Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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Kiss Me, Kate! The 1986 theatre production “Kiss Me, Kate’”’ was a musical comedy for all to enjoy. The directing was done by Mrs. Michelle Donaldson with help from Miss Jan Hoyer, the music director. With additional help of choreographer Jeff Hoyer and pit band director Brian Campbell, the musical was viewed a success. “Kiss Me, Kate” differed from recent musicals, as Junior Beth Wilke commented, “There were actually two plays going on at one time.” Beth was one of many students who saw the show. “Kiss Me, Kate” was a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, “The Taming of the Shrew,” and its happenings onstage and behind the curtains. “A 7 ABOVE Senior Chris Loyet and sophomore Jon Boulanger find playing cards a challenging way to pass time ss 7 TOP Waiting for practice to start, junior Randy Long and freshman Kevin Thuenemann play Hacky-Sack RIGHT Freshman Tina Fromme and sophomore Missy Rusteberg are just two members of pit band

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N W usic Lends a Helping Hand The originator of all “Aid” projects as Boomtown Rats’ lead singer Bob eldof. In late 1984, Geldof brought bgether a group of talented British usicians to form a band called Band- id for the purpose of helping the arving in Africa. They assembled in studio and created the single “Do hey Know It’s Christmas Time?”’ The song became an instant hit that ot up both British and American arts, partly due to heavy airplay on hdio stations everywhere. The single as also a big hit in record stores — anks in part to strong economic onditions and the goodwill of the hristmas season. Not to be outdone by England, merican stars Lionel Richie and uincy Jones produced the huge ash “We Are The World” for the African crisis. It received heavy play on almost all radio stations, MTV and other video shows. The star-studded line-up included Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Harry Bellafonte and many, many more. None of these artists received any pay for this effort — all time was donated. Both Band-Aid and USA For Africa, the group of American artists, were so successful that the impact carried over into a concert festival in mid-July known as Live-Aid. It was held partly in London’s Wembley Stadium and in Philadelphia’s Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. It was telecast around the world via satellite. Live-Aid brought memories of Woodstock to some while raising millions of dollars for impoverished Africans. Jius JY FarmAid was a major concert event engineered by singer-songwriter Willie Nelson to raise money to help financially troubled farmers in America. The concert, held September 22, lasted over twenty- four hours. It was held at the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois and involved nearly fifty country, pop and rock starts. The artists at the concert were not the only ones who contributed to the plight of the farmers. Former Eagles member Don Henley donated a large portion of the revenue from his album ‘Building the Perfect Beast’’ to the farmer’s cause. I— O Series The eighty-second World Series was played exclusively in Missouri. The St. Louis Cardinals held the National League championship, and competed against the Kansas City Royals of the American League. The Royals won the seven-game series — setting a record as the first team in World Series history to win the championship after dropping the first two games at home.

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IGHT Freshmen Kevin Thuenemann and lohn Wolf prepare the lighting before urtain time ABOVE Sophomore Jon Boulanger turns into an old man with the help of Miss Hoyer MIDDLE RIGHT Sophomore Jennifer Wirz “makes up” senior Chris Loyet TOP Juniors Annie Lutostanski and Carla Suess work on costumes before opening night