Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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Students Twist the Night Away On December 7 when the senior class presented its traditional Sock Hop, Red Bank Regional students strolled back a quarter of a century to fill the cafeteria with the sights and sounds of the fabulous fifties. Garbing bobby socks and saddle shoes, donning blue jeans and cardi- gan sweaters, wearing ponytails, and greasing back their hair, students danced the night away to a wide range of 50's beats. Disc-jockeyed by Danny Shavalis with his electronic set-up from his group Gold Rush, songs included Paul Anka's Put Your Head on My Shoulder, the Big Bopper's Chan- tilly Lace and the Beach Boys' Cali- fornia Girls. Seniors Augie Ponturiero and Kim Thomas jitterbugged their way to first place in the dance contest and were awarded token prizes such as Merri- bells, fuzzy socks and bumper-stick- ers by judging advisors Barbara Greenwald and Mr. lack Kuhar. Also earning prizes were second place couple senior Dede Dobrosky and sophomore Chuck Drawbaugh and third place couple seniors Carmelina Parmentola and Yaser ElMenshawy Refreshments were served and aided in augmenting the total senior class profit for the evening of three hundred dollars. OPPOSITE ABOVE RIGHT Seniors Augie Pon turiero and Kim Thomas earn first place by “bugging to “Let's Go to the Hop” in the SO's dance contest OPPOSITE ABOVE LEFT Sen- iors Carmelina Parmentola and Vaser ElMenshawy dance their way to third place during the song. It's My Party.” OPPOSITE RIGHT lunior lisa Peterson and senior Karen Halloran help earn $25 for the senior class by selling refreshments throughout the Hop. ABOVE LEFT Second place jitterbug contest winners, senior Dede Dobrosky and sopho- more Chuck Drawbaugh, twist to the Beach Boys' tune. Surfin' USA ” ABOVE RIGHT Jun ior Sean Byrnes twirls partner, junior Diann Chamberlain, to Sha-Na-Na's “Rock 'n Roll Is Here to Stay.

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Annie Opens With a Bang Rogers and Hammerstein's Annie Cet Your Gun was presented by the senior class on April 25, 26 and May 2, 3. The play was set in Ohio and cen- tered around Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. When Colonel Buffalo Bill, played by Dane Mihlon, discovered sharpshooter Annie Oakley, por- trayed by Karen Halloran, he made her part of his famous Wild West Show. Already the star of the show was tall, handsome Frank Butler, por- trayed by Augie Ponturiero, who was a hero to all the local girls and very unimpressed with Annie, both per- sonally and professionally. Annie, much more adept at hitting the bull- seye than capturing a man's heart, set out to make Frank notice her by per- forming fantastic feats of shooting skill. Charlie Davenport was Frank's manager, played by David Rainey. Annie and Frank's assistant Dolly Tate, portrayed by Beth Finch, became rivals because they were both in love with Frank. Annie won the star role in Buffalo Bill's Show but lost Frank, whose male vanity she had succeeded in wounding, when he left to headline Pawnee Bill's rival show. The Buffalo Bill Show went to Europe, with Annie a star yet a very discontented woman; but, as always happens in happy stories, Frank also missed Annie, and ultimately love was the winner. The finale found the two sharpshooters and the two Wild West shows merging and proving once again that There's No Business Like Show Business. The cast dressed in typical mid western style overalls, cowboy boots and hats. Some costumes were rented from a costume shop; others were provided by the cast members themselves. Students dedicated long hours at night from 7-12 and after school to rehearse. The stage crew worked diligently to construct the mid-western atmosphere of the play. The director, Mrs. Renee Maxwell, musical director, Mrs. Alice Berman, technical director, Mr. Warren Mat- son and members of the stage crew worked with the cast on the senior production of Annie Get Your Gun. cr.niwittj ABOVE Assistant Dolly Tate, portrayed by Beth Finch and manager Charlie Dayenport, played by David Rainey, run through a scene for Mrs. Maxwell at an evening rehearsal ABOVE RIGHT: Annie's little brother and sis ters, Karen Donohue, Christie Hotaling, Deb bie VanVelthovan, and Matthew Izzo with Annie in her rendition of the song, What Comes Nat'rully. 24