Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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‘Being in the pit band was a lot of fun, and ! got to see the show free. ’—Jim Kidder, freshman. “You never really experience drama until you work backstage. it requires an unbelievable amount of work, yet it is so much fun.’’—John Pa- gan, senior. A 6 Dancers Kris Baer and Duane Frerker try out new dance steps. A 7 Babcock (Bob Bullivant) explains the advan tages of Boniface Academy. A8 Jim Orlet, Bernice Weber, Melissa Heineman, and Carl Steiner await Miss Hill’s ap- proval after a scene. Ag Evelyn Rogier and Jackie Schaffner await Mame's arrival to Peckerwood. musical

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practice for perfection Mame's cast consisted of about 70 high school students who spent three months of grueling late night practices preparing for the presentation, not to mention an all day dress rehearsal which lasted into the evening causing many kids to race home and jump into their formals for the prom the same night. These cast members were not all actors. The cast also con- sisted of many behind-the-scenes people who spent just as much time practicing and perfect- Ing their roles. Director Suzanne Hill Pit Band Director John Heath Vocal Director Jeanne Storts Choreographer Pat Fields Backstage Directors Paul Desaulniers Linda Kramper 41 Mame and Patrick (Ronald Douglas) heartily decorate Agnes Gooch (Dawna Brewer) as they sing “We Need a Little Christmas”. A 2 Under the direction of Mr. Desaulniers and Ms. Krampei, fhe backstage crew moved sixteen sets on and off stage, and assisted to the lights and sound. Fresh- man Mike Zobrist rings a doorbell as Mr. Desauiniers looks on. 43 Miss Hill goes over last minute preparations before opening night. 44 The pit band spent long hours practicing the extraordinarily difficult musical numbers for the play. 5 John Pagan provided props for Mame and prevented many probable back: stage disasters. student life

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brom aces test After last year’s prom, “‘Hold On to Your Dreams,” the dreams of a future prom were close to lost. Problems with drinking and vandalism caused the HHS administration to take a closer look at whether or not there should be a prom for 1984. They decid. ed to give the juniors a chance. to prove that they could put on a problem-free prom. But a few pre- cautions were taken to make sure the kids kept in line. Faculty, class sponsers, and the administration established strict rules which included hiring an off- duty policeman, selling advance tickets only, and forbidding re-entering the hall after leaving. The juniors realized that this prom would decide the fate of future proms, so they did everything they could to make sure all went well- and it did. “The Rose” and the band Sceptor made the May 2 prom at the Knights of Columbus Hall a prom that will be long remembered. V3 28 Student Life v2 a See emg ee f y — 4 1 Because Sceptor specialized in rock music only, Connie Klaus and Lee McCoy performed the song “The Rose” to make the prom complete. V2 Finding that a prom required a lot of advance work, the ju niors use Shelly Gusch’s garage to construct the canopy. Y3 Junior Carl Steiner and his date Kathy Hogen find a slow dance is the only time to be alone. 44 Junior class sponser Ms. Cheryl Swafford discusses the prom turnout with Mr. John Heath. V5 The camera spots some “Wild Spanish Roses” as a few seniors sport their flowers in a rather different fashion. VY 6 The band Sceptor provided the music for the prom. 4 7 Sherri Hagler and her date John Schwarz are announced as they make their entrance.