Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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I ' I Funny Girl lights up the stage wa! If you missed this show, you really missed something! Senior, John Kiningham - 97 TllE STARS. Starring in the spring musical were junior Lynda Docloroff and scnior John Kiningham. TIIE CAST. from left-bottom: Mary McCracken, Samantha Tile, Trina Thompson, Rosalyn Cooperman, Stephanie Cox, Lisa Sarpa, Malt Butzow, Phil Waldorf, and Lee Williams. Row 2: Chris Mobcrg, Jeff Melton, Brendon Comp, Slcvc Counlerman, Dindy llall, John Kiningham, Lynda Docloroff, Carrie Shindeldeckcr, .lcnnic Stafford, Doug Shcnkel, Don Cochrcn, Pal Newell, and Brel! Scappucci. Top: Tercasa Bangcrt, Mary Beth Slayanoff, Karen Click, Tirzah Fisher, .Ianc Cuiff, Shelly Sprungcr, and Kathy Click 20 Spring Musical t was five minutes before curtain and few thought they were ready. Last-minute corrections were made and costumes were fixed. Lines were rehearsed and songs were hummed. Junior Lynda Doctoroff walked onto the stage for the opening scene in the spring musical, Funny Girl. Funny Girl is a rags to riches story of a poor girl who is determined to star in Mr. Ziegfeld's Follies. Fanny is discovered by Nick Arnstein, senior John Kiningham, and put into Mr. Ziegfeld's Follies. After many shows, Fanny soon lets her stardom go to her head, and a drastic change is seen in both Nick and Fanny. Nick starts out as being famous, rich, and most eligible man around. Now that Fanny has gained her stardom, she acts totally different with Nick. I think the show we chose showed off the talents of our students nicely, Mr. Koczergo, director. If you missed this show you really missed something, said Kiningham. For my final show at Homestead, I thought it was one of the best musicals at Homestead, he added. When you're on stage you're in another world, you can bring out your inner self and not worry about what people think, said junior Phil Waldorf. Opening night went exceptionally well, commented sophomore Matt Butzow, who played Florenz Ziegfeld. After the opening night of the musical, most of the actors and actresses were prepared for three more nights of perfomiing before the end of the musical. D By Christine Schleeter

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Students given chance to shine! A omestead's annual Variety Show had to take a new direction this year. Because of the loss of popular acts such as Stumpy Martin, Elvis, and Vanities, this year's show had to start new traditions. Twenty new acts were featured, among them wasg sophomore Christian Cashman and senior Karen Glick in a duet, seniors John Kiningham and Doug Schenkel as the emcees, The Mating Game - a comedy act, and Lynda Doctorhoff's rendition of Nothing from the musical A Chorus line. One change from last year's show was the way the acts were introduced. Ed Koczergo said, This year we had new emcees. Kiningham and Schenkel did the whole show as an audition. They were the 'directors' and called up each act to 'try?out.' Sophomore Christian Cashman agreed. They helped the show to go smoothly, and the show moved really well. His fellow classmate Jill Schueller agreed. I really enjoyed the format of the show, she said. Although many people mourned the loss of the famous Stumpy Martin acts, they had The Mating Game, which was a take-off from The Dating Game. Few will forget junior Will Luzar's act where he dressed up like a woman contestant. Hey had this ridiculous wig, lipstick, very high heeled shoes--he looked bowlegged because of the shoes, said senior Lilly Komanov. After the show, many people were raving about junior Lynda Doctorhoffs performance of the song Nothing from the broadway musical A Chorus D By Tricia Leakey Line. Sophomore Jenny Smith said, She was unbelieveably excellent. Other popular acts wereg Steamer and the Squiggtones, a rock bandg Cheers, sung by Brenda Hacker, For the Longest Time, by Christian Cashman, David Orr, Chris Moberg, John Kiningham, and Steve Counterman. Plus, Kenny Ray and the Monophonic Hi-tones to name a few. After seeing the Variety Show, many peop-le agreed the show was different from the year before, but thought it was a turn for the better. Junior Chad Cunningham said, I don't feel there was enough variety. Junior John Riedel said, It was different from past years. It was very good, very creative, said Schueller. A terrific show, Komanov added. Q? It was very good, very creative. sophomore Jill Schueller 77 HELLO! Mr, Koczergo waves during practice for the Variety Show. AND NEXT UP... Seniors Doug Schenkel and John Kinningham served as this year's Variety Show's masters of ceremonies. Variety Show

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s-Inga? PATRIOTIC PLAY. Junior Phil Waldorf sings his song and lights sparklers for the grand finale. DANCE. Senior Dindy Hall dances her part in the musical which she helped choreograph. DID YOU HEAR? Seniors Tirzah Fisher, Lisa Sarpa, Stephanie Cox, and junior Rosalyn Cooperman gossip about the latest on Henry Street. 35 if Spring Musical