Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Tap, tap, tap . . . the auditorium was filled with si- lence as the Choraliers and Junior Choraliers watched Mrs. Honda for their cue to sing during the Martin Luther King Jr. show. I had a dream . . . dressed appropriately in black to express the mood of the time. Hyon-Chu Chon gets into her character as she talks about the Civil Rights Movement. Ohh, please pick me. . . the Junior Choraliers present the Christmas lay. The Little Christmas Tree. in which Rachel Eisner. 4th grader, acts as the little tree while the rest sing the rock version of 0 Christmas Tree. Ugh, what a horrible mess! . . . John Stone played by Selh Ratihn. instructs the butler (Jose Sanchez) to clean up the blood slain of the recently deceased vic- tim, Henry Meadowbrook of the Health Resort in the play, Death By Chocolate. Winter Shows r Student Life Z,y

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s L TUDENT UIFE With the Christmas caroling and the jingles of the bells reverberating vivaciously, it is that time of year again for tranquility and . . . Peace on Earth U sually when one hears about an assembly joyful thoughts of no class and work often dance merrily across one ' s head. The two winter shows, Death By Choco- late and the chorus holiday show were en- joyable as well. It was that time of year when merriment and yuletide were shared by one and all, young and old alike. Besides getting out of class, I was really excited to see some of my friends perform, said Laura Davis, 10th grader. The show opened up with the High School Knightengales marching down the aisle singing, Sing We Noel. Bewildered and awestrucked, the audience sat back to enjoy the rest of the performances put on by the Choraliers and Junior Choraliers. It was a thrilling to see the Knightengales singing on stage. said 10th grader, Kris- tina Bao. Some of the musical scores included Decorate The Christmas Tree, Santa Claus ' s Just a Good ol ' Boy, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The song that con- veyed the true meaning of Christmas was, I Wanna Be Santa ' s Tree in which the And uh one. uh two, uh one, two . . . under ihe guidance of Mrs Honda, the Junior Choraliers perform the sweet and harmonious rendition of Decorate the Christmas Tree while the audience sat back to enjoy the melodious tune. By Steve Bao message was, it ' s not what you have to offer on the outside but what you have inside that counts, the true spirit of the season. In addition to the seasonal holiday show, the Drama Department headed by Ms. Hiller put on a play. Death By Choco- late, a comedy by Paul Reeder. The play is a scathing satire of todays health crazed fanatics in which the owner of a health re- sort, Henry Meadowbrook is mysteriously murdered. Now under new management, members of the newly renovated Meadow- brook Health Resort are dropping like flies. The mystery thickens until the denouement where it is reviewed that Henry ' s daughter Sweet Pea, is the killer. The holiday excitement continued on with the performance to commemorate the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The show discussed the importance of what he did to set a precedent for future generations to follow, I enjoyed the show but I couldn ' t really hear it too well, other than that I thought it was interesting. Erica Peters. 6th grader said. 28 Winter Shows Student Life

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My boyfriend ' s back and ... — Ann Thomas shows off her boyfriend . Waiel Nada in the Spring Show America Sings which raised money for homeless children in our country. Clump. Clump, BANG! — Eric Gordon, acts as four characters including Mr. Noisy at the Showcase on February 21 . Eric Gordon earned first place at the Spat n ' Squeek competition. % Duke. Duke. Duke of Earl — Dan Mayer. David Lin. Neil Jams, Ronny Yakerson. Jordan Moore. Tavis Larkham. Alex Lombardo. and Leif Devenmark strut their stuff while singing. The Junior Choraliers Presented four concert style songs. The night shows are easier than the daytime shows because only half of the auditorium is filled at night, said Meirav Ravid. fifth grader. 30 Spring Shows Student Life