Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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at t Pitt fcshor was fired in rhe dork and o victim dropped ro rhe sroge floor. Two sleek ponthiers with prinred faces entered, each rook a leg of the dead man and dragged him off the stage. Despite the fame of Peter Sellers Pink Pan- ther characrer, the droma deportment presented o new view of the kooky Inspector Clouseau during their fall pro- duction of Revenge of the Pink Panther. Eight fuchsia panthers performed during the intermission of the ploy and acted as the stage crew, It was fun because it was a different sort of ploy, director Sodie Gobrielsen said The felines charmed the audience by dragging off corpses from the stage ond by moving sets. Our costumes were neat, Tigerette Ann Roymond said. They were bright fuchsia unitords with pink leg warmers ond pink turtlenecks. All of the drama dosses got involved in the production. Denjy Denton a drama stu- dent, was o stage technicion who olso hod a small speaking port. I would help move things on and off stage, Den- ton said The Thespians practiced four nights weekly for two months before opening night. Cherie Mansfield choreographed the opening pink panther dances. We would go in during lunch and learn the different sections of the dance, Ray- mond said. Aside from holding one of the leads as a Russian spy, Julie Dromon was a student director along with Jennifer Delk. My job was to moke sure that everything was visible to the audience, Dromon said. The dromo deportment wos pleased by the smooth presen- totion of the ploy. The ploy ran for two nights with no hitches. We hod o nice house, although it wasn ' t absolutely packed, Gobrielsen said. BY LAURIE ROGERS Solo. Between the two ocfs of the ploy, the pink mime doncers perform to the theme of The Pink Panther Selected fof the mini-solo. Lourie Toylon steps out while the othet ponthers stoyed frozen in the darkness G. Dotone. Don ' t Move o Muscle. Patience is re- quired to apply the heovy pink mime moke-up that the pink ponther dancers wear Laurie Toylon gives Cotol Hrochovy a helping hond with her moke-up before the dress reheorsol performonce G. Dotone. Hoppy Ending. To celebrate their vic- tory over evil. Julie Btomon ond Chris Payne chot over chompogne, ' We hod just defected our arch enemy. Poyne soid G. Dotone. 32 More FALL PLAY . . .

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( mmcuUUf c ui4.cce»tcc taMveryone rapidly mode their way out ot the porking lot Most students began to concen- trate on homework, jobs and prac- tices, but some students transferred their energy into other oreos such OS volunteering The volunteer work took many forms Goyle Hojdik wos o condy striper It is a gooa experience to help other people, ' Hojdik said Hojdik began as a candy striper in March of 1983 at 5om Houston Hospirol Delivering moil ond flowers, passing out ond picking up menus, transporting patients and lab tests ond visiting with apotients also mode up mony hours for student condy striper Pompee Poul Usually the omount of volunteer hours ronged from 3 ' ' 2 to 45 hours monthly Some students also volunteered with the Girl Scouts. Troop 600 went to the Ronold McDonald House in October where they mode lollypop ghosts and set up o ■go fish both for the kids, They all dressed up In costumes, Alicia Harris sold. Harris was unable to go, but did help when the troop went ogoin in February. The Scouts e ntertoined the kids while A Helping Hond, We do the little things thot the nurses just don ' t hove time to do, Amy Peebles soid Dy delivering flowers to potients, Peebles helps to boost the morole of potients of Memorial City Hospitol K. Dyrn McDonold House parents met together in a support group Likewise, guys also became in- volved in the community Joson Derrio completed working for his Eogle Badge in Boy Scouts by orgonizing the restororion of the Larkin Street Community Center The restoration project totaled over 1IX) hours of volunteer work, He was required to organize, im- plement ond run the whole thing, Ann Berrio, Jason ' s mother, sold Many juniors ond seniors volunteered in o different way On Nov, 13, students donated their blood for lotet use by Houston hospitals and hospitols in the sur- rounding counties Most students found their first time giving blood on unforgettabl e experience I was scared because I never hod a needle in my arm before, Som Foster said With students volunteering either in a group or indivuolly for the community, these students seemed to shore o speciol bond, It ' s interesting ond a learning ex- perience ot the same time, Paul soid. DYGINA VICKERY A Wheelchoir Wizord. Mony trips o doy pushing potients oround Memoriol City Hospitol keeps Mott Stoker busy severol doys o week for five months The one problem wos the owful oronge jockets We hoted them! Stoker soid D. Willioms. Good Will. After ' roiding ' her closer, Leo Stuff pocks clothes for o needy fomily Stuff soid that she collected oil of her clothes thot were too small, un- recognizable, or thot she didn ' t wear to school anymore L. Rogers. Too Lote Now! After much indecision, Gary Gibson, like mony orher juniors ond seniors, gives blood ot the school blood drive Restricrions on oge and weight prevented mony students from participating K. Byrn. than we bargained for

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Toothache. Evil Dr Fossbender (Drod Frahm) seems sKepricol obour examin- ing Dreyfus (Lonnie Yores) bod loorh The bod guys plot ogoinsr Inspecror Clouseou with the construction of the m- fomous Doomsdoy Mochine G. Dotone. Coffee Pleose. Trying to oppeose o beoutiful demonding Ftench woman Michael McSorley serves coffee to Cherie Monsfield Eorlier, Inspector Clouseou had tried unsuccessfully to pick her up She (the French ■ wos stuck-up, McSorley sold G. Dotone. 33