Bishop Noll High School - Marquette Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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HIE LIST 1ISS SMITH Oil FlillL TWIST Was it a story about Conway Twitty or Elvis Presley? Most people who saw it readily identified Elvis Presley with the main charac¬ ter in the Fall Musical production of Bye Bye Birdie. The character’s name was Conrad Birdie, which is a closer resemblance to Con¬ way Twitty than Elvis Presley. The story line carries a dual plot which runs together for a unique conflict of relation¬ ships. To explain it sounds much like a televi¬ sion soap opera. The story opens in New York and in Sweet Apple, Ohio. In New York we found Albert Peterson, manager for singer Conrad Birdie, and his gorgeous secretary, Rose Alvarez. The two ended up in marriage but what happened before then is what made Bye Bye Birdie fun for the cast and the audience. Conrad was to be leaving soon for the ser¬ vice and Albert wanted to make a big event of it but Rose was more interested in her marriage to Albert. Albert’s mother, Mae, was an obstacle to the marriage so Albert concerned himself with writing a special fare¬ well song for Conrad so as to avoid any talk of marriage. The story then moved to Sweet Apple where Kim MacAfee, lucky fan of Conrad’s, With marriage on her mind. Rose (Joan O’Connor) attempts to help Albert (Mark Rathburn) write the lyrics to his new song “One Last Kiss.” was to receive “one last kiss” from Conrad j Birdie before he left for the War. His farewell song was entitled “One Last Kiss.” Kim MacAfee was the source of the confu¬ sion in Sweet Apple as she tried to love Con- ] rad, her boyfriend, and her unhappy family all at the same time. The kids felt that they I were missing out on a lot of living and tried to corner Conrad and attempt to go with him, . but he was thrown in jail. The story closes with Conrad gone. Rose ] and Albert happily married, and Mae finally j agreeable; the MacAfee family also returned 1 back to normal. The music provided a variety of Rock, | Jazz, and Charleston including: “Put on a I Happy Face” by Albert, “One Last Kiss” and “Honestly Sincere” by Conrad, “An English Teacher” and “Spanish Rose” by Rose, “How to Be a Woman” by Kim MacA¬ fee, and “Kids” by Mr. and Mrs. MacAfee. | The final twist in the 1982 production was j a treat for the entire cast who were able to I see themselves on videotape after the perfor¬ mance. It was interesting for it was a first for them to see themselves. The event was defi¬ nitely a treat for all. 18 .. . FALL MUSICAL

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WEAK DAZE It seems to affect every one of us and the harder we try to get rid of it the worse it gets. From a horrid look in the mirror to a burial of a face in a pillow, from dawn to dusk— before, during and after, it is a continuous process. Living! We all do it, some show it better than others. Five days of school and only two for relaxing or catching up often leave us in a weak daze. The less we accomplished the day before and the more we have to do today the harder it is to get out of bed each morning. The electric blanket ran all night long but the fur¬ nace didn’t so we decide to stay in bed where it is warm and safe. Yet most mornings there is always some disturbance which forces us out of bed—usually an angry mother or cry¬ ing baby. Getting ready for school in the morning is always an interesting venture. Some of us have a cut and dried, never-fail routine to spruce up the ailing appearance and some of us have no routine and just go to school look¬ ing like we did when we climbed out of bed. And then there are those unpredictable peo¬ ple who surprise us each and every day, nev¬ er looking the same twice. In class we wish that the teacher would either promise an interesting lecture or prom¬ ise not to wake us up if we happen to doze off into outer space. Lunch time rolls around and if you are a Freshman it is breakfast at 9:55 and if you are a Junior it is supper at 12:25. No matter what time they serve us the menu can still make heads spin and stomachs turn. Seventh hour is always a clincher. It is sometimes mellow and other times it is ex¬ tremely rowdy. The end is signaled by a few words heard daily over the P.A.: “May 1 have your attention please.” All through the build¬ ing signs of relief echo out of classrooms and into hallways. The evening still brings a dreadful thought for many as it is the time to accomplish the task of completing all of the homework as¬ signed and still getting some sleep. It is diffi¬ cult for some since there are other commit¬ ments such as: a job, a sport, a club or activity, a little brother or sister, or any other timely endeavor. There never seems to be time to recover from the weak daze. Refuge is found by some who sleep during study hall, lunch, or a lec- ture.The latter being somewhat risky since some teachers are picky about having an au¬ dience that is alert and responsive. We should even consider the faculty. They are confronted with the same problem we are. Their homework is our homework, so to speak. They have to correct all of the test papers and assignments in order to calculate grades for each of their students. It is prob¬ ably true that faculty meetings with the ad¬ ministration can resemble some of the lec¬ tures that we get during classes. Nevertheless, it is a daily battle that lasts all week long, from one week to the next. Some are worse than others but it is never unlikely to find ourselves caught up in a weak daze, searching for a way out. Giving his eyes a rest, Vernon Simpson removes his glasses and rubs his face to try to make himself last just a little while longer through the lecture. With a bit of a smile on his face, Coach Vla sic, Dean of the Boys, reads excuses written on tardy slips and signs them for all of the late students. WEAK DAZE ... 17

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FALL MUSICAL ... 19 In awe over Conrad Birdie’s (Joe Palla) presence, the kids of Sweet Apple and Mrs. MacAfee (Thames Pickett) watch Conrad as he contemplates breakfast. Infatuation! Ursula (Angie Kerger) tries to lure Conrad, her love, as they sing “Honestly Sincere.”