Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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ooooocoooooooooo o o o o 0 o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o o o o Y Cloclswise from lefr: ' Jr. Kirsrin Rurup and Jr. Doug Federhofer go over a rornanric scene :luring rehearsal. . Jr. Glenn Williams and Jr. Doug Federhofer look rerrified os rhe seance fable falls over rhysreriously. . Sr. Sandy Harris concenrrares on learning her lines. Jr. Lisa Huslsey worlas on doing Jr Sharon Murra's hair. ' Jr. Sharon Murra nervously warches rhe Iosr dress re- hearsal. ' Fall Play 33

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IIOCCCOWQDS-I lllllll ' lI3lLlllflHlIf SlDlIlI2lIlf ' Cn October QQ, 30, ond Sist, the Gore- woy Dromo Department presented us with their version of Blithe Spirit, o ploy by Noel Coword. He gives the oudience o high com- edy set in the mogicol English countryside during the 1Q8O's. We met outhor Chorles Condomine, portroyed by Doug Feder- hofer, who is token in by on eccentric Iody medium, Modome Arcoti. Through her, Mr. Condomine is hounted by the spirit of his ex- wife Elviro, ployed by Sondy Horris, ond domineered by his present ond second wife, Ruth, ployed by Kirstin Psurup. Other cost members included Shoron Murro os the moid, Edith, Glenn Willioms os Dr. Brodmon, physicion ond friend of Chorles Condomine, ond Kim Pierre os Mrs. Violet Brodmon. Don Dcivis, the ossistont director ond stoge monoger, commented, 'lThe ploy Mr. Rossmon chose wos o chollenge for us, but we worlsed hord ond put out three successful performoncesf' He went on to soy, Working on the ploy brought o lot of us closer together. One of the hordest things obout doing the ploy wos the tremendous omount of time ond dedicotion thot is required, Every- one wos hoving trouble juggling worls schedules ond homeworls ossignments. There were times when we wonted to quit, to throw in the towel, but we stucls it out. Another difficult port wos leorning the Upper English occent, Foreign exchonge student Bonydo Feldmon wos o big help with thot, recolled Sondy Horris. The cost wos very supportive of eoch other. They were pull- ing for eoch other, os Sondy put it. Mr. Rossmon, Gotewoy dromo teocher ond director of Blithe Spirit, exploined thot high comedy meont thot, more emphosis wos put upon the spolsen words thon on the octionsf' His moin oqective wos to pro- vide the students with o chollenging ploy they could leorn from. As it turned out, they not only leorned from it, but put on o fon- tostic show, In oddition to the cost, people hondling public relotions, publicity, sound, lighting, costumes, ond molse- up were necessory to ensure the success of l'BIithe Spirit. lt tools o lot of hord worls ond devotion. Some students hod to molse socrifices, but ofter it wos oll over, they felt it wos worth it. True Oly spirit, 32 Foil Ploy Ulf

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S4 Winrer Magazine WINTGIR IAGIAZING There were rwo kinds of people, rhose who liked rhe Winrer and rhen rhose who hafed ir. Some people rook advanfage of rhe rhings rhaf Winrer had ro offer while orhers stayed inside and hibernafed unfil rhe Spring came, There were many differenr reasons why people did like rhe Winrer. For the sporfsminded, Winrer offered a variery of acrivifies. We experienced one of our besf ski season ever wirh lors of snow. Sru- denrs and faculry alike could enjoy skiing, either cross counrry or downhill. There was was also ice skating, rubing, and hockey. The professional sporrs rhaf were offered during rhe winrer were indoor soccer, bas' kerball and hockey. Even for Those rhar were nor so much info sporfs, Winrer had somerhing or another ro offer. l like rhe Winfer because rhe snow makes everyrh- ing look so prerry, srared Sophomore Lau- rie Graf. Chrisrmas also came during rhe Winrer. Wirh Chrisrmas we had a much needed vacraion from rhe rediousness of school. We were also able ro spend rime wirh our friends and family. Those people who did nor like rhe Winrer found a variery of reasons as ro why. l don'r like rhe win- rer because if is always so miserably cold, commenred Sophomore Monry Bruce. We found ourselves piling on layer upon layer of clorhing in an arrempr ro keep ourselves warm, We did nor even ger ro rake advan- rege of rhe use of a snow day ro ger our of school, The roads were usually icy and danf gerous. When mom and dad did lei us drive, we always found rhar rhe car hearer would nor work properly. There were rwo kinds of people, fhose who liked Winrer and rhen rhose who hared ir. X x 0 , Q if X lc XX x N X .X . ck 0 8 i-1. X X iq. see X X X X - c - r-::::.s:, . X vi? i If .. .- I KS 'yr 9 X X Q x xx N Q? X -: '- '- 'SS . ...... Q qi. ., 5 X S xxx? X 3 Qs S E Qxxx 3 C T -'HNF 'TK- is. .Q .MN ,ii asc