Beverly Hills High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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Senior Represenlative Joe Rosen, Senior Representative Michelle Gold, and ASB President Evan Silver help out (below). Sophomore Representative Denise Pepp works as a member of the Beverly Hills Parks and Recreation Depart- ment (below right). DAY IN THE PARK ' Day in the Park ' raises $135,000 for local schools Balloons and game booths covered Roxbury Park as parents and children of Beverly Hills played games, won prizes, ate food, listened to music, and enjoyed themselves. This community event, Down But Not Out in Beverly Hills, attracted approximately 12,000 people and lasted from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28. According to Murray Fischer, one of the event ' s four main organizers, the carnival raised $135,000, ex- ceeding the fundraising goal by about $20,000. On the day of the carnival. $66,000 was raised. The rest of the money came from 40 private sponsors who paid anywhere from $500 to $2,500. This money goes directly to the school district. Co-sponsored by The Revenue Enhancement Committee, with Beverly student liaison Eric Feigenbaum, and the Beverly Hills Education Foundation, this day was dedicated to the past, present, and future children of Beverly Hills. To start off this event, students of Beverly Hills participated in a parade. These people included Beverly ' s band, cheerleaders, and drill team, as well as representatives from all five Beverly Hills schools and a Brownie Troop. Special attractions included jugglers, prize drawings, a dance contest, a bake sale, a silent auction, face painting, mimes, a karate show, and fire trucks. Also, the Beverly Hills Fireman ' s Association cooked hotdogs at their portable firehouse. According to one parent. Tish Young. It seemed as though everyone was on the same side at the carnival, having a good time to help and support our schools. Members of Beverly ' s ASB and Beverly Hills teachers manned the more than 35 booths, including the popular mouse booth. This booth, headed in part by Senior Class Representatives Michelle Gold and Joe Rosen, centered around a mouse. The object of the game was to get the mouse to run down the hole of the color bet When asked why this booth attracted so many people. Gold stated. It was like gambling. People like gambling. Above the din of a typical fair, music, ranging from U2 to The Monkees. could be heard. The event was disc-jockeyed by Beverly sophomores Laura Levin and Eric Pincus. The two were asked to deejay the carnival in support of their community ' s schools. ASB President Evan Silver called the entire after- noon an absolute success. This event raised money for local schools, as well as unified the entire community — teachers, students, parents, and administrators, he stated. ' ■::,l£r?. ' «» r: r Day in the Park

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Princess Alcvandra (C(iurlnc Racklfv) and Lord John (Jod l)ou(;lasl scKiali i- al the (hrisinias pan (left). Dr Treves halhcs Momck (Ih ' IohI. FALL PLAY Performing Arts portray dramatic ' Elephant IVlan ' PrcN lously. there were such tragedies as The Last of Mr . Lincoln. Splendor in the Grass. and ■The Crucible But now. unlike anything before, came the dramatic portrayal of The Elephant Man. Directed by Dr Bruce Hertford and performed m the Little Theater Iroin Nov 1.V15 and Nov :()-:: the Hlcphant Man was the story of John .Mcmck. a man suffering from neurofibromatosis, an incurable disorder alfecting the nervous system and the skin. Merrick, known in the play as the Llephant Man. ' was portrayed by Jamison Newlander and his doctor. Dr. Frederick Treves, was played by Jason Tomarken Other cast members included Nikki Dubin as Mrs Kendall; Tiffany Boom as Anne Treves; Josh Milrad as Treves .issistanl. Carr Ciomm; Natalie Soler as Nurse Sandwich; and David Roth as Ross. The story centered around .1 man struggling to survive physi calK as well as emotionally It revealed how he dealt with siKicty and. most imptinantly. 11 illustrated his deter minalion to live his life to his fullest capabilities The play was put together with the aid of Chela I lorini. student pnxluclion ciHirdinator. and Kris Cacan. a.ssistanl director honni observed. The en tire cast has worked extremely hard into producing a g(Hxi show and I ' m very proud of it The make-up. though an inip .)rtant part of the play, was not as dominant a factor as some would think; the ■ ' [•lephant Man ' s grotesque image was lelt more to the imagination Jami Rubin, make-up director, ex- plained. The acting itself can portray the l-Jephanl .Man ' s ' character more than the make-up can The set. put together by Craig Schlumbohm and crew, was authentic in typical I ' lh century style Sound director Alex Castillo and his crew added to the atmosphere by using background music when appropriate and drama- tizing a scene by using loud speakers to convey a thought. The lighting, done by Robert Mestman. aided in changing the set between scenes by fading out the spot lights It also dramatically con- tributed to the overall atmosphere of the play Standing ovations look place after evers pcrfonnance and a lull house was present al each show . ' s Tomarken sumnK-d 11 up. VHc were able to prove that a cast and crew of nuny students could bring to life one of the most difficult play s that Bev er- ly has done in a long lime hill Plj

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