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

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Senior quarterback Rem Holman releases one ol the many successful passes completed Friday night Despite their passing success, the Bears lost to Gahanna 7 10. At the bonfire Thursday night football co captains Rob Cornwell and Matt Nelson thank students for continuing support ol the team and encourage them to come out (or the game Making it A Knight to Remember, seniors Cindy Goehringer and Kevin Carpenter share a quiet moment between songs at the Saturday evening dance Ti '» rr was m ■ , i £ ▲ student life — HOMECOMING A 10

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Before relinquishing her crown, former queen Maryberh Hoyt poses with this year's court: Julie Licklider. Lisa Sell, Kelly Fitzpatrick. Demi Tsapatsaris, and Heidi Bachert Spirit and comaraderie began days before the Homecoming Dance. A Knight to Remember”. At the Thursday night bonfire, students. the Homecoming Court, football players, and cheerleaders gathered while the band played the fight song. The football captains gave speeches about their game plans, then pitched a blue and gold dummy, representing Gahanna, into the fire On Friday students followed the activity period schedule in order to have time for an after school pep rally. Senior Jayna Ruff thought the pep rally was great because. “It was only twenty minutes, which kept it concentrated on football and the homecoming game.” Mr. Tom Pajor. Eric Carmichael, Jim Decow, Tim Mardus, and Dave Whetzel dressed as female cheerleaders to lead spirit chants Soon after, football captains Rob Cornwell and Matt Nelson introduced the team. A tailgate party, catered by Schmidt's, preceded the Friday game against Gahanna. Julie Licklider accepted the Homecoming crown from the previous queen. Mary Beth Hoyt. Joining Licklider on the Court were Heidi Bachert. Kelly Fitzpatrick. Lisa Sell, and Demi Tsapatsaris. In the second quarter of the game, the Bears moved the ball from the UA 49 — yardline for a touchdown, breaking Gahanna's shutouts of opponents for 21 consecutive quarters Finally, the Lions scored 10. defeating the Bears. On Saturday night many couples crossed a wooden drawbridge in the high school lobby to enter a representation of King Arthur's palace at Camelot. Murals of arches and columns and black and gold shields with the couples' names decorated the walls. A knight and fair maiden photo board, in which couples placed their faces, added to the evening's festivities. The lobby balcony held tables of refreshments. “Decorations were very successful because many people contributed their time, said Fitzpatrick Throughout the weekend spirit drew the school together fop an unforgettable Homecoming OMECOMING 12 A student life HOMECOMING

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Ball PLAY urgency .. Do it again!'' So they worked hours into the night. In spite of some production problems. the dazzling scenery and the long-rehearsed acting impressed the audience. Junior Lisa Herder, working on publicity, commented. It (the production) came together at the last minute. Said sophomore Diana Cassidy, president of Drama Club. The play was inspiring!” On performance nights. Friday and Saturday of Halloween weekend, blind students followed the action on the stage for the first time in an Ohio high school Communicating to the blind audience through headphones, a speaker explained the actions of the characters on stage. Senior Marcia Lowder summarized. Overall, the production was done very professionally. Senior Joshua Bayer, who played the lunatic Milo, felt audiences were entralled by the “pure embodiment of evil in Count Dracula.” Whatever the attraction, Dracula added to the eeriness of the Halloween weekend. Coming down from h«r room. Lucy Sew ard (junior Erin Kr.mik) tpoaks with Jonathan Harkcr (sophomore Jon Ov beck) and Doctor Van Helling (senior Scott Mulligan! about the cause of her illness “Wise men do not believe in vampires. said senior Scott Mulligan in his role as Professor Van Helsing. But Dracula became an intense reality for the cast of the fall production. Creating an authentic atmosphere of horror for the presence of Count Dracula in Twentieth Century England required complicated staging. To build the set each crew member worked an average of sixty hours a week for a month before the actual performance. said junior Art Drauglis. All the performers agreed that their roles were challenging. For example, junior Erin Krasik played a schizophrenic. Guest Artist Scott Dillon, who played Count Dracula, helped the young thespians develop their roles. He taught us a process of questioning the character's background which gave us a stronger feeling for our roles. added sophomore Jon Osbeck Even a week before the performances. cast members continued to polish their roles. Encouraging the ac tors. Director David Hammond shouted. “No. no There's a sense of 14 ▲ student life a FALL PLAY A