South Vermillion High School - Old Gold and Black Yearbook (Clinton, IN)

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“Once Upon a Mattress Medieval Mischief Mr. Roberts put his finger to his lips. Mrs. Perrin spoke reassuring words of encour- agement. As the volume de- creased, the butterflies in stomachs soared. This was the mo- ment the cast and crew of the spring musi- cal, Once Upon a Mat- tress , had spent grueling hours prepar- ing for. The medieval fairy tale told of a wicked queen (Lisa Roskovensky) who tried to prevent her only son, Prince Dauntless the Drab (Greg Strobel), from entering into wedlock. Luckily, Princess of the Swamp, Winnifred the Woebegone (Gail Wright) came to his aid. The queen devises a series of sure-she-will-fail tests for Winnifred, which she must pass before she can marry Dauntless. After pass- ing the usual elimination tests she then must face the ultimate challenge. The queen places a pea under twenty mattresses hoping Winnifred will not feel it and fail the test. But as all fairy tales have a happy ending, this one is no ex- ception. The knights and ladies of the kingdom stuff the mattress with joust- ing equipment, so Winnifred passes the test, marries Dauntless, and everyone (ex- cept the queen) lives happily ever after. Though a lot of hard- work, effort, and sacrifice of free time was devoted by ev- eryone involved, it was well worth it. The cast left the stage with the sound of thunderous applause ringing in their ears and both relief and sadness that the perfor- mance was over. Mitzi Lewis It was well worth the time spent practicing for the audience's laughter and applause. Gail Wright The knights and ladies of the king- dom kick up their heels in a fast- paced number of the Spanish Pan- ic. 26 Musical

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Putting in extra time and effort Practice for perfection tices began before the fall schedule was completed. It was rare to find the gym empty with boys', girls', and freshman basketball teams all practicing long hours. Wres- tlers started training for their four-month season before Thanksgiving, and the boy swimmers averaged nearly 7,000 yards a day until their season ended in February. With spring came a variety of activities. Members of the ..... . . , track team All the practice for worked-out band paid off when we daily, rain or got first. shine. The Yolanda Kelly und of ball hitting bat was doubled when the girls' softball team began practic- ing in addition to the base- ball teams. Preparations for the musical started in Janu- ary, two months prior to the show. Members of the golf and tennis team also worked many hours refining their skills. Although practices were difficult, both mentally and physically, for most, the hard work was worth it. Nikki Overpeck The many fine perfor- mances achieved by South Vermillion's athletic teams, music department, and per- forming arts ensembles came only after weeks of hard work and practice. Before most students had even thought about school, the dedicated members of the band, and the football, cross-country, boy's tennis, volleyball, and girls' swim teams had already returned to begin practice. The band and co- quettes drilled dili- gently on their State Fair show and marching technique. The cross country, tennis, and football teams had to endure extremes of temperature during their grueling work- outs. The volleyball girls suf- fered bumps and bruises en- route to their sectional title, while the girls' swim team had two practices a day until their season ended in No- vember. September brought fall play practices that con- tinued for more than six weeks. The winter sports prac- Track member Dan Shew clears the high hurdles with ease. Kathy Vicars and Jenny Scheller take a break from preparing for the play.

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Queen Aggravain (Lisa Rosko vensky) at her best. The wicked rul After several futile attempts to fall asleep, Princess Winnifred (Gail Wright) finally resorts to counting- er was infamous for giving orders and continously complaining. Sir Harry (Andy Kirkman) forgives Lady Larken (Erica Felix) for her moment of weakness after she tells him of the TROUBLE she is in. All eyes are on Princess 12 (Mica Farrington) as she struggles in an- swering the last question. The wiz- ard (Brad Mooney) had once more devised an impossible test. Remembering a wound obtained from a hawk bite, Prince Dauntless (Greg Strobel) consoles his mute fa- WHITE MUSICAL 27 ther (Chris Benskin).