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

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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

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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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T After talking to several people and getting their opinions, Darrin Underwood, junior is ready to sign up for more information o n a college. ▲ Faith Blanks and Lisa Barry, juniors, talk to a Kalamazoo College representative about their future college careers. ■ Finding out about his post-graduation possibilities, Mark Meredith, junior takes some time out to talk with a Depauw representative. Higher Education Benefits Many Colleges and universities from all over Indiana and nearby states attended Higher Education Day on September 28, 1981. Such colleges as Indiana University, Ball State, Depauw, and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology were represented. Students were offered pamphlets, booklets, and mailing cards from representatives of each college. Higher Education Day provided an ex- cellent chance to find out more about colleges students were interested in. Fred Kesterke, senior, said, Higher Education Day was really worthwhile. I found out so much about the colleges I was interested in, and I learned how much expenses will be. Allen Cavender, senior, savs of Higher Education Day, I wish that a larger portion of schools from a wider range of geographical areas were represented at Higher Education Day. The day was helpful to me, but with only the tri-state area being represented, I felt there was not enough diversity of colleges. College representatives were very helpful in answering questions about the different aspects of college and col- lege life. Higher Education Day seemed to help many students narrow college choices down to only a few. Senior tour guides assisted the college representatives in setting up their displays and answering any question they had of this school. All in all. Higher Education Dav was a huge success. 30