Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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This special cast works many long hours to produce the 1 rated daytime drama, General Hospital. Soap operas are daytime dramas which can become very addictive. Jeni Kurtz and Mary Blauser may be considered avid fans. — photo by Connie Anderson — photo courtesy of Souders While taking some time off from playing the role of Raven Whitney on the soap The Edge of Night, Sharon Gabet visits Souder ' s store. 18 - Soaps Student Life

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JECRy S KIDS Fun, hard work, and self- satisfaction; these are words which describe what being a member of the Drama Club en- tails. There are forty-five members, who, each fall and spr- ing collaborate to present a great play. This fall, they chose to pro- duce the Curious Savage, a comedy. Before opening night, numerous details had to be taken care of. The major problem was the stage; there wasn ' t one! Due to the construction, a temporary stage had to be built in the south end of the gym to accommodate the players. The set crew also spent many long hours making sure everything was just right. Props needed to be found, costumes had to be made, and lighting had to be set up. The people involved in the actual performances put in many hours of practices in memorizing and rehearsing their parts until perfection was achiev- ed. These long hours took a lot of determination on the part of the eleven actors and other impor- tant members of the play. Eugene Liechty quipped, A play is very demanding, but the cast party makes it worth the work. In spite of all the challenges the Curious Savage was a unique experience. — Karen Pfister □ 717

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7 e S afo . 4dcUcUo t, in t e rfftentuuM, Hey, did you watch he soaps today? No what happened? Well, on One Life to .ive, Katrina accused vlarco of causing Peter ' s Jeath in his attempt to eep Katrina from telling about the baby switch. Dh, and on All My Children Carrie dumped Rick after she learned he vas marrying Betsy, who :aught him in bed with D aula. And on Ryan ' s Hope ... Among the most watched programs on the airwaves today, as many : ans call them, are the soaps. The title, soap opera, comes from back in the 30 ' s when the only sponsors for these radio programs were soap companies; the name stuck. It used to be that only housewives would admit to viewing the shows, but recently it seems as if everyone tunes in to catch up on their favorite soap. If a person happens to miss a day of the show, she can just turn to the guy sitting next to her and ask what happened! Several local residents have taken their soap opera mania a step further. Sharon Gabet, the sister of Leo ' s own Steven Gabet, appears on the daytime drama, The Edge of Night. Sharon portrays a somewhat villainous Raven Whitney. Another local resident who recently left the show, is Julia Bucheit of Ft. Wayne. Julia appeared on the soap All My Children, portraying Brook Cudahy. Freshman Wendy McDaniels explained the reasons she has General Hospitalitis. When she quipped, I love to see everyone ' s troubles of marriage, divorce, love, and jealousy because they make my problems seem smaller. Like the song says, I just can ' t cope, without my soap. ... and on Ryan ' s Hope, Pat performed emergency surgery on Arly, who slipped into a coma while Kim and Pat ' s plane made a crash landing. And on, Hey! I gotta go; General Hospital is on! —Vicki KerlinU These students gather in the library during Project Period to sneak a peek at their favorite soap. -photo by Michelle Yoder Soaps Student Life - 19