Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Quayle, Eldo Estes, junior, mans the door while Capt. Brackett, Dave Druetzler, 79 graduate, questions Nellie about de Becque. Jim Howell, 79 graduate, and Dan Amdt, sophomore watch. PM chorus girls are determined to wash that man right out of their hair. Lynette Meel , as Bloody Mary, hopes to peddle her goods to unsuspecting sailors. 12 Muiical Ben Arndt, as Luther Billis, is Nellie ' s lovely Honey Bun during the Thanksgiving Show given for the nurses and Gl ' s. Stephanie Clemans, 79 graduate, finishes curling her hair before the curtain opens for South Pacific.

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Falcons explode in the brilliant fireworks display. Queen Paige Lindemann, escorted by Matt Need, poses wrth her court: Amy Wright, fresh- man, escorted by Mike Landis: Karia Haviland, junior, escorted by Brian Richardson; Jennifer Mills, sophomore, escorted by Brad Carson; Kelly Enright, senior, escorted by Mike Thompson; Nancy Fortuna, senior, escorted by Dove Em- mett; and Theresa Crowe, senior escorted by Scott Locey. Dave Scanlan, senior class president, accepts the first place trophy for the senior class float, entitled, Don ' t Worry Mom, We ' re Eating Right. During the Homecoming Extravaganza students surround the traditional bonfire. Homecoming 11

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Gl ' s on the island sing the finale of There is Nothing Like a Dome while reminiscing about their girls bock home. Emile de Becque, Lee Robbins, proposes marriage to Nellie Forbush, Lisa Lovelace. South Pacific Warms PM Auditorium Because student talent was abun- dant, for PM ' s sixth annual musical pro- duction, Mr. Guy Rumsey and Mrs. Ann Sanders, directors, cfiose South Pacif- ic a musical many could participate in. On February 22, 1979, 89 PM actors, actresses, and musicians took enthusi- astic audiences to two French operat- ed South Pacific islands during World War II, As the curtain opened, Emile de Becque, a wealth y middle-aged exile, is seeking the love of Ensign Nellie For- bush, an American nurse. Bloody Mary creates an upheaval of the American Gl ' s stationed on the island with her boar ' s tooth bracelets, shrunken skulls, grass skirts, and, most of all, with the mysterious isle of Bali Ho ' i which is off- limits to the Gl ' s. Lt. Joseph Cable of the Marines is bewitched by the island and by Liat, Mary ' s daughter. Some songs evoked backstage humor. Knock knock. Who ' s there? Sam. Sam Who? Sam Enchanted Evening. Lead parts of Emile de Becque and Ensign Nellie Forbush were played by Lee Robbins and Lisa Lovelace. Lyn- ette Meek was Bloody Mary, Jim Howell was Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC, and 144 other members of cast, crew, and orchestra made South Pacific a success. -- t::i la ' ' - --A - XY ' :: - ii:=J-o-A }s Musical 5 |, — - — ;)