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

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Tun Mi Shelf rey and girlfriend Jennifer Rone jp; jr to hair vileli pissed the firv date Wipe a» they enjoy one another’s Company dutinj; a break from band class Innovative methods are sometimes helpful in procuring i date The chalkboard, once a fool of education, becomes a billboard as Matv Farrell. Indira Vduchamy. and Cmdi Weber jokinglt advertise for a Homecoming date Dating Not for the Weak at Heart Someday my prince will come. tings Cinderella How easy it was for her She sings a few songs, and suddenly a fairy godmother pops in. gives her a new wardrobe, a twelve o'clock curfew, and she ends up marry ing a prince In reality, there still ate lonely Cmderellas and princes. Lacking, however, is the divine intervention of a fairy godmother. Dating, therefore, has become the sole responsibility of mortals Step number one is getting a first date. Well-meaning friends can act as lairs godmothers by-dropping subtle hints encouraging a person to become better acquainted with a peer who likes him — She loves you. really' Come on. ask her out! More determined adolescents will take the time to really get to know their beloveds by memorizing their addresses, schedules, shoe sizes Those who do obtain that elusive first date soon find that their (roubles are )ust beginning Everything inhumanly embarrassing that can possibly happen to one human being invanbly occurs during a first date, this must be a required initiation into adulthood. No one is certain exactly why this is required, but the following tortures must not be endured for nothing Aside from nearly dying of embarrassment every time their hands accidently touch, both parties spend the ma|onry of a first date wondering whether or not to kiss at the end of the evening This worry is the main reason many teens return home from first dates with spaghetti sauce spilled down the front of their clothes. Though few deaths have resulted from injuries received during a first date. many sustain bruises Once the two are acquainted, and the first date is completed, anything else that happens in a relationship seems almost anti-climactic. Fights, though, ate interesting events The first fight usually concerns something of relative importance — should the drinking age be raised to twenty-one, etc. As time goes by. the arguments become increasingly petty — the girl distinctly saw her boyfriend talking to another girl in the hall; the girl laughed at something another guy said, and other offenses too horrible to mention. Twenty years from now. one will no doubt recall his early-amorous exploits with a fond smile But during adolescence, very little, if any. humor can be found. 16 Student File

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' irhcatval Andrea Sunaki and Ink Jarov I t keep sJui ht fun ihe lint time the Attempt to tin platform A Memorable Miracle Tears stained the checks of many who came to «rc the Drama CJub's tali production of Tm Miraclr ffVirr under the co-direction of Mr. David Hammond and Mr Scott Dillon. It was an extremely moving performance. I have never witnessed a production at rhe high school that I enjoyed more than this one,' praised English tcachct. Mrs. Jean Gudd.it My father never expresses emo-rion about anything, but he said hr cried at the end,” commented Andy Hurd, a member of the cast To receive the laudations as did Th Miradt IVorktr, a devoted cast and crew made it worthy of such praises The cast rehearsed stringently for five weeks, and during show week, rehearsals lasted until 11:50 p.m Technical director Rick Monc. along with his assistants Graham Shutt and Jeff Andrews, worked with Mr Dillon until 2 a.m. every night the week of the play Brenda Christophcrscn. who portrayed Helen Keller, sustained bruises and experienced bloody knees after each performance The show was worth my pains I miss the show, bur I don't miss the bruises.' stated Brenda. Dramatiz- ing the role of Annie Sullivan. Andrea Simakis suffered a sprained wrist The play was set in Tuscumbu Alabama, in the year 1880 The Kcllci homestead setsed as the main arena of action with Captain Keller i Etik Jarosj presiding He was an impetuous gentlemen whose temper was controlled only by hi wife Katie (Christine Ian-nellil James Keller (Andy Hurd), the Captain s son by a former marriage. was searching lot a wav to reach his father, who resented his presence. But the focal point of the play was Helen Keller (Brenda), the deaf-blind daughter of Katie and the Captain At the prodding oi Aunt Ev (Mary Fatrelll, Annie Sullivan I Andrea) was hired to reach Helen, and conflicts arose throughout the play between the Captain and Annie Annie's tusk of training the untamed Helen was rigorous with the protective intervention of her patents. However, she knew her efforts were effective when the mute Helen forced the word ' wah wall' at the conclusion of the play Annie had taught bet that words could be her eyes to everything in the world outside het and inside, too ISitKuvlcd hv ihr Krllrrv allowing rl-mr daughter CO match food tnvrn then plato, Annie Sullivan fumli resolve to uau (t-achuif Helen tome mamvm Helen main that her dotl have eyes, and an i» averted as Katie

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