Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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HO! HO! HO! Christmas at Meadowbrook just wouldn’t be right without the Christmas concert, presented this year by more than 120 students. The performance got off to a good start when the orchestra gave their rendition of “Yuletide Fanta- sy” led by Miss Laurie Collins. Then came the fervorous voices from the choirs led by Mr. Earl Binns. All the choirs gave the audience a ‘“Wintertime Aglow.” A visit from Santa Clause was no sur- prise, but when Mrs. clause showed up, everyone was thrilled. Mr. and Mrs. Clause bid their good wishes and gave candy to the very young and the young at heart before they made way for the band, conducted by Mr. M.L. Minnigh. The band filled our hearts with Christ- mas joy when they played themes from the Nutcracker suite. For a grand finale the band, combined choruses, and former graduates formed together to perform for the audience The Hallelujah Chorus. This definately left the audience aglow with the true spirit of Chirstmas. Snowflakes keep fallin’ on my head The mixed chorus waits for the wave of Mr. Binns’ hand. There’s a new Prep in town To add to the wardrobe of Mr. Earl Binns he was presented with an Izod sweater by Debbie Isenberg. Open your mouth and say “Ahh...” The boister- ous voices of the mixed choruses filled the audito- rium with a Christmasy spirit. Tweet Adding the light touches to the music Eva Ross and Christine Mercadente play their flutes.

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Do you know what play you’re gonna see?” Get- ting the young audience ready for the performance was a big job but The Good Fairy (Kim Johnson) always got it done. “What's everyone staring at?” Decked out in long pink underwear, the Emperor (Mark Lawhorne), shows off his new and “invisible” wardrobe. LOOK MA, NO CLOTHES For the fourth consecutive year the Drama Department’s fall production was a childrens show. This year it was The Emperor’s New Clothes. Over the years the attendence has grown and grown. The combination of weeks of hard work and years of building an excellent repu- tation with the counties elementary schools and the Courthouse, brought a record attendence of over 5,600 elemen- tary school children. Nine matinee’s were given and standing room only was the order of the day. “Break-a-Leg” is the good luck saying in theatre before a performance goes on. This year one of the leads (Bryan Tun- nell) took it literally and broke his foot, but there’s also another saying ‘The Show Must Go On”! It did, with much support from the “cast and crutch.” A broken foot was tough enough but con- vincing a Senior (Mark Lawhorne) to ap- : pear on stage in long pink underwear he ! ‘8 iwas areal challenge. But through all the ditorium Standingset arm ‘@ trials and tribulations of broken feet, bwalter Majestically proteg long underwear, thousands of children i, @ sand late night dragon painting, the show —— was a big success.

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Ms. Santa Struts her “stuff” Helping to bring Christmas joy to the young, Miss Priscilla Barth portrays her part well. Fate Disappearing negatives forces the orchestra to have a staged portrait;; taken to represent their part in the concert. “Ahhhh .. .”” Mis Mixed Ensemble presents to the audience the theme song “Wint ertime Aglow”. e e p Gettin’ down Conductor Mr. loutie Minnigh, con- ducts the band wi