Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Deb Allen portrays a very loving and compassionate landlady who cares a great deal for Charlie. SPRIMQ PLAY

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Ferforming Rhythm of the night. The Sensation Singers performed several times during the year for the students. The FTA brings an exciting asem- bly about their Prevention Through Education program early in the school year. There was a film on child sexual abuse shown. The freshman class give it their collective best shot at their first Homecoming pep rally. Spirit build- ing is a constant task here at Wayne. Assemblies - back in sctiool ig Switch in program ■ry There was a big switch in the assembly pro- gram this year - We had them. Last year, due to the time on task law passed by the state legislature we could no longer have assem- blies or pep sessions. During homecoming we banked time during our passing periods. Instead of the regular five minute pass- ing period the bells were run at a four minute period. We banked up enough time to have a thirty-minute pep session. We built up spirit. The publication ' s depart- ment sold balloons, and the cheerieaders, along with the coaches spoke to the cheer- ing crowds. We tumed around and had another pep session, during the Christmas season. We donated $1,250 to both the Big Brothers Big Sisters Or- ganization, and to the Boy Scouts of Allen county. Stu- dent Council President Marie Mamrick presented the checks to the respective groups. During the week before Christmas Break sev- eral Student Council mem- bers dressed as elves col- lected monies from each classroom during third peri- od. The Latin Club was the biggest money eamer for the charities. The Latin Club raised over $600 during the annual Slave Sale. People went as high as $250, and as low as $2. The slaves prom- ised to do such things as taking their owners for a dovmtown carraige ride, or out for a pizza, or doughnuts and orangejuice first thing in the moming, some of the most dangerous slaves said they would do anything. riot only were assemblies ftjn and mostly interesting, but also educational. The PTA sponsored a program held in the auditorium for Child Sexual Abuse. The film was very revealing. It had interviews from convicted child molesters. The PTA passed out phamlets and other informative papers. On a happier note, the QADD (Generals Against drunk driving) sponsored Bob Stromberg. The man was a riot, said junior Jim Kruse. Stromberg entertain- ed two different audiences with mime and storytelling. The offic ers had seen Strom- berg at a SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) con- vention in Indianapolis dur- ing July, and asked him to speak to other students at Wayne. ' Dr. White finished up the assemblies with an assem- bly celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King ' s birthday. It was an informative and mov- ing convocation. Along with all the normal class meetings, the assem- blies gave relaxation along with educational informa- tion to WHS students, never- theless time on task was stressed this year. Dr. White made the year seem more like school, than a prison with allowing time off for good behavior. ASSEMBLIES

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Discussing Charlie ' s condition Pro- fessor riemur an d Beth make un- sure conclusions of what exactly will happen to Charlie and Algernon in the future. Explaining the technicalities of surgery to Alice is one of the many jobs that Dr. Strauss has to do. Senior JefTCrabill played the doctor in the play Flowers for Algernon. Charlie (Dan Zimmerman) smirks at his own brilliance after making a narrow escape for Algernon at the convention while Professor Memur (Mike Qanaway) angrily knows of Charlie s plans to hide the mouse in the play Flowers for Algernon. Flowers for Algernon re-enacted During the spring, the drama department chose to reenact a play that they staged several cars ago. As it read on the back of the program. Flow- ers for Algernon is a very special drama. Even though the play has been presented before, this was the first year that an in-school perform- ance was allowed. The money that was raised dur- ing the school performance will go to back a musical in the fall or the spring of next year. The story line for Flowers for Algernon was rather sim- ple to follow and easy to get into. In the beginning of the play, Charlie Gordon, por- trayed by Dan Zimmerman, is used as part of an experi- ment to increase intelligence through an operation and the use of learning aids. During his learning time, Charlie is visited by his old teacher, played by Kim Wis- dom. Charlie learns many things through his lessons, but his emotions still remain on his previous level, leaving him unable to sustain a romantic relationship with his teacher. Charlie continues to learn and is brought up against a mouse who has had an oper- ation identical to Charlie s. At first, Charlie dispises Al- gernon, but goes on to be- come the closest of friends. Because of his increased intelligence, Charlie is kick- ed out of his menial bakery job for being too smart, and after this, Charlie begins to remember his terrible child- hood. Once Charlie reaches the top of his world, things begin to go wrong. Alger- non s brain reverts to the past state with Charlie di- rectly behind him. After Al- gernon dies dies, Charlie loses his intelligence and is sent back to the state home. During Flowers for Alger- non, the entire cast shows the audience the cruelties that human beings inflict upon one another as well as the joys and happiness that they can share if they try. The audience was able to follow Charlie through his pains and even shed a tear of sorrow for him at the end. Zimmerman did an excel- lent job taking Charlie to and through his date with destiny. He put on a strong performance, drawing the audience in with his changes in voice and intelligence. With the last curtain came the close of Zimmerman s acting career at Wayne. Four other senior actors (Jeff Crabill, Mike Qanaway, Jackie Miller and Kim Wis- dom) drew greatly on emo- tions during flowers for Al- gernon. They all kept the audience alive with their fighting, screaming, and tears. We all enjoyed the moving drama, and some of Wayne s all time best theatre people bid their farewell to Wayne s stage. SPRiriQ FLAY