DeKalb High School - Saber Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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22 ABOVE: Angie Drew, Dawn Buss, and Loretta Albright ‘take a break from finishing school’’ and listen to what is going on across the stage. TOP, RIGHT: Lisa Carnahan as Mary talks with Todd Bishop, the Indian, as John MacDonald lis- tens carefully. LOWER, LEFT: Jama Littlejohn and Angie Metzger seem to be having a lot of fun singing in the children’s play. LOWER, CENTER: Gates Hoham and Bryan Nu- gen played key roles in the musical. Here, they sit on stage and converse. CHILDREN’S PLAY ON STAGE: The stage of the DHS auditorium was the setting for two major productions during the second semester: the chil- dren’s play in February and the musical in April. On November 18, 1959, Little Mary Sunshine opened at the Orpheum The- atre in New York, Its immediate audi- ence appeal made this ‘new musical about an olde operetta” the surprise hit of the year. On April 26, 1985, a fresh, new cast re-opened Little Mary Sunshine in their own version. The cast of characters included noble forest rangers and sweet young ladies. Filling out the cast were several “‘older’’ characters who were always ready to offer advice, a few Indians, and couples who were ready to break into a dance at the slightest suggestion. The Invention, a children’s play by Brad Gromelski, was performed on February 24, 25, and 26 for elementary

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afeteria benches in the halls were. for some, a favorite place to sit, relax, catch up on | the latest gossip, and glance at the passers-by. During the winter months, a few stu- dents spent their free time in the gym involved in “friendly” games of barn basketball, around the world, H-O-R-S- E, or one-on-one. The warmer months drew students outside to sit in the sun- shine or to play frisbee. aren't. allowe. .2 Food Inspires Us? wa {Ree on. dee. scr grounds, although there are n’ is that some have tried it and “m: x3e” students kre ting caught. However, the yer staff in no way wants to encoc such illegal activity. No matter what activities were cho- sen, lunch time was looked forward to by nearly everyone. thiey even gotten away with it wifwacd qet- OP, LEFT: Blending his food together, senior Sheldon Lockwood hopes to invent something new. Who knows? Maybe we'll have it for lunch next year. TOP, RIGHT: Diane Vanderpool, Jama Purdy, re Oliver exchange the latest gossip as aiting to return to class. Lisa Sauder, Tammy Deetz, Jack Dickson, and Leslie Crager socialize during their lunch hour. What in the world are all these funny expressions for? 24 LUNCH TIME

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children of the DeKalb Central schools. The inventors created a toy manu- facturing machine that they intended to sell to local businessmen. The narra- tor, Joyo (Pam Witmer), enlisted the help of the young audience with many © little things. The high point of the play occured when the toy machine pro- duced a candy cane cage, and after a spirited chase, Kalibad and Evila were locked up. There are always the seemingly in- chine big enough to spout a cage and solvable problerns that are somehow solved by opening night. Probably Mr. Nagel’s theatre arts class remembers the difficulty of constructing a toy ma- small enough to carry on stage. Mrs. Kirkton remembers the agony of a snowstorm that lasted the entire week before the play was to be per- formed. Most of all, the excitement and enthusiasm of the children was contageous. Nobody can forget that! Children’s Play, Musical Entertain TOP, LEFT: Senior Carrie Foley shares her make- up know-how with less experienced Ben Smaltz before the musical. LOWER, LEFT: It's Ben Smaltz ... disguised as Yellow Feather, a not-so-mild-mannered Indian, who fights a never-ending battle for truth, jus- tice, and the Redman’s way. ABOVE: Brett Pontoni and Tracey Walters don’t seem to mind being trapped in a cage togeth- et; especially since it’s all in fun for the children’s play. 23 MUSICAL