Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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Winning the State and New England Drama Festivals . . . how can we ever forget that? . . . John Hancock Hall will never be the same . . . feeding pigeons and scaring little kids in the Common: “Chuck, give me back that peanut! . . . Hey! Somebody catch that squirrel! . . . Hi, little kid. I’m mental and I just es- caped white pantaloons and bright red bows . . . somebody’s sex symbol . . . that blond bombshell, Jane Stein, strikes again! . . . Kevin’s square-toed boots . . . and how about those ultra-mod pants in Physicianl . . . “Leave it in, I love it!” . . . the last dying words of our director . . . Donna look- ing like an old bag, but winning an acting award any- way . . . even her best friends won’t tell her . . . “Zanies, get moving! Frank, stop waving those tree branches!” . . . throwing confetti on the judges . . . Richard Kalustian’s beard sticking to Donna’s thumb . . . those wild and infamous cast parties . . . “Get your hands off my body!” . . . “Give me the gun, Kevin!” ... no wonder he shot Chuck ... all that padding on Chris . . . “Ugh! I may vomit!” . . . which brings to mind Saint Sebastian’s . . . President in charge of vice: who else but Kevin? . . . “Maxine, go dress in the mummy case” . . . the gang scene in Rebel . . . “He went over the bluzz. Buff” . . . two days before show time: “I don’t care anymore! If the show’s bad, it’s not my fault!” . . . sound familiar? . . . “Watch out everyone! Wheelchair on the loose!” ... the excitement of dances and banquets . . . meet- ing new people . . . “Arlington kids? I’ve heard about them — who hasn’tT’’ . . . the tension of waiting for the judges’ final decision . . . chewing pencils nervously . . . “Now I’m really going mental!” . . . Regional Festival: one third of the total number of awards were taken! . . . tears of relief . . . tears of disappointment: “It’s overV ' ... the “Mouse That Roared” carrying Judy . . . pink bloomers and red sneakers are her trademarks . . . remember the dress rehearsal for thatl . . . “Mrs. McLean, Tony has someone wrapped in the curtains again!” . . . Mary Shaw, Stage Manager: what would we do without her? . . . “Get your hands off me! You have the touch of a sex-starved cobra!” . . . Chuck DiStefano, the coiffure king: hectic, last- minute comb-outs . . . three cheers for Todo, our pro- duction co-ordinator! . . . “We’re from Arlington, mighty, mighty Arlington!” ‘Til race my wheelchair up and down the hall if I feel like it!” “Little do they know my lines are written on the inside.” Lurch: “You rang? “Is that for me or the dog?” 21

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Exciting off-Broadway season for the Dramatic Club First Row; Mr. Trevisani, D. Clines, P. O ' Connell, D. Poitras, J. Stein, K. Feeley, C. Morrison, F. Knowiton. Second Row: F. Foster, W. Carroll, J. Castaldo, J. Holsworth, T. Shannon, M. Alnian, T. Prato, L. Verity, J. Le- Brun, J. Gariepy, C. DiStephano. “Whadya mean, 1 didn’t sell enough tickets to get my point?!?” ‘‘What’s so funny about saying, ‘Waterloo wai Napoleon’s Waterloo’ ?’’ 20

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“Were coming, we ' re coming, our brave little AVer ' s! First Row: M. Chin, S. Elliott, S. Santos, C. Atamian, A. Pidano. Second Row: C. Cole, R. Palomba, A. Dannenberg, J. Conroy, P. Heaslip. Third Row: Miss Hutchinson, S. Stiles, J. Cura, J. Hilferty, L. Chenery, P. Ciano, K. Blomquist. They’re all singing in a different key . . . Dr. Roens speaks on Russia. Another night, another banquet.’’ Are we blocking your view of the window?’’ A Y -ers pose for a candid. 22