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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What lies beyond the rainbow’- Instead of a pot of gold, students discovered the junior senior prom Somewhere Over the Rainbow The junior class, under the direction of co-chairmen Mark Blazek and Elizabeth Jones and Student Activities Director Dan Donovan, sponsored the event on May 11 Decorations included colored luminaries lining the entrance and a yellow brick road paving the floor of the auditorium lobby. Couples also danced under a chiffon rainbow in the gymnasium To better accommodate evening plans, organizers elected to hold the dance from 9:30 p m. to 1 a m This gave students more time before the dance and the opportunity to stay out later Another change included the decision favoring a sound system over a band “I think that it turned out for the best Music King, the disc jockey, could play what we wanted to hear where a band would have been limited.” said Mark The DJ was better than a band He played both slow and fast songs. said junior Missy Baker Couples patronized a variety of places for dinner before the dance Among the restaurants chosen were One Nation, Monaco’s Palace. Tommy's Pizza, the Refectory, and Ziggy's Continental Others enjoyed a home-cooked, candlelight dinner Students were not confined to just pie prom dining Sophomore Derek Newland said. After dinner we took a romantic carriage ride. The warm breeze and the star filled skyline really added to the evening After the prom, the Parent Teachers Organization sponsored a party at Streamers, a nearby night spot Activities included dancing and playing ping pong or pool from 2 to 5 a m Junior Chene Haney said. I really enjoyed myself at Streamers, a lot of my friends were there so if I didn't feel like dancing, I could talk to them. Many who did not attend the prom also went to Streamers. “It was |ust like a school dance except it enabled me to stay out all night. said senior Sheila Pietrzak Other activities occurred afterwards Various hotel as well as home parties took place A lew-couples even went swimming at Alum Creek State Park No matter what students did. they found a multitude of activities over the rainbow Reaching over to place another piece of masking tape on her paper tree. |unior Shelley Dawson helps implement the prom theme. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Off® Aaron Bender looks on as his date. Molly Turner, decides to sample one of the many refreshments served at the dance