Mundelein High School - Obelisk Yearbook (Mundelein, IL)

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A TASTE OF THE GOOD TIMES

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academics 9l frx i 'li ' SX Y X tx X Xe X -sfwsgrh-Q. Hu. U. . .. .. . .. S X . fs., tt s . ,I Top: Cheryl Fay practices her typing speed and accuracy. Above: Both Beth Booze and Missy Nobel review their homework in the courtyard. n order to participate in extra- curricular activities, a student had to maintain a C grade point average. If the average wasnit a C or better after two six weeks grading periods, the student could not participate during the sea- son at all. The new requirement was put into effect because the Board of Education want- ed the students to maintain a high degree of excellence. The requirement made MHS one of the most academically strict schools in Lake County. Although strict, the policy did make the students who were put on probation work harder for better grades. Many stu- dents, like Trey Carter, believed the Board's goal 'fwas achieved. There was also a change in the English Department. Instead of Semester grading, ju- nior and senior X and Y classes were graded every 12 weeks. This new grading policy was difficult during the semester change. Both students and teachers complained about the system. Miss Kathy Lenzen said, I liked the concept, but many things still needed to be worked out. Miss Bernadette Kindey, de- partment head, mentioned that the system would be changed in 1984-'85. Becky Beyersdorf works diligently on Mr. Pawlowski's test while being caught by the camera. .J

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fall play Dark of the Moon brightens the STAGE Moon was a big challenge for all aspects of the theatre department. For the per formers, it was a serious , drama, and the backstage crews had to deal with an elaborate setting of a mountain range complete with a cave and a tree, all of which were dramatized by a raked stage and a new computer light- ing board. It was made especially for MHS yet wasnit completely installed and ready to run until the opening night per- formance. A Southern Baptist town was the scene for the unusual plot about a witchboy who absent-mindedly falls in love with a human girl and then bargains with a conjur wom- an so she'll make him human, like his love. The witchboy becomes human and marries the girl, but only after a tremendous fight with the town bully who also had his eye on the girl. After giving birth to the bat-like offspr- ing of her husband, Barbra Allen was forced by her church and townfolk to be unfaithful. In doing so, she breaks her bar- gain made with the conjur woman. The performance concluded with the boy transforming back into his witchboy state and kicking aside the now dead body of his former love. The play drew an incredible crowd and featured a preshow of five witches dancing in a cloud of fog to a self-choreographed he fall play, Dark of the dance. Top right: Senor Chris Manolis plays .lon the Witchboy as he confesses his love for Barbara Allen, played by junior Julie Hanson. Upper right: Sophomore, Brian Merevick plays Marvin Hudgens as he gets struck by lightening from the witchboy. Upper left: Senior Vickey Keese portrays the Fair Witch as she leads the witches in a mysterious dance. Right: Barbara Allen succumbs to the pressures of the preacher, played by Steve Martin, and the townsfolk to be unfaithful to her witch-like hus- band. Above: Stage Manager Kristin Bottoni discusses last minute lighting cues with Pam Quig.