Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Musical performed at Central Fiddler on the Roof was the musical chosen by the music and drama departments this year. The directors were Barb Gebhardt, James 5mith, David Hanson, Barb Henn- ings, and Debbie Kraegal. Tryours began in January after it was announced this year's show was going to be the featured attraction at the grand opening of the newly renovated Central auditorium. We were very lucky to be able to use Central's facilities. We tried many things we could never do here, commented senior Ron Maurer. During the first stage of ouditions, students sang a solo. After sing- ing, students were colled back to show their stage ability by performing o scene. When this portion of the audition was through, another coll back list was posted. The remaining students were then taught a simple dance sequence and read ports from the Fiddler script. Practices began immediately and were held after school and on Sundays up until performance time. While spending all of this time together cast and crew members became close and shared something special. Senior Wendy Hochstertler shared her feelings about the show: Being in a musical is one of the best experiences anyone could have! After being with the some people every day and night foi three months a special family type bond 1 left. I'm really going to miss it! Senior Rhonda Hartman reflected on the cost and crew's dedication saying, Thl; year's show was a very professional pro duction os a result of everyone's hare work. And the three months of preparo tion paid off with near sellout perfor mances as over 4500 people attended the production which was given March 19, 20 and 21. 12

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Prom q spring highlight Midnight Masquerade was the romantic theme of the 1987 prom held at the Findlay College student union. The dance was held from 8:00 to 12:00 on May 22 and was presented by the junior class council. This year's music was provided by Music Scene. Halfway through the night, balloons were released above the dance floor, ad- ding to the fun. The courtyard in the middle of the student union allowed students to cool off and sit down outside. Lighted shrubs added a nice touch to the outside scenery. Inside, snacks and drinks were provided in the Midnight Blue room across the courtyard from the donee floor Saga Food Service again catered this year's prom. In the Emerald City room, couples could have their pictures taken among castles and other scenery, which was mostly designed by high school students. Couples who wanted to get away from it all could take walks on the grounds of Findlay College or even ride in a horse-drawn carriage. This year's prom was fantastic, senior Dovid Grammens exclaimed after it was all over. Junior Jennifer Herring thought that the prom provided an extremely roman- tic evening for all those who attended.'' Post prom acrivites included casino games, prizes, and a show by comedian Kerry Pollock. Also, the movie Ernest Goes To Comp was exclusively shown to couples at Cinema World. All in all, the 1987 Prom was a definite hit 11

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Starting at the right and moving clockwise across both pages, Tevye (Ron Maurer) and Lazar Wolf (Mark Scranton) toast the engagement of Lazar to Tzeitel. Tevye delivers orders for the Sabbath meal. Loro Dor- field practices for the role of the Fiddler, Chava (Meg Volkmer) and Fyedka (Shown Graham) break the tradition of Jews and Russians by dancing together, Yenta the matchmaker (Solly Lodlco ) and Golde (Arlene Hill) discuss marriage prospects for Golde's daughters, Tzeitel (Wendy Hochstettler) and Motel (Mart Kerr) rejoice over their engagement, Perchik (Jon Wilson) and Hodel (Meredith Weisman) sing the Sabbath prayer, bottle dancers Tim Fisher, Jim Main, ond Jeff Nold perform the bottle dance, and the townspeople gather for the wedding of Motel and Tzeitel. 13