North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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SONYA TAYLOR PREPARES Cathy Baynham, who in turn prepares Sonny Ross, for work in the Haunt- ed House. The three juniors were regular partici- pants in the week-long fundraiser. Photo by Danny Moch THE HOUSE HITS a high point in the final room as the chainsaw massacreist Joey Soliz attacks the mad scientist Doug Goodrich while Adam Curry and Noel Gresham watch. All are seniors. Photo by Lisa Wacker THREATENING CUSTOMERS with a rubber snake, senior Ronnie Smith dazzled and frightened the visi- tors coming into the jungle room. Photo by Lisa Wacker EXAMINING THE BROKEN Jason door, seniors Darrell Ganus and Jennifer Boyle prepare for a hur- ried clean-up. The shattered door halted the entire House for 30 minutes on Halloween night. Photo by Danny Moch THE NIGHT BEGINS for Becka Barnett as Mrs. Yvonne Kelly, a junior mother, puts on the senior’s makeup. Barnett’s evening was spent scaring thrill- seekers that entered her room. Photo by Danny Moch Haunted House 25

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Terrified beyond belief, you enter yet another dark corridor. Your guide warns you to be careful of walls and obstacles on the floor. Bumping into obstructions and trying to maintain your balance, you care- fully navigate the hallway. A light flashes and a knife appears to soar towards you — it’s Jason! You quick- ly dart to the left through a previously unnoticed curtain into a room. Grave mark- ers litter the area, trees hang about uncut, and a heavy aroma of freshly dug dirt fills the air. You work your way towards a seemingly innocent exit, only to be surprised by a sudden tap from an unidentifiable black shape. Too scared to do anything but run, you head for another exit, passing an open grave along the way. Hands of zombies start to reach for you as the exit looms nearer. The next passage slowly becomes smaller and darker, smaller and darker . and smaller and darker. Student Life Annual Haunted House devilishly chilling event This was but a portion of the junior sen- ior Haunted House. It was open from Oct. 24 to Halloween night, attracting custom- ers every evening. Planning started during the destruction of the previous year’s fun- draiser. As senior class sponsor Janis Wohlgemuth explained, ‘We started think- ing of better ideas and how next year was going to be, the day we tore it down.”’ It wasn’t until a little over 11 months later that these ideas were finalized by the junior and senior parents and class officers. After plans were shown to the parents, committees were selected and construc: tion could begin. It consisted of a jungle scene, a hall with Jason in it, a graveyard, a mad scientist’s laboratory, and two con- necting halls. The building of the attraction took ‘‘about four weeks including decorat- ing it,’’ said co-builder and parent Axel Moch. While this was going on, the stu- dents interested in working at the Haunted House were called together to sign up for a role in the House. “Opening night showed everyone how the Haunted House worked. It was really a practice night,” said senior Andy Richard- son. For the next week customers and money poured in. Betsy Wilkins said, ‘‘The Haunted House was really fun. It went | great this year.”’ But the event didn’t go without com: | plaint. Injuries resulting from the chain- saw, walls coming loose, and Jason’s glass door shattering were but some of the faults. Junior Scott Walters, sighting a problem, said; “‘l think the House was too small. It should have had more rooms.”’ The Haunted House raised over $3200, which was split between the juniors and | seniors. But to some of the students the: money wasn’t everything. ‘“‘The Haunted | House allows people to meet others in their | class creating more friendships, which in : turn,”’ said senior Darrell Ganus, ‘‘helps to | unify the class.”’

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THE FIFTH PERIOD Technical Theatre class built the set for Flowers for Algernon. Here, senior Casey Turner, who portrayed the chairlady in the produc- tion, helps build the stage extensions over the stairs as senior Melanie Worley looks on. Fall production questions artificial intelligence tests Silence enshrouded the audience. Then the music softly echoed throughout the auditorium, and the drama department’s fall production Flowers for Algernon be-’ gan. Charlie Gordon, portrayed by senior Doug Goodrich, is a young retarded man. who is given the chance to achieve his ultimate dream a chance to become intelligent. Then, as senior Selene ‘Wacker, who played Mrs. Nemur, explained, “Charlie gets the same operation that Algernon, the Student Life mouse, has had. The operation increases his intelligence to genius level. The really tragic thing is that no one knows what will happen later.” Meanwhile, his teacher Miss Kinnian, played by Kim Shiver, has fallen in love with Charlie. She compares her intelli- gence level to his and finds herself feeling inadequate. Finding out that he may lose his intelligence causes Charlie to have a difficult time dealing with his emotions, as well. Tragic childhood memories continue to plague his subconscious. “During the convention at Chicago, Charlie deduces from Professor Nemur’s | speech that he will probably regress. It's similar to knawing you're going to die soon,’’ explained Jay Thomson, who played Burt, the lab assistant. The story comes to a tragic conclusion when Charlie does indeed regress and de- cides to go to the Warren State Home, a place, as Charlie says, ‘‘where they never talked of hope.” (continued on page 28)