Ocean Township High School - Sandpiper Yearbook (Oakhurst, NJ)

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Male Cheerleaders: An Indepth Study Jan. 27, 1971 - This year as an extra added at- traction Ocean Township High School featured two varsity cheerleading squads. ln addition to the stan- dard girls' varsity cheerers, a group of enthusiastic Senior Boys got together in an attempt to revive school spirit at basketball games. These boys included Rusty Lameo, Nigel Dyche, Kevin Kelley, Kevin Hartnett, Billy Fink, and Billy lChumleyJ Bates. Their uniforms consisted of ma- roon sweaters with the Spartan initial. The sweaters were first used by the senior boys in the graduating class of 1967 to lead the original Spartan fans in their cheers. But this idea waned in popularity over the years. At first it seemed strange to see these cheerlead- ers, the forerunners of the Male Liberation move- ment, at the games. However, they successfully unit- ed Spartan fans at many of the important contests such as the Long Branch game where a strong rival- ry between schools was evident. Students Relive History Jan. 2Z 1971 - The reason history repeats itself is that so many people weren't listening the first time. This interesting adage may well explain the popu- larity of l776 - a patriotic musical highlighting the problems, such as unity and race inequality, faced by the colonists in their initial struggle for in- dependence. Approximately l50 Ocean Township history stu- dents saw early American history re-enacted in the musical hit l 776. The trip, headed by Mr. Matos- ka, enabled many sophomores and iuniors to relive the anxious period of debate in the Continental Congress of America which resulted in a declaration of independence from tyranny. Produced in the St. James Theatre, l776 was awarded the Tony Award and the New York Drama Critic Circle Award for the best musical of the l968-69 season. The cast boasted of a talkative John Adams whose stubbornness nearly ieopord- izes the unity between the states, a red-headed Thomas Jefferson with a shy personality, and of course America's greatest hit - Beniomin Franklin. Loyal residents of New Jersey discovered that their delegate to the Congress was a latecomer, and cheered his eventual arrival with much enthusiasm. By far the favorite number was the beautiful rendi- tion of Momma Look Sharp sung by the courier fScott Jarvisj. lt related the bad tale of two young men who died in the battle of Lexington and Con- cord - The Shot Heard Around the World.

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See C-2l9 - Two Stimulating Ideas Jan. 2Z 1971 - A model of the globe theater, constructed by sophomore Beth Elker, was used by Mrs. Erlich and her freshman classes in their study of Shakespearian plays. Beth made the replica in her freshman year. It contains theatrical accessories of the Shakespeorian era including trap doors, vari- ous balconies with curtains and seating sections. The mini-theater has been on display in room C- 219. Another interesting display in room C-219 was the original bulletin board created by a group of Mrs. Erlich's freshmen. They made an abstract idea, Fear, concrete by using phrases similiar to the Happiness ls series of Schultz's Peanut Books. RIGHT: The enigmatic bulletin board display holds the attention of the entire class. TOP LEFT: Beth Elker points out various parts of the Globe Theatre to an interested Mrs. Erlich. RIGHT PAGE: The male cheerleaders make a fine four point landing after fall- ing off their rofter seats.

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