Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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: ZF! OM S lowly the lights go out - with increasing excitement the audi- ence gets quieter and quieter - the curtains open - in bright spotlights The Home Grown Grass Band appears on the stage f The first act of the American Field Service fAFSj Tal- ent Show starts off with banjo and gui- lar. Serious in their performance were singers Senior Mark DeSandro and Sophomore Holly l-losack, winners of the second place, who impressed with their professional like singing and act- ing. Holly's mother did the Choreogra- phy and told us how we are supposed to react to the words, DeSandro, who already had stage experience, said. Bobby Lapin was responsible for announcing the acts and doing some small talk in between. Stage Manager Charlie Stern thought that Lapin did a great job. Once l got on the stage I was no longer nervous and I just talked. Bobby said. Singers. piano-players. flutists. gui- tarists. dancers and the percussion ensemble performed in front of a full auditorium. Senior Katharina Kucharsky liked the fact that the house was so full. The attendance was just fantastic and the atmosphere was really good, she said. The good ending of Desperado a very soft. emotional song, made Jun- iors Debbie Grosz and Susan Tietz choose this piece f and they won the third prize. Sl0. They have been sing- 44 Spotlight Eamyd Zhi ing together for about five years Deb- bie playing the piano by ear. Freshman Allyson Johnston thought that the special funny acts in between helped to break the monotony. Some sort of comedy between several acts performed by Seniors Dirk Silva and Pete Slover alleviated some seriousness. In black and white tuxedos, tennis shoes and wet hair they first tortured the ears of the audience by their Duete Condulcef' Finally The Margarita Brothers left the stage by thundering applause. A dishonorable mention was their reward. . . The real honorable mention was earned by flutists Freshmen Julie Bur- rows and Janet Greenberg. Like many other students Freshman Barbara Kucharsky thought that the percussion ensemble. the big winner of the show, was really the best. The AFS Talent Show. taking place on January 27. made over 51.000 profit. President Charlie Stern is more than satisfied by the results and he knows that he did a goodjob. alt also brought a lot of publicity to AFS, he said. During the time the judges made their decisions he introduced the two AFS students. Seniors Yumiko Shi- mada from Japan and Vera Russwurm from Austria. lt was the right time to do it - maybe more people will now attend our next meetings. said Charlie Stern with a laugh. - 30 - - Vera Rusxwurm - WITH THE ALREADY POPULAR THEME OF THE MOVIE STAR WARS echoing through the audito- rium, Junior Barbara Nordmeyer performs a iazz ballet as her entry in the Talent Show. Barbara was compet- ing in her second Talent Show. Photo by Trent Rosen- thal.

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46 ' Spotlight concert directed by Coloma 'Lafferty was attended PRACTICING FOR THE ANNUAL PRODUCTION, VESPERS, Senior Mary Hogan and Junior Sharon Leamy sing a selection from The Three Kings. Q Preparation for Vespers lasted over eight weeks. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. C. V APPLAUDING THE EFFORTS OF THE CHANTALIER CHOIR are the members of the Chorale. This joint 2: by many students and choir members' parents. 5 Photo by Trent Rosenthal. . ,4-as f -. ., w - f-W.v fm.. ,, ,. .,.,, ,,....w,1,. Nbr