West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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ff S To best prepare for the play's some- times-difficult physical comedy, seniors Darla Blocker and lohn Noll don their period costumes for the last weeks of rehearsals. While psyching-up for the first dress rehearsal, sophomore Paige Hoyt laces up her corset. I, up-V 2' . Nu f at I lf , f E W.. ,vga A ef 'I .-'sf' ' Y Y . il is 6 131 Gfv. if 'fs' Q ff L -it f Q A - W-...W A -x I . l .6 , L, ws: ! ,L , 1 .--w, In K . .aa 1 ' ' pf i . 5 r .Q .S zi R 5--,t ,ffsihlfg its f ls? I .N - :Na ' e ,J it .aka ,,-Q To passers-by, it looks crazy and makes little sense. They don't know what brought on the squeals, the jumping-up-and-down, the hug be- tween sophomore Patty Duncome and junior Susie Mackie. It's the cast-list posting - an emotional event, full of surprise, joy and disap- pointments. The object of senior Scott Ander- son's affections in the play is his cashbox, which he keeps hidden, like a true miser, in a statue. All-School Play 25

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How To IVIoke A IVIiser The first time the school heard about it was on the an- nouncements: that the all- school play would be Mo- liere's The Miser, a classic French farce, and that open auditions would be held . .. Not until five weeks later ai did the play come into the school's full view again. A banner went up in the hall advertising the play, a special newspaper was distributed, announcements were made about ticket sales. Finally, 1 r ,V -Qyazzzly , . Using liquid latex and crape hair, junior Don Enoch fashions another actor's gentlemanly mustache. A mix-up before dress rehearsal forces senior jeff Kern to make some last-minute lighting adjust- ments. leff, the producer, also over- saw tickets and programs. 24 All School Play The double challenge of The Miser demanded consideration of small details, which senior Scott Ander- son, Mr. Holzworth, juniors Susie Mackie and Leanna Moldenhauer, and senior Layne Sanden here stop for. Besides being a complex farce, the production was theatre-in-the- round, so the cast had to adapt to a new blocking style. there were three perfor- mances. But in-between all that, a lot went on that many stu- dents were unaware of. That's what these pictures are all about: the work, the f K g , trials, the late hours that cre- ated the play. All the neces- sary things that have to hap- pen before the audience can come in. All the evidence that proves it takes more than money to make a miser. wf1Qfi':1:- , Q ' V K 'f' I 5 , . . ...B - :I- r 6.-J':5 JT-'gf in 'S-......

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All mine john Schultz likes to dress up as an Indian. Honestly. With three other Boy Scouts, john, a junior, spends his summer performing Indian ceremonial dances at Scout camp. What do his friends say when they find out? Well, he admits, they usually ask me, 'Why?' 'Thafs a good quesuon. You could ask the same thing of these people and their hobbies: v Senior Paula Wells, who decorates cakes. 0 Senior Trudy Arp, who lifts weights. 0 Senior Randy Jensen, who rebuilt his car. ' Senior Sheri Telle, who has a yellow belt in kara- Ie. ' Senior Bruce Daasch, who built rockets. ' Junior Annie Hall, who keeps horses in her backyard. Or you could ask senior Dan Gilpatrick, who does magic, and sophomore Dave Meumann, who writes mu- sic, why they want to do that the rest of their lives. The simple answer is that it's their pastime when they're alone, when they have no Friday night game or after-school engagement, no i parties or homework. That explanation's only drawback is that instead of just passing time, these things often dominate it. Sometimes, it's a mania, says Bruce of his rockets. When he first started build- ing them, he remembers, I didn't sleep, I'd sit up all night, trying to figure out if my plans were feasible. It was like I was possessed. Possessed - maybe that's why Trudy works out at the Nautilus three mornings a week before school. Maybe that's why Sheri spends 13 hours a week at her karate, Paula bakes and deco- why Performing Indian ritual dances with other Scouts makes john Schultz lr.I feel really great. While you're out there at camp, it's the most important thing in the world. The ceremonies are performed in the summer. rates up to 15 hours in a week, why Randy worked under the hood of his car all day for two months. Cold weather prevents Randy from doing major work during the school year. It also ruled out rocket launchings for Bruce, who had learned all he wanted to anyway and moved on to an- other pursuit. Yet, people still know they did it. And those people react. They tell me I'm crazy, Bruce says. Nobody else understands why anyone would spend so much time on such things. Naturally, there are a lot of questions and laughter and funny looks. For Annie, the surprise is not over the horses, it's over where she keeps them: not on a farm, but in the residen- Sisters Louise and Anna Hall have grown up with horses. Except at times in the winter, when she has to carry water out to them, Annie loves having the horses, They're something that's always there, she says. Annie can't ever forget that ei- ther, You should spend at least 3 26 Feature