West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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With only eighty-nine students attending school by noon on Fri- day, january 28, classrooms were almost bare. Individual help was in abundance. f trivial importance September 17 the water was shut off in the entire building and school closed at 2:00 ... Pat Dunn named NFL Football Fling King ... September 20, first fire drill . . . Mickey Mouse ice cream bars capture the attention of every starving student .. . October 12, seniors are exempted from lTEDs . . . October 26, a black cat par- ticipates in a French Class -. . . November 2 jimmy Carter was elected president, the country goes nuts - peanuts that is! . .. November 26, 7:00 p.m., first snow . . . Senior orchestra members make it snow for christmas Concert .. . Mr. Rettko pushes Mr. Liddy in wheelchair during a pep aud .. . December 17, crazy socks sock it to Central january 18 through 20, semester exams . . . january 24, lights go out in cafeteria january 28, only 89 students attended school February 1, official proclamation from Dr. C-rebner to turn heat down to 65 degrees in the building . . . Roses are sent out by AFS on Valentines Day . . . February 14 through 18, AFS week . . . Students work on Saturdays for Trees for Tomorrow . . . Detentions . . . DECA . . . Rugby shirts Candy bars GRA becomes GAA ... Student Union becomes Student Congress . . . Bon- fires Homework, homework, homework gau- cho pants Tri-club campout at Abe Lincoln hayrack rides . . . over 30 days of sub-freezing weather ... Taco Night is held after Central game . .. Prom . . . Student Interest Day january 24, early graduation . . . the term paper .. . senior citizen disk-jockey at Pep Club Dance . .. january 20, second semester registra- tion February 10 through 12, Variety Show Pajama Game selling trees Falcon Burgers . .. making ice cream in APP Chemistry quizzes freaky funky Freddy falcon tee-shirts lthe red onesj . . . High School Bowl . .. Back-packing Club .. . TCC benefit basketball game . . . December 18, Santa Claus visits homerooms . . . Weekends! . . . AFS student . . . Honors Awards . . , Art Show . . . jody Rice is crowned Homecoming Queen Mark Ritchey is GALA King old court yards disecting pigs ln-service days . .. Eyas . . . Varsity Rowdies ... ASP . ., deadlines ... deadlines ... deadlines ...

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In his gruff, barking voice, Mr. Hassler, junior Warren Schultz, reminds his employees that life centers around the Sleep-Tite factory. You with t Where else could one see a paja- ma-clad Hinsey modeling in Burt Reynold's style, or a high-spirited Gladys Hotchkiss being chased through the woods by Prez, the woman-starved Labor Union presi- dent? And who would believe his eyes if he saw an angel, wings flap- ping, fly across the WHS stage? Prob- ably no one - unless he was among the crowds who came to see the production of The Pajama Game, West High's fifth annual musical. The story is set right here in lowa during the 1950's in the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory of Cedar Rapids. Re- volving around the continual Labor- Management dispute, Sleep-Tite factory workers are demanding a long overdue 7Vz cent raise. Their cause is led by Babe Williams, the ambitious head of the grievance committee. However, things do not go too easily as the workers are up against a hard headed employer and a new superintendent, who is deter- mined to solve the problem through compromise. The dispute becomes even more threatening with compli- Forever renouncing his jealousy, Hinsey, played by junior Doug Henschen, is given moral support by Mabel, played by junior Kar- rie Bot.t. he stars in cations like slow downs, loose but- tons, and love between opposing forces. Some especially unique scenes took place with the aid of the ever important stage, lighting, and set construction crews. There were the Union meetings in Babe's house, the hustle-bustle of the sewing room, the zipper problems in the factory office, and of course, there were the intimacies of Hernando's Hideaway. One might be a bit curious as to the new uniforms that members of the pit orchestra wore. Each musi- cian was donned in his favorite p.j.'s. But their apparel did not hamper their ability to accompany the actors in harmonious music. The talent of many was displayed in such songs as Hey There , Her ls , Steam Heat , Racing with the Clock , and l'll Never be Jealous Again. The many long hours of rehearsals, which began months before the pro- duction was ever opened, proved worthwhile as the audience settled and the lights dimmed our eyes Crowned in his lengthy nightcap, Mr. May directs members of the pit orchestra.