North Rowan High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Spencer, NC)

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t-Qtif' AN L. xi 5 , . 'Q A beautiful table setting awaits Enioying a change in their diet, teachers at a FHAXHERO banquet. teachers demolish the appetizing food Willie Hayes checks the drinks while prepared for them by the club. Photo Craig Thomas makes sure there is by C. Watkins enough ice. Photo by C. Watkins. FHAIHERO officers - Bottom Row: Nicole Crawford, Secretaryg Lori Wen- ger, President, Peggy Harris, Parlia- mentariang Chere Davis, Vice President. Top Row: Florence War- ren, Treasurerg Cynthia Watkins, Vice President, Craig Thomas, Historian, and April Jackson, Secretary. Photo by J. Huffman. FHAXHERO members -- Bottom Row: Teresa Stinson, Nicole Craw- ford, April Jackson, Lori Wenger, Felicia Heilig. Second Row: Cassondra Heilig, Willie Hayes, Peggy Harris, Melynda Hipps, Flor- ence Warren, Chere Davis. Top Row: Cynthia Watkins, Craig Thomas, and Penny Grubb. Photo by J. Huffman. Chorus I students - Bottom row: Deanna Cranfield, Carlotta Birst, Cathy Flowe, Tammy Jones, Ann Bellamy. Top Row: Denise Clement, Lynnette Pruitt, Ricky Williams, Robbie Myrick, James Cowan, Ambus Bailey, William Jenkins, Pam Starks, Precious Torrence. Not pictured: Cathy Cannon, Felicia Jones and Bobby Locklear. Photo by B. Burgin. FHAIHERO and Chorus I I 75

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i Making A Musical Whole school involved. hy would anyone want to produce a musical? You have to spend lots of money on sets, props, costumes, and the right to use scripts, musical scores, stage manager and direc- tor's books. David Crews, assis- tant director and actor of Oliver stated, Being a director and actor takes lots of time and pa- tience. That's just the beginning. After selecting a musical whose staging requirements don't ex- ceed the national debt, comes the trauma of auditions. Everyone wants to be a star, but a specific part requires a specific actor or actress. So for everyone who does get a part there are several people who have their hopes crushed. Now things begin to get really complicated. To produce a musi- cal such as Oliver , the director must have assistants who will train dancers, singers, and musi- cians. Then, once the initial scenes have been committed to memory, the actors must re- Q 1 -. -. Q. -Q -Q ,K -1 -an ws 'll un 'W is I .. 51 . at f---Newmgr 'Nm'-Q. 'WS 'ma l 1 A close up look at Victorian archi- tecture. An students Chevelle Jones and Chris Eller work on the scenery for Oliver. Photo by J. Plummer. A Ss.x, .Q s member their lines, their songs, where they are supposed to be and when to be there. Musicals sound impossible to produce. Producers need the courage of a terrorist negotiator, the patience that comes only with experience, and a stomach that can tolerate a lot of aspirin. Practice follows practice. Ac- tors continue to forget lines, miss their cues or hit the wrong notes. It seems that perfection is only a frustrating dream. Suddenly, without warning, it's opening night. The cast pulls together and the show goes on. The curtain finally goes down as the applause pours over the foot- lights. You've done it. You've been part of something so complex and challenging it seemed impossible, and now the applause sweeps away the last of the butterflies that seemed the size of 747's when the cunain first went up. Now you see why people do musicals. David Crews :MA In the leading role. Jason Perdue as Oliver gets help from primary chorus teacher Mrs. Norman and Ashley Cauble, pianist. Photo by A. Kluttz. lMore extensive coverage of the pro- duction of Oliver will be included in the '89 yearbook.J Oliver l 77