Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

Page 9 text:

What u e looked forward to, what we anticipated, seemed to come more quickly than we realized. We started the year with football and soccer games and of course those horrible long, dreaded tests. While freshmen got ac¬ quainted with the school and with each other, the upperclassmen held short reunions in the hallways with old friends. However, before we knew it, it was Loyalty Week, and that meant that the year was officially in progress. As the weather soon turned much cooler, we suddenly found ourselves sitting in the auditorium cheering on our basketball and wrestling teams. Christmas vacation gave us a little break from the daily custom of homework, but still, some used that time to prepare for exams or to put finishing touches on their term paper. Second semester arrived and brought a few schedule changes. Day after day, the first three calendar months were quiet and seemed to pass by like a dense fog. Easter then arrived and brought with her the season of spring. Spring fever hit East, and everyone waited impatiently for the first day of sunny warm weather. Tennis balls soon sailed over East’s nets, while baseball players strictly dominated our athletic fields. Just as the baseball players have taken over the field, memories have taken over my anticipation of what the 1982- 1983 school year would come to be. Janet Sprehe people arrive 5

Page 8 text:

People Arrive • a 4 people arrive

Page 10 text:

People Act M A S H Odehnal ... (Super). Patty Pohl • (Super), Wendy Sanford (Cpt. Devine), Lori Troutman . .. (Bridget), Amy Wilson . (Nancy), Lisa Kolmeier ... (Super). ACT 1: Ricky Brink ... (Co. Blake), Eddie Ev¬ ans . .. (Walt), John Gream .. . (Trapper), Da¬ vid Grove ... (Duke), Mike Kern ... (Ugly) , Keith McWilliams. .. (Gen. Hammond), Sam Pessin ... (Burns), Mark Pierce ... (Radar), Turner Simpson ... (Father Mulcahy), Russ Tallant ... (Hawkeye), Todd Warnecke ... (Ho-Jon), Melanie Applegate ... (Louise), Cori Coelho ... (Super, Congresswoman Goldfarb), Laurna Darner ... (Korean Woman 1), Heather Doyen ... (Janice), Cynthia Ginther ... (Super), Cheriee Jones ... (Korean Wom¬ an 2), Amy Logsdon ... (Hot Lips), Helen We weren’t equipped with the best stage, acoustics, or soundsystem, but talent and dedication were flowing in abundance in the November 1st performance of M A S H. Looking at the play from an insider’s view¬ point, I saw tired bodies applying their ma¬ keup with a slow, but anxious hand. Minutes before the first scene was to open, those the¬ atre Jitters crept Into everyones minds; but those butterflies were in part responsible for the energy behind each of our characters. Truthfully, we were all a bit nervous about the play until we heard the first laugh. Having had only three weeks In which to assemble the show, the confidence wasn’t at its usual level — until the laugh — until we were accepted. We were received very warmly but our audi¬ ence. M A S H has such an altruistic theme, it makes it so easy to relate to the situations and characters without the slightest knowledge of war. After the curtain call. It was off with mask of olive drab and home to the Trig, assign¬ ment, or if the gods were smiling, a warm bed. 1 don ' t suppose that anyone of the cast will dispose of their character completely, for in us all, I see the humanitarian. ACT 2: Matt Whitney ... (Riflearm Jones), Judy Falstitch (Con¬ nie), Lori Goldey ... (Mitzi), Kelly Harriman ... (Fritzi), Bev Harris ... (Maj. Ruth Hask all), Kim Martin ... (Agnes), Lendy Sanford (Mrs. Randazzle), Becky Schaub .. . (Dean Mercy Lodge). Mr. Winslow ... (Director) Jill Firse ... (Student Director) Mr. Isom .. . (Tec. Director) 6 people act