Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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TOP LEFT: ’Saturday in the Park” turned out to be quite a romantic theme. TOP RIGHT: Bruce Schuetz and Terri Hillyard enter Prom looking forward to an enjoyable evening. BOTTOM LEFT: Filled with the sophomores' lemonade and sandwiches, the girls’ locker room was changed into a restaurant. BOTTOM RIGHT: Being waiter and waitress was sometimes tiring for Becky Uchtmann and Larry Partington.

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TOP LEFT: Set designer, Mr. Jim Tammen, and play director. Mr. William Kirksey receive audience approval for their outstanding production of South Pacific. MIDDLE: The Professor (Chester Davis) delivers Captain Brackett's (John Hallock) gTass skin. BOTTOM: Love is in the air as Nellie Forbusch (Angie Gerlach) sings On Opposite Sides of the Sea to Frenchman Emile DuBecque (Robbie Holloway). BELOW: The Captain's office is a scene of interrogation as Miss Forbusch is questioned about Emile DuBecque s activi- ties. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING It was really an ’’enchanted evening when the ninety- two cast, crew, and orchestra members presented the all-school musical South Pacific. Vivacious Angie Gerlach as Ensign Nellie Forbusch proved to the crowd that she was most certainly a cockeyed optimist. Robbie Holloway as Emile DuBecque sang of his one dream before nearly two thousand people. The use of new lighting equipment captivated the audience par- ticularly during the beautiful Bali Hai scene, while the performance of Brian Gegel as the voluptuous Luther Billis drew many laughs as Honey Bun. The sup- porting cast included performances by Stephanie Juen- ger, David Peck, John Hallock, Glenn Goforth, and Chester Davis. Mr. Vem Antry conducted the eighteen piece orchestra for which Stephanie Gerlach provided the piano accompaniment. The director of this musical was Mr. William Kirksey, and Mr. James Tannen, the set director. Although rehearsals required many hours of work from the students, one cast member summed up the feeling of all when she said, I just wish Kirks would yell at us one more time! 25

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IN THE GOOD OLE SUMMERTIME Checkered tablecloths, flowers, swings. What do you think of? A pic- nic. A picnic in the park, an event you rarely see nowadays. With a theme of Saturday in the Park, prom guests danced by summer houses, tried their luck at wishing wells, and paused a moment on the foot bridge to think of what the night would bring. Couples were entertained by Sophomore pic- nickers singing a medley of summer- time songs. As the evening progressed, the scene shifted to the Sparta Theater where the late-nighters watched The Trackers. Then it was out to the Lion's Club where dancing resumed with Head East until the early morn- ing. TOP: The uadition of the reception line is once again used for greeting Prom guests. BOTTOM: Bringing back the look of the nineties, Matt Wil- son and Stephanie Juenger served hors d'oeuvres to the upperclassmen. 27