DeKalb High School - Saber Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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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

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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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24 CAMPUS LIFE TOP, LEFT: Another embarrassing moment in the life of a freshman: Brian Brown is sung to at a school convocation sponsored by Campus Life, which features the singing group “Arc.” LOWER, LEFT: ‘Frankly’ putting it, Darlene and Chris hate paperwork; but it’s not so bad when it’s for Junior Achievement. CENTER: Junior Tom Hire is carefully watched by Junior Achievement advisor Randy Fox as Tom fills out some forms. Two organizations which involved many DHS students but were spon- sored by groups from outside of the school system were Campus Life and Junior Achievement. Campus Life met nearly every Tues- day night for discussions about topics such as dating, parents, peer pressure, sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll. These weekly meetings gave the students a chance to relax and fit in with a group that could relate to their emotions and problems. Events like the Burger Bash, a roll-a- thon, a ski trip to Colorado, and the “grand finale,’’ the spring break vaca- tion in Florida, were all sponsored by Campus Life. They also sponsored two convocations for the students throughout the school year. Tuesday and Thursday evenings of- fered DHS students a time to go to the Junior Achievement center and learn about business: how to work in a Ccor- poration, how to run an assembly line, and how to sell their products.