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

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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

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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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COVER UP - Senior Amy Epperson gets some help from teacher Steve Brown while making curtains for the play, The Matchmaker, during her Stagecraft II class. Photo by Angie Cook FLAG IT DOWN - Senior Bari Blessing practices with other flag team members during an early morning bancl rehearsal. Photo by Robert Miller 68!Acaclemics ri :iii in W f--, KRW TICKLING THE IVORIES - junior Dana Pierce assists junior Kay Wear in accompanying the concert choir at their fall concert. Photo by Beth Brady SPOTLIGHT - Stagecraft teacher Steve Brown demonstrates the effect of a fresnel light against the back wall of the stage to his Stagecraft I class. Photo by Greg Powell