Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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o ini 77:-vu.-, 5. ,, ,hx ',f2'H- . -11...-5 . -.Ns .-,,f i ,, --r Iwi V 01 H, TOP LEFT: Football players and cheerleaders show Charger Spirit ai a pep assembly preced- ing the Topeka High game. TOP RIGHT: Facing ihe consequences is Dave Umbarger. RIGHT: Not loo sure whal hit her is Miss Beverly Ber- nardi. LEFT: One of the lucky ones lo get a free pie is Mr. Umbarger. Activities X Pep Assemblies! 31

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Skits Amuse Student Body Displaying abundant energy, cheers leaders and yell leaders inspired the spirited student body and entertained with skits at pep assemblies before home football and basketball games. Assemblies were moved to afternoon for the first three home games to give the band and drill team more class time to prepare halftime routines. Pep assemblies were planned by Miss Beverly Bernardi, cheerleader sponsor, and Kelly Henley, head cheerleader. Most skits and formations for assemblies were planned by the cheering squads, but some were learned at summer camp and some were carried over from last year. TOP LEFT: GO, C-1-I-A-R-G-E-R-S, GO! ABOVE: Varsity cheerleaders building spirit dur- ing a pep assembly. TOP RIGHT: Seeing who can sit on ice the longest are Greg Koontz, '80, Mark Winkenwader, '81, and Tony Barry, '82, RIGHT: Embarrassing Mark Winkenwader, '81, is Brenda Boles, '81, in a pep assembly skit. 30X Activities I Pep Assemblies

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3,750 Tech Hours In Musical Hoping to solve problems before they occurred, technical director Rog- er Ramseyer and his crew began build- ing sets for the musical two months be- tore the March 21 opening. Fitty students devoted 75 hours each to create a set and costumes in the mood ot the Roaring Twenties for The Boyfriend. All total, tech details re- quired 3,750 hours. About 400 hours ot class time was spent working on the set, which re- quired 16 gallons ot paint. Designing and making costumes and preparing character make-up con- sumed another l00 hours. Another 200 ,ff N-'kg .Q ff ,-X ABOVE: Painting the backdrop tor the musical are Michelle Sailors, '82, and Brad Snyder, '82. TOP RIGHT: Learning the music for the produc- tion are Ioe Neal, '82, Bruce Friesendahl, '81, Beth Thurston, '82, and Porter Bertelson, '8l. RIGHT: Rehearsing her lines is Sarah Yeager, '82 32 X Activities X Musical hours went into rehearsal and other technical aspects ot the show. Mr. Ramseyer did research to deve- lope a sense ot the age - a time ot escaping reality - by studying histori- cal novels, photographs, and fiction. To depict the two-dimensional aspects ot the l920's, the set was painted onto the background. The bill for hardware, lumber, tab- rics, costumes, lighting and technical materials ran to almost 53,000 To sup- port this the music and drama depart- ments hoped to have capacity crowds tor tour performances in March.