Saratoga High School - Talisman Yearbook (Saratoga, CA)

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Bill and Sue win king and queen On that Monday, Friday seemed so far away, but as Friday afternoon rolled around it was a continuous race with the clock. At five our float wasn't finished, the corsages and boutineers weren't bought and our dinner reservations were for six thirty. This was only the begin- ning. Leaving for the restaurant late we drove down the freeway at 60 m.p.h. During dinner we were told to hurry up and drink our wine, and at 8:30 we had to tell the waiter to forget the souffle that took 45 minutes to prepare. We had to be at the game in 15 minutes. Arriving at the school three minutes before halftime, we learned we had to pay to get into the game. Once inside, we discovered we had lost Bill and Muffie somewhere, but we couldn't wait any longer so we ran down to the cars, hopped in and pretended to be calm. We will never forget walking down the muddy field, clinging to our escorts for support, and laughing at Bob's joke about falling on our faces. However, we made it to the platform. Waiting for the crown seemed like for- ever as the excitement built up. When Sue was announced queen we felt very, very happy for her, and relief too, be- cause it was over, and the champagne and chocolate chip ice cream made our memories complete. Top Left, Homecoming King Bill Purdy and escort Muffie Brown. Top Right, Homecoming Queen Sue Cooley and escort Bob Chapman. Center, Home- coming court. Lower Left, Underclass princesses, Jenifer Sores, junior, Lisa Vick, sophomore, Loretta Wall, fresh- man. Lower Center, Bill and Sue, Lower Right, Senior princesses, and escorts, Bob Chapman with Muffie Brown, Craig King and Kelley Ditto, Rob Babcock and Sue Young, Trish Healey and Jim Volek, Adrienne Cordova and Rob Pecsar.

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Dolly says hello to big crowds ln our lives we are faced with competition in prac- tically every function we engage in. This is not a wrong way of doing things, for after all, our educational, and economical systems are based on competition. A group was formed this fall with one goal in mind, to make an audience laugh, cry, and dance inside them- selves. This is a difficult task but not an impossible one. Hundred of hours were spent together, pushing and pulling our emotions in every direction. After a while certain barriers were broken. These barriers which are present and possiblily even established in school, restirict us from freely showing our feelings and re- cognizing the true character that lurks within each one of us. As show time neared we started to realize how much love we all had shared, and we began to appreci- ate it. We found that we were like a huge family who hadn't even known each other in September. When opening night finally arrived, we climaxed with an incredible force which swelled from the hearts of both the audience and the stage. If we can be so bold as to speak for everyone in the show, we would say that those first three hours on opening night, made every hour of work pay off. Every show seemed to generate more emotion, as closing night neared, we realized things would never be the same again. Closing night finally arrived and we gave our state- ment to the audience. As the curtain closed our hearts forced us to either smile with excitement, or to weep because it was over. After the show things tapered back to normal, but the memories will last a lifetime. - Bill Purdy 84 Brian Prestwich Upper Left, Dolly CCathy Cliffordb and Irene Molloy CSharon Bun- yardj in the hat shop. Right, Bill Purdy dances to Dancing . Op- posite Page, Top Left, Dolly talks to the heavens. Right, dancers swirl to Put on Your Sunday Clothes. Bottom Left, An animated Lisa Norcia confides to the captivated audience. Right, Cornelious CBill Purdyj, Mr. Vandergelder CBrian Prestwichj, and Barnaby CDave Warnerj sing to lt Takes a Woman