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

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▼ Gary Burt, senior, performs an original dance routine for the huge crowd. T During the spring Afro- American talent show, Lisa Dixie, junior, displays her unique quality of singing. ▲ This romantic scene, from the popular West Side Story, displayed the talents of Rhonda Buggs, junior, who played Maria, and Victor Gray, sophomore, who played Tony. The variety production was well-attended. ► Ron Fincher and, Victor Gray, sophomores; Rodney Thompson, junior; and James Dunson, senior, perform. 28

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Mike Glowers, senior, alias Elliot Garfield, makes a desperate phone call in a cutting from The Goodbye Girl. ▼ Phil Pranger, senior, Greg VVatkins, junior, Kurt Ehrman, Kim Campbell, Dan Erwin, Lisa Engle, Debbie Durkes, and Amy Roberts, seniors, perform The Adding Machine. This cutting shows a humorous look at middle-class values and beliefs. 27

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Afro Show Successful ▼ Prior to the opening of the show, Juniors Tony Pennington, Tim Gray, and Eric Adams, sophomore, set up the sound system. All stage crew helped tremendously. Every year the Afro- American Club of South Side presents a production of a story, a film, or a musical for the talent show to be per- formed in the spring of every year. This particular musical was South Side Story, taken from the musical production of West Side Story. The main characters were Victor Gray and Rhonda Buggs, who played Tony and Maria in the show. About 115 students par- ticipated in the talent show. Students seeking parts in the musical presentation tried out in the month of December. After careful selection, the students, with outstanding talents, prepared themselves for the hours of practice. The students spent an average of five hours a day with each other in practice, plus the time they spent together in school and out of school. The show was performed two nights, and each night the auditorium was filled to capacity. Attending the event, was Superintendent Dr. William Anthis. Each year the show is supported by the administration, faculty, and students, which enables the show to be a complete success year after year. The 1981 production of South Side Story was no exception. A Hallgren, Vaughn, (Front) James, Coats, Tyler, Lewis, Clay, and Woodward participate in a dance. ▲ Autherine Wilson, senior, energetically sings her performance to the crowd. 2Q