Northeast High School - Charger Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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, . l .. A M . ..,. :.X s, rg. - .. ,,, , . M .. X GET IN STEP - Mike Croom, band director, E lx, . . titzi. f : Q Q: 'See 4-+ 'i:'5 gives a little encouragement and direction to fttl 252 new sophomore marchers in their summer S i orientation. Photo by Robert Miller Q A K. V K .t .. ., . y i Xf'Qi.li . . : fff , is . eeeere Q Pleasing an audience is way of life for performers who grab a limelight both on and off the stage leasing an audience seems to get in an actor's blood, and some seem to have it born in them. Senior drama student Wendy Ward, who appeared in Northeast productions beginning with her sophomore days, is a prime example. My brother Ueff Ward is a Northeast graduate now studying drama at Southern Methodist Universityj and I have been putting on skits and making up commer- cials since before I could walk, she said. I had always heard good things about the drama department so I decided to try it, and I'm really glad. Nothing but good things have come of it. For Wendy, who plans to pursue acting in college at Memphis State, pleasing an audience isn't confined to a stage. For me it doesn't end with the ARTISTIC HAND - Sophomore Tony Hall keeps a steady hand while sketching a character for the annual art sale. Photo by Vicki Causey BUSY BODY - Senior Wayne jesus diligently works on the backdrop for the drama departments Christmas play. Photo by Angie Cook 66fAcademics dance in drama class, she said. I've always been considered sort of a class clown. So I take advantage sometimes and perform whenever I can. And that takes in a lot of territory, Wendy said. lim always doing character studies of people whether I'm in school or at the mall or on a street corner, she said. I always think, 'wouldn't that be a fun character to portray'. Vfendy is especially supportive of the dance instruction added to Drama II. While drama students enjoy an obvious benefit, according to Wendy, the entire student body has a stake in the outcome. Iris good for the student body to see the class perform, she said. I think we all need to appreciate the arts more. - By Denise Clay X I., E,.r. 1 rew . . A .. .wr i S

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WET PAINT - junior Shelly Fielder helps paint a flat for the play The Matchmaker in her Stagecraft I class. Photo by Greg Powell ARTIST AT WORK - Sophomore ,Ierome Gyce tries his hand at pencil sketching a picture from a magazine. Photo by Greg Powell Nei ON THOSE TOES - Senior Beth Brady practices with her Drama II class for the Christmas variety program put on by the speech and drama department. Photo by Robert Miller We do it all for you Band members work for 'change' to give audiences something new when selecting music, planning shows he 160 band members consis- tently gave their all to please audiences, because, in the words of senior drum major Kellie Sheffield, that is what we are there for. When we do a concert or a marching show, it's for the audience, she said. We are there because we want to entertain and please. That is our major goalf' Kellie added that pleasing an audience begins well ahead of the performance. We try to pick music that the audience will like, she said. We also try to pick a wide variety of music so that all age groups will be entertained. Pleasing an audience required change and a lot of work, Kellie said, especially during marching season. When we do a marching show we try to do things that are different, and that means giving the audience something new every week, she said. I-Iowever, Kellie said, the work required to please an audience is rewarding for the band members. We do work hard, she said, yet we enjoy working because it's fun, and we love to get compliments from others. The band's talent and dedica' tion didn't go unnoticed. Forty- eight members made All-Region band, and the group was invited to play for a national convention for band directors in Hot Springs. The accomplishments were rewarding, Kellie said, but audience reaction was equally important. Their compliments are sim- ple, she said. just a smile or a few nice words. But it lets us know our audience is pleased, and next time we try even harder. - By Karen Salmon We do it all for you!65

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Q in twik lil! rw UQ! U BAN l U'mN 4519! ON THE ROAD AGAIN - Senior Tom Nelson shares one last joke with friends as thc band loads the bus to leave for a football game. Photo by Robert Miller AIR-BORNE - junior Travon Hardin, Senior Ricky Rebsamen, and dance instructor Michael Tidwell lift senior Gina Fortenbcrry into a position of glamour - a grande jate'. Photo by Vicki Causey ,figjif ,,, f i A , A - glieai-gig J W S as 1 Za' i +3 3 . , 3. -a Q V F ., ' ' Hilfiger-' tg if A lil A 't f - up -M----' K3 Mex 'i - A Q VOCALLY INCLINED - Junior Lisa Davis sings with much assertiveness while participat- ing in a class rehearsal. Photo by Beth Brady We do it all for youf6T