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

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22 Senior Auralee Summerfiels sings a duet with junior Sean Greenwood. Summerfield played the part of Hortense, while Greenwood portrayed Alphonse. Sophomore Mike Korting hooks up the microphone system before the musical starts. Stage crew worked several hours after school and on the weekends setting up equipment and props in the auditorium. 50t0u-d'e-n't IOi-fOC spring musical Senior Selena Khachatoorian, sopho- more Katy Burgie, and freshman Mark I A n i ll J I u- by... wan, yu- Sur Le Plage. The Boyfriend opened May 19 in the newly renovated Upper Arlington Performing Arts Center.

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LOHA DANCE There were no sleds. There were no snowflakes streaming from the ceiling. There were no ice skating scenes painted on the walls. There were no snowmen gracing the au- ditorium; It was not a typical holiday dance. There were ships. There were fish. There were large palm trees looming over the dancers. The walls were cov- ered with underwater tropical scenes, and a volcano was placed in a corner. Pineapples, twinkling lights, and Ha- waiian birds hung above the 380 cou- ples; this was the winter holiday dance. A committee of seniors organized the dance theme, decorations, re- freshments, entertainment and ticket Senior class breaks tradition sales. The dance, normally sponsored by the now obsolete Senior Women's Club, was funded through ticket sales and some of the Senior Class Fund. Senior Class Adviser Steve Edwards supervised the dance committee's plans. In early December, the Committee began to plan the annual dance, and the first objective was to pick a theme. i'We decided on a different, bright- er theme, senior Kristin Southall said. 'For the previous three years we had themes directly related to snow and sleds - we wanted a more memorable theme. Tropical underwater murals, com- plete with algae, fish, and other sea ofsnow and Sleds l0 cream a UA-slyle HHCIWCIIIIZUZ Hall'u'ai creatures were painted by seniors Mindy Ferris, Heather Shepherd, Jennifer Gemma, Heather Brown, Nicole Spokas, Brian Abel, Eugenia McKenna, and Southall. Despite tradition. the committee decided against having a holiday court made up of men and women. 'The committee opted for no court because we thought it made too many people feel left out, Shepherd said. 92X disc jockey Steve Miller pro- vided dance music for the couples throughout the evening, Each re- ceived leis and engraved glasses as favors. s't'u'donnOt i0 1 of o 6 holiday dance 21

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i GRAND BALI. Tryouts, rehearsals, lights, sets, costumes, sound, dress rehearsal, opening night . . . the spring musical. 'The Boyfriend opened in the renovated auditorium at 8 p.m. on May 19 under the direction of Kay Fuller and senior Melissa Papp and with a cast of 25. Students began auditioning for the musical on March 31 by dancing, reading, and singing. 'iAIl the members of the cast were excellent dancers, actors, and sing- ers, Fuller said. Among the 25 actors were the leads: freshmen Catherine Messick and Daniel Giammar, junior Elizabeth Timmons, and seniors Julie Lusher Directed and acted by Students, and Mike Hauswirth. HOur leads were one of our strong- est points, Papp said. i'They adopt- ed their roles and made them per- fectly realistic. i'The Boyfriend was a play set in a 1920's girls finishing school. The plot revolved around the iiboy meets girl, boy gets girl theme. '1 had to master the French accent for my character, Lusher said. Lisa Markovich, the French teacher, worked with me and taught me to talk and sing with a thick accent. Fuller decided to choose Papp as the student director because of her acting experience. HI have known Missy since kin- the spring musical reflects youthful energy and enthusiasm dergarten, Fuller said. 'il enjoyed watching her evolve to the point where she can not only act but di- rect. According to Fuller, the actors and actresses received Papp's input well. HShe did a good job of directing kids her own age, Lusher said. HThe play benefited from the way Missy put her previous knowledge of acting into her directing. Papp believed the spring musical gave students a chance to showcase their talents It was a fun show, Papp said. The musical and dance numbers were adorable and the energy of the cast was fabulous. ' s'tOuOd'eon't f0 1 of o 6 spring musical 23