Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The auditorium filled slowly, as bacl stage the actors put the last minute touches on each other ' s costumes and mal e-up and tried to calm opening night jitters. Hushed whispers of Break a leg filled the air. Six weeks of rigorous rehersals were about to come to a rewarding climax. As the house lights dimmed, the stage lights brightened and the crowd hush- ed. The play had begun. Making his debut at Wayne, director James Garver brought new ideas and concepts to the six year old stage. The cast, comprised mostly of rookies was led by six veteran performers: seniors Linda Bushey, Gerry Durkee, Kevin Geren as well as juniors Anne Able, Hayden Schultz and Wendell Summers. In his first major role, junior Mark Makin nabbed the title role in the premiere production of the 1976-77 Drama Season. Junior Cris Burke also made a splashing entrance onto the Wayne stage. WHKT THG DGMIL W 9 HG D(

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Instead of promoting violence by launching an Atom bomb or shooting someone with an M-16, the Wayne High School Latin Club got THEIR kicks out of shooting gigantic Boulders across an open field. Silly you say? Well they didn ' t think so, and considering they again proved themselves National Catapult Champions, it seems they were right. There is however, more than one way to throw a rock, and Wayne proved it by entering 10 different machines in 12 different catagories. Wayne ' s star machine, the Imperator (Heavy weight, twisted rope, rock thrower) shattered our own National 10 pound stone record by more than 80 ft. with a and glory. With this throw, not only was her base shattered, but also her legend. walloping 544 ' 11. Orbitas, Steve Smith ' s bentwood spear thrower, threw the spear 276 ' , and the Joe Andrew, Joe Billman, and Hayden Schultz destructive engine Arculus threw the spear US ' Va in. Steve Etter shined in the contest by breaking five national records with his Heavy ' Weight, bentwood, rock throwing machine, l lagnus Ignis. Pila Ignis, a light weight, bentwood, rock throwing machine, set a new national record for Jeff Dohner with a toss of 170 ' 6 . There was one last attempt by Imperator at heaving the giant 100 lb. rock. The sound of splintering wood shattering the air as the Imperator ' s arm landed with a sickening thud on the ground. Several attempts were mi as the artist is never famous until he . ' [»I -«iiuMMn courageously try to twist tighter the rope of Wayne ' s star machine, Imperator machine. His epitaph, like T.S. EliOt ' S Bt.) Bill Richards gets his spear throwing -.iiIh ..ioII r aM ir, r y, «« ... .- «... catapult ready for launching at the Nationwidi °0 ' ° W il read. In my end was my Catapult Contest. beginning. i ' . O-MAUL A-l . .V:. ' S V- ' ' ' « : ■ IS

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1 (Abv.) Cast members wait for Scapino (Mark Makin) to return to stage for the Opening Night curtain call. (Abv. Far Lt.) Ottavio (Hayden Schultz) jumps into the quay with Leandro (Cris Burke) after ob- taining money from Scapino (Makin). (Abv. Lt.) Making his directorial debut on the Wayne stage, Mr. James Garver provides insights during an early rehersal. (BIw. Lt.) Zerbinetta (LeAnneKrach) and Giacinta (Linda Bushey) tickle Scapino (Makin) to induce him to tell them a story. Senior Dave Bowling as Signor Argante and Junior Dave Henschen as Signor Geronte were the sometimes slow fathers of Ottavio and Leandro (Schultz and Burke). Juniors LeAnn Krash, the gypsy Zerbinetta; Greg Marlow, the plate catching waiter; Bill Parr, the shoeshine boy-bum; and Senior Lora Johnson filled the remain- ing roles. Unseen on stage were the crew members of Scapino , Technical Director Brian Gronau, his Assistant Director Gene Geyer, Prompter Colleen O ' Connor, and Sound Engineer Russ Richison who spent countless hours up to curtain time preparing for the show. Top Row. I to r: Anne Able, Waitress; Wendell Summers, Headwaiter: Gerry Durkee, Singing Waiter: Greg Marlow, Waiter. Middle Row: Paige Ebersole, Props; Linda Bushey. Giacinta; Hayden Schultz. Ottavio: Colleen O ' Connor, Prompter; Brian Gronau, Technical Director; Kathy Peppier, Promotion: James Garver, Director; Dave Bowling, Signor Argante; Mark Makin, Scapino; Dave Henschen. Signor Gerante; LeAnn Krach, Zerbinetta; Cris Burke, Leandro; Diane Holloway, Promotion. Bottom Row: Gene Geyer, Assistant Technical Director; Kevin Geren, Sylvestro; Bill Parr, Carlo; Lora Johnson, Nurse. mc on dOAkD im ihce