East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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'VW' as tal: 'uf' . ,HY '- 'igy A -351- . nxt lx 1 Promising talent surfaces during Madrigal Dinner On Dec. 4-5, the vocal music room of East High was beautifully changed into a castle depicting the renaissance era of the l500's. At 6 p.m., the hallways in front of the music room were filled with an excited audience participating in peasant fair games, such as bobbing for apples. Trumpets sounded at 6:30, telling the audience that the king was ready for them to enter. The people were amazed when they entered the candle-lit English Castle. The King Cplayed by senior Kurt Ander- sonj, the Queen tplayed by junior Ste- phanie Ripleyj and the court made the dinner more exciting by getting the dinner guest involved. Turkey, potatoes, fruit and cheese were just some of the delicious items in the five-course meal. A total of 28 chamber singers were in- volved. A royal orchestra, fanfare trumpets, serving girls, thieves and crooks-a total of 60 other participants-helped make the Madrigal Dinner a success, Some people who played important roles were junior Rob Pierick, who played the jester, juniors Dana May and Todd Hickey, the trouba- doursg Loren Deering, the wizard, and Shelley Betts, the witch. On both nights the Madrigal Dinner was held, the hearts of 100 people were filled with excitement and joy. Ms. Linda Chamberlin, vocal music teacher, sponsored the Madrigal Dinner, and by scheduling rehearsal after rehearsal, she made it the success it was. Even though preparing for the dinner took a lot of hard work and commitments, the students enjoyed the fun they shared together. Senior Baron Randolph show off his great acting abil- ity during a dress rehearsal as sophomore JoAnn Wil- lis looks on. The Madrigal Dinner was held Dec. 4-5, MADRIGAL DINNER 2l

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East High Drama Department, Silent Vibes make 6Sweeney Todd' successful On Dec. 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m., Ms. Ruth Ann Gaines and her Silent Vibrations class presented the fall play Sweeney Todd in the auditorium. The East High Graphics Department made tickets, posters and programs to help promote the event. All proceeds went to the East High Drama Department. Sweeney Todd takes place in San Francisco in the l890's. Sweeney was played by senior Chet Sewell. The story is about an evil barber named Sweeney Todd who kills people for their money. Later the people who fall victim to Sweeney come back to haunt him. At the end of the play, Todd finds out that what goes around comes around and is jailed for the murders he committed. Silent Vibrations met every day in room 15. There were 27 members. Class members use make-up, have to find their own costumes and use their own transpor- tation. The class teaches teamwork and concern for others. Everyone who participated worked very hard to make this year's fall play 6'Sweeney Toddl' the success it was. Emmett Butts, a senior who played the character Barnacle, said, Ms. Gaines is a person who starts something and doesn't stop until it is finished. To be able to direct 27 people in a school play as she did takes a lot of time and concentration? Following are the names of the cast a the roles they played: Melessia McAini Rose, Chet Sewell-Sweeney Todd, R Conner-Mrs. Lovett, Richard Armstro Mr. Scruples, Terri Breton-Minnie, Bon Mullin-Mrs. Meanly, Oran Lilly-Bill Sarah Holmes-Mrs. Noble, A Soderquist-Mrs. Worthy, Jam Birkinbine-Honorable Mr. Chang, Snow-Belle, Emmett Butts-Barnacle Sewell-Lili Fairoak, Andy Jake, Brent James-Policeman Lumbard-Sailor Tom, Michelle prisoner, Shelli Cave-Wido Fairoak Davidson-Matron, Nikki police inspectorg Citizens-Rick Mary Dale, Chris Nath, Larry Rife, Saeng, Brianetta Willisg Production Ms. Ruth Ann Gaines-Director, T Christensen-student director. Junior Bonnie Mullin, senior Richard Armstrong, senior Chet Sewell. The fall play is about an evil barbcr named Sweeney Todd tChet Sewellj who kills his customers. 20 FALL PLAY PRODUCTION

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World: From Springsteen to Summit In 1985, the planet earth rocked with natural and human disasters and rolled with Live Aid to the starving in Africa. Mid-East terrorists crushed the hearts of many in the world while William Refrigerator Perry Cfootball playerj stole them in America. The year 1985 saw many disasters take many lives. An earthquake in central Mex- ico and a Colombian volcano killed over 45,000 people. Airplane crashes also took a record number of lives. Farmers protested to the government for aid, and received it from Willie Nelson and friends, with Farm Aid. South Africa con- tinued their Apartheid idiocy. On the entertainment scene, Sylvester 1 Stallone's Rambo graced the silver screen with blood and guns. it On Nov. 19, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mik- many heart-to-heart talks Reagan and Gorbachev ha hail Gorbachev talk in front of a fireplace at the Fleur at the superpower summit. D'Eau in Geneva, Switzerland. This was one of the '-P.: , gg. ,ag 4 5 ft - we . gf--1-W .43- T ' V: W 1 S WI' . Q: kv --,-.,.f:W: '-,W V fr it -Randi-5 -4 Vai AFg,,',g,ff ,.. se W' I . ' l A Delta Airlines jetliner crashed near Dallas, Tex., in August, killing 137 people. The plane was on a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Los Angeles, with an intermediate stop at Dallas-Fort Worth. Thirty-four people survived the crash, but live died 22 WORLD NEWS , ,,,,,n....,, Q. W ' ' ' K , i if Q. 2 ,, , 'W M v,x,.,,... Q I , ani of injuries later. The plane encountered a severe wind shear as it plunge ground. dto th