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

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Posing for the audience, Stacy Browning, Leon Jones, and Kim Brown also modeled from Uptown 88 plays. Modeling and rapping v ere some of the acts performed. Bringing tfie stiow to an end, To- mekla Wilson, Qan Kelly, and Keeya Chapman end the play with a stare down. This is the second year for the Afro-American Talent Show. ArRO-.AMERIC.Ari TALEMT SHOW A

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strutting their stuff, Jermaine Lewis and Jackie Johnson model for the ' 87-88 Afro-American Tal- ent Sfiow. As the curtain rose, shouts of cheer and excite- ment filled the vast audito- rium. The audience anx- iously awaited the start of the second annual Afro- Heritage Club Talent Show. As the narrator an- nouncer. Angle Winters, waltzed onto the stage. The house lights dimmed, sym- bolizing the beginning of the play Club Uptown. In the first scene of the play, the audience is intro- duced to the leading ac- tress Dorothy, played by Keeya Chapman. In this scene, the audience is made aware of Dorothy ' s background. Dorothy is portrayed as a young girl, born and raised in Salville, Mississippi. Her father, played by Gary Kelly, was the preacher in the town of Saville, and felt his family should portray a very con- servative lifestyle. However, one day Dorothy ' s cousin Jasmine, played by Tome- kia Wilson, comes to visit her from Piew York City. His stories of the city in which he lived intrigued the inno- cent Dorothy. Jasmine asked Dorothy to return to new York with him. Dorothy accepted the offer, and be- gan her preparation for the trip ahead. Dorothy decided she needed a new wardrobe to fit in with the wealth and so- phistication Piew York City often implies. In this unique scene, various models glid- ed onto the stage, model- ing the latest Italian and Eu- ropean styles. The male models ' black and white tuxes dazzeled the audi- It was a place where new talent was recognized ' ' — Angie Winters city had to offer. There were papers on the street- corners, people dashing here and there, and night- clubs; which were the high- lights of everyone ' s day. After hearing about Club Uptown one day, Dorothy decided to visit the nightclub. The nightclub was not only a place to dance and have fun with one ' s friends, but it was also a place where new tal- ent was recognized and ap- preciated, said Winters. Since Dorothy was gifted with the art of singing, she decided to visit Club Up- town daily, hoping that someday her talent would be noticed. At the end of the play, Dorothy was no- ticed by Ruby, Club Up- town ' s owner, played by Re- Jane Rogers, and this event began her new life in riew York City. by Jill Fitzharris ence. Upon reading new York, Dorothy was shocked by the on going activities the A 2o urrown igaa

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Let them entertain you The weather ' s hot, the sun ' s burning, and the band is out in the middle of the parking lot doing their show. Many long and hard practices were held throughout the summer. It was all worth the sweat and tears to finally get the show completed, said freshman clarinet player, Stacey Woodside. Starting school meant practices after 2:35 and per- formances at the home football games and many competitions each week- end. Our scores grew and grew after each competition which made us feel good knowing our last perfor- mance was state, commented junior flag corps member, Ni- cole Lohman. This year the choreogra- pher for all the flag moves was Larry Medrano. He is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a background of mod- eling, dancing, and play act- ing, flag Captain, Laura Booher said ' Larry ' s show was hard, especially with such a young corps, but we worked together and pulled it off. The corps had several Holding the seventh place plaque from State competition Sharon Amick and Rodney Wilkinson stand proudly at one of the Wayne home football games. problems with the new uni- forms for the school song and basketball games. One of the major problems was that the corps ' uniforms re- sembled the cheerleaders ' uniforms. There was such a hassle with all the uniforms and I think that the cost of the uniforms was much too high for all the problems that evolved from buying It was worth the sweat and tears to finally get the show completed. — Stacy Woodside them, said Erinn Keller. Going to state for seniors was awesome to end their last year, for juniors it was something to set goals for next year, for sophomores it was being able to get it right this time, and for freshmen it was scary. The freshmen weren ' t the only ones scared, according to Keller. Once we walked out on to the field you just take a deep breath and hold on for dear life, said Keller. But once you ' re on the field, you go to work and do the best you can. This year the Blue Guard placed seventh, only one and four-tenths of a point away from second place. Mr. Rick Smith, the band di- rector, was very pleased with the show and our per- formance at state. Going to State again for the third year in a row was the best way to end my senior year, com- mented senior, Duane Waterman. The band bettered their standing from a ninth place for the past two years to seventh place this year. Some of the band mem- bers were upset because they thought they would place higher, but overall we ' re very proud, said sophomore band member Denardes Byrum. by riicole Lohman A