Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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Teor Along the Dotted Line Becomes Thespion's The Thespian Club presented Tear Along the Dotted Line for its annual spring play. Written by jules Tasca, the play was centered around the communica- tion gap. Stephanie and judy, played by jane Kerst and jeannie Geren, moved to a shabby apart- mentforthe purpose ofattending college. The landlady, played by jean Ann Winget, and her son, Rudolph the Paper and Pencil Man, portrayed by Mike Neu- meier, created the typical unso- phisticated landlord family. Stephanie's overprotective mother, Mrs. Newcombe, played by Sue Smith, added to the spider-webbed confusion by her Biggest Hit discovery of baby treatments and magazines left by Stephanie's pregnant neighbor, played by Cathy Bell. Mrs. Newcombe's secret and frequent attempts at cleaning her daughter's apart- ment created tension for the teenaged girls. Mrs. Newcombe inaccurately accused Stephanie's boy friend Kurt, played by Brad Woolf, of being the reason for her daugh- ter's pregnancy. The play ended with Stephanie and ludy leading their own lives, and the Christ- mas spirit prevailed when the two girls spent the holiday with their families. 28 Student Life

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Rock Star Captures Hearts of Teenage Girls The lights were doused as silence fell over the audience. Then from the speakers burst the rollicking overture of Bye, Bye Birdie as candidswere flashed on the screen in front of the stage. This all occurred in the WHS auditorium the weekend of May 19, 20, and 21, The annual chorus musical was Bye, Bye Birdie, about a rock star who was drafted into the army. The show started with music and slide pictures of the cast. There were individual shots, group shots and various poses of Conrad Birdie. The pictures showed excitement, agony, love and devotion. Conrad Birdie lPeter Framej was the rock star who traveled to Sweetapple, Ohio, to bestow one last kiss on Kim MacAffee lAngie Neuemeierl, as arranged by his manager Albert Peterson fRoger Herriottl, who was also a mamma's boy. Albert's mother, Mae Peterson lMichelle Wernerl was a domineering woman who disapproved of her son's relation- ship with his secretary, Rose Alvarez lSherry Naylorl. While in Sweetapple, Kim has just been pinned to Hugo Peabody iGreg Cowgerl and in the telephone hour the teenagers of Sweetapple discuss the pinning of the two. Hugo becomes very jealous of Conrad and during the Ed Sullivan show Hugo hits Con- rad and ruins the show. The ending isa happy one with Albert telling off his mother and marrying Rose. Conrad goes into the Army and Kim and Hugo resume a happy relationship. l X 9 30 Student Life