Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE PERFORMED AT BUCKMAN Due to remodeling the auditorium, the cast and crew of Up the Down Staircase had to rehearse and present the play at Buckman Grade School auditorium. A lot was learned by all of us in adapt- ing the show to the small Buckman stage. It's called, do the best you can with what you have. We certainly came to appreciate the Washington High facilities more then ever, expressed Miss Mary- lin Olsen, the new drama director. Rehearsals lasted nine weeks with two weeks of three o'clock to ten o'clock practices. Each actor was responsible for their own costumes. The student actors were a marvelous group to get to know, added Miss Olsen. She presented a beautiful cake to the cast after the Saturday performance. The show centered around Miss Sylvia Barrett, a new teacher at a New York City High School, who, through many poeple decides that it would be challenging as well as rewarding to keep teaching at Calvin Coolidge High. I felt Up the Down Staircase could have been much better if the cast and crew would have been more ex- perienced in theatre arts, commented Eddie Schefter. Up the Down Staircase was presented November 18 and 19 to good size audiences each night. All were disappointed when they learned that no work had been done on the auditorium until after the play was over. (1) First year teacher Sylvia Barrett (Stephanie Barton) grades English compositions before class. (2) Sylvia's friend Ellen (Kim Williams) talks about the possibility of Sylvia (Stephanie Barton) trans- fering to a small suburban college. 16

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(1) Senior Victor Roche displays smooth form in the pie-in-the-face softball game. (2) Seniors Cathy Benton and Carol Brown show excitement as Portland Timbers player Stewart Scullion praises Washington High. (3) Junior Paul Hagen and sopho- more Steve Hogatt display strength in the tug-o-war during Homecoming Week. Left, junior Ken Mooney shows internment. 15

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I -•— (1) Principal J.J. Me Habe, (Brian Rhone) disciplines Joe Ferone, (Wade Booth) a hostile rebellious student. UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE Cast Faculty SYLVIA BARRETT BEATRICE SCHACHTER PAUL BARRINGER J. J. McHABE ..... ELLA FRIEDENBURG FRANCES EGAN CHARLOTTE WOLF SAMANTHA BESTER Students LOU MARTIN LENNIE NEUMARK CAROLE BLANKA ALICE BLANKA .... VIVIAN PAINE .... LINDA ROSEN JOSE RODRIGUEZ CARRIE BLAINE .... HARRY KAGEN ..... RACHEAL GORDON JILL NORRIS ...... ELIZABETH NORRIS . CHARLES AARONS EDWARD WILLIAMS . JOE FERONE ....... HELEN ARBUZZI FRANCINE GARDNER KATHERINE WOLZOW ELLEN ........... Stephanie Barton Marcia Guillory Eddie Schefter Brian Rhone ........Jean Gaps Britt Ellis . . Cheryl Johnson ....Debbie Lloyd Ken Carey ......Doug Wolfe .....Ann Wiebe .....Lisa Passarelli Kathy Van Horn Marlene Nulph Peter Schuurmans ......Tracy Piazza Michael Lamb .......Kim Dillon .....Shery Tidwel ......Traci Hartel . . John Jorgenson . Jeffry Hinman Wade Booth Katie Goodfellow ......Kathy Barry ......Amy Degler Kim Williams 17