Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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Musical exposes talent by Diana Wilson A lot of hard work goes into a production like “My Fair Lady.” Not only in casting parts, learning lines and cues, but in making costumes, building sets and props, designing posters and programs, and printing up tickets. The directors, Vern Fryberger, Wilber Hogg and Leon Sobba were blessed with experienced and talented students. Senior Cathy Petz ended her fourth high school musical by doing and excellent job of getting inside her character, Eliza Doolittle. Despite little pre- vious stage experience, Doug Hood did an outstanding job as Henry Higgins. The leads can not go on without the support of the entire cast. According to Director Wilber Hogg each member of the cast strongly supported the total scene, which was especially difficult because their caracters spoke with a cockney accent. Like having the right accent, costumes are important to setting the mood of a musical. Said Mike Westerman, costume designer, “The more accurate you can get the costumes to fit the period of the play, the easier it is for actors to get into character.” The cast included Cathy Petz. Doug Hood. Susan Strobl, Darrell Seitz. Tim Vogt. Scott Rhoades. Tony Thill. Brenda Schartz. Shairlyn Casey, Barbara Biays, Karen Schrader. Monty Fox. Darlene Komarek. Elizabeth Fertig, Leah Sobba. Steve Petz, Mike Rhoades. Jonathan Hogg. Luke Sobba, Russell Brown. Kayla Ulm, Becky Hood. Patty Collins. Candy Saling, Sherla Biays and Michelle Fox. The production staff: Mike Westerman. Daren Scharaer, Leon Sobba. Paul Huschka. Scott Strobl. Bob Werner. DeAnn Isern, Daron Ruckman, Lori Buckbee, Steve Gould, Martin Ahrens. Sim Taylor. Reherarsal accompanist, Sally Hoover, and accompanist. Glenna Te- hel. Set construction: Monty Fox, Paul Huschka, DeAnn Isern. Darlene Komarek, Leah Sobba, Luke Sobba, Sim Taylor, Tony Thill, Bob Werner, Poster design artist. Craig Amerine. HENRY HIGGINS, (above) Sr. Doug Hood sings “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?” THE CAST, (below) 19th century England comes to Ellinwood. 28

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS. President Lori Buckbee and Treasurer Tom Barrow discuss some business about the club’s funds and future money making projects. (Photo by Reynolds) Gummi bear profits pay for pizza party German club members elected junior Lori Buckbee as their president at the first meet- ing. The vice presidency was assumed by senior Susan Strobl and sophomore Tom Barrow became treasurer. Barrow’s job was to take care of the club’s funds. The funds came from money-making projects. The members sold gummi bears and flower bulbs to raise money. Gummi bears are imported candies from Germany that according to sophomore Lisa Beopple “the junior high kids bought like crazy.” With all that money just lying around, the club decided they should do something with it. One plan for spending the money was to travel to Great Bend in April and go skating at the Skate Center and then go for pizza at Godfather’s. Club members also spent time on the road on their way to Wichita. They attended a Wichita Wings soccer game while in the city. Strobl said, “soccer is very big over in Germany. And because we’re a German club, it only makes sense that we would go see the Wings in action.” GERMAN CLUB, (front row) Lisa Boepple. Kristi Flink, Vicki Oberle. Lori Starnes. Marcia Suppes and Sponosr Vickie Schroeder. (front row) Susan Strobl. Lori Buckbee. Tom Barrow. (Photo by Reynolds) 27

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LEARN TO SPEAK! (above) Henry Higgins, played by Sr. Doug Hood, asks the Cockneys why they weren’t taught to speak English properly. Higgins, a language expert, was ob- sessed with dialects of different languages. (Photo by Craig Amerine) CHANGES TO COME. Eliza Doolittle, played by Sr. Cathy Petz, was refined into a lady after months of drilling by Henry Higgins. (Photo by Craig Amerine) 29