Blue Springs High School - Campus Cadence Yearbook (Blue Springs, MO)

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26 - Rose Parade WHAT BOWL WILL IT BE? Why of course Mr. Doug Watts was willing to accept an invitation or in this case a gift of a rose bowl on the Queen Mary. Q x xi ws? ' W N35 Yi x.. X'-n ii' vi me -xr!'. 3-a i'i' f ' '

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The Music Man' Brings out the crowds, combines man talents The Music Man was one of those musicals that promised to draw more crowds than the ones in the past, and it did. As usual the matinee was a sell out and the Friday and Saturday night per- formances were given to a near capac- ity crowd. These crowds were the largest ever attending a play at Blue Springs High School said Ms. Gay Warnock theater director. The main character of the musical was Harold Hill, a traveling salesman charlaton, who cannot read music or play an instrument although he sells them particularly to marching bands. Professor Hill, traveled to River City, Iowa and tried to convince the townspeople that they needed a big band while charming all the ladies in the town, especially the piano instruc- tor Marian Paroo. Patt Naudet senior, played the role of Professor Hill while the town librar- ian, Marian Paroo was played by Sally Flies, a junior. One female quartet, con- sisting of Tina Allen, Michelle Mead- ows, Suzee Sloan, and Cindy Prince were the Pick-a-Little Talk-a-Little La- dies of the Musical. Also a male quar- tet. The School Board, consisted of Ronnie Ring, Ken Hammond, David Joslyn, and Mike Dryer. These two quartets provided much of the back- ground music for the musical. Dawn Williams a senior, showed her talent while singing and using an Irish accent IS THIS GOODBYE? Harold Hill and Marion Paroo, Patt Naudet and Sally Files, meet on the footbridge before the parade. to bring out her character, Mrs. Parco, D'Ann Boman, senior, another main character, played Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, a crazy and zany character. Patt Naudet also a senior, used facial expressions and smooth talking to bring out his characters personality, Harold Hill. a Mr. Dennis Tuggle and Ms. Gay Warnock the directors of the musical put a great deal of time and effort into the musical. They worked together for many hours and late nights for two sol- id months. Dawn Williams, senior, said, Mr Tuggle and Ms. Warnock de- serve a tremendous thanks for going out of their way to help us. This musical not only involved stu- dents from the high school but also elementary children. One stand-out was Mark Landas who played Win- throp. lt took a lot of bravery to get up on a stage and sing by himself. The children worked very well with us, said Dawn Williams. While most of the audience was standing on its feet clapping and laughing, back stage a lot of crying was done. I started crying because I knew l'd never do it again, said Suzee Sloan, senior. Most of the crew mem- bers felt the same way. Sally Ries, ju- nior said, l hope next year's musical will be just as good and twice as much fun! Becky Cravens, senior, said, It was like WOW we reallv did it! Fan Play 25

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3:9-,.. , ,,kk . . - -ev .. ,T -1 J yi PASMJENA 1 if ferr' ' vs. Rose Parade Pasadena blooms in Regiment's minds The Golden Regiment was be- coming used to traveling great dis- tances for special performances and this year was no exception as the band set their sights for Pasade- na, Ca. and the Tournament of Roses Parade. This trip cost over S90,000, which meant that students had to raise about S400 each through various fundraising projects. These started last year with Easter bunnies and continued through the year. Even after the fundraising had been done, some students had to add their own cash to make up for the funds they had not been able to meet through the various projects. The students worked through the regular football season appear- ances for the school and practiced up until the time they were to leave for California. The trip began as band members, chaperones and guests boarded their Air Capital airplane at Kansas City international Airport. Upon arrival the travelers went to the beach, ate at the Farmer's Mar- ket and participated at the Winston Tire Classic Basketball game. The beaches were colder than most expected and instead of wear- ing bikinis, shorts and catching a few rays, they had to be content to walk along the ocean wearing sweaters, jackets and leg-warmers. Farmer's market was a large, expen- LOOKING PROUD. The golden Regiment performs at Disneyland. Hi MOM! Television cameras pick up the Golden Regiment as they march past the grandstand. NOW FROM BLUE SPRINGS, MO The first sight of the Golden Regiment was the shield held by the flag team members that read Blue Springs, Mo. sive flee market with food stands from different cultures. The next day was spent at Disney- land. The band performed at the be- ginning ofthe day and then split up to see the sights. Another day was spent at Universal Studios. Students were able to see sound stages and various sets. Another day was spent shopping at the Pasadena shopping mall. New Year's Eve dinner was celebrated on The Queen Mary where gifts and awards were presented to various members. New Year's Day came early as ev- eryone had to wake up at 3 a.m. They were on the buses by 6 a.m. in order to wait for the parade to start. The pa- rade route was nine and one-half miles long. You could tell that everyone was getting really tired at the end because the drum cadence started out really snappy and ended sounding more like a grave march, said Terri Barnes. After this the travelers prepared themselves for the trip back to Blue Springs as they stuffed away souve- nirs, post cards and other memorabilia purchased from the trip. As for next year, no plans are being made yet. But we didn't know about the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade until the beginning of that year, said Mr. Watts. Rose Parade 27