West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Mr. Kautz takes a quick dip on a cool night as he serves as a target for the dunking machine. What started out as a swing tor a quarter ended up as a flip for free. A Bob Mason looks for volunteers from his audience to assist him with his ESP. The blind-tug-ot-war attracted various groups of individuals in a test of strength and endurance. Homecoming 17

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Sensational Days Continued From Page 15 was highlighted with presentations by Bob Mason, a mentaiist. Skeptical audiences filled the auditorium but they were soon proven wrong as Bob Mason demonstrated his capabilities with student volunteers. Some of his feats included correctly guess- ing the amount of change a member of the audience had in his pocket, stating the time an old, non-working watch read after a vol- unteer set the hands, and accurately de- scribing a randomly chosen picture an audi- ence participant picked from Mason's col- lection. Thursday's cold weather and rain did not dampen the spirits for the night's field events and bonfire. The list of activities included blind-tug-of war, toliet paper mummy wrap, dunking machine, car smash-up and a tricy- cle race. As time went on, the crowd grew until darkness finally set in and the bonfire began. Cheerleaders led the rowdy crowd in echo- ing yells. Mr. Rasmussen led the group in the traditional snake dance around the muddy track, and the evening was brought to a close as the line broke into pieces and pro- ceeded up the hill. A resounding 33-7 defeat and the cold air dimmed the Friday night game against Clin- ton, but high spirits quickly returned Satur- day for the Homecoming dance, A Journey To Oz. A record-breaking crowd of students filled the decorated cafeteria and enjoyed the concluding event of A World Of Fantasy. Homecoming. People are coming and go- ing in an effort to absorb all of the activities. They are waiting eagerly for that one special night. Rowdiness and smiles are constantly obvious. High school memories never to be forgotten. A World Of Fantasy. by Kris Smith During the Miss West High Beauty Pageant, Mr. Ras- mussen took time out to interview a past winner played by Roberta Geisler. Couples mingle together as they enter the cafeteria for the homecoming dance, A Journey to Oz. 16 Homecoming , as eg we ..., i i

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Man Of La Mancha The lights are dim in the prison, where one of the bedraggled prisoners picks out a woeful tune on the guitar. Suddenly all is quiet as a huge ladder is lowered from the ceiling and two new arrivals are sent down. Thus began Man of La Mancha , this year's annual school musical. In reali- ty, the formidable stone walls of the dun- geon were styrofoam and the motley crew of prisoners a cast of hard-working stu- dents. The musical was one of the most expensive ever attempted at West, with a total cost of about S3,500. Man of La Mancha is set in a prison inySpain at the end of the sixteenth cen- tury during the Spanish Inquisition. lt' is actually a play within a play. It tells of I PIHY Willlill I PIBY Miguel de Cervantes, who upon arrival in the prison is attacked by prisoners who threaten to take all his possessions. Pleading with them, he promises to act out his defense in a charade, to which the prisoners agree. As he begins his charade he becomes Alonso Ouijuana, a country peasant who becomes insane. In his in- sanity he thinks he is Don Quixote, a man seeking to become a knight. ln his travels Quixote meets Aldonza, who he thinks of as his lady though she is a prostitute. Throughout the play the themes of look for the good in people and reach for the stars are apparent. Eventually the charade ends, with Quijuana on his deathbed. Were the many, many long hours of hard work worth it? Mr. Paul Holzworth, director of the musical, says, lt is a diffi- cult play for a high school to do, but the cast did the play justice. The perfor- mances were very gratifying. He de- scribed Man of La Mancha as being an almost perfect blend of drama, music, and choreography. Assisting Mr. Holz- worth were music director, Mr. May, tech- nical director, Mr. Cervantes, and choreo- grapher Mrs. Mickie Moskowitz. Serving as the leading lady in the production, sen- ior Connie Lannan expresses her feelings to the muleteers in the song Aldonza. 18 Musical