Buchanan High School - Pines Yearbook (Buchanan, MI)

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Drama encourages participation Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring centers oround two sweer. elderly sisters named Abby ond Mortho Brewster (Cheryl Neirch ond Gayle Morsh). These two are aunts to a dromo critic, Mortimer (Ed Eddington), who wonts nothing more than to elope with Eloine Horper (Michele Burgoyne). Elaine, however, insists that her father. Rev. Horper (Mike Lowery), performs the ceremony. Teddy is another of the Brewster sisters' nephews. Teddy (Brian Bock) is on eccentric who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt. He periodically blows o bugle ond doshes up Son Juan Hill (the stoirs) yelling Chorge!!! The trouble begins when Morr finds that his ounts hove the nasty habit of poisoning lonely old men with their elderberry wine ond then having Teddy burry the men in Ponomo (the cellar) os victims of the yellow fever. While Mort fries in voin to persuade the ounts to stop their hobby of ‘ helping elderly gentlemen to o peaceful end. they try to poison Mr. Gibbs (Dwoyne Kirkdorfer). Loter, the Brewsters ore poid o visit from the severol-rimes-removed nephew, Jonathon (Raymond Jackson), who. thonks to his alcoholic plastic surgeon. Dr. Einstein (Lynn Dings), he looks like Boris Karloff. Greater trouble ensues when the policemen Brophy. Klein. O'Haro, ond Rooney (Eric Kuhl, Mike Eddington, Mike Lowery, ond Morr Eddington) come to answer o comploint obouf Ted- dy blowing his bugle. Jonathan believes the police hove caught up with his mony murders ond he confesses. Dr. Einstein escapes, ond Morr ond Eloine moke wedding plans. Teddy commits himself to Hoppydale Sonirorium after mistaking the sonirorium's superinten- dent for Toff. Abby ond Mortho commit themselves to keep Teddy company. Before leaving for Hoppydole, Mr. Witherspoon (Ben Blumko) finds the poisoned elderberry wine to be “good to the lost drop. 16 Foil Ploy The oudience responds with thunderous opplouse during curtoin coll for Orion Dock. Lynn Dings. Mike Eddington. Eric Kuhl. ond Mike Lowery ond other cost members. Goyle Morsh. Ed Eddington. Cheryl Neirch. Den Dlumko. ond Morr Eddington perform the finol scene of Arscenic ond Old Loce In which Abby ond Mortho (Neirch ond Morsh) moke orrongements with Mr Witherspoon (Dlumko) to go to Hoppydole with Teddy. Abby ond Morrho (Cheryl Neirch ond Goyle Morsh. juniors) discuss rhier hobby while Mortimer (Ed Eddington, senior) reads

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The Duchonon High School Marching Bond presents the homecoming court. Homecoming 17

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SADD Week heightens awareness Five intensive days of concentration on problems related to student drinking ond driving was the focol point behind Duchonon s introduction to SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk). The program stressed the responsibility ond encouraged the students to think obout how their actions not only affect their lives bur their families, friends, ond even strangers. Senior Beth Hicock wos the chairperson of the program. Other students involved were seniors Veronica Wolf, ond Dill Weimer, ond sophomore Robyn Bagwell, Melissa Porter, Cindy Glovin, ond Tonio Piarti. This group put in o lor of hord long hours to moke the program o success. Each doy hod o certain agenda. Mon- day the students were given o short survey, ond they received bumper stickers, key rings, ond buttons all carrying the SADD logo on them. An inspirational film. KEVIN'S STORY, wos the headline for Tuesday. Kevin wos o student who killed o young girl while under the influence. Following the film, reformed alcoholic teen spoke to her peers about the rroumo of alcoholism, ond Solly Colemon, o counselor from Lutheran center in Niles, gave a moving speech. On Wednesday, the students experienced the most powerful speech which wos by Mr. Lorry Rotto, the SADD Notional representative from Michigan. He explained the origin ond meaning behind SADD. Fifteen oreo schools were invited to send five students each to hear Mr. Rotto speok. The Duchonon eighth grade closs wos also in attendance. Michigan state trooper Dove Minzey owed the students on Thursday with o gruesome slide show of true to life acci- dents that were results of drinking ond dri- ving. Afterword, the students were given the opportunity to osk questions obout the show or the consequences of drinking ond driving. Friday, the students were presented o special way to look or the focts. RADD (Rockers Against Driving Drunk) gave o special in-school concert in the gym. They also furnished the music for o donee held that evening. A guest oppeoronce wos mode by local musician Tommy Show. He expressed his views obout the notional alcoholism situation ond concluded the pro- gram with o song. The program wos well planned ond the students learned os much os they enjoyed It. Front row-. Missy Porter. Cindy Glovin. ond Robin Bagwell Second row: Tonio Piotfi. Veronica Wolf. Beth Hickok. ond Bill Weimer. Sodd 19