Overlea High School - Omega Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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There is no such thing as a Laughing Chostf, declares Dave Prosser to Il superstitious Linda Whittle. .loan Fleclrenstien lends a helping hand to Roberta Wilson a few minutes before curtain coll. Ma and Pa McDougal, otherwise known as Randy Hilton and .loan Flcckenslien, discuss the activities of their im- pressionable daughter. 94 As their principle contribution for the year, the drama department presented A Night of One- actsf' The production of these plays involved all drama students and threw the department into a flurry of nervousness, complete with butterflies. Under the direction of Mrs. Gail Howard, the plays were selected and rehearsed. Although the productions were hampered by the lack of adequate facilities, the novice performers were applauded for their acting skills and ingenuity of set design. One of the plays presented was wllhe Laughing Ghostf' a light mystery-comedy. Another play, wllhe Terror, comedy, mystery and wonder . As zz dashing city-sliclfer, Mike Buss horrifies the frzrmefs daughter, Linda Johnson.

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,loe Dulaney smiles approrirzgly as his dale Robin Walter, is crozrfzed Szceellrmrt Queen for 1965 lry Fred Cfflllfll. upidls arrow struck Overleals Cotillion. 0verIea's favorite Sweethearts aml their e.s4'ar1.s irzclmled Janet .UcClynn and Ed Little, Kitty Brown ana' Dirlf llrlfull, Queen Robin Walter anal Joe Dulaney, Charlotte Len: and Ken Turner, mul Chris Crifjilz and Bob Lensclz. HDO we need more roses'?', 4'How ahout some more red crepe paper?'7 . . . In this Way, preparations for Overlezfs fourth annual Sweetheart Dance began. Sprays of hand-rnade flowers Caught each eye as the Cotillion of Roses opened its doors to young couples. The gentle music of the Aces added the final touch to the setting. Wlith the evening drawing to a Climax. the Sweetheart Court and their escorts were presented. and Rohin Wlilter begun her reign as Orerlea's 1965-66 sweetheart. The mood of the Sweetheart Dance was set by the music of the Aces. 93

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l It's beautiful, exclaims Waller Clziazacci as Linda Johnson Con- lemplates the merits of I1 piece of rlrijlwood. Farmerls Daughter, was a take-off on the country folk of the southern hill areas. The performance of a Chilling murder-mvsterv, USorry, Wrong Num- berf' stung the imagination of the on-lookers and transformed the gym into a temple of tense horror. HA Thing of Beautvf' the final play, pointed out the lack of appreciation for the simple beauties of life. After the overwhelming reception given the plays at Overlea, the drama students entered the master- piece, 'LA Thing of Heautyfl in the County Drama Festival. The play did not rate in the winneris spot, hut senior Walter Chiavacci was chosen for the County All-Star cast for his performance. night of One-Acts. A nip from an orerly-zealous poodle showed Pam Walters the frustration of an acting career. .ludy Raines struggles to free herself from her assailant in Sorry, Wrong .YumI1er. 95