Fort Hunt High School - Fortress Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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■ESflH CIGARET 3 A —P ca to m JfO searching for prospective posters of soap stars, Marjy Debus glances through the latest ssue of Soap Digest. fter the weekend, Denise Cook and Chris Gros anxiously await the outcome of last week ' s dilem- 20 Features

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‘HILL HOUSE Main actor Dr. Montague tells Eleanor that she must leave Hill House before something dreadful hap¬ pens to her. Comforting Eleanor, Theadora is afraid of the poun¬ ding noise. Looking down upon Eleanor, Luke tells her everything will be all right. Play Holds Audiences Spellbound As first play of the year, “The Haunting of Hill House was a tremendous success. Tryouts were held in October, followed by six weeks of rehearsals including weekends. “It seemed like forever, but it was worth it,” said Robbi Robertson, a member of the cast. Linder the direction of Mr. Jim Dotson and financially supported by Fort Hunt, sets were built and costumes found. Lead roles were Nancy Heil as Eleanor, Ralph Mirabal as Dr. Montague, and Kathryn Bolte as Theadora. The play was excellently performed, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats and often screaming until the final crash of Eleanor’s death. Preparing for the play. Dona Fradenburg and Joe Bambery not only apply Reggie Jones’ make-up but help to mentally psyche him up. I Drama Production 19

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“I watched Guiding Light Fri day. I started to cry when Tony went in for his operation.” “I thought he was doing OK!!” “Did you see when Putnam moved the warning flags on GH? I think he’s trying to kill the DVX Grant.” “Mo, I thought Grant Andrews moved them because he figured Putnam’s trick. I’m so confused! Conversations about soap operas were not just limited to one time occurrences. “I can’t believe it. Who knows the motive behind it? Why did Putnam jump into the cre¬ vasse?” “Wait, who watches All My Children??” Of all the problems voiced dur¬ ing the course of the week, the most common were the ones seen on the soaps: Who ' s see¬ ing who, when will Laura see Luke , and is so and so really her father? Lively disputes centered around people’s favorites and predictions. Sometimes decisions were made to skip obligations to watch the 3:00 show or to find someone to tape it. If an impor¬ tant episode was scheduled to air, school took a back seat for a while. Though teachers and parents may have worried and feared for our health: Soaps are a Fort hunt obsession. Caught wearing her General Hospital shirt at the beach, Karen Farrell listens to Rick Springfield on the radio. Devoted soap fans Zeynep Mutlu, Maggi Aitken, and Ginnie Henderson skip their lunch to see the new episode of Loving. Robert Scorpio isn ' t as good looking as Phillip on Guiding Light thinks Rachel Edelstein as she changes channels. Soap Opera Craze 25