North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Oh Rosie, you can ' t quit, please don ' t leave me, pleads Jack Dawson of Cindy Pickord, his secretary, after he has received her resignation. Sonny, won ' t you kindly help your mother? Not only am I eld and lonely, but 1 have a ' condition ' . Cheryl Andrews (Mrs. Mae Peterson) is discussing with her son, Jock Dawson. Gettin ' pinned, fallin ' in love, and livin ' at last are portrayed through song in this scene from Bye Bye Birdie the Telephone Hour. —21 —

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d tye $irdie, princf f- (ay, Satirized t ocL $nd J oll M m Pictured above is John Worley in his role as Conrad Birdie. The latest singing idol is sweeping his many fans off their feet with his song Honestly Sincere. Above are the stars — Cindy Pickard (Rose Alvarez), Jack Dawson (Albert Peterson), Larry Rominger (Hugo Peabody), and Sharon Raymond (Kim MacAfee). Bye Bye Birdie, North High ' s spring play, was a musical satire on the rock and roll singing craze that has swept the United States and many parts of the world. Produced and directed by John Thompson, the play was based on the book by Michael Stewart. Bye Bye Birdie is the story of a rock and roll singer named Conrad Birdie. When Uncle Sam invites Conrad to join the Army, millions of American female teenagers are ready to secede from the Union. Con- rad travels to Sweet Apple, Ohio to bid farewell to his many fans, all girls, and to give a kiss to Kim Mac- Afee, chosen to receive Conrad ' s farewell symbol to the teen world. The other girls of Sweet Apple are completely infatuated by Birdie, however, the boys consider him a thief of love. In a fit of passion, Hugo Peabody hits Conrad and knocks him cold. Matters are also complicated for Birdie ' s songwriting manager, Albert Peterson, who survives on ten per cent of Birdie and who has hopes of making Rose Alvarez, his secretary, his devoted wife. CAST Albert Peterson Rose Alvarez Telephone Hour Helen Nancy. Alice Jock Dawson Cindy Pickard Margie Ann Penelope Ann - Vicki Clark Ruth Kellis Jean Botsford Deborah Sue Suzie Linda . Carol Joe Bill Harold Karl H a rvey Henry Arthur Freddie Peyton Ursula Merkle Kim MacAfee Mrs. MacAfee Mr. McAfee Teen Trio Sad Girls Suzie Sargent Mary Reeves Bonnie Walker Sue Conrad -Cheryl Dixon Linda Robertson Rick Whitson .Steve Shepard Dallas Holtman Dave Lingwall Jeff Roberts Walt Babbitt Mike Pottison Joe Thompson Dave Gronert Sandy Northup Sharon Roymond Jacquo Nelson Tim Eakins Mrs. Moe Peterson Reporters - Conrad Birdie — - Guitar Man Conductor Mayor Mayor ' s Wife Hugo Peabody Randolph MacAfee Mrs. Merkle Mr. Henkel Coryn Bobenhouse, Debbie Rutz, Mary Reeves . Diane Sellers, Terrie Starkovich Cheryl Andrews Joe Thompson, Dave Bogle, Walt Babbitt John Worley - Dave Setsor — Mike Burns Don Spiller Linda Barsness .Larry Rominger P en ul t Miner Marge Emanuel . Mike Smith Linda Geissinger Bruce Fehn Dave Worden Dart Brown Gloria Rasputin Ed Sullivan Voice TV Stage Manager Charles Maude Townspeople . Vicki Stark, Mike Burns, Dave Bogle, Karleen Sachse, Wolf Babbitt, Tom Croak, Rick Whitson, Dennis Linn Policemen Rick Whitson, Dave Bogle Mixed Quartette Bonnie Chognon, Linda Barsness, Dallas Holtman, Phil Sams Double Male Quartette Dart Brown, Phil Sams, Dave Gronert, Dallas Holtman, Carroll Johnson, Dennis Linn, Tom Croak, Walt Babbitt —20—

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(J3ili Shepard, 2)ram IfFjajor, t irects Vjarcliing $and BILL SHEPARD Drum Major The North High band, under the direction of Karl Killinger and led by head drum major Bill Shepard, performed in the Pella Tulip Festival, the Armed Forces Parade, the Drake Relays Parade, and the annual Pancake Day. Other than these performances, the band played at football and basketball games. In deep appreciation, members of the marching band presented Mr. Killinger with an engraved plaque during a special routine given in his honor during the North- Lincoln football game half-time show. If]. Jd. lj3and jf er ormA L)urine ootLaH, Row One — Sandy Seward, Steve Dundis, Lee Williams, Kathy Vogel, Dean Arnold. Row Two — Cheryl Cook, Jean Jensen, Joy Kallansrud, Bob Goddord, Rex Kinkade. Row Three — Karen Gnewikow, Carol Locey, Bob Klaver, Joe Toubes, Steve Milton, Jim Wilson, Bill Shepard, Kerry Killinger, Tom Hall. Row Four — Margaret Young, Jim Anderson, Mike Leo, Hollis Sundberg, Tom Rhoods, Craig Barcus, Don Filby, Steve Miller, Janet Ellsworth, Carol Burdick, Steve Duf fert. —22—