Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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Hollywood hit the halls of MHS turning mid-October to mid-November into a unique and fascinating experience for MHS students. Paramount Movie Studios chose the school grounds to film a motion picture depicting the current craze in CB radios. About 500 MHS students were used as extras in various scenes taken around school, and for their involvement, they were paid by the movie company. Two lucky students, Joanne Polizzi and Mike Mahler, had substantial speaking and acting parts in the movie. Starring in the movie were Candy Clark of AMERICAN GRAFFITI and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH and Paul Le Mat of ALOHA BOBBY AND ROSE and AMERICAN GRAFFITI fame. Directed by Jonathon Demme, the movie company shot scenes in the MHS parking lot, in the Field House, in the Girls' Gym, in the Student Center, and in the hallways of both North and South Campus. Permission to use Marysville High School grounds for production of the movie was nearly arrested in its early stages because of the disagreement of board members Ms. Yvonne Taylor and Ms. Maxine Singer. They objected to various passages of the script containing lascivious references toward school administration. The script was altered to satify their obiections. Still, the two women held out, but a maiority of the board members voted to continue filming as scheduled. The school district received approximately 52,000 from the movie company, and the money was immediately put into installation of cement sidewalks around the Student Center. C44 Pmi X. it motion picture

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l 5 H lil PS U ss? With the maiority of football games being at home this season, dances were a common happening on Friday nights. Music was provided either by iukeboxes, by stereo, or by an occasional band. Jeff Angove offered the use of his stereo, playing requests throughout the dances. Better-than-average attendance accompanied by good music made for a fall season of successful dances. The few problems that plagued the dances in the earlier part of the year were soon solved by the Dance Policy devised by SA President Lon Hatamiya and Senior Class President Ted Melden. The installed Dance Policy dealt with measures ranging from general behavior of students to guest pass regulations. Students who have been drinking or were suspected of having been drinking were not allowed in dances. Students who sponsored the dance were required to stay after and clean up the facilities in which the dance was held. Six sponsors were to be chaperoning at each dance. Students bringing guests to dances were made responsible for the actions of hisfher date. Guest passes were a very popular item at fall dances and many past graduates attended the dances at their alma mater. The atmosphere of the Student Center sparkled on December l7, the night before school let out for Christmas vacation with the catchy tunes of Stars and Stripes. Surprisingly, a large maiority of students went stag to the Christmas Dance, a dance which is usually dominated by couples. The dress of the Christmas was semi-formal. Pictures were taken by Foch Studio. l. Relaxing in the counseling office, an unidentified Lindhurst freak catches the attention and stares of many MHS students on Lindhurst Freak Day. 2. Helping themselves to the punch, John Clark and James Wells stop dancing to quench their thirst at the Christmas Dance. 3. Even after a disappointing varsity loss to Lindhurst, both MHS students and MHS alumnus enioy themselves at the dance in the Student Center on November 6. 4. Blaring out Elton's Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting , rock band Stars and Stripes set the mood for a fast dance in the Student Center at the Christmas Dance. 5. After a grueling tug-o-war battle between women faculty and MHS girl students, Ms. Darlene Miller kicks back after a demoralizing defeat. 6. Equipped with her stuffed doggy, robe, and booties, Patty Chong sleepingly endures another reading assignment. tall dances il?

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I . With complicated camera equipment aimed at them, Joanne Polizzi and Will Seltzer act out their roles on the stairway of North Campus. 2. Prepared to be part of the action, Ivan McDonnell and Ricky Simmons are given last minute assignments for their parts in the CB movie. 3. Displaying a T-shirt for a publicity shot, Candy Clark poses with other movie personnel. 4. Making handy use of his megaphone, Director Jonathan Demme directs cast members before filming a hallway shot. 5. Eager students wait on the lawn in front of North Campus while preparing to serve as extras in a hallway episode. 6. During the filming of an action scene in the Lesta Joubert Student Center, Marysville shoots for a basket in a basketball sequence in the production of the Paramount CB movie. of 4 1 7 'fa 4 4 motion picture Q9