Riverside Brookfield High School - Rouser Yearbook (Riverside, IL)

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The Telephone Hour showed Sweet Apple teens abuzz with the news that Hugo had just pinned Kim, becoming her steady, Ed Federmeyer, Tony Sasak, and Paul Bates portrayed local boys spreading the gossip as the girls tied-up the phone lines. Bye-Bye Bir ie Nostalgic Musical Fun Bye Bye Birdie, R-B's spring musical, presented a spirited look at the teen scene of a bygone era - the late 1950's and early 196O's. This was the age of rock 6 roll and teen idols, an age when bobbysoxers formed fan clubs and clamored for treasured photos and autographs of their beloved stars. ln the R-B version of Bye-Bye Birdie, Chris Vicchiollo played the part of Conrad Birdie, one such teen idol who has been drafted and must soon enter the Army . , . Birdie's song-writerfmanager Albert Peter- son, portrayed by Tony Simone, has concocted a publicity scheme for Birdie's farewell TV appearance -- an adoring fan will be randomly selected to appear with Birdie on the prime-time TV show, and will receive One Last Kiss from Birdie as he Mr. Angelo lovlnelll and an orchestra of 19 members provided the upbeat instrumental accompaniment. croons his latest hit of that title. The lucky girl chosen is Kim MacAfee of Sweet Apple, Ohio, played by Anna Hoffman. The story is then continued with predictable twists, being interspersed with several musical numbers that light-heartedly examined how it was to be a teenager growing up during that era. The R-B production, directed by Mrs. Amy Steger, was a nostalgic success that involved a cast of 31, o stage crew of So, a lighting crew of 2, a costume crew of 9, and a publicity crew of 6, as well as several other support personnel. Mr. Angelo lovinelli directed a pit orchestra consisting of 19 members. Clearly, Bye-Bye Birdie was a smash hit and a highlight of spring '84 because of the talent and hard work of all involved. Student Life 19

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-4 J Anna Hoffman, portraylng Klm MacAfee, slngs What dld I ever see in him as she prepared to run-away from home. Conrad Blrdle, played by Chrls Vlcchlollo, received a warm welcome by the citizens of Sweet Apple, Ohio. The mayor and his wife, played by Dan Hanna and Cheri Hackl, offered Blrdle the town keys. Y . 3. , st lu -' --vm, HL s,,,. 'Iv- ,un- Sue Nortler. Gina Caruso, Pete Gutierrez, and Kim Stover rehearse their llnes whlle Shannon Steigerwald adjusts ChrIs's wig before going onstage. Klm assures her boyfriend Hugo, played by Tam Cahill, that there's only One Boy for her. 18 Student Llfe I f I 1 l Awww xx W rf I I

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Stacy Riess and Katy Karnpschroeder were among many 'learly-birds who arrived well before school started to complete homework assignments together. Restoring the original 1934 carved wooden signs at the Zoo required a lot of overtime work. mu ..ff ',MaM'rd Gina Caruso and Pete Gutierrez spent long hours before and after school working on video productions. Homecoming murals were painted after school by several volunteers, including Maureen Sible and Sue Marshall, 20 Student Life K iv' 'l I X t I 'll lk 6. GC- I I I ,. .nsii..u?v I e ' a A iv A V Q WMZM , my 'J I Z .rs .... w,,,.m,w ' ' ' K M ' Awww-. . ,, -js -. , if