Whitko High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Pierceton, IN)

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Wet palms, a lump in the throat, and nervousness, were the common symptons on the first night of the big production of “L’il Abner.” But all the nervousness went back to tryouts when the actors and actresses were selected for their parts. I walked slowly into the auditorium, not sure if I really wanted to go through with this or not. But with persuasion from my friends, I tried out, which wasn’t easy. First, there was the most dreaded thing of all, not only for me, but for the others also. We had to go on stage and sing. The time had come to make a fool of myself. I survived through the song “Oh Beautiful” though, and soon tryouts were over. A cou- ple of days later the results were established, and my name was on the list. I even got a leading role. But of course that meant more memorizing of lines. Practices came and went. New people were brought in to fill extra parts, and crews began to form. Slowly, things were coming together. Finally, it was the day of the show. Everyone involved was nervous and tense. At 3:10 only last minute things had to be finished. Every- one needed their lines memorized, their cos- tumes adjusted, a few more minutes of shut-eye, or a last minute snack. But in the back of each mind was the question “Will it pay off?” Seeing the smiles on the crowd’s faces an- swered our question, “Definitely!” It was an experience I'll never forget and I doubt anyo- ne else will either. “That's a bathtub not a toilet. Senior Garth Jenkins Above: “But, I’m too young to drink, says senior Kevin takes a load off his feet. Archer to macho man Eric Dierks.

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SS SRO . ae SEAT Aine atrennaataciaaias “Why do we have to be up here? asks seniors Anita Ce- Above “Shake it while you still got it, says M.C. Joey arbaugh, Vanessa Kline and Traci Rose. Busz to partner Kevin Archer as they strut their stuffon “Don’t touch me, its been a bad day! yells freshmen Mi- stage. chael Reeve to his stumbling assistant Curtis Boggs.

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| Above: “Duh, where am ?” asks senior Joey Busz, while ‘“Let’s take five.’ Most of the cast of L’il Abner relaxes “Who is that masked woman?” Sophomore Dawn Jen- being his usual silly self. for awhile. nings cares for her new-born pig. vd,