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

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With their greasy hair and buttoned to the collar thirls, sophomores Adam Mover and Tom Mignery mirmc the man nemms of nerd Ed Grimley, a character on Saturday Night Ln-e Clifton Hieronymous and John Huston perform a song they wortc themselves called Fade Away. one ol lour original compositions presented in the variety show llllllllllll Dial UA For Murder'” The cast of the variety show found that a murder theme could unite the many talents of the student body On the evenings of February 27 and 28. students used their reasoning skills to solve the mystery of director Bronson Pin-chot's murder While the murder took place at the beginning of the show, the investigation occurred during the show and served as an introduction for the skits Guided by Mr Jack Woodruff, student director Steve Mayer worked with the narrators while Laura Diamond directed the first act. and Margaret Tuttle directed the second The narrators and detectives. Dayna Scott and Peter Gatsch. searched for the guilty party. Their suspects included Don Cofer, the new director. Sean Carpenter, the gopher; Christie Gerou. the widow, and MoUie Kornacker. director Pinchot's mistress Just as the audience depended on Dayna and Peter to solve the murder, the show's success depended on individual work Saturday Night Live skit member Adam Moyer said. We'd go to rehearsals, and the directors would say that something needed improving Then we'd go home and fix It,” The activities that students par ticipated in demonstrated diversity Senior Wendy Beerbower said. I thought that the different groups of talented people in the school were well respresented. like the cyclist, bagpipist, and opera singer More traditional acts included piano solos, dance , and comedy skits. However students not only showed then ability at performing, but also in composing original songs and choreography The audience rarely notices th precision of the spotlight or cur tain Steve said, Most people don't think about the tech crew unless something goes wrong Only a few problems occurred, and they were minor; the crew was outstanding!” Whether in the tech crew or In a skit, all members found satisfac tion in the apprehension of the murderer, the gopher 20 Off®

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nFte iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin I was a little nervous at first because I had never asked anyone to a dance; but I thought if guys could do it, why couldn't I? said freshman Mary Kate Francis That line of thinking lured 405 couples to a Christmas in New York City. The changing of the traditional roles made many boys uneasy It was a new experience for me. said senior Mike Emery The suspense of waiting to see if I would be asked was nervewracking1 On December 8. the couples assembled in the auditorium lobby finding that it had donned a new identity New York City The Rockefeller Center. Macy's. and Central Park all found their places on murals while snowflakes hanging from the ceiling captured the essence of winter Senior Susanne Harmon commented. “We had people making snowflakes weeks in advance in order to have enough ” Providing a sample of New York's musical nightlife, the band ATR performed Senior Kerstin Sandberg said. I liked the band because they played recent songs that I knew As the evening drew to a close, the Christmas courts were announced King Doug Dickerson reigned with the senior men's court — Brad Grafton. Jayson Hansel. Scott Pizzuti. and Rick Trott Senior Queen Michelle Schafer presided over Julie Gilliom. Susan Nay. Tammy Nicholl, and Julie Turner The junior court consisted of Queen Elizabeth Florence. Nettie Bellisari, Beth Anne Blue. Stacey Immell. and Leah Sanford Planning for the dance began shortly after Thanksgiving by the Senior Women and Junior Girls' Clubs. Susanne said that even though they completed most of the preparations during the last week, the hard-working members found that there was ample time to finish At midnight, the couples departed to face the ice and snow. Three days prior to the dance, a snow storm had left seven inches to welcome the Christmas season With all of the snow on the ground, the feeling of Christmas abounded throughout the entire evening. said Mike Reflecting upon their evening, most couples felt that the night in the Big Apple had been worth all of the work and anxiety. Tracy Cook and Craig Hoiman rake ad vantage of Ihc opportunity to have then picture taken at the dance Beneath the mrttletoe. Paul Neal and Kristi Cullen enjoy « 4““’1 ° dance together 19

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