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

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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

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Byrnes and Chamberlain Star in Musical Comedy The Boyfriend For three fun-filled nights, time was turned back to the 1920's as flappers took to the stage to perform the Charleston and other favorites of the period. On April 9th, 10th and 11th, the Senior Class put on the hilarious musical The Boyfriend. Set in a private school in France, the play involved the romance of Tony Brockhurst, handsomely por- trayed by Sean Byrnes, and Polly Browne, who was brilliantly played by Diann Chamberlain. David Tanen and Dana judge added comic touch to the show as their type cast parts of Lord and Lady Brockhurst, a lecherous old Englishman and his shrewish wife. Adding warmth and personality to the plot were Polly's schoolmates. They were creatively played by Ann Stephen- son, Lisa Jackson, Lora Ulan and Elaine Martino. More romance entered the plot when the seductive head mistress of the school, Mme. Dubonnet, played perfectly by Lynn Acciani, tried to at- tract Polly's father, the very rich and proper Percival Browne who was played by Paul Smart. Warmth was also supplied by Jennifer Bohannon who played the girl's French confidante. The dazzling dance numbers were choreographed by Miss Linda Leitstein Brandy Forsyth, as the student director, handled all the rigorous jobs fitting the position vyith Musical Director Mrs. Alice Berman. Mrs Renee Maxwell bril- liantly directed the play and, along with the entire cast, put in many long and grueling rehearsals, some lasting as late as 1:00 o'clock in the morning. The result of this hard work and stupendous directing was a musical ex- travaganza which will not be quickly forgotten.