show, but a very special song Let There Be Peace On Earth was sung by Kate Gorman fupper rightj, All through the talent show, one could feelgthe excitement for the greaser band. When finally they appeared. they were fantastik! Above left, Bob Volkman shows his talent as a dancer accompanied by Bruce Wencel. Due to the work by the performers, hosts, and the producers, the show proved to be tremendous. 73

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Twirp ----.l...i ggi Since the theme of Twirp this year was the Good Old Days each boy on the court received a gift reminding him of the days past. The court was made up of one boy from each grade fas shown in the lower picturej. Starting from the left to right they are as follows: Scott Morledge fl ll. Wally Klashinski CIZJ, King Brice Keel QIOJ, Kain Shutter 1103, and Kevin Quinn 193, Carrying the King's crown up my the isle were Julie Schoessow, escorted by Paul Morledge Qupper rightb. .lust before the crowning of the King the audience was amusingly interrupted by Memorial's first two streakers. The sophomore class elected Brice Keel as the Twirp King, with Sharon Cefelu and Shelly Onken looking on fupper leftj. All in all the sophs did a greatjob. 3