Eden Prairie High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eden Prairie, MN)

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Director sets fast pace for play When director Rolf Olson said, llReady, start, rehearsals for llCharley's Aunt were off and running. The spring play was an English farce about young love. To keep an 1890's farce moving at a 1983 pace was the challenge that faced this welI-balanced cast. During rehearsals, one of the methods used by Olson was strict timing of scenes and acts with stop- watch accuracy. llTiming is important for a play like this so that there is no lagging, and in order to bring out the comedy, Olson said. The spring play centered around two young men in college who wished to engage the company of two young ladies. When their chaperone does not show up, a substitute is found in a classmate who dresses in women's clothes, and the chaos begins with mistaken identities. Shawn Janes,' who played the butler, said, llThe rehearsals sometimes didn't go all that smoothly, but co-actor Nick Lehnertz helped considerably and was the highlight of all rehearsals. Jon Olson thought that the cast did uunbelievably well. Darla Best, the company's costumer, said lllt was a good cast. They did well and enjoyed what they did. The play ran three performances. Greg Gardner, Nick Lehnertz and Liz Cecchettini in a moment of indecision. Nick Lehnertz, Greg Gardner, David Dahl and Jill Tyson enjoy dinner and polite conversation. 28 a Charley's Aunt Greg Gardner and Dave Dahl try to hide Nick Lehnertz, the llAunt, from discovery topposite top leftl. llYou rang, Sir? asks the butler, Shawn lanes top- posite top rightl. Kristen Johnson helps paint the sets topposite, bottorr Ieftl. lody Krueger and Kristen Fragale engage in conversa- tion with Jon Olson topposite bottom rightl.

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DEBBIE SWINTON was a foreign ex- change student from Australia. Since coming to America in June of 1982, Debbie made quite an impact on EPHS. One would think that being a foreigner would be a handicap in itself, yet Debe bie didn't let that bother her. Debbie became involved in as many or more activities than anyone at EPHS. The list included debate, AFS, yearbook, Subur- ban National Bank's Junior Board of Directors, intramurals, coaching EPAA softball, as well as being an honor student. ANNETTE CAMPE, senior, was Chosen from seven nominees as the 1983 Outstanding Young Adult in Eden Prairie. The award is given by the Eden Prairie Jaycee women. Annette was chosen in part for her active lifestyle. She was involved in the AFS program and was an exchange student in Argen- tina. Annette was also active in her church, cross country running and ski- ing, and track. She won a $200 savings account from the Jaycee Women and a Chance to advance in statewide competition. MARK KIESOW and ANN KESTl were the 1983 co-recipients of the Conley Engstrom Award. This award recognizes the achievements of outstanding athletes, Cheerleaders, aides and managers. The main criterion for the award is supreme dedication to the en- tire Eden Prairie athletics program. It is the highest award bestowed by the coaching staff. The award is named after Conley Engstrom who was a teacher and coach at Eden Prairie for 35 years. Ann's athletic career included volleyball, basketball and track. Mark was involved in cross-Country, hockey and track. Extraordinary People w 27

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