South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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▲ Attending the 1981 Junior-Senior Prom, Mark Simon, junior, and his Concordia date share some moments together at the I.U.-P.U. Ballroom. A Pete Weaver, junior, and Kris Kurtz, sophomore, stroll arm-in-arm together, as they head for the already filled dance floor. 25

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Our Night To Remember ▼ Dancing the night away, Allen Cavender, junior, and Francina Tuesca, sophomore, enjoy each other's company. The nervousness of finding the perfect match in the for- mal attire of a dress and tux- edo was replaced by excite- ment as the night of all nights arrived. This night to be remembered was May 15, 1981, the event, the Junior- Senior Prom. A Little Romance sparkled throughout the Indiana-Purdue Ballroom as the couples crossed the decorative bridge to the rest of the evening. Each of the different couples' names ap- peared on hearts that glit- tered with a certain touch. Fragile, a group featur- ing a South Side student, Laura Forbing, provided a varied evening of music rang- ing from sentimental slows to rock. Dispersing from the ballroom for an hour of inter- mission, the couples changed into both a less formal set- ting and less formal apparel. The dancing music was on the disco side, and at 1:00 a.m. the after-prom was at its beginning. At the wee hour of 3:00 a.m., the lights were fading, and the event was coming to an end. The closing of the evening came after breakfast for some, while others drifted their ways home. ▲ The music was provided by the group Fragile. Laura Forbing. senior, was the lead singer performing at the prom. ▲ Romona Douglass, Mary Oswalt, seniors, and their escorts take time out to enjoy the punch and cookies, while discussing the evening's event. 21

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T Ooh La La! Mr. Robert Kelly, director, demonstrates a stylized move to the cast during one of the many practices. An Evening With Punk to Poetry We're a coupla' swells ... we stop at the best hotels . . . but we prefer the country, far away from the city smells. Wait, Hold it. Get that hand up on your nose right away. These city smells are awful. You prefer the country. Come on. Concentrate. Start it again. One, two, three, four . . . ... In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts . . . No, they aren't the great Judy Garland and her stage manager. Still, the actors come close. The cast: 28 South Side juniors, seniors, and one in- comparable Mr. Robert Kelly. The show: An Evening With. The show was different last year from any other year because I had two classes. They never all worked together until one week before we gave the show. It was a lot of hard work for everyone. But we all love it, was Mr. Kelly's view of the show. The night of the show, all could be heard saying and singing things such as: Go you chicken fat, go away . . . I'm glad this is it, but I'll miss the show and practice . . . What is it that we're living for . . . Move the introduction faster, faster . . . APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE . . . I hate this make-up; it makes me feel like a tease . . . That's entertainment . . . Smile, you're on Candid Camera . . . Open a new window, open a new door . . . What is it that we're livng for? . . . APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE! March turned into April and April to May, and May turned the South Side speech team into on-stage performers. While the rest of the world felt the ef- fects of spring and turned bright green, twenty-eight Archer speakers faded to black on the South Side stage. Dressed like a band of misfit chimney sweeps, the cast of An Evening With . . . practiced six hours per night for one solid week. Cooperation, patience, and a lot of sweat are the things it takes to have a good rehearsal, said Greg Watkins, junior. Boy, did the people applaud, loud and clear. Laughter could be heard often during the show. It truly was a memorable Evening With . . . ■4 Life for an actress is tough as Lisa Engle, senior, shows in a production of That's Enter- tainment. Kurt Ehrman, senior, is the villain! ▲ In her solo performance of Welcome to the Theatre, Lisa Engle, senior, uses gestures to relate the joys and pains of show biz. •Jr,