Deer Park High School - Deer Yearbook (Deer Park, TX)

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PAGE 88 Big top spotlight focuses on talent Imaginative animals, clowns and acrobats carry- ing multicolored balloons paraded down the aisles of Gaines Mason Auditorium as ringmaster, Rusty Holmes, senior, welcomed the audience with the traditional lines: Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, welcome to Deer Park High School's Great- est Show on Earth. After holding three tryouts and four rehearsals, the circus, sponsored by the Stu- dent Congress, featured 36 performers in 19 acts ranging from gymnasts and singers to mimests. While the panel of three judges deliberated on the winners, spectators witnessed an exhibition by the Five Man Rifle Team of South Houston High School, which drew a standing ovation, and were enter- tained by an amateur rock group, the Starbreaker Band. Upon receiving the iudges' decisions, Mrs. Norma McDonald, junior counselor, presented tro- phies to the group category winners. Flusty Holmes and iunior John Lang won first place for their series of comedy skits, while the second place trophy went to the 'Raunchy Band from Dixie Land' which is comprised of senior Ricky Shifflet on the trumpet, sophomore Anthony Gibson on the trombone and juniors Matt Gibson and Jeff Renfro on the tuba and drums, respectively. In the solo category, the first place plaque went to sophomore Kenneth Wood who not only played Nadia's Theme on the piano, but also sang Stairway to Heaven. Junior Pam O'Brian captured second place by singing The Way We Were, and Beverly Sullivan, junior, received an honorable mention for her performance of You Can't Get A Man With A Gun. A. Outfitted in costumes designed by Pam's mother, jun- ior Pam Craig and senior Angela Shultz, both members of the choir, sing Ain't Got a Barrel of Money. B. As fresh- man Jackie Henley and Jerrie Smith, from the troupe of clowns, give the circus-goers an idea of what awaits them, junior Shannon Jones sells a Sl ticket to graduate Connie Daniel. Altogether, S400 was made from admission fees. C. Welcoming the audience to the Greatest Show on Earth, Pam O'Brian parades with other entertainers to the stage. Pam was awarded a second place plaque for her rendition of The Way We Were. D. Stage helpers, freshmen Kathy Greiner and Lynn Goodspeed, wait for the announcement of winners with other show participants. By removing props and performing simple stunts, the clowns helped tie the 19 acts together. E. As members of the Deer Escorts, juniors Shelly McShan and Diana Bean, sophomore Sheri Ladd, and junior Karen Davidson per- form a dance derived from old routines. F. Sophomore Marc Daniel, a speech student, enacts Chicken Heart, a humorous interpretation originally performed by come- dian Bill Cosby. G. Asked by the Student Congress to be ringmaster, Rusty Holmes reminds the circus troupe before the curtain is raised for the first act that the show must go on no matter what. I STUDENT CONGRESS

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