East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Shgwtinl-2 After a month of practice, rehearsal, and dress re- hearsal, it was time for the premier performance of 1986 Pop's Pourri. If you wanted to see the future stars of the entertainment industry Pop's Pourri was the show to watch. Pop's Pourri presented nine singing acts and two bands, along with various other performances which included lip sync, clogging, rapping, and jazz rou- tines. The show began with Catch 22, an all girl band that rocked the audito- rium with Pat Benatar's Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Bringing her gentle voice and love songs from Denmark, Kristina Lange sang The Heron Song and a beautiful ballad in her na- tive tongue. Greg Nivens gave a memorable performance with a song he wrote himself, You're the One . Greg also harmonized with eight other members of the men's choir, a cappella. Reminiscent of the old barbershop quartet, Michelle Berrong, Ioy Noe, Donna Mooshie, and Missy Mee- chum delighted the audience with Around the Corner. Displaying ver- satility Donna Mooshie sang with the quartet in one act and danced with Ka- ren Fowler in another. Adding variety to the show Missy Privette tapped her way across the stage in a high step- ping clogging routine. After her solo, Finding Out the Hard Way , Caryn Kaplan joined Dreamweaver with Heartbreaker . These were only a few of the special acts in the show 5 each act was as exciting as the one before. Since Pop's Pourri was an event to showcase students' talents, students were important components behind the scenes. It's a show for the students by the students, explained Mr. Thomas Elmore. Along with Mrs. Ioyce Helms, Mr. Elmore held audi- tions in mid-january We look for tal- ent and confidence, Mr. Elmore stat- ed. By the time they audition, the stu- dents have already polished their acts. Twenty-one acts comprised Pop's Pourri, giving the performers a chance to display their talent in their own spe- cial way 'k s F . '. Q Q' M' 'MA' I I f rn., il 'Y' ' l ,, ' N A 1 . e 5-A My P' .. A HK Dreamweavers: Caryn Kaplan joined Gus Garces, Rod Moore, and Micheal Greenspon to sing Heartbreaker , giving the final rocking performance at POP'S POURRI. 20 Pop's Pourri MmM' Eamw ww if

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Sisters of the Abbey: Christie Lyke, Auri Lyman, Caryn Ka- plan, and Angie Carl lift their hands in grace as they dramati- cally act out their characters. Do-Re-Mi : Maria Rainer's first challenge as Nanny was to teach the Von Trap children how to sing. ---..,, Musical 19

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Folk singer: Kristina Lange brought a little Danish culture to East with The Heron Song and Danish Song . Rap-rap-rappin': The Q.C. lQueen City? Boys showed their talent in rhyme and rhythm with LaDeeDaDee . Harmonizing: Eight well-tuned voices from the men's choir combined to uphold POP'S POURRI's tradition of great singing. Www g259gQ:Q'i?YF5 mi. Qt fl? M 'Z L Tfgl' ,V . . f IV' f 4 f gf Q? . 1-AQ VKAV . V V2 fw KLVL , k,', 5 fiwgsfg N f 7, ,X Entertainment East Meck: Performers and stage hands worked together to produce a special show filled with future stars. All that jazz: Karen Fowler brought variety to the show in her jazz routine with Donna Mooshie. Pop's Pourri 21