Spring Branch High School - Bruin Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Prre Sprin ot dances? This que ts atter the tow tu arrtonq t Snow t Spring V ' q Branch tdiqhd students tired stion was discussed rn out at studen 'Dance the T99 The Snow Dance, one o Branch s otdest traditions. rnay seern to be a dying tradition. On the other hand, it rnay not have been a poputar tunction this year because rnoney doesri t qo as tar as it used to. The cost ot ttowers. dresses, dinner and en- trance tees to dances has, in rnarty cases, tripted. Prnother reason tor the tow turn out coutd have been Houstonfs weather. Decernber t9, Houston had one o cotdest days ot the year , not to rnen- tion a sudden rain stofrn which qradu- atty turned into a qentte rnist. The Snow Dance atso tett yictirn to a sudden outbreak ot ttu that torced rnany students to stay horne with their aspirin and Sucretes, rather than dance the niqht away with their sweethearts t . Lee Benttey and Nancy Ptndrews tatce a breata orn the Snow Dance activity. a. Look at those Sexy Eyes thinks Ray Priest- G . '3d1'WNett t guess he wont mind it t dance with you once. A. tt takes atittte practice to 'Cotton Eye Toe in a tonq dress. 5. 'Leigh Robertson and titse ?hntips decide create their own entertainrrtent. 6. T abtes were set up atonq the hatt tor thos wanted to tatce a break trorn the dance ttoor to e wh

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Approximately 300 hours were spent by a number of Spring Branch students building, rehearsing and producing the drama departments most recent production, FIDDLER CN THE RQOF. CVAE and woodshop students used their varied skills to assemble some of the sets. Qther students spent several days ar- ranging the sets to fit the Spring Branch stage. While building was beginning to move into full swing, the rehearsing began. Performers practiced diligently to learn their parts. The orchestra and honorary members of the band held rehearsals, and the members of the choir practiced until everything sounded acceptable. Practice didn't end there, however. The time had come to bring song, dra- ma and music together. This was the hardest part of the perfor- mance. Finding your key with the or- chestra after practicing with only the piano is really difficult, Connie Gore, sophomore, remarked. Rehearsing sessions became longer. Three or four hour rehearsals took the form of actual performances before the congregation of the Central Presbyteri- an Church andthe eighth grader of the l K T' Q . -Q . t-t1?'Na-'W 4 L 5-'M' 7 ,Ka s wfmih l Vw-'fi ff w 9 Spring Branch School District. lanuary 5, the big day, arrived. Open- ing night did not find a full house as- sembled to see FIDDLER. But on Fri- day, it was standing room only. A total of 3000 students and adults actually made it to the performances, Mr. Frank Rice, drama instructor, re- ported. ul don't think people realize how pro- fessional high school plays really are, remarked one spectator. For those who missed seeing this one, they really missed guite a performance. X -wi.-L r..gx.f - tri 4. . QQ' Dramaf29

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