Junction City High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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Mike Rothfuss and Rob Wright give their newly crowned king a helpful lift into the royal shopping cart. Photo by Johnson Ken Schmidt. 87. stands at attention. ready to begin the J-Stomper routine. “I can't wait.” Photo by Johnson Filly Football 19

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Undergoing role reversal Senior team proves superior on football field, defeats juniors24-8 Trish Mathis DPS editor Breakdown Seniors!” “Breakdown Juniors!” These words could be heard for blocks around Fifth Street Park during the month of October. Junior and senior girls were fired up and preparing for Filly Football “86 The original date of October 25 was changed due to rain and cold weather. When the girls finally did suit up for the game in their custom made jerseys, they'd extra practice and were well prepared for the event. It was November 4. a chilly night with a slight breeze and a threat of rain. The senior girls took the field full of positive energy. They were warming up when the junior girls came onto the field chanting “Juniors, Juniors OHH AHH!’“ The seniors stopped and watched as the underclassmen confidently began their flawless sit-ups and toe-touches. A glimmer of doubt shone in the eyes of the senior team. They knew the juniors were prepared to fight. Finally—what everyone had been waiting for—the referees came onto the field. LET THE GAME BEGIN! The match started out slowly with very few yards compiled by either offense in the first quarter. The second quarter began, and senior running back Michelle Williams began to show her true colors. The first touchdown of the evening was executed by Williams, who was handed off to by quarterback, Tami Burch. That was just the beginning of a senior grip on the lead that lasted till the end. Half-time activities began with a routine from the J-Stompers-the male equivalent to the J-Steppers Drill Team. Five guys danced and kicked to I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz Roars of laughter and claps of approval came from the largest filly football crowd turnout in years. Next the Filly Football Royalty Candidates and their escorts lined up on the track. Senior. Larry Forsyth was crowned king and was taken for a ride in a royally decorated shopping cart. Mike Rothfuss, junior, and Rob Wright, sophomore, were named as Forsyth's Court. Other candidates included Rob Smith and Ken Schmidt, seniors, Steve Selock and Todd Nabus, juniors, and Lance Dixon and Chuck Zimmerman, sophomores. Light rain began to fall and the senior team went to make three more touchdowns in the third quarter. This left the score at 24-0 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. In a desperate attempt to put points on their side of the scoreboard, the junior team illegally suited up Todd Nabus. their coach, and placed him in the game. He took the place of Julie Ganz. running back, and went on to make the underclassmen only touchdown of the evening as well as their two extra points. The J-Sioinpers strike a stunning final pose after their outstanding half-time performance Photo by Johnson Junior Christy Tennil runs from senior Melanie Taylor. Running back Michelle Williams, 87. scores her second touchdown of the evening and gives her team a major advantage Photo by Johnson 18 Filly Football

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Charlie Conwell (Doug Jahnke, 87) tries to talk Marian Paroo into revealing Harold Hill's true identity to River City citizens. Photo by Johnson Dancing with his new found love. Marian Paroo (Jan Hofer. 87). Harold Hill (Dwayne Carrier. 87) sings the Shipoopi Photo by Johnson Trouble here in River City Professor Harold Hill brings band to JCHSauditorium Sandy Thurman DPS Editor The hammering and sawing had once again started. Preparations for the current “Say It With Music” play, The Music Man” had begun. Vocal music instructor Charels Volland was the Coordination Director, and Drama teacher Lee Howe was the technical Director. This put Volland in charge of the paperwork and expenses, while Howe took care of set designs and building. Howe s teacher assistants (TA's) Chris Harold, 87. Billy Reed, 87; and Sandy Thurman, 87, helped Howe make decisions about the set. They also ran the play from backstage. Being a T.A. and helping with a dramatic production could be very demanding, but rewarding in the end. According to Billy Reed, “When the play is over there is a warm feeling inside knowing that you did it.” In addition to planning the musical and building sets, many other advance preparations had to occur. Tryouts for lead characters were held in the spring of ‘86. This allowed more time to work on the musical in the fall. Both preliminary and final tryouts took place. Preliminaries at the very beginning of the school year and the finals a week later. The actors and actresses were picked on the basis of their ability to sing the songs that were required of the character, and on their ability to portray that character. For some of the parts, there was a lot of competition, and for others there was hardly any. Tryouts affected various actors act-resses in different ways. I was a little nervous, but not as bad as I thought I would be. The trick is to let everyone else try out, then you try out last. It’s a lot easier, said Dwayne Carrier, 87, who played Harold Hill. I wasn’t really nervous. There were only two others who tried out for my part. I had my friends there encouraging me also, and that really helps. said Jan Hofer, 87, who played Marian cont. on page 22 20 Fall Play