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

Page 24 text:

An Driental Night as guys step back Girls take control All of the plans had been made and the night was set. The girl had decided who to take to Turnabout and ar- ranged everything. He had agreed to go weeks before and now it was two days before the dance. Her phone rang bringing the news-he had come down with appendicitis. Despite the fact that this is basically what happened to Kari Finn 1111, when John Cornish 1111 got sick, she man- aged to have fun with her friends at the dance. I had ging-ho of a time! The hotel party was ex- clusively destructive and wonderful, but it ended too earlyg when the sun came through the win- dow, l knew that it was over. Pep Club's theme for the March 18 evening was A Night ln the Ori- ent. Music was pro- vided by Nite Life and, for the first time, a Vin- cent Price photographer was present for formal portraits. Pep Club was responsible for the deco- rations and organization of the annual backwards dance. Even with all of the time put into planning, some students found prob- lems. According to Suzanne Wiley 1 1 The decorations didn't look Ori- Taking time oul for a quick drink, Jackie Johnson 1101 helps herself to the refreshments at the punch bowl. my sister's limo and they were every- where! The coronation of the king was some- what embarrassing for Scott Creech 191. While walking out after his name was called, he almost tripped. Scott ex- plained, We were just walking along and the support-deal wasn't up. lt wasn't our fault. For the second year in a row, a varsity basketball player was crowned king. Neuil Edwards 1121, the King Of Hearts, said, 1 was kind of surprised but it was a nice experience. I was really happy to be crowned king. Others were not as happy about the turn of events. David Rottmann 1121 explained, Turna- bout just goes to show that a woman can't plan dates. They took us out to eat at a place that 1 looked like East St. Louis! David added that he was asleep when his date arrived and that she got a ticket on the way to dinner. Nonetheless, most of the over 500 people who attended claimed that they did enjoy themselves. Many guys were relieved to not have to pay the way for a change. The filled dance floor confirmed this idea. Overall, any problem that those in at- i W-been-3 , . 4434491 iw' It Z 2 , Moving to lhe music of the disc jockey fm Nite Life, Mary Reynolds 1121, Matt Sande Turnaboutl 1111, and Jay Winkler 1SLUH1 demonstrate the 1121, Scott C CrumptOfi ll lomese 11111 Monica Mills ders 191. JO' latest moves on the dance floor. I l i r 2 i 1, ental. lt was fun, but it could have been better. Some found themselves having a problem with security. Just waiting in the parking lot caused Kathy Luther 1111 to declare, There were too many cops out! l was just outside waiting for 9 Turnabout tendance may have found was over- looked, and the evening was enjoyed. Holly Schnider 1111 summed it up: Turnabout was the greatest time l've ever had at a dance! The music was no good, but the person l was with made it fun anyway. 1Jenniler Maxlield1 Helpl My bracelet is stuck! Kathy Weir li attempts to help Melissa Henke 1121 untalil her arm without ripping a hole in her dress. Being careful not to stick him with thel Rachel Drewel 1101 attaches Jim Kemp's if boutonniere. The girls also found themseli opening doors and paying for dinner.

Page 23 text:

lly Miller, Ra. asa Dobson elanie Talley arty news. Mme yqu doin' your life? ls your lite doin' you, shouts Elizabeth Felton, Tom Ouintas, Al Greer, Hal- he Fiieves. Melanie Talley, Jennifer Dobies, Fiachel pgyman, Holly Miller, and Meena Prasad as they freeze to end the opening number. '88 winter musical touches on reality Life's a Cabaret Darkness, silence, and anticipation fill the theater. A spotlight comes on and cues the cast who suddenly ap- pear. Hey whatcha doin ? Hey, hey whatcha doin', they chant in unison while taking their places for the begin- ning of Cabaret '88, Something in the Air Feels Like Tomorrow. Unlike the usual productions, Caba- ret was a contemporary portrayal of teens faced with real life problems. Ac- rsation, JaS0W z 5 7 7 M J , . x If , 5 we . HSkiPPiiy Doo Dah, sing the Freshmen iGreg an Angieuenw YOUUQ. Tom Ouintas, Stacey Mead, and Sherry Tro took o Y Ve! Maxfleldl as they try to get some attention b ' , . is , y Skip- 5 Ff'd3Y mght Ping school with the upperclassmen. tors became students faced with drug and al- cohol abuse, eating dis- orders, and peer pres- sure. Cabaret was also unique in that it had two directors. Miss Susan Thornton directed all acting scenes while Mr. Richard Pisarkiewicz staged the musical num- bers. We each took the aspects of the produc- tion that we felt were our strong points and simply went from there, said Mr. Pisarkiewicz. Another feature unique to this show was the live band that played accompaniment for musical numbers and scene changes. Sherry Maxfield, Freda, said, l enjoyed the band. l think it really added to the show. As with any production, Cabaret was not without its mishaps. The mi- crophones on stage, used by soloists and to project overall sound, seemed to have minds of their own. Dennis Moore, stage manager, said, l re- member Karen Martin, Tammy, being very angry that the microphones didn't work for either of her solos. l explained When Sherri Uheresa Dobeonj gets depressed. Melanie Talley and Sue Steinmetz help cheer her up by reminding her she is popular. that Scott Lapinski, sound crew chair, was sick and there was an inexperi- enced person running the sound board. Sickness seemed to plague the cast in more ways than one. John Her- berger, Zach, became ill, running 1030 fever two days before opening night. John's understudy, Troy Schnider, was called upon to take over the role for English cuts. Troy said, lf it wasn't for the valiums, I never would have made it. Ha, ha! Seriously, it was tough and I was sick, too, but l stayed up until one in the morning studying my lines. John recovered in time for opening night, but Troy had become so well ad- justed to the part that the directors made the decision to divide the role between the nights. Kelly Taylor, Joey, also experienced a last minute emergency. Kel- ly's injured foot had to be put into a cast two days prior to dress re- hearsal. l had to hobble around on stage but that wasn't bad enough, said Kelly. After the show, people kept coming up to me and ask- ing if my cast was real for fake. Despite the complications, the show was well performed and well received. According to Mr. Pisarkiewicz, Caba- ret '88 was a sucessful attempt at bringing, in a theatrical way, the prob- lems of being a teen today into the open to be talked about and dis- cussed. iFtachel Faymanj r

Page 25 text:

Matt Sande c jockey fm onstrate th W- M v W' Q am' Z +6113 72- .f :iml?'i3Lf!IQ'C'. :f1,TIg2Z.11k','V6 TMQQJUQ' z 1fa5Qg15lngt',.-0 -l .,g,x!, ffyq, 1,71 ye'- :1fZ'2',?:ff,4'L'22f2'?AvX-G :5faf:Em:f1Zf153519vQw 'fM5f'24-zvizfzga-1gf.y,s. gy- !'4,5361.1j3.g3G:g. X 4 6547 ,f f 5 4. if Z Z 2 Z 1. f f W e , -0