Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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photo by I-airy I luslig CAST CREW: (First row) Curtis Schartz, Andrea Brubaker, Darin Ratchman, Debbie Otis, Michele Pae, Ann Feist, Shelly Duncan, Steve Moris, Jimmy Rogers, Chandler Brown, Justin Knupp, Tom Hammersmith, Joanna Wood, Angela Meyer, Chris Farthing (Second row) Rachel Goetzke, Jennifer Schartz, Sherry Farthing, Brenda Batchman, Dawn Hazen, Lori Miller, Debbie Lamb, Mike Patrick, Laura Strobl, Jeff Carr, Jean Thill (Third row) Kristi Klepper, Shane Tschopp, Diane Hoar, Kari Burke, Kristin Schoepflin, Brooke Simpson, Terry Vogt, Damon Car- son, Eric Madden, Stephanie Westerman, Woody Wood (Fourth row) Carrie Schoepflin, Lynell Flax, Dayla Doll, Gretchen Ricker, Kim Brauer, Stacy Shields, Jenni Otis, Debbie Moris, Travis Roth, Patrick Schartz, Jimmy Rieniann, Mark Shields, Jerome Petz (Fifth Row) Grant Bowman, Allan Brauer, Joel Whitmer,Tim Carpenter, Darren Doll, Doug Brubaker, Mathew Hammeke. EAGLE MUSICAL photo by I .any I luslig LET ME TELL YA: Luther Billis (Woody Wood) spins one of his famous yarns for LL Joe Cable (JefTCarr), Professor (Doug Brubaker), and Marine CpI. Hamilton Sleeves (Patrick Schartz). photo by I jury I luslig HAPPY TALK: Bloody Mary (Stephanie Westerman) Liat (Jean Thill), and LL Col. Joe Cable (Jeff Carr) finish singing the hit song “Happy Talk” in the musical “South Pacific.” 7

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Students set sail in 'South Pacific' Man meets woman. Man and woman fall in love. Man springs two polyneseian kids on woman. Woman is confused. Add a handsome young lieutenant, a beautiful native girl, her crass Tonkinese mama and a stupid sailor, and you have the beginning of the 1987 fall musical South Pacific. Although getting students to portray these characters may sound difficult, that was the easiest aspect of putting on the play. To cast the play, directors Vem Fryberger, Wilbur Hogg, and Leon Sobba needed to find two students that could speak with a distinct accent and also be able to sing with an accent. “When we started tryouts, we knew that we had to find people that could act and sing with an accent, and they also had to look like the character, too. We had to make everything match,” said Fryberger. They found Mike Patrick and Step- hanie Westerman. While Patrick was able to speak and photo by Larry Hustig WHY ME? Mr. Frybergerand sophomore Jean Thill contemplate how to put on her wig. photo by I-any Hudig TAKE MY HAND; Emile’ de ’Becque (Mike Patrick) exposes his passionate love for naive, innocent nurse Nellie Forbush (I-aura Strobl). 6 sing with a French accent, Westerman had to learn how to speak pigeon English. “My dad helped me learn how to speak pigeon English before I even tried out. At first, it was hard to act with the accent, but after a while it got easier,” said Westerman. Besides Patrick and Westerman, over 40 other students tried out for South Pacific, not to mention the 20 plus students in stage crew. Students portrayed seabees, nurses, military officers, and Polynesian beauties. One student, however, was chosen to play the leading lady. Laura Strobl portrayed the quiet, but understan- ding Ensign Nellie Forbush. “I thought playing Nellie was really challenging. The musical was very serious and full of drama. Nellie’s music was hard and not vocally strong- that itself was challenging,” said Strobl. But still the directors had to cos- tume over 40 people. The costumes ranged from full naval costume to Polynesian grass skirts. “We had lots of difficulties with finding so many costumes for so many different characters. Luckily, we were able to get almost all the costumes at The General Store in Great Bend for only $45,” said Fryberger. “I thought we performed really well,” said junior Debbie Moris. “The best of it was being able to have fun while we put on the play.” Finally all was ready, but then it happened, a performer’s nightmare. Westerman came down with laryngitis. “I was really scared about singing with laryngitis,” she said. “But once I got out on stage and concentrating on the play, I totally forgot about being sick.” 7:30 came and the cast and crew invited the packed house to set sail with them on a journey to the South Pacific. by Audra Knop

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Most say good grades count Grades. For many underclassmen grades are not very important, but for nearly all upperclassmen, they meant a great deal. “They mean more to a senior because colleges are looking at your grades for entry into college,” said senior Tim Carpenter. “They will decide what scholarships you are going to get.” Sophomore Lori Miller had muted feelings. “In a way, they are important; but in another way, they’re not,” she said. “They can interpret what you do, but it could look like you’re slacking off when you are having troubles at home. They don’t really show what you can do.” To sophomore Brooke Simpson, however, grades might determine a career. “My grades mean everything to me, I’m going into pharmacy and in order to get into that I have to get high grades. Plus, I like to learn,” she said. Naturally, there are different views, but grades seem to be based on only personal opinion. According to senior Mike Patrick, hard work doesn’t always show through the letter grade. “Actually my grades mean nothing, it’s what I put in and get out of them whether it counts,” said Patrick. “A lot of people, like in chemistry, study every night and learn nothing because they can’t put it into real life.” Again, another point rises from the stack, as senior Laura Strobl looks at grades as simply something “extra.” “It’s an extra incentive because people, like towns people looking for the honor roll, and colleges judge you by them,” said Strobl. “They’re just that, though, I wouldn’t get upset over them.” The majority of seniors point out that grades are important to them, and more than likely, college is the reason. High ACT scores are always nice to have, but counselor Merle Loewen says that good grade point averages interest colleges more. Sophomore Joel Whitmer said that he placed a high value upon grades. “My grades are important,” he said. “They’re kind-of a measure of how well I’m doing. They also show the areas I can work harder at.” by Shelly Duncan