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

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Energy Show Sparks Energy Awareness Rock music during school?! This was what students heard blasting from the auditorium on the morning of November 12 as a crew set up for the most innovative if not the best assembly ever presented at Red Bank Regional. What other assembly of- fered a comedian doing a Pee-Wee Herman imitation, a film with colorful graphics similar to a music video and a rock concert with musicians who have played backup for such groups as Chaka Khan, Hall and Oates, Julian Lennon and Kool and the Gang? The Energy Show was all of this and more. Marking the beginning of Na- tional Energy Awareness Week, the Energy Show was created as a part of ''The Energy is You'' campaign with teenagers being the target for the in- formation on energy conservation. Mr. Leonard Coleman, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Energy, explained how the Energy Show reached teenagers. Because we decided that youth had to be a primary target of the campaign, we particularly looked for the things that would capture the attention of to- day's students: high technology, music, startling visual and sound ef- fects and comedy. The result is the Energy Show. The set-up of the program made it interesting for students and faculty. First, comedian Gary DeLena warm- ed up the crowd at the opening with jokes and imitations. He brought energy issues to a real and personal level for the students. Then Energy Odyssey, a twelve minute film with sophisticated graphics and narration by the star of Broadway's Evita Patti LuPone, presented solutions to energy waste with conservation being highlighted. Finally came the most surprising element of the show. The c urtains opened to reveal a band who belted out tunes concerning energy conservation and the role each per- son could play in it. With Jeff and David Gellis on guitars, Tim Bran- nigan on percussion, Jeff Young on keyboards and Brian McManus on both guitar and keyboards. State Property performed original songs which were written especially for the Energy Show. Realizing that Red Bank Regional was only one of thirty schools where the Energy Show was presented main- ly because of our excellent facilities made the faculty and students feel special. Also knowing that the assembly was being filmed for broad- cast television made an interesting and innovative program even more exciting. Senior Sheila Fagan praised the show by stating, It was good because it was geared toward our generation. They informed us by get- ting us involved instead of lecturing. ABOVI A cameraman focuses a steadycam prior lo the ABOVE: The tech director sets up a video shot on the switcher. assembly. OPPOSITE PAGE BOTTOM: The audio director of the Energy Show checks the levels of a guitar on the audio board. OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Keyboardist Jeff Young pounds out a song during the mini-concert given during the Energy Show. Energy Show 29

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A Tradition Dating Back to 1905 What did Bucs are Best ' Red Bank Rules, The Bucs Crashed the Wave, Class of '86 is 1, We're Finally Seniors and 46 More Days Until Graduation all have in common? They were all slogans which were painted on the cannons. A school tradition which started before our parents went to high school, painting the cannons gave students an opportunity to demonstrate school spirit and provided an update as to what was happening within the school. But few people including the ones who have painted them know the history behind the cannons or how the school received them. The Department of the New Jersey Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) presented the cannons to the school on May 30, 1905. The GAR was an organization of veterans who fought in the Civil War. This meant that the cannons were actually used in the Civil War! Also, because they were such an integral part of the school, the cannons were moved from the old high school to the new building in 1975. Many coats of paint later the tradition still lives. Since it is such a tradition, there is no punishment for painting the cannons. Vice-principal Mr. Conlon commented, We permit it because the cannons are a Buccaneer symbol. The cannons are treated with respect evident by the fact that even when we moved to a new building, they remained with us. Before football games, students ABOVE: One cannon is about to be lifted on to the truck as it makes its journey from the old Red Bank Regional to its new home. RIGHT: Easy does it! says the construction man as one cannon is hooked up to the crane. tried to psych up other students, psych out the other team and show support for the home team. Such classic rivalries as Red Bank Catholic and Long Branch usually warranted a painting of the cannons. Then when the Battle of Ridge Road with Rumson-Fair Haven came there was the race to paint the cannons and the Rumson Bridge as the two schools tried to capture both. During the winter the cannons usually remained plain maroon and white as cold weather prevented people from painting the cannons. Yet, once spring weather and senioritis set in, seniors expressed excitement about their approaching graduation. Whatever the reasons, painting the cannons are bound to be a tradition which will last. 30 The Cannons