Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Oy, our f Lobmadway Singing about all of her favorite things, Freshman Brenda Baxter adds to the sweet sound of the girls choir, Choir is fun because we get to learn the music from all ofthe new and pop- ular musicals, remarked Brenda. Senior Ken Lewis dramatically sings a song in his rain coat asllunior Nancy Archer watches, Freshman Karen Alban leads the children in So Long Farewell at the end of the Sound ol Music.

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up-H' , Getting if together tr' Councilorganizes Discussing the budget for the Sen- ior Prom, Treasurer Les Asel intro- duces his lund raising idea. N X Junior Class President Bridget McGettlgan encourages Junior Class Vice-President John McGettigan to express his point ol view. I - K rir'- f f s alll! ar . L W t 5 k r .atb I will - . 5 1 . S t 3i5A .jaw -M! , '5i 5!-W fww . ww! my j me i s i assets: H J S 1 l 1 Wi 3 I N HU ff Y it Ln' 3 .gb t ' , school activities, lt s strange howjust a handful of people can raise enough money for the entire student body, said Junior Class President Bridget McGettigan about her first year on Student Council. Depending solely upon their fundraising projects, Stratford Student Council organized many of the schooI's most important dances. These included the junior and senior proms, and the Homecoming Pep Party. We started our plans for the prom a year in advance trying to find that special place, said Brigid. We had to consider price, location, and the sound system as well as the atmosphere. Senior Class Secretary Julie Gilmartin commented, There's a lot of hidden costs that you don't expect. In four years we saved S7,000, and we needed every penny! special projects For this reason, the sophomore class decided not to have a junior prom. Sophomore Class President Hogie Joseph added, The majority of the sophomores would rather have a really nice senior prom than to spend an excess on their junior prom. Funds for all dances were decided on a year in advance with the approval of the principals. Because we could only have two fund raisers a year, explained Junior Class Representative Ernie Segundo, we had to choose one that we were positive would bring in large amounts of money. Fund raisers included student buses to away games to finance the Homecoming Pep Party and Fieader's Digest magazine sales to raise money for the sophomore class. With selling, planning, and numerous other duties, Stratford Student Council members dedicated many hours in order to complete their projects. Senior class representatives met almost every Tuesday night trying to perfect their prom. I ln a more serious tone, Mr. Bonnette and Student Council President John Saad ask the Student Council mem- bers to volunteer themselves during lunch to accept applications from potential Student Council officers. Student Council Vice-President Dub Norwood, Junior, livens up homeroom as Junior Class Repre- sentative Kari Kemble visits with Sen- ior Class Vice-President John Middle- ton, Patti? ,F Senior Class President Angela Scarborough opens an officers meet- ing, We had meetings every Tuesday night at my house because we had so much to get done, recalls Angela. don't think any class ever worked as hard as we did, commented Senior Class Representative Jeff Crawford. Working hard was a pleasure for Student Council members. While organizing the dances for the student body, Student Council President John Saad said, I tried for Student Council because l wanted to serve the student body. But I think the students don't know just how much we can do for them. All they have to do is ask, and they'Il get it. 1 ff' .1 ,,-fQx student council 61

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I think it was killer! said Mrs. Virginia Derry, speaking about the Broadway Revue. lt was a mammoth undertaking. Out of all the costumes we used, we rented only one. The kids did a super job. It was great seeing 150 kids participating in one program. The show began with the concert mixed choir doing songs from Annie Get Your Gun. lt was fun, said Freshman Scott Boyd. l'd like to do it again. The Girls' Choir performed songs from The Sound of Music, using elementary and junior high students as children in the musical. lt was my first experience on stage, said Freshman Melissa Mount, who sang a duet with Sophomore Scott Meeks. The younger kids were sweet. The Stratford Singers performed That's Entertainment. Doing 'That's Entertainment' was Sincerely singing the romantic song VVe'll Have an Old Fashioned Wed- ding, from Annie Gel Your Gun, Freshman An ela Dickerson sin s Q Q about her desire for a fancy wedding. my favorite part, said Senior Lisa Letbetter. This show was the best choir performance ever. A short rendition of A Chorus Line was done by the Chorale. I had never sung alone before, said Junior Gina Martin, who sang the solo Nothing I felt the song, and if people liked it, then that's what it's for. The show ended with songs from My Fair Lady. l've never seen such a flurry of flying music, said Senior Ken Lewis who played Professor Higgins, but it was fun. Everybody in choir was great, said Senior Peter Dominey, summing up the show. l'll miss it the most when I graduate. Also in the show, a trio performed Guys and Dolls, Junior Ed Gabrielson sang a solo from Camelot, the Boys' Choir did Nothing Like a Dame from South Pacific, Junior Nancy Archer sang the solo Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, and Ken Lewis sang Old Man River. Freshmen Karen Ice and Karen Lee harmonize with Freshman Kelly Hal- man during the Concert Girls section at the third annual Broadway Review, held May 8 and 9. There's Nothin' Like a Dame, sing Seniors Eric Van Gorkom, Wade Jones, Junior Andy Bushong, Senior Peter Dominey, and Junior Keith Per- kins as Wade motions what he likes most about girls. E, N Q. 'f .NW 43'