Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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“Christmas in the Country” A Festive Success Do you think he'll say yes? This was a typical question anxious girls asked each other in late November before the girl ask-guy Christmas dance December 4 The Senior Women's Club sponsored and decorated the dance in accord ance with the theme, Christmas m the Country. Decorations included an antique sleigh, a mural of a fireplace, and hay bales The club also provided the band Midnight Magic to make the evening a festive success. The holiday dance also included the naming of the Christmas courts. The senior men's court A bubbly Sharon Pirn tries to cook reluctant dance partner Bill Knoop into doing the tango Junior Doug Mowery expand hi vocal rang while harmonuing with a member ot the band Midnight Magic consisted of King Brady Bogen, Ken Amicon, Greg Overmyer, Todd Zellmer. Eric Shisler. and Tim Parsons Senior Queen Amy Guy presided over her court of Colleen Muldoon. Lisha Sturdivant, Meg Peters. Cindy Shilliday, and Kris Ennis, while junior Queen Leslie Yoakam reigned with court members Laurie Schoedinger. Julie Zehnder, Jenm Jones, Cathy Ferretti. and Lisa Braden. Many hours of work went into making this dance a worthwhile accomplishment and included bake sales and decorating sessions headed by Senior Women's Club. Senior Amy McCombs, who helped co presidents of Senior Women's Club Martha Cavendish and Natalie White with the dance preparations, remarked. Preparing for the dance took a lot of hard work and many long hours, but when we got it all together, it was definitely worth it.” Senior Jenny Naffziger also felt the dance was a success. Even though the band was impressive and the decorations were festive, the best part of the dance was seeing all my friends there having a fun time Chnitma Dane I )

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Santa's helpers Heather Romme and Martha Cavendish draw an incredulous glance from senior Mark Somerson as his date. Debbie Pedersen, gamely looks on Members of the student body show their enthusiasm as they rock the night away at the annual Yuletide celebration. 18 Chnstmas Dance

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lv.' Grcaic pamt«d and attired in appropriate Adam Ant garb. Steve Barnes give a realistic rendition ol the unique singer's hit. Goody Two Shoes Hb act. entitled Ant Music, was a favorite among the members ol the student audience Contestants Chris Ritter. Andrea Stmakis. and Mary Farrell anxiously await their next question, an incorrect answer could mean torture on the Galactic Death Game L A Classy Performance Convinces Otaurus “Aw, cheer up everybody! My parents have some costumes in the attic, and that old barn is deserted — let's put on a show!” Since before the debut of Andy Hardy, young people have enjoyed exhibiting their talents, and students at UA were certainly no exception. On March 2 and 3, work culminated as sophomores, juniors, and seniors took to the stage performing Youth — A Class Act.” The underlying theme was the attempt to convince Otaurus, a being from the planet Zarrin, that the youths of today were worthy of being placed on Otaurus'' planet. This motif provided a ; common thread throughout the ' show. Scott Easton, Beth Gano,1 Grace Geisman, Stew Hirsch,: Michelle Johnson, and Kurt Wright narrated the show while portraying different characters who ranged in age from an elementary school girl to a senior citizen, all of whom voiced their different views about youth to Otaurus. played by Chris1 English. Mr. Jack Woodruff and stu-1 dent director Ken Keener organized the entire show and made certain the acts flowed smoothly. Jessica Shimburg and Brenda Christophersen directed the first and second acts I respectively. Numerous dance numbers,1 many of which were i choreographed by the dancers themselves, provided energy and vitality to the show. A lively ' rendition of “Ant Music. as well as the other vocal perfor- j mances, showcased the fin talent the student body pos sessed. Rounding out the events of the evening were amusing and entertaining comedy skits one about twins inside a womb | and the other about a gam show that tortured contestants who missed questions! The evening was a classy on as illustrated by Otaurus' dec! sion to allow youth on his planet! 20 Variety Show