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

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1Tracy Walters 1101 and Renee Craig 1P.lHS1 enjoy their Hrs! Morp dance. Jones 1111 dance to DJ Jim Anderson 's selection, as does Sue Ouinn from CCHS. Q-Even though Bloomington and Normal are riv- als, Drew Treischmann 1121 and Scott Walker 1BHS1 still remain friends. fwhenever a high school dance is held in the fHaving a good time without dates isn 't an im- Twin Cities area, students enjoy meeting new and possibility for Marlo Wherry 1121, Kathy Leahy old friends. NCHS' Larry Carlson 1111 and Bobby 1121 and Patti Frank 1121. Morp Dance-29 .

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, ismatched clothes, holey ten- Jim Anderson, who works at WIHN, nis shoes and torn clothes was the DJ. The majority of the students were all a part of the Jan. 16 said he was okay. However, Brian Morp dance sponsored by Vanover 1123 didn't like him and pre- PTA and Student Council. ferred either a better DJ or a band, be- Mrs. Ramona Sanders, Student cause he didn't like the music that was Council sponsor, said over 400 students played. attended the dance. It raised approxi- Vanover was one of a few, since mately S1,200, which was divided be- many students would rather have a DJ tween Student Council and PTA. Stu- than a band. dent Council gave its money to Easter I don't like the music that bands Seals, while the PTA used some of its play, said Fred Albright 1113. money for the benefit of students. Feicke said a DJ played more of a Jana Whitman 1123, who attended all selection of music. the PTA meetings as a Student Council Jeff Redick 1113 believed that bands representative said, They are using the butcher the songs. money for scholarships for seniors, four Music at dances wasn't the only or six. thing people were concerned about. Stu- Morp is the opposite of Prom. ln- dents were interested in socializing. stead of dressing formally, students Dances aren't only for couples. Many dressed casually. Thus, Morp acquired students found Morp to be a place to its name by spelling Prom backwards. get together with friends. Students agree this was a cute idea I like being with friends at for a dance. They also like this dance dances, explained Albright. better than previous ones. Redick felt, 'tNon-dates are funner. Kim Spelbring 1103 especially liked Going in couples is something this dance. special, but when people go in People dressed down and came groups, they let loose and have a good off their high horses, she said. time, Spelbring explained. Everyone came and scummed -Katy Brunt 1123 out, explained DeDe Feicke 1123, who Monica Sila 1113 also enjoyed the dance. X. N- fEven though there is not a theme for Morp, Chris Homan 1123 and Scott Ftuoti 1123 choose to wear Hawaiian gear as they jam to the music. -9Dancing the night away, Lisa Gilliam 1113 and Julie Patterson 1113 celebrate the end of hrst se- mester. 28-Morp Dance 1Despite the dim lights in Arend's Gym, Chad Ftonnekamp 1123 wears his sunglasses as he dances with Nancy Azukas 1113.

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hough SOS stands for Students ed to put on the annual drama production than being on the stage. For 14 consecutive years, students have written, directed, performed, worked on crews, managed and designed the three one - act plays. An Uneventful Weekend by Donna Shaffer 1101, Playing for Keeps by Erin Bartley 1101 and lt's a Dog's Life by Drew Treischmann 1121 were the plays chosen by members of the English Dept. from the nine plays submitted. Each cast and crew member put many hours into the SOS productions. You don't truly understand how hard it is to put on three plays until you actually experience it yourself, explained Ash- leigh Feek 1121, director of It's a Dog's Life. An Uneventful Weekend, directed by Darin Bloomquist 1121 and designed by Gina Maus 1121, was about the effect practical jokes have on people. When Jeff, played by Scott Goldberg 1101, and his friends tape his sister's conversations, Jeff's sister, Hope, played by Sara Walsh 1121, forced him to get revenge on his friends. Cast members included Doug Hunt- man 1101, Allan Bailey 1101, Nancy Vitek 1101, OR. Bunke1111, Chris Nafziger 1121, Amy Wilson 1111, Kristin Lindgren 1101, Susan Walkington 1101 and Kim Sweeney 1101. Dealing with suicide, Playing for Keeps, directed by Denise Webb 1121 and designed by Julie McGivern 1121, con- cerned a teenage girl played by Donna Shaffer 1101, who kills herself to escape her troubles. The play explored the rea- sons behind Katie's death and how her friends coped with the situation. Cast members included McGivern, Treischmann, Susan Botkin 1121, Johan Ljungberg1121, Kelly Meece1101, Shaffer, Jeremy Goldstein 1101, Sean England 1101, Kelsi Wiggins 11101 and Peggy Davis 1121. It's a Dog's Life directed by Feek and designed by Blair Barbour 1111, was a comedy about misunderstandings. When 70 year old Norman Coot, played by Kurt Bieger 1121, overhears how his veterinari- on Stage, much more was need- 30-SOS Plays Of' S1299 an son has to do away with an old sheepdog, he wrongly assumes his family is trying to murder him. Thinking his life is in danger, Norman calls on the aid of his old army buddy Clay Roberts, played by Derrick Miller 1111, and close friend, Ethel Crawlins, played by Laura Century 1121. Other cast members included Krista Nadakavukaren 1121, Jerry McCauley 1121, David Goldberg 1111, Jenny Lynn 1101, Barbour and Dan Wyman 1121. There were many important lessons learned in SOS. According to Walsh, lt's important to accept a friend as an authority figure, even if that friend is a close one. However, both Ftieger and Million agreed, The best thing about SOS is meeting people. -David Goldberg 1111 Laura Century 1121 'Q K 1? 1TNot only did Donna Shaffer 1101 write the play An Uneventful Weekend but she also had a in Playing for Keeps which was about teenage suicide ww , . - H - 'Y 2 is W: X I ' ,, ,,, f, f j Vs- ' -if W, W W 3 ld' llsll .la in Aa ,N fif W W E - - - - - Y