North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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New Yorks rama students perform Plaza Hotel Suite 71.9 comedy as final play fSSe,,,,,g Under the direction of new drama teacher Rick Bumgardner, the drama department performed its final production of the year Plaza Suite on April 10, and 11. Donna Baker and Ted Jones play a middle- aged couple, Karen and Sam Nash. As the plump Mrs. Nash expresses her desire for her husband to become a little less worried about his physical appearance, his skinny, just divorced young secretary fDenise Minterl, brings important papers which forces him into a late night meeting. When Mrs. nash learns of the affair bet- ween her husband and his secretary, she refuses to react with anger even though her husband begs her to as the act ends. David Sharlow portrays Jesse Kiplinger, a small town boy who went to Hollywood and became a big shot producer? Anna McDonald plays the part of Muriel Tate his hometown sweetheart who is now 'very, happily married, she finds it hard to resist the old flame from Hollywood. Jesse is looking for a pure uncorrupt woman and thinks he has found it in Mureil. The act ends as Jesse has convinced Muriel to stay just five minutes more. Jannele Timmons plays the nervous mother of the bride when she finds that her daughter has locked herself in the bathroom and refuses to come out as the third act begins. When Ky Karg finds out he literally goes out on a ledge to retrieve his daughter. When it is learned that the bride is afraid of becoming like her bickering parents the groom is called in. With a harsh wrap on the door and a firm 'Mimsey, cool it ' the bride is ready to go. I think it went really well, it was the best set we've ever had and everyone did their best acting job because Rick helped us a very happily' married. Even though she is lot, said Junior Anna McDonald. - - .,... 4. P1020 aker www . ., ..sg,smxi'X f. .ii X ,,s- 'iii was Mx .,,,, mtfff A -.,,V, .. . .. onald f-1f-1'-i25i- ..' '.f.' Q' . ganelle Timmons Shofler Lopez ,..i X 11114 -ifi f' -'f- 4 x lS THIS OK?- Brad Hestand plays the part of the bellhop as he carries in the bags for Mr. and Mrs. Nash at the beginning of Plaza Suite. TELL ME MORE- Muriel Tate, played by An- na McDonald, listens with great interest as Jesse Kiplinger played by David Sharlow tells her more about the Hollywood lifestyle he leads. COME OUT- The groom Borden Eisler, played by Calvin Shofler orders his bride Mimsey to 'cool it' after he learns she has locked herself in the bathroom. Plaza Suite Tower 86

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Strolling edskin Rhythms success sfffn S tota under new direction Surprise Once again the traditional event, Redskin Rhythms, held at the end of every school year for the past 3 years was presented on the evenings of May 22-23. Opening the evening for Redskin Rhythms were the Strolling Strings, a 15 member group of student violinists who made a surprising entrance, not on stage, but instead through the auditorium en- trance. They proceeded to walk through the aisles as they played Thank God I 'm a Country Boy and Bluegrass Bingo. Following the surprising presentation by the Strolling Strings were performances made by the Nocturnes who sang Sweet Old Fashioned Girl and Janelle Timmons who sang New York, New York with a backdrop that gave the atmosphere a feel- ing of the city life. Before the next musical performance was made, Junior Chris Conner entertained the audience with a brief magic show. He also introduced the remaining acts that follow- ed and would often crack a joke or two, or do an impression of someone such as Ronald Reagan. Performances that highlighted the evening were the finger snapping Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, presented by Denise Minter, Mark Guinn, Bonnie Haberman, Gary Houston, and Con- cert Chorale, and the lively songs Celebrate, Backbone, and Peanut Vendor that the jazz band entertained the audience with. During the ten minute intermission Mr. Hern, Vocal Music director, gave a momen- to to his senior performers. Two awards were given which had been decided on by the choirl Senior Brockie Harvey the Outstanding Chorale Award and Senior David Sharlow was presented with the Na- tional Outstanding Chorale Award. Other highlighting performances of the evening wereSeagull which was sung by Turner Williams as he played his guitar along with the assistance of two other guitarist and the hilarious performance by Brockie Harvey who sang! Can 't Say No, which was a song about how she could never say no to any guy. Another comical performance was Big Spender, sang by the Madrigals who were dressed appropiately for their act as the guys were dressed in tuxedos and the girls were dressed in house work clothing. Finally, bringing the evening to a close, Madrigals sang America as the American flag was lowered on to the stage and the audience joined in. I really enjoyed performing in Redskin Rhythms. It took a lot of time and hard work to prepare for it, but it all paid off in the end, said Senior Tim Neher. Carnival Halfway into the school day students were anxious to get out of class and head to the gym for a funfilled afternoon at the annual carnival sponsored by Student Council on April 17. Student clubs set up a variety of booths ranging from FCA's assassination booth where one could have his best friend assassinated with a water pistol, to Spanish Club's marriage booth which held informal ceremonies of exchanging plastic wedding rings and saying I do, or receiving a cer- tificate of divorce because the marriage just didn't work out. Another of the many booths that kept students entertained and probably drew the most attention was the Rat Lottery spon- sored by the International Club. In this game of chance a live white rat would be released in the center of a circle of numbered boxes. If the rat ran into the box that a student bet on, then the student won a two-litre bottle of pop. A total of about S1000 was raised at the carnival. The carnival not only assisted clubs in raising money but it also gave students a relieving break from school work. The nice thing about the carnival was that I had a chance to get together with friends and it was great getting out of class, said Senior Wendy Justice. - Nancy Moreno Redskin Rhythms Tower 86