Scecina Memorial High School - Scecinarama Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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LOOKING FOR his cue, John While awaits the spill- ing of another clever cliche as narrator of the Saga of Sagebrush Sal. FAINTING FEARLESSLY only the noor, Heartb- leed Haymeadow (Jon Kraeszig) glances up to his future bride (Francie Koehl) and Sal. A SERIOUS APPROACH to love? No! Jake BUSTIN' OUT all over, chorus girls cause cowboys (Mark Booth) battles to maintain ownership of Mike Schoppenhorst and Tony Martin to slip into a the Bloody Turnip against Sal (Connie Mines). condition of shock. 16 Fall Play

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Date for the asking Will you ask him for me? This secre- tive question is asked of every girl's confi- dante weeks before the annual Turnabout Dance, Facing the possibility of rejection. many had their dirty work done for them. When the fatal time for the fellow's re- sponse arrived, most girls found themselves with dates. On the night before Thanksgiv- ing, young, nervous couples found them- selves in a country hoe-down atmosphere with corn cobs and gourds decorating the tables. At the first sound of music from the band, J Rider, seniors and juniors hit the floor, helping to break the ice for the inex- perienced underclassmen. As the evening wore on. the heat rose. iterally, and jackets and shawls were tossed over chairs and cold punch poured. Pre-dance jitters seemed to be lost as mid- night brought the evening to an end. New friendships made by the couples would last forever in memories. Some tried to preserve the memories in more practical ways — by taking gourds and other table decorations as souvenirs. Sen- iors officers rescued the borrowed leaf decorations, however, as couples left. SHOW EM how it s done! . . . Singing and dancing to the sound of J Rider, Connie Mines puts her best foot forward at the start of a new song. ' TURNABOUT COURT: seniors Patty Koors and Mark Foley, juniors. Mary Ann Bixler and Mike Fleetwood; sophomores Shelley England and Bill Ricketts; and freshmen; Angie Dusing and Mark Fleetwood. Turnabout 15

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Saga lassos crowd Cowboys, chorus girls, Indians, and a moustache-twirling villain pursued each other throughout the gymnasium seeking shelter behind innocent bystanders. The audience was in a state of hysteria. Hyste- ria, that is, that comes from uncontrollable laughter and extensive giggling. Between the occasional fainting spells of Heartbleed Haymeadow (Jon Kraeszig) and the heated battles involving Sal (Con- nie Mines) and Jake the Snake (Mark Booth), nobody knew what to expect next. James White attempted to give some in- sight by announcing arrivals that were coming around the mountain which an- tagonized narrator John White who set the play's background. Chorus girls didn't help matters with their rendition of She'll Be •Coming Around the Mountain each time James delivered his message. Not only did the chorus girls entertain the audience, but aiso awed the cowboys into a position of paralysis. Sal. not wishing to expose her daughter to that type of atmo- sphere, introduced a feminine touch to the Bloody Turnip Saloon. Then forbidden ta- blecloths, rootbeer, flowers, and bubble- gum replaced the standard bar-room decor of dirt and smoke. Former bar owner, Jake the Snake, took these actions as a declaration of war. He instigated the Indianapolis Indians into kidnapping Sal so ownership of the saloon would once again be his and Sal would fi- nally be out of the way. Unfortunately, in- stead of disappearing, Sal forced Jake into marrying her. CHIEFLY SPEAKING, who are those Indians doing the fox trot in the midst of a tribal meeting? Kevin Flanagan and Mary Sitzman, of course. GRABBIN' their men, Hazeltine (Francie Koehl) and Sal get hitched to Heartbleed Haymeadow and Jake by the Reverend (Dan Johnson). 17 Fall Play