Putnam City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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I26-Plays The Cast Tevye Steve McLellan Golde . . . . . Michele johnson Tzeitel . . ......... Amy Akins Hodel .....,.... Gaye Coffman Chava ..... Shawna Gillenwater Shprintze ........ Cherita Ore Bielke .. Jennifer Ethridge Yente Wendy Thilking Motel .... .... A ndy Haralson Perchik .....,....... lim Evans Lazar Wolf . . ..... Matt Pulis Mordcha .. . .... jerry Boyd Rabbi. .... ..., l ohn Harris Mendel . . .... Tim Hystad Avram .......... Bob Hyscher Nachum ....... Richard Glenn Grandma Tzeitel ...... jennifer Warren Fruma Sarah .. . Karen Perryman Constable . . . . Darin Young Fyedka . . . .... Tim Carver Shandel . . ..... Sherry Hanna Fiddler . . . . Richard Russell Russians .. ..... Noel lacobs Tracey Gillaspy Glenn Travis Troy Wheeler Chris Akers Citizens of Anatevka Leon Spaugy, David Kelley, Dawn Parker, Michelle Gillespie, B. Kay Ward, Christina Beach, Teresa Ra- mirez, Misti Williamson, Leslie Garr, Kathy Steffen, Shirley Hrdlicka, Melanie Brown, LeAnn Dufford, Holly Sparlin, LuAnn Shryock, Pamela Walls, Lisa Fan- nelli, Marna White, Dawnata Es- sany, Katheryne Brady, Gwen Grassmann, Leslie Turner, Susan Hanna, Brian Neeley, Mark Kelley. In order to save face with his neighbors, Tevye lSteve McLellan? pretended to have a dream warning him against his daughter's marriage to the wrong man. Grandma Tzeitel ilennifer Warrenl warned McLellan and Golde lMichele Cast performs More than 60 cast and crew mem- bers assembled in the auditorium to or- ganize Fiddler on the Roof, the dra- ma and vocal music departments' most ambitious production. Under the di- rection of Ms. Karen Baker and Mr. Don Wilson, the departments pooled their talents to produce a musical re- markably similar to Broadway. In fact, cast members signed a contract pre- ceding the show stating that they would rehearse and perform their roles exactly as they were done on Broad- way. The difficulty level of this show was in the stratosphere, said Baker. l'm really proud of the job we did. Baker's success formula was simple - push, push, push. We set realistic goals and we met them, Baker said. lf someone didn't feel like doing his share, that was it. If someone missed rehearsal, we kicked them out. lt was just too important to be there every day. Late hours were commonplace for Fiddler cast and crew. Students built difficult show sets, ran errands, found costume pieces and tried to learn lines, songs, and dances simultaneously. At times the strain on classwork was almost too much. When we did the 'Fiddler' preview, we had to be very careful about the scenes we picked. Half the cast was lit- erally flunking, said Lee Ann Dufford. The tension caused quite a few ar- guments, said Tim Hystad. The week before the show was our speech tour- nament. The strain caused people to be upset. People were getting ready to walk out, but lim Evans iPerchikJ said, 'lf you want to make the show good, stay. lf you don't care, then leave. just don't bother coming back.' That night we stayed until midnight. During the wedding of Motel and Tzeitel, the women held candles in reverence of the event. Melanie Brown, B. Kay Ward, Michelle Gillespie, Holly Sparlin, Dawn Parker, jennifer Ethridge, Cherita Ore, Shawna Gillenwater, Gaye Coffman, Michelle Johnson and Steve McLellan attended the wedding.

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Whether footprints or tire marks, Students make Skid marks, parking spaces, waiting at a freezing bus stop -the biggest battle fought about school was the question of getting there. Most sophomores, and even a few upperclassmen, took the bus to school. Despite ribs from friends and the inevi- table wait, there were advantages to this reliable transportation. I never had to worry about getting to school late or making Mom get up and bring me, said Michelle Gillespie. For students without licenses or cars, bumming rides from friends or rous- ing parents to bring them were solu- tions. I take my friends to school some- times, said Steve Remerowski. I don't ask for money, but if they offer it, I take it ll I have to get up early and feed the horses in the morning, said Michelle Beuchaw, so my mom just takes me. Parents weren't the only lifesavers for students without rides. Brothers and sisters were also tapped for trans- .dh . A With a little persuasion, Mike Eberhardt and Ricky Badilla managed to convince Todd LaBlanc to give them a ride to school. Bumming rides was a way of preventing a ride with parents or waiting at a bus stop. Even with the aid of crutches, a sprained ankle made boarding the bus portation, although they were some- times hassled because of the presence of little sister. My brother brings me, said Starla Tenney, but he's not embarrassed be- cause we're new and we don't know too many people. When all efforts failed, some stu- dents relied on their footwork to make it before the final bell. Unless they lived close to the school, students usually considered this something to be avoid- ed at all costs. One time it was icy and my mom was afraid to get out on the street. I had to walk instead and I was freezing, said Kristen Emmerson. Once the battle of getting there was fought and won, students concen- trated on the battles of classes, forgot- ten homework and tests of the day ahead. Parking spaces were sometimes hard to find for tardy students, so Ion Crail had to leave his truck a long hike from the school. P - -t,,,,,W-as., mmm If 5211 Wza Q difficult for Gary Melton. Roger Burke and C-reg Yearout offered their assistance. 28 Transportation aw