St Peter High School - Peterian Yearbook (Peter, MN)

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SPHS knows how to jam in the gym School dances gave the students a chance to forget about the everyday pressures of school. They provided a time for students to let down their hair, jump to the floor, and boogie. Students exhibited many styles of dancing. There were the spaz dances, where any random moves would do, and once in awhile a chorus line formed, or a long train of students would try to do something like the bun- nyhop. No dance was complete without a slamdance, which was something like playing bumper cars without the cars. Others chose to wait until the beat slowed and the band introduced the ever popular hug dance. At that point they would hunt for a partner and dance until the beat returned to a boogie style. Whatever students chose to do at the dances, one thing was sure; dances created special memories and oppor- tunities for students to enjoy them- selves together. ■ -Molly Mayer

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Thespians present 16th century Italian comedy Last fall, the St. Peter High School Thespians performed the Italian play, A GAP in GENERATIONS. The director of the play was Eng- lish teacher Mrs. Gayle Anderson who was assisted by student director An- gela Duccini. The cast consisted of stu- dents ranging from ninth grade to twelfth grade. The cast was as follows: Amy Anderson; Jay Carlson; Bob Depuydt; Don Jaenisch; Kirk Litynski; Jenny Nygard; Kris Rustman; Gina Smith; David Torgerson; Nancy Torger- son; Matt VanHorn; Sara Wiebold; and Todd Worland. The crew put in many hours of work behind the scenes preparing the set and the props. They were as fol- lows: Chris Friedrichs as stage man- ager; Jody Kendall as prompter; Mike Pettis as lighting technician; and Janice Wilking as prop manager. The play was a comedy in which the performers were very colorfully made up. The plot centered around two old men who had worked all their lives and had missed out on the fun things in life, and how they took steps to change that fact. Audience members enjoyed the change of pace that this comedy of- fered, especially the colorful make-up. ■ — Angela Duccini Far left: Amy Anderson shows the mark that proves her heritage Upper right: Gina Smith does some fast reviewing before her cue Lower right: The cast and crew of A GAP IN GEN- ERATIONS. Above: Jenny Nygard and Don Jaenisch declare their love for one another in the opening introductions. Fall Play — 11

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Opposite page, top: Sophomores Tami Sundboom, Nicole Osborne, Andrea Miller and Carla Olson share a joke at a fall dance Opposite page, bottom: With a little assistance from Susie Skillings, Kirk Litynski announces the best cos- tumes at the Halloween dance. Right: Mike Frey and ‘friend'' are captured on film while taking “A Walk on the Wild Side . Above, top: Sweethearts Jay Rydeen and Mary Utzka enjoy a break be- tween dances. Above: COMMUNICATOR editor, Jenny Fay .in her baby costume at the Halloween dance. School Dances — 13