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

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Student L ife % As nature recovers from the winter, students get ready to act, dance, and sing their hearts out in the Spring Shows. Springing to action T, he Spring Shows consisted of the Showcase, produced by Mr. Schaefer and America Sings by Mrs. Honda. Both took a lot of memorizing to do and a lot of courage to perform in front of half the school. The Showcase was held on February 21 in front of both students during school hours and in front of parents in the night show . About six weeks went in for prepara- tions including the designing and building of the set. rehearsing individuafs pieces, and modifying the whole thing in general. It wasn ' t hard but it wasn ' t easy setting the stage. Setting the lights were simple and since each of us had our own skills we had an advantage. The difficult part was that there was a conflict between the stu- dents in the class which slowed down the team work a little. said David Lamey. stage crew member. 1 wasn ' t nervous when I had to do the mime scene in ' Afterschool Rehearsal ' which was about a fight between our speech By Koty Mukasa team. The part that got me scared is when at the ending of the piece, we had to throw each other in a pile. I was scared when it was my turn to go in the pile because it hurts when three other people are on top of you, said Rune Freeman, ninth grader. America Sings ' was performed on March 21 for the student body and on March 23 for the night show. This show benefited the homeless children in our country. The official . merica Sings was held on April 29 in front of the Washington Memorial in Washington D.C. I think it is a wonderful experience to be able to take part in a historical even t which will inspire many people to feel a need to help the homeless, said Simone Myara, chorus president. I think it ' s great what they ' re doing for the 400,000 homeless children in America. Hopefully we can get President Bush to help out and show up at Washington, D.C, said Jon Emaus, seventh grader. Steady now, I almos! got it — Jordan Moore plays the doctor and Dan Mayer plays the patient in The Good Doctor by ;Vei7 Simon in the Showcase. W i Sp Spring Shows -i Student Life 1

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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

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s TUDENT L IFE L There is an overabundance of poverty-stricken people in our society. Students learn that giving a little helps a lot. Notice The Needy Q uestion: what do candy drives. e sales, and paper recycling all have in common? answer: they ail raise money in order to purchase needed equip- ment for school. However there are quite a few unique but effective drives at school that benefit for the homeless. Skid Row. poor, and various social and health associ- ations. There is an overabundance of poverty- stricken people in our society. It is im- portant for students to realize that there are needy people out there and that every little thing counts, said Ms. Vicki Lee. assistant principal. Toys for tots and a canned food drive took place during November through De- cember. Students that brought in a toy received a movie folder with promotional pictures for a current movie. The toys were given to the fire department who then passed the toys out to needy children in hospitals and orphanages. Canned foods were collected for the homeless on SKid Row. United Way, sponsored by Mr. Don La- Raise your Hands if your sure — Chorus members. Rormy Yakerson and Juan Martinez are sure of on e imporiani thing: helping the homeless children. Here they are at the John Jacobson workshop practicing very hard for the benefit America Sings. by Stephanie Prince Franier was held from December 4 to the 12. The drive raised money for health or- ganizations. This year produced a new challenge for Mrs. Honda ' s chorus members. They per- formed a benefit to raise money for the homeless children. Even though the event .America Sings took place in Washing- ton D.C., the chorus members decided to hold a night show at school and sell tick- ets. All the money that was collected was sent to the .American Sings benefit for homeless children. Helping the homeless children gave me a new perspective towards life. It felt wonderful to sing for those children. It gave me the satisfaction to know that we helped a lot of unfortunate kids, said Si- mone Myara, senior chorus member. Along with fundraisers and typical drives, a clothing drive was organized by Ms. Vicki Lee, CSF members and Mrs. Buchannan. This was an opportunity for people to give clothes, blankets and other additional items that they didn ' t need or use for people who do. PLEA: HELP EDY CHILDREN ? «rn V 32 Fund-raiser Student Life