Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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LEFT Sandi Nickelson struts her stuff while trying to impress the audience during cheer leading tryouts. MIDDLE LEFT The cast and crew of the 1988 three act play Luann includes: FRONT ROW Kristen Stirling. Gene Luze. Gayle Lo- gan. Shawn Baloun. Lori Newton. Heidi Ger rits. Jeff Smith. Sandi Nickelson. Paula Haiwick. Debbie Dittman. and Jackie Ditt- man. MIDDLE ROW: Director Barbara Rose land. Larry Becker. Kaela Goodrich. Cherish High. Stephanie Busse. Jodi McDonnell. Christine Volek. Shane Vlcek. Brenda New ton. Julie Haiwick. Toma Rodman, and Leanne Hoffman. BACK ROW: Tonya Cad man. Lisa Busse. Amy Kilber. Sherri McDon- nell. Aric Baloun. Julie Jessen. Barney Nemec. Jennifer Faulstich. Leanne Smith. Carrie Stir- ling. and Todd Wieseler. MIDDLE RIGHT Gene Luze is apparently en- joying himself immensely. BELOW RIGHT Leanne Smith. Sandi Nickel son. Christine Volek. and the rest of the cast of Luann are following Delta's advice: Play it coolT

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—— ALL-SCHOOL PLAY Play It Cool Learning to play it cool” can sometimes be very difficult for a teenager, especially when trying to attract the opposite sex. The 1988 all-school play. Luann . was a musi- cal dealing with the hardships of a girl's life. Luann. played by Sandi Nickelson. is desperate for some at- tention from the school fox. Aaron Hill, alias Shane Vlcek. But the only person she can attract is the typica' nerd named Gunther, portrayed by Gene Luze. Luann’s best friends. Delta and Berniece. (Leanne Smith and Christine Volek), encourage and support Luann to try out for cheerleading. That way. Aaron Hill would just have to notice herl But instead of getting cheerleader. Luann wins the position of school mascot, none other than the pit bull for Pitts High School. When beauti- ful and snobby Tiffany, alias Deb Dittman. is asked to the school dance by Aaron Hill, Luann's disap pointment reaches an all-time high. Ms. Allison: her teacher ahd fripnd. 4 (Jodi McDonnell (.encourages (.uanR to take pride in her ability to make people laugh. Meanwhile, Ms. Phelps, the school counselor, played by Paula Haiwick. is desperately trying to get the struggling novelist and teacher Mr. Fogarty, portrayed by Barney Ne- mee. to notice her. Typically, at the close of the play, they fall madly in love. Luann's brother Brad, (Shawn Ba- loun). and his girlfriend. (Lori New- ton). endure the many vicissitudes of being a senior. Darlene wants to get married, but Brad isn’t ready for that kind of responsibility yet. During the last scene of the musi- cal. a football game is in progress. Luann is the mascot: Delta is a cheerleaders Berniece is in the band. They all enjoy the game, even though it ends in defeat. Luann had a great time just picking on Tiffany. But when Aaron Hill tells her that she was great. Luann loses her com- posure. But Delta saves the day by telling everyone to just play it cool!”. The grand finale is per- formed in style, and was sung by the entire cast, which consisted of many members in a chorus. Barbara Roseland directed the musical. Jackie Dittman provided the choreography, and Julie Haiwick volunteered her musical talents as accompanist. ABOVE RIGHT- Aric Baloun and Jackie Ditt- man are providing their guidance. MIDDLE: Debbie Dittman finally decides to just relax and let it all hang out. BELOW LEFT: Paula Haiwick and Barney Ne- mee enjoy one another's company while speculating about the Pitts High School foot- ball game. BELOW RIGHT Sandi Nickelson is having a hard time concentrating on Mrs. Roseland's advice, for the footlights are incredibly bright! 8 All-School Play

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ONE-ACT PLAYS Performances Are A Joke Inside the one-act plays of 1988 were several thespians performing three comedies for the public on January 22. Each play was judged, and A Canterbury Tale from the Wife of Bath won the right to ad- vance on to the regional one-act play contest in Mobridge. The play did not advance on to the state competition, but Shane Vlcek and Kaela Goodrich each won superior acting awards at the regional con- test. Happily Never After” is a play that adds certain twists to fairy tales to give them a contemporary touch. The love matches are not happy with their spouses. They de- cide to go to a marriage counselor who was played by Lori Newton. The counselor rearranges the ro- mances to satisfy them, but she just ends up making everything worse. The comedy Not My Cup of Tea evolves around Emmie. Jessi- ca. and Mother. Emmie, (alias Bren- da Newton), is practically brainless. Jessica, (alias Sherri McDonnell), is the dominant sister and has a ten- dency to be rather bossy. Mother. (Sandi Nickelson). is the typical old lady who likes to relive old memo- ries of the times of yore. The sisters want to be free from Mother's rule, but their solution is a rather shock- ing and drastic one at that when they sit down for an unusual cup of tea. A Canterbury Tale from the Wife of Bath is set in the Middle Ages during the times of dragons and knights. Sir Gallant Dilemna. played by Aric Baloun. has killed the King's prize stag and must die for it. He is given twenty-four hours to live if he can answer a simple ques- tion: What is it that a woman wants most of all? Easy question, right? The results are outrageous and a guest appearance by Gene the jackass Luze is hilarious! ABOVE RIGHT. The cast and crew let off some steam while reminiscing over their par- ticipation in the plays. CENTER RIGHT. Cindy Faulstich and Kaela Goodrich concentrate on reciting their lines before their performance in Mobridge at the regional contest. RIGHT: The 1988 one-act play cast includes: FRONT ROW. Kristen Stirling. Gene Luze. Shawn Baloun. and Sandi Nickelson. MIDDLE ROW. Tonya Cadman. Stephanie Busse. Leanne Ffoffman. Jodi McDonnell. Christine Volek. Kaela Goodrich. Theresa VanDenBerg. Shane Vlcek. Stacey Scott. Brenda Newton, and Julie Haiwick. BACK ROW: Lisa Busse. Amy Kilber. Steve Roberts. Sherri McDonnell. Aric Baloun. Cindy Faulstich. Julie Jessen. Barney Nemec. Cathy Faulstich. John Kutz. Debbie Dittman and Director Barbara Rose- land. 10 ONE-ACT PLAYS