Normal Community High School - Echoes Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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after 40 consecutive days of school l 10 more until spring break, Spr- Fever Week was almost a zessity. vlany events were held during the ek of March 14-18 to lighten the sion of school. 5art of Spirit Week was nominating ior guys to the Twirp Court. Doug zker, Barry Ingold, Kent Kaiser- it, Scott Kletz, Mike Merritt, Craig een, Darin Spaniol and Andy iodtli were the nominees. Spaniol s elected Twirp King for Spirit iek. Ftudents dressed up for 50,5 day, a day, elementary day, Hawaiian 1 and opposite sex day. 'lt would be a lot more fun if more :ple dressed up. No one has school rit anymore, said Tracey Zeigler J. pring Fever Week came to an end the Sadie Hawkins dance. The ice was just like all of the others ex- it for one thing: the ladies asked gentlemen for a date instead of more traditional roles. Nlatalie Kratz C111 said, It's really ry asking a guy because you don't Jw if they will say yes or no. gler added, L'lt's nerve-wracking! Dn the other side of the picture, The Sadie Hawkins dance was a change of pace because the girl asked the guy for a date. Jodi Thompson l11l pulled Scott Dix- on l10i out of the crowd to dance. Teri Hall U11 and her date Brian Quinn, who attends ICC, take a break from the Sadie Hawkins dance. Todd Nagy C121 said, lt,s a good idea to have Sadie Hawkins because it's a nice change having the girls ask the guys. The Invisible Parrots was the band that played at the dance. - Stefanie Livers At every school dance. it seems inevitable that no one starts to dance for almost an hour after the music starts playing. Spring Fever Week - 25

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The dress for the dance was semieformal, while some relationships like Gary Breuer l1Ol and Missi Ruby's il0l were informal. Lisa Bova UO! escorted Twirp King Darin Spaniol K12l to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Craig Queen f12l was another candidate for Twirp King. Janet Gelwicks KIOQ. Ann Pederson K12l, Dave Cockrell lClass of '82l, Lori McGowan Clll, Mark Lockwood llll, Jan Sutton C12J, Brad Duvall fOlympiai, Johanna Yerkes l1Ol and Gregg Shaffer l12l all carry on the tradi- tion of Sadie Hawkins. Lori McGowan UU and Mark Lockwood K1 lj dance to one ofthe slow songs played by the band i'The Invisible Parrots. Although Sadie Hawkins is different because the Hwomanw is required to pay, it is still as popular as other dances. Leslie Powell l12i, Dan Themes i12l, Penny Kerz ll2l and Tim Kull l12l enjoy the music. 24 Sadie Hawkins Dance

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lt gave NCHS something to be proud of because it was such a suc- cess, commented Jim Stutzman 1121 on the first musical presented at Nor- mal in nine years. Fellow cast members agreed that when '4Bye Bye Birdie was staged on May 6-7, it brought a lot of good feed- back from the audience. Beth Henrichs 1121, who has per- formed in musicals before, said Bye Bye Birdie was her best effort so far. lt got more positive responses than anything I've done, she said. Bye Bye Birdien attracted an au- dience of about 600 each night and all proceeds went to Easter Seals. Mrs. Ramona Sanders produced Bye Bye Birdie. Director for the play was Mr. Scott Myers. The cast in- cluded seniors Stutzman, Henrichs, Ann Coatney and Mike Wells, juniors Steve Baker, Dennis Curtis, Julie Reading and Holly Pemberton, sophomores Amy Brickell, Claude Howard and Aaron Newman, and Winston Gieske 171. The chorus was directed by Miss Audrey Vallance and included seniors Singing in front of people was the hardest part for Beth Henrichs 1121, who plays Den- nis Curtis' 1111 girlfriend in the play. Tami Hoover 1111. Sara Cunningham 1111 and Anne Doud 1121 sing We Love You Conrad in the musical Bye Bye Birdie. Jill Lawler 1121, Tom Burkhart 1101, Ann Coatney 1121, Jim Stutzman 1121, Steve Baker 1111, Holly Pemberton 1111 and Angela Bayles 1111 combine efforts for the 'iBirdie production. 26 Bye, Bye Birdie Lynne Black, Anne Doud, Penny Kerz, Jill Lawler, Mike Merritt, Craig Queen, Gregg Shaffer, Brad Vander- pool and Jeff Israel, juniors Lisa Ashley, Angela Bayles, Sara Cunn- ingham, Tami Hoover, Natalie Kratz, Linda Koester, Kelly Meier, Connie Saint, Leigh Scifres and Krissy Strickler. Mrs. Deanne Bryant directed the or- chestra which included seniors Karen Butler, Andy Knuppel, Rhys Lovell and Pam Martoglio, juniors Mike An- drew, David Chrudimsky, Scott Froseth, Chris Hammitt, Jil Heyboer, Kurt Lemke, Bill Lohr, Kim Hornseth, Lori McGowan, Ann McNeil and Paul Rudolph, sophomores Stephen Hung, Jeff Lewis, Mary Ohler, Carrie Pope and Kirk Sampson. - Angie Moore Amy Brickell 1102. Winston Gieske 171, Mike Wells 1121 and Beth Henrichs 1121 make up the MacAfee family in the musical. Rose Alvarez 1Ann Coatney-121 is in love with Birdie's manager Albert Peterson 1Steve Baker-111 in Bye Bye Birdie. ..... 1 'if' WM