Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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JILL AND PUMPKIN (Kristi Porterfield and Shannon Garris) try to cheer up Henry. THE ‘TEXAN’ (John Webb) tries to impress his girlfriend (Kerri Wesche). K ' Senior play 29 THE POSSIBILITY of encountering Ernest sends Henry Gilcrisl (John Young) into panic.

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How many ‘Ernests’ could there be in town? Deadly Ernest, (he senior class play, was J presented April 11 at the auditorium. In the two weeks before the performance, the cast worked each night from 6:30 until about 10 o’clock to get ready. Practice April 4 ended abruptly when the tornado siren sounded. Everyone took off quickly, leaving behind play books, shoes, keys and other items which were later retrieved. “It was great,” Sherri Sharp said of being part of the cast. “I enjoyed working on the play with all my classmates and friends.” For Chris Hockaday, there was more to the play than just memorizing lines. He decided to repaint the backdrop and found some help from others in the cast. Seniors made more than $500 from the play, with the money used for the luau May 10.5 THE CAST and stage crew ham it up before dress rehearsal. MR. BUMPAS AND HENRY (David Harris and John Young) think they're about to be killed. 28 Student life

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Stars shine at NHS for the Junior-Senior Banquet E |teven Myers, junior class president, wei-Jcomed everyone to the junior senior banquet (A Night of the Stars) April 26; Holly Garney, senior class president, made the response; and the show was about to begin. With the help of 10 sophomores and several juniors’ mothers, the meal was served. While everyone finished eating, Steven Myers appeared on stage and told the audience to sit back and enjoy the show. He told them to use their imagination and pretend that the year was 2006 and they were attending their 20-year reunion. Each of them had become a “star” and would receive recognition. Jane Pauley (Carla Cornish) welcomed the stars of the class of 1986. Since Kristi Porterfield was finally there, the show could begin. The first host and hostess of the evening were Molly Ringwald (Susan Hubbard) and Michael J. Fox (Ken Gregory). They presented awards in the fields of music, literature and fashion. During this segment of the show, entertainment was provided by Dionne Warwick (Yolanda Coulter) and Luther Van-dross (Charles Booher). For the second portion of the show, the host and hostess were Michael Leon alias Pete Jennings (Scott Bourns) and Joan Collins (Dinah Hallmark). They presented awards in the fields of business and science. During this portion of the show, special entertainment was provided by Annabelle Lee Liberace (Ann Martindale), and there was a special appearance by the Judds (Kim Hughes and Nhu Nguyen) inviting everyone to their next concert. Whitney Houston (Yolanda Coulter) and Nancy McKeon (Pat Venable) were the hostesses for the third segment of the show; they presented awards in the Fields of medicine and titles. The stand-up comedian Aubrey Q. Fliptop III (Bryan Westbrook) kept the audience entertained. Next the Rockin’ Crue (Dee Ragar, Rhonda Goss, Robyn Chism, Ann Martindale and Kim Hughes) made an appearance; they were asked if they would always be bucketheads. For the last portion of the show, the host and hostess were Tom Cruise (Steven Myers) and Liza Minnelli (Kim Cowling). They presented awards that were achievements and the ones that didn’t fall into any category. The Scrapper Pride Shufflers (Greg Sharp, Scott Bourns, Randy Ganous, Hayden Worthington, Charles Vaughn, Darryl Williams, and John Paul Jamison) performed, and Ro-seanna Roseanna Danna (Dinah Hallmark) gave a special news bulletin. Jane Pauley thanked everyone for being there and reminded the seniors that to be stars, the sky was the limit. There was then a slide show of the seniors, while the song “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne and Company played. To end the “Night of Stars,” everyone stood and sang the Alma Mater. ROSEANNA ROSEANNA Danna (Dinah Hallmark) greets Mrs. Jan Ponder. LIZA MINNELLI (Kim Cowling) and Tom Cruise (Steven Myers) present awards. 30 Student life