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

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Clenching his fist, Clifton Stephney threatens the audience. To avoid a swarm of bees, Anton Barron contorls his body. Bits-n-Pieces Performers Broke Up The Audience Radio Crew fired up the audience with their back breaking moves and the whole because new talent came to the spotlight at group helped Clifton Stephney by snapping Bits-n-Pieces was the best show ever, every year. The show was fresh each year along while he sang his version of Always and Forever by Heat Wave. One of the most talented performers was composeM singer Shea Roper. She sang and played the piano to one of her original songs. every performance. Always up to date, Bits- n-Pieces reflected the latest interests of the student body. Many solo and duet sing- ers accompanied by the piano performed but there were also other acts. Break dancers, dancing girls, a rock band and a saxophone . ' ' player also participated. Ania Kedzierskl 26 Student Life

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life lines Wondering if they can make it over the bridge, Terry Brown and Mike Wondering if his feet are nailed to the floor, Trat y Vinson tautiously proceed. Shaw shows David While it's safe to dame. Pretending to be in love, Cheryl Collins usually informs Steve Brown that his mood is down. The Politics of Dancing The prom is the climax of the school year's social season. Students start the ritual by creating the 1'date line. This advanced, technologically sound system of communication shows clearly the effect of the computer on today's children. This system enables the student iwith the help of a few friendsT to find out what another student, of the opposite gender, has planned for prom. For example, girl A asks her best friend girl B, who is friends with girl C, what girl C's brother's best friend's cousin is doing for the prom. The reply is sent back through the date line in the same manner. After the prom, all the students gather to giggle for hours over the distortions in the messages. Sophomore prom workers are Explaining the fine points of prom enchanted as Sercla Swanson and James etiquette, Jennifer Audette quietly chats Stockard case on down the road. With Kim Vornard,

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. O 0 Putting a little unexpected Ilfe llnes While Pam Fischbacker passes behind, Brian Xi WWW into the Show, Mr. Nitzel sings to a drunk. Albcr ngts down. Mr. Lootens runs Bits-n- Pieces Mr. Lootens emceed the Bits-n-Pieces show- again. As always, he had many good jokes up his sleeve tas well as a few stinkersi. The audience was accustomed to Mr. Lootens though, and only groaned quietly at his corney jokes. Mr. Lootens has had so much experience with so many Bits-n-Pieces acts that he could always find a few words to say about even the most pitiful acts, of which there were not many. This was not always an easy task but he pulled it off admirably. Occasionally, a little discipline was required when people enjoyed themselves too much. To this Mr. Lootens had a standard reply: We already have your money so you may as well be quiet. All in all, the show was a success. A lot of work was put into it and it showed. Some acts were funny and others were serious but each show was special in its own way and Mr. Lootens helped put the whole thing in perspective. -Ania Kedzierski- Glaring at the crowd, Mr. Lootens dares them not to laugh at his jokes.