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

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Maxwell's Secret Brew Attracts Audience RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - Take 36 spicy juniors, sprinkle lightly with sea- soned seniors, add 3 sprigs fresh fresh- men and mix vigorously overheated dis- cussions and bring to boil; serve Friday and Saturday nights, serves: 250. This is not a recipe for a cannibal's delight, rather Mrs Maxwell's secret recipe for this year's lunior Play — Up the Down Staircase, which was held on November 19 and 20. Sponsored by the lunior Class, the auditorium seated some 250 students and adults. The gross income was $500 which, according to class treasurer Andy Peer, Makes this one of the most successful junior plays to hit Red Bank Regional in quite some time. The play, which was set in a tough city school, starred Stacy Sherwood as Miss Barrett — an idealistic school teacher who tries to reach her students, and Andrew Cittarella as )oe Faroee — a hostile boy fighting for his existence on the streets and against the establish- ment in the school. Supporting cast members included Donny Chamberlain as the Teacher Paul Barringer, Artie Weinkofsky as Mr.).). McChabe - the stern disciplinarian of the school, and Laurie Croft as Miss Barrett's friend, Bea Shactor. Other cast members included seniors David Tanen as the administra- tor Mr. Bester, Paul Smart as the student lose, and Elaine Martino as the School Nurse. Up the Down Staircase proved itself worthy of the long hard nights these students and administrators spent at rehearsals. The ultimate goal of any show is to be a success. Up the Down Staircase met and surpassed this goal.

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 TOP RIGHT Junior Jennifer Moate reads a letter from the character Sylvia during the Junior Class' production of Up the Down Staircase ABOVE LEFT: Introducing herself to the class is Miss Bar- rett, the lead character in Up the Down Stair- case” portrayed by junior Stacy Sherwood ABOVE RIGHT Discussing the behavior of Joe Far- one are his teacher, played by Stacy Sherwood, and the school's principal, Arthur Weinkofsky as Mr. J. J. McChabe OPPOSITE ABOVE Students in Miss Barrett's class engage in some mischief before the arrival of their teacher OPPOSITE RIGHT Relaxing after the final performance of Up the Down Staircase” junior student directors Terri Spinks and Greg Wells congratulate them- selves on a job well done 20

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Kertis and Johnson Capture Contest The cafeteria clocks turned back twenty-five years to the era of bobby socks, class rings and cardigans on Saturday, December 12. when the Senior Class sponsored its annual Sock Hop. Boys sporting blue jeans and greased back hair jitterbugged with ponytailed girls garbed in poodle skirts and saddle shoes to the sounds of the fabulous fifties. Such fab'' fifties tunes as Bill Haley and the Comets' Rock Around the Clock,'' Buddy Holly's Peggy Sue and the Shangri-La's Leader of the Pack reverberated from the high-powered amps of a professional hired disc jockey. For the contests held midway through the dance, senior Ann Kertis and her partner Darryl Johnson were judged the best dancers for their unique jitterbugging Receiving honorable men- tion in this category were strolling seniors Jom Collins and John Naiman Senior Lisa Peterson captured the title of best-dressed Metallic Buc megaphones and foot- ball seat cushions provided incentive tor the contest competitors as all winners were awarded these prizes Dedicated seniors served refreshments consisting of candy and soda to the hungry crowd further augmenting the class treasury TOP After winning the dance contest with an energetic jitterbug, senior Ann Kertis and partner Darryl Johnson slow down and catch their breath while the Penguins' Earth Angel plays ABOVE Decked out in contemporary 50's garb, senior Lisa Peterson and junior Scot Nichols capture the best costume prize at the Hop OPPOSITE TOP Junior Deneen McQueen and senior hood (. J Laverette twist away to Joey Dee and the Starlighters Peperment Twist at the December 50 s Dance 22