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

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Maggie Cutter. Michele Perry ' 83. resigns as the personal secretary for Sheridan Whiteside, jim Peterson 84. Keith Cooper ' 84. costumed as Banio. tal es a break from a dress rehearsal to help Lynn Williams 84. Props Mistress nith a difficult Miss Preen. Laura Stith 85. tends to Sheridan Whiteside, lim Peterson ' 84. Mr. Ernest Stanley. Alan Lapp ' 85 snaps at Sheridan Whiteside, lim Peterson ' 84 while a nervous Mrs. Stanley. Melanie Chambers ' 83 watches. RING PLAY

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' 3i; ,Jm- Oki m Of The Week of April 18-22 was designated FADD week at PMHS. FADD, Falcons Against Drinking and Drugs, sponsored a fun-filled week of activities that taught students as well as entertained them. Faculty Spon- sors, principal James Head, Mr. Mike Slack and Mrs. Cindy Bertram, together with FADD executive board members decided on the activities for each day. On Monday, FADD week started with a lengthy, informative announce- ment. During homeroom period, FADD executive members borrowed FADD W«ek Proves Biggest Fad of AU »■ ' •«. C- j» ■ traffic signs from the driver education room and set up road blocks in the halls. Members used these road blocks to distribute pamphlets on the dangers of drinking and driving. Tuesday ' s activity was a lecture during first period conducted by Mr. Robert Anastas,the founder and presi- dent of SADD, Students Against Driving Drunk. Over three million students across the nation were in- volved in SADD and he visited over 6,000 high schools promoting this organization. His speeches stressed that the students themselves were the ones who could stop the skyrocketing drunk driving fatality rate. His sincerity and frankness cap- tivated his audience who had volun- tarily come and filled the auditorium seats as well as the aisles. Contracts were passed out to students to take home to their parents. The contract clearly stated that if the student, his date, or his friend, was incapable of driving home because of alcohol, his parents would come and pick them up. On Wednesday, a film entitled Under the Influence showed the ef- fect of alcohol on the driver. On Thursday, the skit But God, I ' m only 17 was performed by the FADD executive board members. The skit, starring Michelle Moye ' 84 was about a girl leaving a party drunk. The girl was involved in a fatal crash and the entire second half of the play was a dramatic monologue by the girl. The description of her gruesome death and the regrets she had about lea ng the party drunk brought the point across in an emotional and touching way. Friday was the higlilight of FADD week. Everyone was asked to wear his PM painter hats in support of FADD. A bonus moxie was shown to the sophomores during homeroom because they had exhibited the most support of other FADD activities. to an end Friday night with a party from 7:30 p m until 11:00 p m Ad- mission was free to the party as it was to other FADD events. Blue and white balloons and streamers decorated the foyer, pool area and one half of the gym. Students were given the opportunity to choose among swimming, volleyball, ping pong, and playing cards. Tony La- ment, a deejay from WTLC, supplied all the music including hits like One on One by Hall and Gates and Beat It by Michael Jackson. Tables were set up in the foyer so people could sit and eat. Happy Hour was from 8:00 to 9:00 and this meant free refreshments. A reporter and cameraman from Channel 8 were on hand to get kids ' ' iews on the subject of drinking. To humorously top off the evening, a singing telegram from Monkey Business passed out silver balloons and chocolate kisses to the three sponsors. Mr. Head remarked that the svip- port of FADD had been tremendous and added that follow up work would be necessary. FADD promised to be a very positive and worthwhile program for the students of Perry Meridian.

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there ' s a woman, and this adage was indeed true of Whiteside. His per- sonal secretary, Maggie Cutler, played by Michele Pern.- ' 83, planned all his activities and inter -iews and consequently fell in love with a reporter and part time playright Bert Jefferson, played by Kurt VanEtten ' 83. Throughout his convalescence, he was attended by the spunky nurse. Miss Preen, Laura Stith ' 85, and the meek Dr. Bradley, Dominique Colgon ' 85. The Stanley family was defmitely not with nn their oddity. Kellie Mor- ton ' 84 played Harriet Stanley who is the off-the-wall sister of Mr. Stanley. Later in the play, it is revealed that she is actually Harriet Sedley, who murdered both her parents with an ' T I HnM H H V 4 The Man Who Came to Dimier Mishaps turned to opportunities for the Stanley family frcmi Mcsalia, Ohio, when the famous writer and critic Sheridan Whiteside, Jim Peter- son ' 84 came to dinner. After slijiping on some ice, Sheridan Whiteside was laid up for several weeks in the Stanley home to the sheer delight of Mrs. Ernest Stanley, portrayed by Melanie Chambers ' 83. During this time, he wreaked comjjlele havoc. An array of bizarre gifts such as a vase of cockroaches from the somewhat nutty Professor Metz, Brent Allinder ' 83, began to invade the Stanley household. This was much to the chagrin of the already bothered Mr. Stanley, Alan Lapp ' 85. On the other hand, the two Stanley children. June, Heather McGlynn ' 83, and Richard, Andy Schulz ' 85 were fascinated by Whiteside ' s authoritative character. Of course, behind even,- great man visited by three unusual guests. Teresa Pettit ' 83 played Lorraine Sheldon, a self-centered actress who was blantantly chasing a rich Euro- pean prince. Her plans to steal Bert Jefferson from Maggie Cutler were foiled just in time. John Busche ' 83 portrayed Beverly Carlton who had at one time been the leading man in a movie with Lorraine Sheldon. Banjo, played by Keith Cooper ' 84 topped off the trio. His flamboyant, HolhT.vood style and the way he humorously helped Miiteside solve his problems was ven.- entertaining. The three-act comedy, The Man Who Came to Dinner, appeared at Perrv- Meridian on April 29 and 30 at 7; 30 pm. The play and the entire cast was under the direction of Ms. Con- nie Sabo and student director, David Schulz ' 84. Both he and Ms. Sabo commented that timing was the most difficult aspect of the play. Other cast members stated that memorizing lines and disciplining themselves were the toughest tasks. Remarkably, only twelve members out of the thirty-six member cast had had pre -ious acting experience. Their performances proved that it takes work to pull off a big show.