Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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Senior Winterwarming candidates. - ' Christine O'Brien and John Miller, come Reynmds and Fred Slaugh- Sonia Mansfield and Mike Arnold. ter. A Jennifer Potter help 1e Winterwarming Wk .mmwaw. x m Camera shy students decorate the Winterwarming Dance. The candidates for Winterwarming dance. Queen Christine O'Brein and King John Miller. Junior attendants, Shara Clevenger and Mark Miller, sophomores and Michelle Serres and Paul Retter, freshmen, Paula Plun- kett and Chris Retter. 39 : hands after win- varming game in

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. raw M uomm .voru-w-aw -;-,n-w - i l 38' AFS-FLC co-host winterwarming ttAs Long As We Believe, was the theme for the 1986 Winterwarming hosted by the AFS and Foreign Language clubs. The evening was a winner starting with the JV game against OtHara when they won in double overtime 60-58, making their record 15-1. After crowning of the king and queen, the varsity boys captured the co-cham- pionship of the conference by defeating the varsity Celtics 49-41. The coronation, coordinated by Christy York and Debbie Neidlinger, took place between games. The queen was Christine 0,Brien and the king was John Miller. After the game, a dance was to be held in the gym with the band, HAmnesty.n It had been a long time since a live band had performed at a dance. After several attempts to hook up their equipment and after most of the students had given up and left, the band gave up and everyone topped off the evening on their own. Kim House and J ennifer Potter help decorate for the Winterwarming I e V 1 ,3 1 III! ' .1 3 , 3131.1W1atx I'd ' - i H W '1 t m V... ,1 ,. , , x 1 .7 '4 7 h JY players shake hands after Mn- mng Lhe Winterwarming game in overtime

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Sprin g play has an added twist With a cast of 22, the spring play, ttThe Curious Savagel was presented March 13-16 at Peculiar Elementary with a double cast. With roles open for 11 actors, director, Mike Beahm felt that he could give more students a chance to be involved with the drama program if the play was open for four performances with each cast having two performances. Out of 22 performers, 13 of them were new to high school theater. Many of them emerged as tstarsl thaving found a new talent they never knew that they pos- sessedl. The award-winning play, ttThe Curious Savagetl is a comedy with serious under- tones about greed, love and enjoying life to the fullest. In the play, a rich widow tEthel Savagel is confined to a mental home by her mon- ey-hungry children. During her stay she meets the confused guests who teach her about living in the best way possible. Although some conflicts arose due to where to rehearse tthe two casts took turnsepart would practice in the cafeteria while the rest were in the drama rooml ev- erything turned out well. Although the play proved to be a lot of hard work trehearsals every night, learn- ing blocking and memorizing linesl it was enjoyed by all the cast and crew that par- ticipated. Thespians Sherrie Goodwin and Becky Schaffer relax and discuss props during a rehearsal. The double cast of Curious Savage growing their characters' expres- s ons.