McPherson High School - Bullpup Yearbook (Mcpherson, KS)

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ollies encounter difficulties, ind humorous hosts to supplement musical numbers by Shelley Overholt Although Stugo had problems getting Follies underway, including setting the time and finding performers, seniors jeff Schrag and Jeff Luty, who looked like something out of Revenge of the Nerds, were recruited as hosts, and Stugo supplemented the entirely musical program with sometimes less-than-fum ny skits to bring it all together for an afternoon of fun. I'm Orville. I'm Gilbert and welcome to the Bull- pup Follies. We're your MC G. Ever wonder what MC means? It means Master of Computers. We borrowed these dress-up clothes from Maynard Lewis. Starting off the entertainment were four members of the McPherson Pipe Band, Lisa Arpad, soph., played bagpipes and Chris Arpad, sr., Andy Aitken, jr., and Shelley Overholt, soph., played drums. honored with a standing ovation. A very convincing Richie Trease, jr., as William fBillyJ Idol, and his air band, consisting of Chris Arpad and juniors Scott Christensen and Jason Rausch, lip- synced Rebel Yell and left the crowd screaming 'More, more, more! I hear that Richie lettered in both football and wrestling this year. What did you letter in, Orville? Debate. Other acts included Dan Manning, sr., on classical guitarg Regina Byrd, sr., singing, You're the Inspiration, Chris and Lisa Arpad's The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Looking more like Eddie Munster than Elvis, David Allen had the girls screaming over I Did It My Way. Much to the dismay of the last act, Iron Lung, 3:15 rolled around before they had finished and the students dis- Kelly Donahue, jr., captivated the rest- less Roundhouse crowd with his version of Neil Diamonds Hello, and was missed themselves. Follies has been brought to you your Student Government and the Sixty Streakers of America. i ' Where did they dig these two up? Although they look like they need to be 'De-BUGged' it's only this year's Follies MC's, seniors Jett Luty and Jeff Schrag. Looking Straight Ahead junior julie Whismore sings an Amy Grant song. She was accompanied by Shari Schorning, sr., on piano. 26X Follies ini!

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oundhouse becomes a paradisep ' eels of sapphire, emerald green, silver shimmer by Paula Gordley Almost Paradise! To the juniors, it actually was a paradise to finally get the 1985 Junior!Senior Prom underway. After two days of hard work and more than a little concern as to whether or not paradise would arrive in time for the arrival of the first promgoers, juniors were ready to cross the sunken U.S.S. Paradise and walk through an array of exotic palm trees to enter their paradise. Little had they realized when the sup- plies had been ordered weeks before from which to make the miles and miles of brilliant sapphire blue, emerald green, and silver streamers that they would run-out and make not one but three trips to out-of-town suppliers to secure what was needed to finish their tropical won- derland. As has become tradition, many cou- ples began their evening with a formal elegant dinner, ranging from the Bruns- wick, the Old Mill or Mr. K's to the McPherson Country Club. But around nine o'clock couples began to filter into the transformed Roundhouse which now resembled a tropical island. The entire dance floor was canopied with the blue, green, and silver streamers. While Ken- ney Photographers snapped pictures of the couples, the girls were seated on a treasure chest with palm trees and tropi- cal plants for the background or stood, as they preferred, with their escorts nearby amid a cluster of fish nets and rocks. UNIDOS, a popular band from the Kansas City area who has played with Ray Charles and Kool and the Gang, fur- nished the beat for the evening. And, as usual, opinion varied as to the merit of the band with some expressing that their breaks were much too frequent and oth- ers being satisfied with it. Lime punch and cookies were featured on the refreshment table for those more active participants who became thirsty or hungry. Although the dance itself ended at 12:30, the evening just began as couples went to their homes to change into more casual attire in which to spend the wee hours of the morning. Many then went to the Spiral Theatre to see Sixteen Can- dles or to Starlite Lanes for bowling. For those still awake, breakfast was served at the Red Coach, and in some instances energetic mothers prepared breakfast or brunch at couples' homes. Both Prom goblets as well as a Prom '85 garter were sold in advance to help furnish tangible evidence of an evening in Paradise. Promf28 Refreshments were a welcome sight after lots of fast dancing as Ed Bate, sr., and his date, Kim Hoke, jr., discover. Lime punch and cookies were served by parents of juniors including Nancy Trease. Transforming the Roundhouse into Paradise was hard work but fun too as shown here by jason Rausch, Kim Stucky, and Beth Weinhold, jrs, Each streamer had to be carefully measured and stapled.