Bellmont High School - Legend Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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BHS theatre presents two musicals i An eight student cast, under the direction of Mr. Kaough, devel- oped a love story with a slight twist as they presented The Fantastiks on Bellmont ' s stage last fall. The comical musical showed the effects of reverse psychology as two fathers who wanted their children to marry, built a wall to separate them in hopes their own curiosity would cause them to meet and hopefully fall in love. Mr. Kaough ' s Theater Produc- tions classes worked on the stage sets, lighting, make-up, and cos- tumes for The Fantastiks and Once Upon A Mattress ' , the other musical presented this year. Once Upon A Mattress , pre- sented in April, was a satirical comedy patterned after the The Princess and the Pea and required a large cast, totaling 28 students. Musical tributes went to Mrs. Doonan and Mr. Pennington who worked with the musical parts in both shows. Princess Winnifred (LeAnn Bradburn) bows in majestic style to newly met King Sextimus, played by sophomore Phil Smith as other cast members look on. Senior Steph DesJean applies the finishing touches to her make-up as she prepares for the first performance of The Fantas- tiks. orking on the lighting effects for the usical Once Upon A Mattress is sen- r Joe Oshry. Plays— 23

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Voiceless King Sextimus (Phil Smith) tries to inform the Jester (Scott Aurand) and the Minstrel (Jerry Rumschlag) what the Queen had planned for the evening. Mr. Kaough demonstrates to junior Penny Clem how she is to faint during a love song at an evening practice. Sir Harry (Doug Bradburn) looks utterly awesome as Princess Winnifred (LeAnri Bradburn) hints to him about marriage to Lady Larken (Mary Hann). 22- Plays

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High gas prices didn ' t get us down Your 16th birthday came and went and not all that much changed but one month later ... it happened! You could finally get your license . . . well, that was if you could pass the test. Then your bicycle was pushed back into the corner of the garage and you couldn ' t dare to be seen walking anywhere because it was uncool . Or was it? Gas prices kept climbing and more and more bicyles, motorcy- cles, mopeds and pedestrians were hitting the streets of Decatur. Sure, some people still cruised daily but they spent a lot of time sitting in McDonalds, parking lots or Coney King chatting, watching traffic or moving into someone else ' s car to help stretch the gas tank. The economy might have affected everyone a little but for the most part, Decatur ' s kids still found a way to get out and around to do as they always had done before. Robby Vanderhart leaves Bellmont to go to work on the I.C.T. program on his 650 Yamaha. Hung Hguyen pedals his way to school to beat the high gas prices and to get some exercise. Driver ' s training cars are a common sigh during June and July as the students lean various driving aspects such as parking and city, highway, and night driving. For all the students who don ' t have thei licenses or don ' t have their own vehicle the school bus system wants to be thei car. 24 — Transportation