Tippecanoe Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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Oz Is In Town! Excelling in their acting, the Drama Club put forth the extra effort to pro- duce Wizard of Oz. While filling up their free time after school, the cast members worked hard on memorizing lines and painting scenes. The 1980-81 members included: Deanna Robcrtson- —Dorothy, Tony Robertson—Scare- crow, Chuck Cullison—Tin Man, Roni Baker—Lion, Mark Kline—Oz, An- nette Swick—Aunt Em, Matt Brow- n—Uncle Henry, Sherri Clark—Toto, Paula Shireman—Wicked Witch, Stephanie Murphy-Good Witch of the North, Pam Zimmerman- Holly, Rod- ney Smythe—Guardian of the gates, Katrina Bush—Munchkin, Jane Kru- ger Munchkin, Sherri Funrival Munchkin, Jerry Meadows—Munch- kin. Neil Felts—Munchkin, Kelly Fitzpatrick—Winkey, Marilyn King- —Winkey, Lisa Duzenberry—Winkey, and a special servant of the witch’s was Teresa Wallace. The play was similar to that of the television series except there was no singing. With Mrs. Barr’s help the cast members worked well together with no problems, while Keri Slaby applied the makeup and did final touchups on the crew. As soon as the fall play was com- pleted the Drama Club started on their musical production. Enlightening Deanna Robertson about Henry’s whereabouts is a concerned Annette Swick. With a worried expression on her face, Deanna Robertson listens to Stephanie Murphy while Ka- trina Bush, Sherri Furnival, and Jane Kruger look on. Munching on candy at a dress rehearsal are Steph- The make-up is applied carefully to Rodney anie Murphy and Kelly Fitzpatrick. Smythe by the make-up consultant, Keri Slaby. Modeling her decorative outfit is Roni Baker who portrays the lion. 12 Wizard of Oz Shelly Stokes

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STUDENTS JAM TO BAND! On Monday, November 17, students were singing and jamming right along with the rock band Freedom Jam. From St. Petersburg, Florida, the group enter- tained the school with songs from way back to present day. Freedom Jam held a concert the next night and sold posters which they signed afterwards. The First National Band, otherwise known as Sunshine Express, captivated the audience with their singing. A turned around day for the parents was November 19, when Swap Day was held. Swap means switch with a parent, where the parents attends their son’s or daugh- With a ten gallon hat, Mark Ward and Marcellus, entertain the crowd with a western act. ter’s classes. This should help the parent to understand what classes they took and how they are graded in that class. For those parents that came for the students, they all agreed that it was a fun day and that it made them feel like they were younger and back in school. So with con- vocations and Swap Day, students were allowed a break from classes to relieve the daily monotony in classes. Trying her luck at a layout is Mrs. Judy Stokes, while Mrs. Tam Shafer is busily cropping pictures. Busily doing an assignment given to them are Mrs. Wcirick and Mrs. Woods, while Laurie Surface, Todd Stokes, and Chris Moore do their usual homework. Harmonizing the crowd with a quartet are mem- bers of the rock band. Freedom Jam. In an auto mechanics class a parent is learning how to operate a machine w ith help from Hershel Irvin and Jeff Tuttorow. Shelly Stokes Convo's. Swap Day 11

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Applying her monkey make-up is Marilyn King, who acts like she puts the make-up on every morn- ing. While standing in for Deanna Robertson, Pam Zimmerman explains to Chuck Cullison why she wants to go home so bad. The fantastic and dedicated members of Oz in- clude: bottom row—Teresa Wallace, Nita Mettler, Melody Yeager. 2nd row Marilyn King, Lisa Duzenberry, Sherri Furnival, Katrina Bush, Jane Kruger, and Jerry Meadows. 3rd row—Onda Shafer, Matt Brown, Roni Baker. Deanna Robert- son, Stcph Murphy, and Mark Kline. Top Row —Chuck Cullison, Pam Zimmerman. Andrea La- mar. Rodney Smythc, Scott Wallis, Tony Robert- son, and Neil Felts. Wizard of Oz 13 Shelly Stokes