Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Curtain rises on talent ln theater class the on stage before. Please give them embarrassment of a forgotten line your support. They're all good or a missed cue was a learning kids. experience. Learning to be Feet shuffled. Props accidentally something you're not a . i as well as dr0pped. Stage lights flickered. Something you are is great, said Student actors made their debuts. Heidi Kaplan. Memorized lines, experiments with make-up and performances were different from writing and reading in regular English classes. I was scared to death my first time on stage, Penny Westphal commented. After the first time it is fun forever, added Nick Cardelo. Theater classes invited other Classes to watch their performances and to give suggestions and comments about their plays. Students were intiated into the world of acting in Odd Couple, Vanities and Final Dress Rehearsal in the two theatre classes. The hour of performance l'lt's been a dream all my life to be an actor. - - , - I like to see the smiles on people's faces generally went llke thlS. nghts during and after the show. It makes it all lowered. Students whispered in worthwhile? Holt Edinger. their auditorium seats. Actors rushed hither and thither backstage. Mr. Troyer stepped from the wings and announced, We want you to realize that many of these people have never been Theater class meant the excitement of gaining self-confidence in front of an audience. As Cinderella in Final Dress Rehearsal, Chris A brief interruption from Roxanne Sturdy Wallace takes time backstage to memorize lauthoressl brings consideration from Holt lines in preparation for her debut. Edinger tthe directorl during a rehearsal of the play Final Dress Rehearsal as other cast members study their lines. Mr. Troyer evaluates the class as Tom Rough provides assistance. Theater 17

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U C v A n a. 2' a: 'b 31 16 Academics '- 013', ' Mr. Troyer stresses a few projection points 10 Andrea Hillard, Agnes l'owler, Shoroon Daw- son, Conniv Yagelski and Hall Ldingor during the 10:30 Idss, Chastity Wildflower Karol Croendyka re- ceives a proposal from Wayne Huportz Des- mond Darkm rm during a rehearsal while Niko Keys and Tray Panghorn prauivo lines on stage. Agnes Fowler wrop girU and Tony Davis Hairy godmothon rehearse d u one,

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Deadlines 0 DQ 0 Deadlines 0 Parties - RYB Catalyst 0 journalism! I find reporting to be challenging and en- joyable. Someday I hope to write for at ca- reer. - Catalyst Sports Editor Adam Cox w .:- rs: Deadlines. Dairy Queen. Deadlines, Birthday Parties. Deadlines. RYB. Catalyst. Journalism! A Class with no tests and no textbooks sounds pretty good, huh? Wrong, Although RYB and Catalyst might've been one of the most interesting and unique classes, it wasn't easy. A student had to write, rewrite and re-rewrite one story just to find the Editors still didn't like it! But all wasn't lost. The staffers had several choices: One, they could've written the story again. Second, they could've said they're going in the darkroom and then just sit there. Third, they could've gone to sell ads and drop by the Dairy Queen for a snack. By this time staffers finished the copy, somebody probably found a wa to lose it, and it was back to the drawing board! Before anyone could get onto the yearbook or newspaper staff, hard work had to be done. Some students went to summer workshops to learn how to write copy, interview, work in the darkroom, do layouts and just capture the year! Others staffers got on-the- job-training. Copy, Layouts, Interviewing- deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. Ah, Journalism. Catalyst Sponsor Miss Rudd discusses the scoop with Anne Scott. Beth Engstrom types Sport copy for the RYB. Photographer Rocky Bailey gets ready to print pictures. Catalyst Editor Glenn Bridwell pastes up the last issue for the seniors. 18 Academics