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

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“Dirty Work” Is Clean Act for Junior Class Steeped in talent, the Junior Play Dir- ty Work in High Places marked the final play directed in the school by Mrs Renee Maxwell before her leaving tor a sabbatical Nevertheless the play was quite good Dirty Work' , written by Tim Kelly, was considered by some critics as an old-fashioned melodrama with a modern twist Its plot revolved around the disreputable schemings of Gentle Grimmes played by junior Eric Wilkens. who planned to cover the city with a smog cloud The play incorporated slides and titles done in the style of the silent movie The leading cast was large since Mrs Maxwell wanted to have a great deal ot students involved in its production I wanted to choose a play with many character parts Notable characters in the play were Little Saccharin , played by junior Lynne Reilly and Truckster, Rotten, and Sly a threesome ot evil-doers played by juniors Tawana Mann, and Dawn and Denise Rainville. The cast in- cluded some seniors in the roles of Dauntless Crusader , portrayed by Adam Lysiak, and Grandpa , played by Andrew Donaldson. Musically speaking, the play was made to be hilarious Said junior Kim Doran, a member of the cast. The music is cute It's not meant to be taken seriously so to help you understand the characters more Mrs Maxwell stated, I added a vocal chorus to encourage widespread student participation Experimenting with more efficient methods, the technical crew or stage crew served as the backbone of stage management and construction Mr. Rick Spencer, in charge of supervising the technical aspects of the play, com- mented. We tried new and different orientations for the actors and ac- tresses Students held more respon- sibility in the technical parts from building the sets to maintaining such equipment as lighting and microphones, and carpentry. Mrs. Maxwell was especially pleased by their work. Mr. Spencer is creative, precise, and very professional. His sets are always well done and constructed with much care and quality. He really knows how to organize the students. Other jobs the stage crew carried out were the move- ment of sets during the play, cueing, and most importantly, the attending of the Cast Party. In the end, Mrs. Maxwell com- mented, While there are disadvan- tages in having a play geared to a specific class, it does serve as a catalyst for uniting the class. Leaving for my sab- batical. I feel a responsibility to the students. I enjoy working with them. Teachers, however, need to be re- freshed and to brush up their tech- niques and come back to teaching with a renewed vigor. Above Dauntless Crusader senior Adam Lysiak. tries to save his sweetheart, Little Saccharin' . junior Lynne Reilly, trom the evil foe. Gentle Grimmes'' Above Right Widow Desperate' junior Beth McQuarry. Lady Stockholderjunior Allison Belford; and Widow Aged' |umor Stephanie Keenan argue after being dumped' by the town Junior Play 29

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Above: Grandpa , senior Andrew Donaldson, and Grandma , junior jennifer Schlecta are kicked out of their humble cottage by Gentle Grimmes , junior Eric Wilkens, as Miss Yesperson , junior Meredith Dwyer, looks on in agreement Right Stage crew members, senior jim Szipsky, junior Shaun Acheson. and sophomores john Murphy, Francis Hankins, Scott Sarpolus, and Stewart Hall, efficiently construct the set and adjust the lights for Dirty Work in High Places Top: juniors Denise Rainville, Tawana Mann, Naomi Catalano, and Dawn Rainville, four of the play's 'bad girls', get together to plan dirty tricks on the townspeople. 28 Junior Play

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College Fair ’82 Meets Goals of Guidance Department A rally of information about schools within New )ersey occurred at Red Bank Regional on Wednesday, November 10, 1982, during the New Jersey College Fair hosted by the school Guidance Department. It was the goal of the Guidance Department to make students more aware of the educational opportunities in their own state. Admissions representatives from twenty New Jersey schools including Fairleigh Dickinson University, Montclair State College, and Rutgers University attended the Fair, conversing individually with interested juniors and seniors. Discussing a melee of topics concerning college including entrance requirements, and application procedures, curriculum, and especially, financial aid, the visitors were impressed by the attitude of the students Mr Conrad Arthur Albrizio, head of Guidance, stated, The college representatives commented on how serious minded our students were and the kind of information services we need to provide.'' Mrs. Barbara Jacobson, organizer of the fair, said, We wanted to inform students of educational opportunities in New Jersey because financially, a college education is getting more and more expensive. Senior Monica Bason commented, It was great. It really helped me out a lot. It was set up nicely. CAMtHM Montcla