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

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“Gargoyles, Plastic Balls, And Soup’’ E veryone knows that the best gift anyone can give at Christmas time is the gift of oneself. This year’s children ' s play’s cast and crew gave just that to over 1000 area grade school stu¬ dents in their performance of Gargoyles, Plastic Balls, adn Soup. The play was a combination of three stories created to show the importance of loving and giving- The cast and crew of the 1986 children ' s play. “Gargoyles. Plastic Balls, and Soup. not only during Christmas time, but for always. Eight performances were given on December sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth. Cast members included sen¬ iors Tracy Arnold and Kelly Hobbs, ju¬ niors Alex McHugh, Dana Clark, and Alan Miller, sophomore Soo Jin Wallen, and Freshmen Chris James, Cindy Andes, Keely Hummed, and Julianna Bagley. This year’s Children Play’s great success can be attributed to it’s two directors: Mr. Snively and Mr. Isom. Children’s Play 19

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Sophomore Choir entertains the students at the Christmas Assembly. With noisemakers in hand, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Zink. Miss Johnson. Miss Menke. Miss Ben- assi. Mr. Logsdon. Mr. Heiligenstein. and Mr. Cattaneo perform along with the orchestra. Yvonne Barnes, front, Kicks up her heels along with the rest of the Pom-Pon squad in their festive routine. Santa Claus makes his annual appearance, wishing students and faculty a very Merry Christmas. IN THE SPIRIT OF THINGS T he Christmas assembly this year was filled with excitement and en¬ tertainment. On the last day of school before Christmas vacation, the student body filled the bleachers of the gymnasium while listening to Mr. Curtis’ opening speech. For entertainment, the Orchestra and Jazz Band performed Christmas songs. During one of these songs by the Orches¬ tra, several members of the faculty par¬ ticipated in the song. With noisemakers in hand, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Zink, Miss Benassi, Mr. Aleman, Miss Johnson, Miss Menke, Mr. Logdson, Mr. Heiligenstein and Mr. Cattaneo performed with the Orchestra. Treble Choir sang several songs includ¬ ing Silver Bells. The Concert Choir also sang a few favorites. The Sophomore Choir performed the contemporary “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.” The Pom-Pon Squad did their part for the assembly by dancing in stockings, caps, and tinsel. By the time they had finished, most of the squad had lost their tinsel but not their sense of humor. Along with the squad, the student body got quite a kick out of the performance. The big moment that everyone was waiting for finally came at the end of the assembly when Santa Claus made his an¬ nual appearance. Santa Claus wished ev¬ eryone a ‘Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.’ Students left the assembly in holiday spirit. 18 Christmas Assembly

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Taking the blood pressure of a fellow stu¬ dent. is Mike Poirot of Mr Logsdon’s anatomy class. HEALTH FAIR ’87 T he fifth annual Health Fair was held on March 12. The fair was run from 9:00 to 2:30 by volunteers from the Lifesavers and S.A.D.D. organizations and the anatomy and advanced biology classes. The Medical Corps of the United States Army did evaluations on the stu¬ dent’s height and weight, eyes, and blood pressure. Booths were set up in the cen¬ ter of the gym. They contained informa¬ tion on diet and nutrition, drugs and alco¬ hol, drinking and driving, peer pressure, the effect of smoking, and stress control. Many students gave freely of their time to work in the booths. Debbie Miller, who helped run the psychology class’s booth on stress control said that the best way to control stress was ‘‘to just sit down and look at all the different solutions. Instead of holding things in, one should talk to other people about their feelings.” Scott Berowski, another fair worker, had this to say, “The purpose of the Health Fair is to help students realize what to do and what not to do to lead a healthy life. The Health Fair reached out to many stu¬ dents, shedding new light on the impor¬ tance of healthy living. The success of the Health Fair can be attributed to its spon¬ sors, student workers, and its coordina¬ tor, Mr. Walston. 20 Fair ’87