Grandview High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Grandview, MO)

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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

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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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nw., '1 X ...NM ,J -43 -.. 'IU ll Rum :YF PM DIIYH Two minutes until the bell, re- sounds across the parking lot, as Vice- Principal Keith Tempel urges Iatecomers to sprint to class. As the day drags on, students can be found gazing from the southside classrooms into the sea of over 250 foreign and American made auto- mobiles. Customized trucks and vans are huddled in small groups with mud-run- ners elevated by oversized tires. Other cars seem to be parked in categories. For instance, athletes convieniently park, so they can make a straight beeline to the gym. Band members reserve the area near the west side doors so they won't have to lug their instruments across the entire parking lot. And, some students lay claim to the far section near Highgrove School. Steve Clark, junior, said, We park further from the other cars, because then there is less chance of being hit.', Other students value their cars in a similar manner. Sophomore, Corey Greathouse, polishes the engine chrome of his 1967 red and white Fire- bird to a sparkling shine at John Anderson Park. My car is my life. I take care of it as if it were gold, sophomore, Corey Greathouse said referring to his 1967 Firebird. According to driver's ed instructor, Rudy Wichman, every 16-year old dreams of having his own car. Whether they own their own car or not, everyone looks forward to day's end when they can hop into the car and relax. When the final bell rings, chaos be- gins as students make a mad dash to get to their cars and battle to get onto Highgrove Road. Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, stu- dents are transformed to Indy 500 drivers, professionally manuevering their way into a thick stream of traffic. Caution is a word unknown to these drivers who depend soley on luck and speed, not to mention the glory of do- ing it. And at 7:43 the next morning, two minute warnings will echo throughout the parking lot again. -Debbie Tibbets -lui jx- 27 www . Cars X CM