Natural Bridge High School - Span Yearbook (Natural Bridge Station, VA)

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tiilbilllllines OO “Maybe I could brighten up one of your evenings - some evening.” With an air of confidance, Vince Schmidlap (Robbie Cantanio), senior shipping clerk for Doughton and Doughton, tries to interest Ada (Sherry Chittum), a resident of the Madison Avenue Girls’ Hotel, in going out with him. In the first act, Aunt Fern (Penny Gibson) and Aunt Lettie (Wendi Hill) scramble for the phone to hear how their niece, Meg Wheeler (Gina Cross), is doing since moving to New York. Mr. and Mrs. Wheel - er (Randy Nixon and Lisa Shields) look on in eager anticipation. During dress rehearsal, Miles Doughton (Jim Sperka) and Meg Wheeler (Gina Cross) laugh together at the prospect of his teaching her how to dance to impress Evan Doughton (Barry Funkhouser). “Did I hurt you? Here, let me kiss it.” Evan Doughton (Barry Funkhouser) kisses Meg Wheeler (Gina Cross) in apology for colliding with her as he entered the room. Play-13

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As the clock struck eleven, two ex- hausted directors and a very tired cast trudged home in the dismal mist, inter- tupted by occasional thunder and light- ening. Dress rehearsal was over, and a long night was ahead. Nerves were worn to a frazzle, and everyone was on edge. One month of practices after school, night practices, and hours spent studying and memorizing lines were behind them. Approximately nineteen ho urs were left before opening night. Stage fright set in. The hours seemed to whirl by. Six o’clock-time for make up, seven-thirty - lines were quickly run through by each character, and finally eight o’clock-the Curtain went up on the Drama Club play, “Ask Any Girl.” “But I can’t marry you, I am in love with your brother!” Gina Cross excitedly exclaimed as she portrayed Meg Wheeler, a girl from a small town who moved to a big city of New York. That was the cli- max of the three-act play of which there were three performances-two evening performances, March 26 and 27, and one for the student body, March 31. Meg fell in love with Miles, (Jim Sperka), instead of the playboy Evan, (Barry Funk- houser), and the extravagant dresser Vince (Robbie Cantanio), ended up with Ada, (Sherry Chittum). After the initial Opening night jitters, the cast, composed of seventeen mem- bers, fell into the swing of putting on makeup, making quick changes and get- ting their cues right. Everything fell into its proper place as the curtain opened and the first lines were spoken. The student body was the most recep- tive audience, and the cast thoroughly enjoyed this performance because of their positive reaction. Every actor likes to be appreciated, and like they say, laughter is the best medicine. As the last prop was placed on the trucks, after taking down the set, a faint smile could be seen on the faces of the directors and cast. Everyone was ab- sorbed in his own thoughts. Perhaps each was thankful that it was over or maybe wishing that it had taken a little longer, but on every face, one could see an ex- pression of satisfaction for a job well done. You Can “Ask Any Ging Overwhelmed by the gaudiness of Vince’s “artwork”, Jeanie Boyden (Margaret Raynal) steps back from the painting and falls backward onto the sofa. These residents of the Madison Avenue Girls’ Ho- tel, Ruby (Heather Bumstead), Terri (Cindy Moore), and Heidi (Lisa Agnor), entertain themselves by playing bridge in the last scene of the play. 12-Play

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Fun-Filled Competition The score was 14-7. The senior girls had won the annual Powder Puff football game, and by doing so remained undefeated while helping to set a school tradition. The Pow- der Puff game, the Intramural Council's first big project of each year, had become a high- light of each year’s Homecoming festivities. If ping pong, battleball, handball, weight - lifting, basketball or volleyball was your sport, you were in luck. The Council spon- sored one of these events monthly. If the competition with others was not enough in- centive, the trophy one received for winning an event persuaded many to participate. The class tournaments, which were held on May 14th, were dominated by the seniors. They beat the sophomores in the first round action and the juniors in the championship game. The tournaments highlighted a fun- filled, fast-moving year of competition be- tween classes and individuals. Participants were recognized at the end of the year with a certificate of participation and a trophy if they had won an event. Junie Snider and Cindy Moore were awarded the Most Valu - able Player trophy because they had partici- pated in the most events throughout the year. Juniors Pat Richardson and Jackie Lewis and sen- ior Tiny Diamond anticpate rebounding a missed shot in the class basketball tournaments. As she jumps high in the air, Cindy Moore releases the ball over the guarding hand of Teresa Hamilton.