Grafton High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Grafton, WV)

Page 21 text:

Working part-time 17 WORKING HARD. Senior Brian Drennan checks PATIENTLY WAITING FOR a check from a cus- the JELL-O stock, and then prices each packet. tomer is Senior Michelle Stead. BUSY MOPPING THE floor before going home is Senior Bryce Findley. STOCKING SHELVES At Super Dollar is just part of the work for Junior Pat Shaw and Seniors Brian Drennan and Bryce Findley.

Page 20 text:

 16 Working part-time Working hard for the money Some students go home to study while others go out to work. They feel that it gives them a feeling of independence. The need for money and college savings are the main reasons why students work. Many local grocery, department stores and fast food restaurants are main sources of employment for most students. Babysitting is a good source, also. Senior Catherine Tighe explained, The biggest reason that I babysit is that I need the money. It seems that most students have the same thing to say about working part-time. Senior Kevin Bolyard worked a seven-hour day and a four-day week at McDonalds. He says that the work is hard but he likes the money. With all the working that students do, one often wonders when they find time to do anything else. Junior Penny Sevier, who works at Foodland said, I do my homework before or after work. Also, 1 like the money, and I like to spend it. This may be the best reason for all students to work. They just love to spend money. ATTEMPTING TO FIX his pricing gun is Senior Bryce Findley.

Page 22 text:

Keeping the 'tradition’ Tradition was the one word that this year’s spring musical seemed to center around. Throughout the show, one could see the different traditions” that clashed. The setting was 1905 Russia, just before the Revolutionary Period broke out, and the conflicts were between the Russian Jews and their fellow countrymen. Ideals among the young were changing, and the older village people had a hard time accepting them. They wanted to keep the traditions alive. Of course, the show was Fiddler on the Roof.” After months of hard work, dedication and endurance, the stage was set. Last minute jitters seemed to be everywhere on Friday, May 3, before curtain time. But, as Tradition, the opening number, came off without a hitch, it was obvious that all the grueling rehearsals had been worth it. Of course, things didn’t always run that smoothly. When rehearsals began in January, many cast members had to concentrate on the accents of their characters. And during mid-January, nine of the leading characters attended a workshop at Northbend State Park. Those who attended were Brad Criss, who had the lead role of Tevye, the dairyman; Kevin Dean as Motel, the tailor; Bryce Findley as Perchik, the student; Catherine Harman as Yente, the matchmaker; Vici Johnson, as Chava, Tevye s daughter; and Charlene Kinsey as Tzeitel, another daugher. All of the above were seniors. Juniors Cheryl McDaniel, who played Hodel. another daughter of Tevye, and Pam Shreve, playing Tevye's wife Golde. also attended the workshop. Mr. Ken Godwin, choral director, was also the director for the play. He and Mr. Gregg Brown, artistic director, chaperoned the characters to the workshop. Mr. David Wanstreet of West Virginia University donated his services as the choreographer for the play. Mr. Geary Rollins and Mr. Charles Wiseman assisted with the lighting and the sound. This show was the biggest production in the school's history. The cast numbered 120 with various crews and other patrons offering help. TEVYE AND HIS neighbors are stunned after they learn that they have been evicted from their village. TRADITION. EXPLAINS TEVYE (Brad Criss. senior) to his daughter Tzeitel (Charlene Kinsey, senior) and her intended Motel (Kevin Dean, senior), who have given each other their pledge without his permission. DURING THE To Life sequence, the Russian sol. diers pay their respects to Tevye on the marriage of his eldest daughter. FINDING THEY ARE the perfect match. Hodel (Cheryl McDaniel, junior) and Perchik (Bryce Findley. senior) embrace after they decide they will wed 18 Spring Musical