West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Junior Brad Ingersoll, Speed, offers his help and advice to a troubled Oscar, Junior Jeff Ashcraft. Cast members rehearse the scene where they attempt to figure out where their friend, Felix, could be. The rest of the cast attempts to reason with Felix after he attempted suicide, Play 27

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26 Play Am Odd Couple If one had visited the West High auditorium on Febru- ary 26, 27, or 28, he would have found an extremely odd situation. That's exactly it! On these three nights, selected student actors and actresses performed their version of the hit play and television show, The Odd Couple. Heading off the cast as Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, Rick Eckstein and Jeff Ashcraft portrayed their characters in an excellent fashion. The rest of the cast included Brad Ingersoll, Paul Marberry, Dave Meu- mann, Mike McDaniel, Connie Weiman, and Nancy Heuer. In this play version of The Odd Couple, Felix Unger divorced his wife and went to live with his also divorced cronie, Oscar Madison. A hilarious production resulted from the clashing personalities of the two men. K The cast of the play, which featured on stage seating F for the audience, was directed by drama instructor Mr. Cervantes. Junior Kim Kelly received the job of assistant director. Sf . .X .. ,, .M .....,.-s-Mwum Oscar qttgmpig to come up with a solution to his friend, Felix'5 Feeling down after his attempted suicide, Felix is reassured by his problem, friends that all will soon be well, ,. ff if rw ,b V jk

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A Day In The Life Cf. a When Felicia Fashion enters West High School, every student f' recognizes at once that her yacht from New York carrying the .5 latest fashionable clothes, has arrived. As she makes her way ! ilk, through the crowded halls, tiny particles of fur from her rabbit fur j + Zi' V coat, are shed on a lowly girl following closely behind. A neatly H gg' l ' x tied dark blue satin bow accents her flowing, faultless auburn hair. l, v ' , During her fourth hour gym class, Felicia stays as cool as a 1 cucumber. Everyone else is hot and sweaty, looking as though - x 1 they just returned from a dip in the pool. When classes are over . for the day she takes her genuine rabbit fur coat out of her f l J immaculate locker, and travels down the hallway. She passes inumerable people, all of whom are too lowly for her to acknowl- X l, edge. Stepping out into the cold air, she spots her chauffer X i waving beside her private limousine. Another fashionable day has l , ended for Felicia Fashion as she and her driver head toward the 1 M multi-million dollar Fashion mansion. -,F-, 1 -7-ff4f Jerry Jock rushes from the locker room after his strenous early '-I-Z A 9 7 bird gym class. With his hair still wet from his invigorating shower, as X ' he saunters to his acquired leaning place against the brick wall in ,ff !, ' elf K lf the main hall. His Nike shoes are spotless and they cover his red 21 fa and white jock socks. With his gym bag in his right hand and his lf' 1 Xl left hand in the left pocket of his slightly faded Levis, he tries to K ' -A f Lf-S look like a super athlete. He checks out every girl that walks by fbi lf' I Aft , A L,, f and winks at a lucky few. On this typical morning he only talks to ff 1 rf ff' N 'x X ,- three or four very select people, and only two of them actually 2.1 1,-f i I l If get to see his muscles buldge under his Ski Colorado Shirt. X . At one minute before 8:00 he ambles to his first period cooking lf! K 5 A fl lf class and starts his day of complex courses. At noon when his le' . F-1 classes are over, he goes home to rest for the big game, hoping to if SX Ki do well so that he can bring honor and glory to himself and fi A j 'W West High School. .ff-f-I 4 fs-fi lx ' N STJ ONS5j xx 28 Feature