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

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Once again. the pretence oi the tre»hmen it keenly felt a student attempt to move at the no-Hinding-room dance The crowd made dancing difficult but certainly drew people together' Beckv Ferrta and het date. Mike High man. enjoy a romantic dance during the Nut cracker Chmtmai While the band Cool Wind play in the background. Chri» DeCapua entertain hi friend Cato! Hochcml, Cathy Murray, and Dave Proicou Student Life

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Festive Feelings Fill the Air Now I understand what guys go through’ was commonly heard among the female student body after being faced with the monumental task of asking a young man to the annual girl-ask-guy Christmas Dance Selecting a date, arranging transportation, and making dinner reservations were all duties the girls faced However, with a week lett before the big dance, many girls had gathered up the courage, and couples were well-prepared with plans for A Nutcracker Christmas Such was not the cave for the Senior and Junior Women's Clubs, the customary sponsors of the dance. Monday. November 28. marked the beginning of their actual planning which involved organizing decoration committees, planning musical entertainment, and providing chaperones, eighth-grade servers, and refreshments Nevertheless. under the leadership of dance chairman Su Krauss, the late initiation of planning did not affect the outcome of the evening. December A was a night that created lasting memories for numerous students. The thing I remembered most was the huge Chnstmas tree, stated senior Katie McGuire Other decorations included two Christmas murals, stars hanging from the ceiling, and special decorations provided by Lazarus. I thought the band was great because they played lots of fast songs. commented sophomore Luann Hoover about the musical entertainment of Cross Winds. Su was rewarded for her ha work late that evening when she named Christmas Queen, reigna with a court of Debbie Berwangi Lisa Braden. Amy DeRoberts. r Mary Farrell. It was really nea: recalled Su It made all the time u hard work worthwhile The Jur Girls Court consisted of Quer Chrissie Masdea, Jill Carbeint Christy Guffey. Susan Long. ir. Erin McHam, As midnight approached, coupk reluctantly left with their candy can souvenirs and faced the rainy night The final stage of the holiday » tivity occurred early the next mor mg as exhausted Senior and Jun Womens Club members assembk at the high school for the tedxx. job of cleaning up — a fun ending t a festive holiday event. IN Student Life

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Despite t dramatic suisce. Sieve Mi er'i port rival of Ptes. the factor)’ umoo leider, dots not succeed in ciptunng Peta Gaesch's attention rrv- Pajamas Pose Problems To prevent rrussm inn cues on opening night. Laurie Dictsch, ButLe Archibald, Tim Parsons, ind Brenda C.htistopliersen diligently memoriae their lino All cast members attended daily pennies tlut lasted foe several hours in order to guarantee a superior performance Merriment was the feeling exhibited by many who attended the music department s spring production of The Pajama Game As Robin VanOrder said. The show was so comical that it kept me laughing until the finish! The feeling was mutually expressed by Miss Elizabeth Chrisman who commented that 'It was incredibly amusing, and. as Hines. Doug Dickey really stole the show with his facial expressions and unbelievable agility. As traditionally done with the spring musical, the major leads were double cast in order to offer positions to a greater number of students as well as to add variety to the show Eighty-nine persons made up the Cast which included the entire chorus Careful selection of the cast was done by musical director Jack Woodruff and by drama director Jack Denyes Orchestra and choreography direction was executed by Mr Timothy Muffit and Mrs. Dianne Dennis Dan Rudmann and Kaya Shih were student assistants to the drama director. Accompanying the vocalists in the musical was a live orchestra consisting of the high school band members. Also ornamenting the vocal set were the 'Once a Year Dancers.' The arena of action in The Pajama Game took place in a small mid-western town and centered upon labor-management difficulties at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory. The union demanded a 7Vi cent per hour raise which was refused by the management Interesting twists were added to the plot as many romances blossomed in the process of attaining the said raise The leading characters of The Pajama Game were as follows: Sid Sorokin I Burke Archibald. Jeff Sharpi, Kate Williams (Brenda Chnstophersen, Michelle Rachocki). Gladys (Christie Gcrou, Pam Pope), and Hines (Bob Raines. Doug Dickey) Enabling the show to run efficiently and providng accents of realism to the set were the members of the stage crew Rick Mone. Jeff Andrews. Scott Tipton, Nick Johnson. Geoff Young, and David Blair worked diligently to help make the show a success. As Pam Pope commented, Without the stage crew, the sets would have been mere post and lintels. With its favoraole reviews. The Pajama Game will be remembered as a success. .■O Student Lite