Morris Central High School - Morrisanian Yearbook (Morris, NY)

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FAIR TIME IS HERE The Otsego County Fair. What does the fair mean to the little town of Morris? It means many things. First of all, it puts Morris “on the map” in Otsego County. Sure, Cooperstown has the Baseball Hall of Fame, Oneonta has the Soccer Hall of Fame, but they don’t have the County Fair. We do! Secondly, it brings people to Morris. (At least once a year) These people bring some added economy to Morris in the summer. This extra financial input from out-of-towners can only help our economic condition. Last, and most importantly, the Fair brings life to our com- munity. Imagine this. Our small roads leading toward the fairgrounds, that normally are uncrowded, become filled with a chaotic traffic jam. Everyone from miles around comes to see horses, cows, artwork, friends, family, and the amazing transformation of a quiet little village to a busy, hustling, bus- tling, hopping place for that week in the summer. Brett Sherwoot and Gerry Joy enjoy a ride on the Kiddy Helicopters. Dana Treiber and Jise Hughes so- cialize before the midway opens. Dwayne Jackson has a good time on the bumper cars, one of the big crowd-drawing rides at the Fair. Fred Fusco and his cousin decide that the scrambler isn’t as “bad” as they thought. Lisa, Bryce, Rich, and Roy walk around the midway. Walking around the midway seems to be one of the things to do at the Fair. Summer

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YOUR GUN MUSICAL AN ENTERTAINING SUCCESS Karl VanZandt played a sharpshooting western entertainer. The normal spring concert for 1987 was replaced by a musical. A musical is quite different from a concert in that a musical has acting combined with the singing. Actually, it is more a singing play. “Annie, Get Your Gun” was the title of the high school chorus’ show. It starred Beth Lull as sharpshooting Annie Oakley and Karl VanZandt as the sharpshooting star of a traveling show. Karl played Frank Butler. Annie throws a twist into Frank’s swollen- headed attitude by beating him in a shooting match. She then becomes the co-star of the show. Frank has a problem sharing the spotlight with a woman. As an added conflict, Annie and Frank fall in love, but in the conflict of who is better with a gun, they almost lose each other. Of course, the play must end on a happy note; therefore, Frank and Annie get together. The musical was directed by Mrs. Herrick. Other leading roles were: Joe Gaiser as Charlie Davenport, Jenn Lull as Dolly Tate, and Pete Stafford as the western legend, Buffalo Bill. The musical was a pleasant change from the normal spring concert. Due to an increase in practice time needed, musicals have been avoided, but Mrs. Herrick decided that this was the year to do it. It turned out to be an entertaining success. Beth Lull played the female lead, and Mrs. Herrick was the leading organizer, director, and the person who held it all together. Winnie and Tommy, Lisa Waffle and Bryce Fred- erick, sing a duet in the musical. Opening y 5

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MARCHING BAND SUMMER’S MUSICIANS Bryce Frederick appears fairly tired after marching at the New Berlin Youth Days. The Morris Marching Band marched in seven parades in our town and sur- rounding areas. The marching season was kicked off by the marching band’s traditional marching in our Morris’ Memorial Day parade. June first marked the first competitive parade for the band. They traveled to Sherburne to participate in the Pageant of Bands. They came away with a strong third place finish in their class C. The reins of the band were taken over this year by a new drum majorette, Beth Lull. Beth took over the spot vacated by Kelly Sullivan. The 1987 colorguard was lead by co-captains Barb Fish and Sharon Mitchell. Oriskany Falls, Richfield Springs, New Berlin, Schenevus, and the Otsego County Fair were the other parade sites. Although no first place trophies were won by the MCS Band, over $500 dollars in prize money was raised. This money is a start to kick off a big push for new uniforms for 1988. These new uniforms will spark a renewed interest in the projects of Morris’ Summer Musicians. Give me an M. As a special effect, these ladies brought out our colors with these sharp looking banners. Summer