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

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THE 1987 ALL SCHOOL VARIETY SHOW YEAH THAT’S THE TICKET T he All-School Variety Show has been a popular East tradition for over nine¬ teen years. Since the show first started in 1968, it has provided a unique opportunity for students to express their talent. During past years. Mrs. Isom and Mr. McHaney have worked hard to make the show the big suc¬ cess it is every year. Over the years, the show has grown, but so have the production problems. In order to ad¬ dress these problems, the Variety Show loca¬ tion and format were changed. The East Per¬ formance Center provided a better environ¬ ment for both audience and performers alike. The show ran an extra night to capacitate the larger crowds. The audience voted for their favorite acts on the back of their tickets, re¬ placing the panel of judges used in previous shows. The 1987 Variety Show was held on both Friday and Saturday nights. March 12. and 13. The show’s theme ‘Yeah . . That ' s The Tick¬ et’ was taken from a phrase coined by a fam¬ ous comedian. At 7:30 the house lights dimmed and the spotlight was turned over to the Master of Ceremonies. Phil Evans. At the end of each introduction, Phil’s comical pre¬ sentation of “Yeah . That ' s The Ticket brought the phrase to life. The fifteen acts featured many songs includ¬ ing a solo of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest • e 26 Variety Show

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“When I first saw The Nutcrack¬ er’, I fell in love with the story and its costumes. I have loved ballet ever since.” - Christine Duguay of the act. Scott not only juggles bean bags, but he also uses apples, flaming pins and oth¬ er various objects. Scott would like to perform part time as a street performer sometime in the near future, but for now he will continue to juggle for the sheer enjoyment of it. Tim Mancinas has been skateboarding for 1 V? years. Tim does what is called street skat¬ ing.’ Some of the tricks Tim has learned in¬ clude the ‘Basic Ollie,’ the ‘Bunny Hop,’ the Curb Grind,’ and the ‘Street Plant.’ One of the most difficult stunts is the ’Street Plant.’ This stunt involves a one arm hand¬ stand upside down with the board on the skat¬ er’s feet. Tim works on his stunts on the weekends and whenever possible during the week. Tim hasn’t learned his stunts, however, without pain. While jumping off a new street ramp he built, he fractured an ankle and was in a cast for six weeks. Tim will continue skating after his cast is off, not letting shortcomings get him down. He is lo oking forward to getting back on his board and learning new tricks. The simple reason Tim takes the risk of skateboarding is because. “I like to skate for fun, not to impress people. Too many people skate to be cool.” When Christine Duguay was a little girl, her parents took her to see “The Nutcracker.” She fell in love with the story and costumes. Christine has been taking ballet for 11 years now and enjoys it thoroughly. Now at 17. she dances with the Community Civic Ballet Com¬ pany. Every year she auditions and goes through the stress that goes along with the competition. She also attends rehearsals at least twice a week to continue refining her art. She plans to continue dancing in order to keep fit and because she enjoys it. Doing My Own Thing 25

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The Variety Show Cast “Twist My Arm” Kendra Bechtold “Greatest Love” Shelley McCoy “Control” Haydee Ramos Terrance Jones “Ahab The Arab” Bill Latham “Shock” Donielle Larson “True Friends” Dionna Williams Rochelle Solomon Beverly Lee Karen Harris “Let’s Wait Awhile” Tanya Day “A.K.A.” Kelly Hobbs John Goodwin Eric Tejkowski Jeff Cummins Brian n, tt Nasty Girl Traci Brown n 99 Sherry Wetzel Sherry Wetzel Hi 99 Demetrice Taylor Mechie Taylor “Ballerina Girls” Haydee Ramos Kristin Miller “Baton Duet” Yvonne Barnes Jeannine Boehne u Saving All My Love For You” Melissa Johnson “East Rockers” Corey Holmes Cortez Brooks Tony Donaby Arthur McKinney Angela Wayne Master of Ceremonies Phil Evans Love” sang by Shelley McCoy; “True Friends” performed harmoniously by the auartet Dionna Williams, Rochelle Solomon, Beverly Lee. and Karen Harris; and a performance of “Heartbreaker” by the band A.K.A., also known as lead vocalist Kelly Hobbs, guitarists John Goodwin and Jeff Cummins, on the drums Brian Tallant, and on the keyboarc Eric Tejkowski. Other acts included ballet dancing by Haydee Ramos and Kristin Miller, a comical lip sync of ‘Ahab the Arab’ by Bill Latham; and a baton duet by Yvonne Barnes and Jean- nine Bohene. Afler the votes were tallied over the week¬ end, Haydee Ramos and Terence Jones came out the winners for their dance routine to the .beat of Janet Jackson’s “Control”. The crew worked hard behind the scenes of this year’s show. As student director, Phil Ev¬ ans was as prominant on stage as well as off. Running the lights were Kim Albo, Amy Kinsel- la, Noeile Romaine. Josie Sporleder, and Shel¬ ly Schomber Allison Lauf created the logo for the show and desig ned the program. Carla Cassulo did the sound, and the position of House was run by Amy Moon, Lowell Isom, and Jessie Schubert. The stage crew included Mike Hale. Dana Clark, Cara Wickline, and Shelly Kouchnerkavich. The crew members worked together ensuring the smooth product of this year’s show: “Yeah . . That’s The Ticket!” Yeah . . That’s The Ticket 27