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

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Bringing people together was the job of THE MATCHMAKER A Merchant of Yonkers, Horace Vangergelder iEric Browni becomes so rich he decides to find a wife. To do this, he hires Dolly Levi iGayle Rugglesi, a friend of his late wife. Dolly sets Horace up with Irene Molloy iLaurie Abbeyi, but problems arise when Vandergelder's Chief Clerk, Cornelious Hackl iMikek McKinnoni falls for Irene himself. To further complicate matters, Vangergelder is trying to prevent his neice Ermengarde iKim Kepchai, from marrying artist Ambrose Kemper iHubbardi. To ensure himself that the marriage won't take place, Vangergelder plans to send Ermengarde away to live with Miss Flora Van Huysen iKim Milcareki. After scenes in flower shops, restaurants, and on Ms. Van Huysen's patio, Irene and Cornelius, and Ambrose and Ermengarde get together. Ironically, Horace and Dolly find themselves engaged to each other, and everyone involved found happiness. One factor made HThe Matchmaker different than plays of previous years, the cast. Both leads, Eric Brown and Gayle Ruggles were in their first major production with 'The Matchmaker . Other actors and actresses making debuts in The Matchmaker , were Laurie Abbey, Mike McKinnon, Brett Dargis, Kim Milcarek, Fred Jackson, and Kim Kepcha. These new faces combined with stage veterans such as Tim Hubbard, Jennifer Welsh, Scott Barnes, and Bob Nauyokas, gave UThe Matchmaker a never before seen cast, which provided for a very entertaining show. -Scott Barnes Trying out a new dance step, Irene iLaurie Abbeyi gives Cornelius tMike McKinnoni the eye. Dolly tGayle Rugglesi asks Ambrose iTim Hubbardi if he has seen her peg leg. Student Life

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The nine piece and twenty piece Chicken swap grease as the six piece looks on. Mt'Nuggets Making even Nel Carter look small, a Rogers student displays his Sony Watchman. mat mman life lines Lori Scott's big sister, Jeanette, reads about Big Brother. Big Brother watching IN 1984 Nineteen eighty four brought about many changes in lifestyles but it was the proposed changes for the school system that caught the Rogers students' attention. The D.P.l., or Department of Public Instruction of Indiana suggested the following changes. They proposed requiring four years of English and three years of a foreign language. Their program also included two years of math, two years of science, and computer literacy. They wanted to add five minutes to each class and two weeks to the school year. But the changes affected more than the curriculum. They decided to ban pep sessions and assemblies. They wanted to keep seniors in school all day. They wanted to keep everyone in class as much as possible by banning student government and decorating halls for spirit week as reasons to leave class. There was an adverse reaction to this, students petitioned and lobbied against the proposals, saying that they didn't need big brother to watch them. -Jeanette Scott

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life lines Student directors prove to be essential to THE CAST Cut, Cut, that's not your line! HThat's the way I've rehearsed it for the past three weeks! Well it's wrong. Take it back to your entrance! What's the purpose of you student directors anyway? Many times, throughout the long rehearsals, the cast members felt this way. Actually, the student directors played an important role in getting the show on the road. Student directors had a lot of responsibilities. They were always there for prompting and going over lines with the cast members. Some of their responsibilities were to get the necessary props, make sure everyone had the right costumes, and help with the little things like getting a Coke for Mr. Troyer. Although the student directors were taken for granted, they weren't as indispensible as the actors thought. -'-'-v-' I e -Kryket Mars Head waiter, Fred Jackson takes the order of the Couples. Ermengarde tKim Kepchay and Ambrose tTim Hubbardt have a small disagreement. Malachi tScott Barnest and Horace tEriC Browni have a chat. Student director, Sheryl Lansberg, performs one of her many duties by operating the stage lights Spring Play 23