Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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On the warm, sunny day, a surfer heads for the beach. He waits until the right wave comes along before junping onto his multi-colored surf board. Like a surfer, the artist waits until his wave approaches before he sings on pitch, draws his perfect circle, or plays his horn correctly. There is something inside of the performer that is shown through his work. He reaches for his goals, always striving to let this feeling of emotion be released. When it finally is released, the student has produced a perfect piece of art just as the surfer has enjoyed his perfect ride. Each activity adds to the wave of excitement and involvement. Those who chose to ride the surf board experience exhilaration at its highest level. Break dancing is a very popular, new dance style that is demonstrated at many of the school sock hops Freshmen Vikki Curtiss performs her definition of the wiki and wacky craze Senior Susan Edgerton patiently waits the completion of her new face as Senior Carrie Marx applies the finishing touches This new form of make-up did not develop into a tradition, but it is something new for a change Fine Arts Division 13

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F 1 r t s 12 Fine Arts Division

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Alliance High School is Wisked We're off to see the Wizard! Follow the yellow brick road. Ding-dong the witch is dead! These are a few familiar phrases used in The Wizard of Oz, the drama department's fall play. The production opened with a lost Dorothy, whose house ends up in the land of Oz. Dorothy was soon greeted by a bunch of scared and surprised munchkins and met by Melinda the Good Witch of the North. With Lucinda the Wicked Witch of the East dead, Dorothy received her ruby slippers and was on her way to see the Great Wizard of Oz, following the confusing yellow brick road. With her newly found friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion, they met the killer poppies, and Glinda the Good entered to save the day. Then Dorothy and her companions got to meet Jade and Captain Verdo, who worked for the Wizard. Verdo told them to wait awhile; then they got to meet the very angry Wizard. He told them in order to get the things that they wanted, they would have to do something for him in return. What they had to do was get a magic cap, which Belinda the Wicked Witch of the West supposedly stole from him. So they went to the land of the Winkes and met the old witch. Belinda captured the travelers and stole Dorothy's ruby shoes. This makes Dorothy a little mad, and Belinda gets a little wet. When she melted, the foursome and all the little Winke slaves returned to the Emerald City to bother the Wizard once more. The Wizard was soon discovered to be a normal man. Dorothy then met Glinda the Good, who saved the day again by sending Dorothy back home to good old Kansas. The fall play opened on the fourteenth of November and turned out to be a colossal success. The direction of Mr. Dean Opp was a new experience. The stage was moved to a new area, the multi-purpose room, and the cast got to work with a light and sound system, which they helped to purchase. On Friday, which was opening night, it was standing room only. Altogether over 1500 people turned out for the performances, an average of 500 a performance, thus extending the room's limit of 350. This attendance far surpassed that of prior performances at Alliance High School in recent years. The Wizard of Oz was a smash hit because of the hard working cast members and great director, who devoted their time to the play and because of it's new facilities. 14 Fall Play Come on now, let's get things right! shouts director Mr Dean Opp during a trying dress rehearsal. Where am I? wonders Dorothy (Vicki Clark), who gazes in awe in the land of the Munchkins