McPherson High School - Bullpup Yearbook (Mcpherson, KS)

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My mommy helped me dress today. Why, don't I match? asks Mark Neely, soph. Clashing was one common way to dress like a nerd along with horn-rimmed glasses which were in for that day. Some students wore their old paint clothes in order to maintain a nerdy image. i 4 iii'-8 Wx? if . 4' '7 ,,f' Showing his school spirit during Red and White Day, Chris Arpad, sr., displays his spirit by purchasing a spirit ribbon from Denice McCallister, sr., while sophomore Shelley Overholt prepares to wear hers. Football cheerleaders sold spirit ribbons during football season. junior Men! Moms must have released his creative juices and let them flow when he dressed for Nerd Day. Ment's usual Yuppie CYoung Urban Professional, look seemed to have deserted him for this particular day. - 5 1 , Spirit Week! 13

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4 Is my tie wide enough? Robin Zimmer, sr., asks during Punk RockfBreak DancefNerd Day. Zimmer along with other MHS students took advantage of Spirit Week to reveal their true personalities. Planning for their next tnga party are seniors Brian Gibson, Chris Arpad, and Dwight Boyce. Togas have become the traditional attire for seniors during Army!Navy Day. Camouflaged togas were popular for the guys and colored ones for the senior girls.

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he one, the only, P.T. Barnum, he man behind unusual acts that entertain people by Sheryl Kuhlman Clowns, acrobats, mermaids, midgets, giants, and even Mr. P.T. Barnum him- self! Can you imagine? Of course, it's circus time only Brown Auditorium be- came the canvas Big Top for the 1984-85 all-school musical Barnum, The relatively new musical took every- one backstage into the life of Taylor Bar- num who was really all show biz and humbug and was never above putting trimmings onto facts. Barnum was delighted that There Was a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute to come and see his show. It all started with Ioice I-leth and her 160-year old legs singing and dancing to Thank God I'm Old. Then, Barnum and his beloved wife, Chairy, sang, The Colors of My Life. And when Barnum was ready to give up, Chairy told him to build his museum, One Brick at a Time. Finally, Barnum taught people his health and education humbug in the Egress Song. While their museum burned down, Chairy and Barnum tried to figure out how they ever got married as they sang, I Like your Style. Finding new acts, Barnum had Tom Thumb and his giant rocking chair take center stage as he sang, Bigger Isn't Better and had Gen- tleman Jim lwhere were his tights?l ap- pear next to him to emphasize his small stature. An interruption in Barnum and Chairy's relationship came when Bar- num toured Europe with everyone's fa- vorite soprano, Jenny Lind whose song, Love Knows No Rules explained her actions. As the performers invited the audience to Come Follow the Band to open Act II, Barnum agreed to live his life in Black and White and returned to Chairy. When Chairy died in the reprise of The Colors of My Life, Barnum re- alized he'd really always been The Prince of Humbug, and was convinced to Join the Circus. The specialty crews dedicated many hours to make the Big Top come to life. Special effects and lighting crews gave Barnum a magic touch even though his hat did catch on fire. Costumers and make-up artists performed miracles, and although no one actually died from wearing tights, many threatened suicide. The show is over, the music has faded, the applause has died away, but Bar- num remains in the hearts of those in- volved. Perhaps that is because there is a little bit of toungue-in-cheek, humbug, hogwash, in everyone. And everyone agreed that being a part of a musical is like belonging briefly to a very special family. 14! Musical It? Tom Thumb himselL Actually, it's junior Rich Trease portraying Thumb in the musical Barnum Trease sang Bigger Isn't Better while sitting in his giant rocking chair which was specially built.