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

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Fans of Conrad Birdie gather at a Now York Station. A local teen-ager tGordnn Gardan gossips with his frivndx. Reporters Dave Pritchett and Peggy Post hear the story of Conrad Birdie tTony Babovaw from Albert thn GlossengerJ and Rosie HDvbbic Mdim. 20 Student Life

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Against instinct and common sense, students faced Mornings At 7:30 The alarm Clock rang, shattering the silence of the room. He rolled over and read the clock e 5:30 a.m. Slamming his hand on the snooze button, he kept thinking .,. just five more minutes. He felt like he needed five more hours, not just minutes. He couldn't think of anything worse than getting up in the morning. This was the first year that Rogers opened at the crack of dawn, and many students had a difficult time adjusting. In order to be in class by 7:30 each morning, many students had to get up as early as 5:30 just to get ready. Many tactics were used to get up, and stay awake in these wee hours of the morning. For some, the clock radio on volume 10 did the trick; others needed a couple of cups of coffee. Those who really had trouble getting out of bed in the morning had to resort to a cold shower and breaking out the Coast deodorant soap, the eye opener. Many mothers and fathers had to get up to scream at the kids. These tactics were successful. After completely convincing themselves that they were awake, students went on with serious business. After a nice long shower, the hair had to be dried. After a nice long shower, the hair had to be dried. After this, girls still had to apply make-up and curl what to wear. After this was all completed, it was time to do the rest of the homework, while concentrating on the gourmet breakfast consisting of cold pizza and a glass of Coke. Many students didn't have time for breakfast, which benefited the French Club donut sales. Eventually, some students and teachers got use to driving into school at sunrise. In the long run, all deserved a pat on the back for facing those dreaded mornings at 7:30. -Janelle Jones 5 U '2 ClHYCourls : Following Coach Fischer's orders, Justo Samalio, with tennis shoe at hand, is ready for an early morning jog. Some students can keep their eyes open at 7:30, but this one can't handle it. Mornings At 7:30 19

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Bye Bye Birdie sends the Rogers stage Back to the 50's As the Stray Cats brought back some of the old 50's Not only were the main characters new to the Rogers music, and the HRock-a-billy'i look brought back the 50's Stage 50 W35 the diTeCtOFI Mrs. Michelle Heeg. New to style, the Rogers Drama Club, brought back the the Rogers faculty, Mrs. Heeg had her first experience as a presentation of Bye Bye Birdie. director with Bye Bye, Birdie. She brought a new style Although the Drama Club lost many of its members of set designs and abstract scenery. This meant that to graduation in 1982, many new faces came out on the the sets were less complex and the audience had to use stage this year. Two of the four main characters were its imagination to understand the scenes. first-timers on the stage. Debbie Main made her debut Laughing and yawning together through the early as Rose Alverez, and Conrad Birdie was portrayed by morning and late night rehearsals, the Drama Club newcomer Tony Babovac. The other two main characters, qUiCle became a family. The new Drama Club members Dan Glossenger as Albert Peterson and Michelle Savinski became veterans t0 the stage, and they 3 helped to make as Kim MacAfee, were not entirely new to the stage, but Bye Bye, Birdie a success. neither had faced main roles before. -Scott Barnes Kim Appleby tells Janet Rhoades The MacAfee family discuss It's time to settle down! and Dan Glossenger about her their problems at home with extelaims Kim MacAfee iMicholle skills. Albert. Savinskii. Fall Play 21