Rowland High School - Saga Yearbook (Rowland Heights, CA)

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Diving on his heod. tending on o bed — Whot o rocel e mi AN UNQUESTIONABLE WINNER If srudenrs were ro vore on the besr evenr of rhe entire year. Spirit Weel- would hove been rhe unques- rionoble winner. More and berrer oc- riviries were planned, more srudenrs become involved and more fun wos hod by all who porricipored The week ended wirh rhe ridiculous and rhe sublime — Halloween and Home- coming. The srudenr coundl ourdid rhemselves in planning evenrs for eoch day. Each day hod o rheme: Monday, 50 ' s Day; Tuesday, Deoch Do ' y (ond ir rained oil day!); Vednes- doy, Fururisric Day; ond Thursday, Sporrs Day. Each day hod conresrs and vorious evenrs ro compliment rhe rheme. Dance Contests, Best Dressed conresr and various relays took place everyday during lunch. However, rhe two most oursronding contests hod to be the Durger Whop- per Eoring Conresr ond rhe Pumpkin Reloy. The DWEC rook place in rhe hideout and pitted doss against doss. The ideo was to see which team could, one at o time, down o whop- per in rhe shortest rime. The reams were chee red on by o hideout- pocked oudience. The entire produc- tion was hilorious. Cheete buldged, dothes became spotted with food, and the audience roared. The Sopho- more Class become the disputed owners of the Piggy aown. The P( took ploce at noon on Holloween. Have you ever seen o person clutch pumpkin between their legs ond hop like o bunny? If you missed rhat race, you missed o good time. When the week ended, most stu- dents agreed thor it hod been the best week ever — on unquesrionoble IXenee Ruiz, don ' r trip 194 Spint Week A boiler step rtvough the hoop — whot o donee!

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Two Floppers, Down Leomons ond Somonrho Drool ' i erjoy Mame ' s porty Jim Durl horr is helped off wirh his coor JIM BUPvKHART SAVES THE SHOW Mome, rhe srory of the zony onrics of on Gunr who becomes responsible for her nephew during rhe Roaring 20 ' s, dooced ond song irs woy ocross the new sroge focilines in rhe gym for four nights of pocked oudiences m May 1981 Jeon Swift, who portrayed rhe chorocter Mome. wQs olmosr o one woman show who pulled the rest of the cost behind her OS she went from one predicomenr ro onorher. olwoys. however, coming out on top Even rhe loss of her wig or one performance failed ro domper her ordor, and she quickly ducked behind the cur tain, donned o new one, and continued on her way Her nephew, ployed by fXussell Jolley, gave a touching perfor monce of rhe noive child thrust Into the center of rhe fun loving, avont gorde life style of Mome ond her friends, where o deep love between rhe two emerged The mosr touching scene in rhe plot was rhe duet My Desr Girl, when he is token Qwoy from her in order ro receive o proper educorion While Mome moy hove corned the show, Jim Dorkhorf soved the show come obvious rhot Dorryl Tidwell would nor be oble to perform in his mole leod role of Oeouregord Jockson Pickett Durn side At this rime Jim volunteered his ser vices, quid- ly learned his lines and his songs, ond stepped inro the role, perform ing in on extremely professionol manner The show wos oble to go on. The rest of rhe cost also turned in fine performonces. Suson Georiety ond Pom Morales, who ployed the role of Agnes Gooch, did o fine portroyol of the moid who goes out to find life Revo Curron, rhe jealous Southern Delle; Donno Morio Hornson, rhe bosom friend of Mome: Liso Schreffler, rhe intended morherinlow, also ocred their porrs to perfection In oil, rhe show was o tremendous success. Mome wos the second major musicol production pur on by rhe combined ef forrs of the music ond dromo deport- ments Congrotulotions ore in order to the faculty and porents of the group thot worked hord ond supported the cost in their endeavor. Speciol congrorulorions ore extended to Mr Contonzoro, music director; Sondro Gurney, choreogropher, ond Mr. Jordon, director of the show Vhotever this group decides ro stoge in the future, they will hove o difficult time besnng the rolling, rolicking. funloving, zohy ontics of Mome Mome 190

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Lynn Rogers ond Por Dovies, showing everyone how its done. Jun Cho hos rhe opples flying everywhere. Splrir Week 195