Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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Hero, Teri Brown, and Claudio, Mike Moore, paused during the dress reher- sal of the play. 'Much Ado bout Once again the Drama Club brought Old English thea- ter to Mercer Island. Cast and crew under faculty direc- tor, Mr. ,lay Caley, worked many months to make the presentation of 4LMuch Ado About Nothing similar to plays of Shakespeare's time. The sets were replicas of the Fortune Theater. The orchestra played instruments common in Elizabethan times, among them a harpsi- chord. Pre-performance entertainment included Madri- gal ballads and lively peasant dances. Student director, Emme Davidson, and student choreographer, Barb Cook spent long hours with the cast and crews insuring the play was performed on schedule. Mr. Gary Vaughn and the stage crew could be seen after school diligently build- ing the play's sets and backdrops. Mrs. Connie Lovejoy and Mr. Leon Bjarnason were also working and helping the people responsible for the production. Members of the make-up crew apply grease paint to nervous actors. Drama club officers were, ffrom left, Trish Nugent, secretary, John Rice, business manager, Teri Brown, president, and Todd Hagstrom, vice-president at the piano. Madrigal singers helped make the evening complete as they participated in the pre-performance.

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0. S. B. station members were: Hirst rowj Greg Taylor. Lane Boekman: Qseeond rowj Bill Norton. Hilding Larson. Todd Hagstrom. Hugh Law- renee. O.S.B. The Organization of Student Broadcasters, better known as 0.S.B., was created early in the year. It was the sch0ol's first successful lunehroom entertainment group. A daily program consisted of making important announce- ments and playing a never ending array of records that were supplied by the students. Bill Norton, the student responsible for the creation of the station, selected four other students to be announcers. They were Todd Hag- strom, Greg Taylor, Lane Bockman, and Hugh Lawrence. Hilding Larson, the group's technician, made sure that the tapes ran smoothly and the public address system was in adjustment. Hilding Larson and Bill Norton check out the technical equipment be- 4 fore the start of one of the daily show s. Chess Club The Chess Club was headed by president Kevin Cook, vice-president ,Ieff Fox, and treasurer Dean Ballard. The club participated in two leagues this year as a result of the Metro League's invitation to Mercer Island tojoin its chess league. Mercer Island was already an active member in the King Co. League. Several of the members of the club have received awards in chess tournaments. Jeff Fox won S20 in the Northwest Open, Dean Ballard took first place in class B competition as did .lim Humphrey. All of this year's award winning players will return again next year, according to Mr. Clay Vollan, sponsor. through competition, lunchroom entertainment 5 4 1 X 1 b.f:1.1:. Z.fszfsty...ws-:z:..':'v.fA' mics:-.wgif-wzlf-sim. use , 1' Y -W - .' 9tm.:v.f.1.v .a f . - . 1'-'f fm-.:31,f' :W 'wH,:g'A 'SE,effff:tlfiF5s:i:fQ'Zift5.TZs?2Qs,5:fafl3L5fHe - .. 1: .wx ,. f., . 7. .Vw g..,g.w, ,w,s,.... sw, Wy.. ,V . , - . .. .r A. ,f f . ,s Alwsffefft v.f.'a.f we-:W - . W W - fs e - - - V f iw. fps.. ,,,.ff.f.ws:. ,., .. . .g,1.,.,.kX.s,..m., A Sw gg- gzggvz at 3.fa.v.if144ff1L1'.gs1 51,1-1ff:e3u.fs4'4.ff. iigeiiiiijiifii. A wg... ...-5 A ,-I.. .'..w.f,f- 1, .-.. 3 5 f,-1 4.,-:,.-fig.,5.ig,f5V1,1. Chess Club members were: Hirst rowl ,lim Humphrey. Dean Bal- lard. ,Ieff Fox. Kexin Cook. ,Iohn Winterseheid. Barry Dore: fseeond rowj Glen Chappell. Larry McLaughlin. Richard Dolf. john Luster, Dave Ste- phens. Bruce Legas. Casey john- son. Mike Flynn, lra Appleman, Bob Ewing, Willy Vannice, Brian Koch, Rob Hobbs, Scott Blum, Susan Stange. lit

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othin ' recreates hakespearian theatre for I 59? Leads. Linera Lucas, Beatrice, and Bill Markle, B4-'nedir-lc. Caiety of peasant dancers brought another aspect of Old England to the show the aloofness of thc characters they portrayed in thc 8Udi8IlCP. play. Final scene was a satisfying conclusion to the All-school play. R ,D at -V