Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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Fame Twenty-one Ralph (John Gray) will do anything to get into his idol’s old school, including doing a “jerky time step to Swanee Riv¬ er” in the dance department. “NO MOTHERS!” screams Mrs. Sher¬ wood (Katie Daggett) as she pushes Mrs. Schwartz (Julie Olivieri) out the door during her daughter’s audition. Improvising to what’s “pumpin’ in through the walls”, Leroy (Brandon MacNeill) helps out Shirley (Kristen Pi- cariello) with her dancing audition.

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Closed auditions only... Student actors achieve Fame U ' ' ' I ' l. I I ■ ■ ■ H M ame costs, and right here is where you start paying for it, in sweat!” So goes the famous line from the movie and T.V. series “Fame”. How¬ ever, this line took on a more personal meaning for some stu¬ dents as “Fame” was per¬ formed at the high school on November 17, 18, and 19. Much confusion arose when it was announced that “Fame,” a musical, was to be the fall dra¬ ma production. All questions were immediately settled when director J. Christopher Martin explained that the play would be performed without music. That didn’t strike many people as a good idea, but as sopho¬ more Tom Moore, who played the part of drama teacher Mr. Farrell, pointed out, “even though it was originally written as a musical, it worked great as a drama.” The play dealt mainly with a group of students as they made their way through New York City’s prestigious High School J. Christopher Martin poses with the en¬ tire cast and crew which brought a taste of “Fame” to the high school on Novem- her 17, 18, and 19. I hoH Wi’ of Performing Arts (PA, for short). As it opens, Montgom¬ ery MacNeill (John Segota) performs his audition while dra¬ ma teacher Mr. Farrell (Tom Moore) and senior drama stu¬ dent Michael Lambert (Dave McIntosh) observe. The play then continues with the rest of the auditions and follows the students until their graduation. Several serious problems are dealt with in the course of the play, such as Doris Schwartz (Lisa Carlson), dealing with her overbearing mother (Julie Olivieri) while searching for her own identity, and Ralph Garcy (John Gray) and his idolization of a fallen star. Other problems arose around the friction which developed between classical music teacher Mr. Shorovsky (Matt Behnke) and his student Bruno Martelli (Aaron Ste¬ vens), who had ideas of his own, and Coco Hernandez (Deanna Della Cioppa) who tried to be¬ friend the stubborn Bruno, as well as the pressure felt by Eng¬ lish teacher Mrs. Sherwood (Katie Daggett) who had to deal with the illness of her hus¬ band and the stubborness of her student Leroy Johnson (Bran¬ don MacNeill), whose determi¬ nation to dance was countered by his illiteracy. All these seri¬ ous problems were dealt with and were solved in some way by the end of the play. Even though it is now over, this very successful production brought to each student, even if for only a brief moment, that which was desired, fame. -John Segota « Fame “ , Twenty

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Winter Dances Twenty-two ia Leaving their dates aside, Siobhan White, Denise Delaney, Brandi Smith, and Alison Alberts, find the the time to get together at the Junior semi. Getting down to the music, Kelly Scott and Brooks Park dance the night away at the Senior Snowball, one of the last events to celebrate the end of a beginning. Taking time out from dancing, Cara McDounough and Albie Cail share a sentimental moment at the Senior Snow¬ ball, the class of ' 89’s last semi-formal.