Hazelwood Central High School - Torch Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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S - 1 1 Kicking up their heels at the January Jam, Taking a dip, Steve Smith 1113 and Tami Harkin students parade around the dance floor. This 1123 clown around at the Beach Party. Ample dance 2 was the eighth year that the dance was held at space left plenty of room for such antics. 1Photo by I M semester break. Rob Preston3 Z ger 193 shows of 1. Such conteSTf ich Party, Juli 103 share a SIOV he tropical even 3n3 ,F :- Q x 1 have in ttliuelte lt 1the Janu- ary Jam3 started out really boring, but then, after dancing awhile, it got to be fun. , Even though there weren't that many peo- ple there, Connie 1Melton 123 and I made the best of lt and enjoyed our- selves and just being with each oth- er. -Rick Paruch 1113 lt was a great honor to be n a m e d ' T h e Great Kahuna' along with Julie Linhart 193, 'The Queen of the Sea' Actually, I hope everyone will eventually . forget about this! I never imagined that I would have to wear sunglasses like this 1at the Beach Party Dance.3 - Adam Zyg- munt 1103 4 1 fs! 3, fag, . , 0: W f f if ft 1, 177 ff' JW 4, sf ,Q fi .1 There was hardly any peo- ple there 1Janu- ary Jam3, but Katherine Evans 193 and l man- aged to have fun. We were just act- ing stupid! The whole thing was kind of stupid, actually! We walked to the dance from Katherine's house and it was really cold! Anissa Dick 193 Showing off their movies, John Pugh 1123 and Angie Schaeffer 1113 dance at the January Jam Angie and other Student Council members worked at the dance.

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Mid-winter dances attract elite few Stepping out casual As the music blared through the speakers, everything had been set for the dance. The Commons was cleared for ample space, the refreshments were ready, and the time spent plan- ning forthe night was about to pay off. What's wrong with this picture? Stu- dents were sadly lacking which was the case for both the Beach Party and January Jam dances. Over the last two years, low attendance has been a problem for both dances. The Beach Party was the first of the dances, held December 18. lt was sponsored by the Marching Band, which invested S3200 for the evening. , The sparseness ot the crowd did notvdampen 5 the spirits of those who t ' , did attend, though. There was plenty of. mu- sic, a limbo contest, and beach-ball volleyball to keep them entertained. that many people missed a good time. He ex- plained, lt was a lot of fun. l think a lot of people really missed out. Tami Harkin 1125 agreed and ques- tioned others' reasons for not going. Everyone says that there aren't enough dances at school, but then they have dances like this, and no one goes. The January Jam, held on January 22, the last day of the first semester, faced a similar situation. Less than 50 people turned out, possibly because of the dances reputation of appealing to Winter Dances in underclassmen. This reputation has cost Student Council, which sponsored the dance, much of the money they formerly received, as it served as a fund raiser. Low attendance was not the only thing that went wrong for the Jam. Stu- dent Council members had trouble with their refreshment systemf' Amy Amelotti 1125 recalled, The Coke ma- ' chine wouldn't put out any soda because it was too foamy. Lighter moments did occur, nonetheless. One such moment occurred when Mark Marik 1125 arrived. Mark was kid- napped by friends who claimed they were taking him out. As he walked with Sean Smith 1125 and John Fiiepl 1125 to, his car, he was iumpedl by about 10 people who. taped his legs, hand-. cuffed him, and put a pil-. lowcase over his head. John Ftiepl 1125 felt T0 relieve thirsty dancers, Amy He was then driven to, Amelotti1125 tries to get the soda ma- the dance and dropped chine to work properly. l l off. ln regard to this inci- dent, Mark claimed, The door deco- rations were very nice. That's really all l saw. l think the cops working security got a laugh when they saw the hand- cuffs. Despite the low attendance and faulty soda machines, the winter dances did provide a break from school tensions. Dennis Moore 1115, who worked at January Jam, stated, Even though there weren't a lot of people there, those who were had fun. 1Jennifer Maxfield5 How low can you go? Anne Ebinger 195 showS her limbo skills at the January Jam. Such conieSf were part of both winter dances. Playing out the theme of Beach Party, JU Linhardt 195 and Adam Zygmunt 1105 share a slf dance. Marching Band sponsored the tropical evel ing Dec. 18. 1Photo by Rob Preston5 Kickii studer was tl semes sa' ef'

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. I I I I ip. mqm ll ' 'ysiQi'slisLie iff? bee 35959 ln Cabaret, I was supposed to go on stage dur- ' ing a blackout . and stand on a I cube, then the 3 I lights would 3 come on. On 3 Z opening night, I 1 went out on , the wrong black- . ' out! I had to jump down and run oft Z stagel - Melanie Tailey . John tZachl and I were doing Z . the hospital I scene. We got to 5 3 the line where 3 3 the script says, g 'Lookl I brought 1 you a chocolate . Z covered cream Z putt! When he - I took it out of the bag, he said, 'Lookl I brought you a donut? ' - Jenni Maxtield During 'Pop- ular', I was sup- posed to get a mike and sing. The cord got tan- gled so I tried to unwind it, almost knocking the stand over. The- resa tSherrll had to come get the : mike, then drop it to dance. - Meena 3 Prasad ffl? Playing guitar in the band, Matt Arana practices for opening night. Matt was one ot the five band members who played accompaniment for the show. lAll photos by Rob Prestonl Cabaret Angry with the condition of the world, Jason tKevin Bradburyl and Tammy tKaren Martinl sing about the threat ot nuclear war. A smoke machine and sound explosions were used for special effects. Gossip anyone? The pep squad tHolly Miller, Ra, chel Fayman, Chris Garrett, Theresa Dobson Meena Prasad, Sue Steinmetz, and Melanie Talleyl listen to Melanie who has the latest party news. Are you 1 shouts Eliza lie Fiieves, Fayman, I-I freeze to GI You want me to sing, my stomach fumbles like a choo-choo train', laughs John Herberger tZachl as he attempts to convince Angie tJenni Maxtleldl to eat. John shared the role of Zach with Troy Schnider because of an unexpected illness. ' MIIfif1.'lJIMAQl,llry. , pig, ss 3, , ,ZW N41 . Interrupting their private conversation, JSSOI--Sguppn, tKevin Bradburyl squeezes in between Angie IJGIII ypgftg in Maxtieldl and Zach tTroy Schniderl. Troy took OW' k,1dv.hQ.,e. the role ot Zach tor English cuts and Friday nighlfp, , performance.