Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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FINALL . Once Upon A Mattress was a musical the dr5a depart- ment had long awaited to produce. This year all the ele- ments were present l O Opening night, November 20. Mrs, Howard has wanted to do this f, . The auditorium was dark and still. for twelve years, but we didn't have ' ll M The audience anxiously awaited the enough boys with good high tenor . O results of a month and a half of re- voices, Fred Tarry. vocal instructor, T hearsals. October 1, they started. The said. cast stayed every night after school un- Once Upon a Mattress was diffi- til two weeks before the musical when cult to learn due to new material. they began coming at 7 pm and stuck lt was tough, but if we were going to it out until 10 or 11 p.m. do this show it had to be this year, ' Mike Feagins, senior, who played the Tarry said. minstrel. stepped into the spotlight, But the players hopes were high. ,- g and sang Many Moons Ago. thus l All worked well together and a cast of W . starting Once Upon a Mattress. people became a close-knit group acting 5. O O The musical, a modernized satire on as a single body, according to Tarry. the old tale, The Princess and the As the entire company sang the fina- Pea, was a show easily chosen for le, Once Upon a Mattress, they had production this year. once again astounded Grandview audi- ences. -Missy Thompson - 'Qu-' 1'

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Jackie Haywood, senior, portrays Princess Fred with a broken heart in the second act of Once Upon A Mattress. Passionalely in love, sophomore Carrie DeLapp and senior Dan Neef as Sir Harry. sing Yesterday I Loved You. Behind the scenes, in the sound booth. junior Tim Dereberry. runs the audio for Once Upon A Mattress. Musical I BE

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Alter cleaning his 1969 Chevelle Malibu 300 Deluxe, senior, Wayne Heard touches up the windows, before leaving the carwash. Over 250 vehicles park in the front student parking lot during the afternoon. American autos out number foreign models by a 7:1 ratio. y car is my life. I take care of it as if it were gold. - Corey Greathouse, sophomore. Buffing his car to a sparkling shine, senior Mike Tilk puts the finishing touches on his bright red 1966 Ford Mustang, which he purchased last year. fl A.. l Q ,si , 'X