Prince George High School - Peerage Yearbook (Prince George, VA)

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FORMALITIES, FRILLS, AND THUDS LEAD THE WAY. Junior Genie Ramsey gets helping hand from Senior Tony Ricci while being escorted through ring figure. Q Get a date. Q Order flowers. Q Make dinner reservations. Q Stay after school and make decorations. Q Stuff the crepe paper ring. Q Find something nice to wear. Q Pay class dues early and get a low ring line number. Q Remember to bring money for last payment to Herff Jones. Q Get to dance early to take up tickets and help with serving refreshments. Q Be at dance by 9:00. Q Remember to thank Mr. Tiller or Mr. Mumford for ring. Q Turn ring 79 times without losing count and having to start again. Q Show off ring. 22 Ring Dance i 1.5 y 'ii N .., . vw' .1 .-4 'K' ' QA SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Hobbiton Bridge plays boogie Dance crowd in PG's converte 1' r l ive band usic for Ring Commons. fag z-gf 'QW gn, Cdfmn' - 1 , Sig 55137 ea 4,1 aaa, X4 0

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Remembering lines and stage movements took a lot of effort but after long hours of rehearsal, the Drama Club's acting crew finally had it down pat by opening night. The Importance of Being Earnest performers also learned a lot about faking it - throwing in an adlib when their minds blanked out of the character's lines. Bang! Bang! Bang! You could hardly hear yourself think, but those flats, the movable background, had to be up by opening night eve. Two sets of tea sets sometimes mixed up the prop crew members when they had to decide which act each set belonged to. Accidents do happen and money needed for a broken leg and an ink stain on a borrowed Queen Anne chair bit into the S100 profit from the production. When opening night came, everything became silent after the shh's from the backstage crew members, except for an occasional whisper of the estimated number of people in the audience from a back stager that had peeked through the curtains. The tension mounted for the performers, but they forgot all fears as they stepped out into the spotlight. Hollers and hugs followed the final curtain call when everyone rejoiced that no major catastrophes had cropped up and that they had no more play to worry about- until next spring. A cast party after the final performance and party after the Thespian initiation showed Drama Clubbers that the fun came before, during, and after but only when intermingled with hard work. OPENING NIGHT. Patient star, Faris Walker, quietly waits for hairdresser Terri Harmon to put finishing touches on 15-minute project. .'q, IU f' Play 21

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i....ie THANK YOU PRESENT. Junior class president Linda Crowley hands sponsor Ms. Southall roses and candy for all her time to get things just right for dance week. ., ' 40. f ' V gil fi Q .,. - . . QL, we flak l 9.2 s:: ae ei: : :.. :--: : RING OF GOOD FORTUNE. Class symbol gets a final once over from Junior Dena Vick during late Friday afternoon set up. I ' Ygy. kk 'u 1' H 9 .517 ffiilbd: cf-XV' Think the ring dance is only a one night stand? Weeks ahead, even months the Junior Clsss began the annual struggle to produce the just right setting for the Juniors' special night. With old a new theme, Winter Carnival to replace years of valentines. Students worked during study hall, lunch blocks, and after school cutting perfect winter scene. Starting two days ahead, volunteers willingly stayed to stuff the traditional ring figure. By late Friday night last minute decorations X .X T LONG TO WAIT. A few good friends and ouple of laughs help pass time while iting for ring number to be called. X. f if L..- AX. x went up. Saturday evening rolled around as couples just couIdn't wait for the big moment to arrive. With Ms. Southall, Mr Tiller and Mr. Mumford doing the honors the time soon came and receivers dashed off to get rings turned 79 times, without touching the stone of course! The evening ended on the last chord from Hobbiton Bridge which marked the beginning of the road to seniordom. T .A Ring Dance 23 f' uw.. E, H,ig?tqi.l'nt,iu i traditions broken the 79 crowd found crepe paper and snow flakes to make the