Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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• • • A Great Time Places were set, house and backstage lights were dropped, and reactively the audience grew quiet. The curtains opened and the limelight fell upon a surprisingly small twelve person cast. After five weeks of rehearsals the Junior Class Production of Feiffer’s People was under way. The pressure on Dan Fleshman’s shoulders was great. He was not only working with a rela¬ tively inexperienced cast, but was faced with the problem of raising a large sum of money so the Junior class could afford an out-of-school prom. If I had to do it over, the thing I would change would be the play. The one we did was just too Putting on the finishing touches. Phil Szenas perfects his make-up before curtain time of You Can ' t Take It With You. Make-up emphasized features such as the eyes and lips which otherwise would not be seen by the audience. by All sophisticated. However, we did what we set out to do. We made a lot of money. The play consisted of 30 humorous mini-skits about people as they are today, and often con¬ tained subject matter which varied between sophisticated and mature. The word mature was quickly changed to unacceptable when after opening night the play was cut from two hours and ten minutes, to one and one half hours. After the second performance it was again edited so it could be done for the school body. This action was not taken favorably by the actors. I think frustrating is the word for it. You study lines for five weeks and get everything just right and then half of them are cut out, well, you fed as though your efforts have been wasted,” added Bemie Smith. However, much good also came from the play. The twelve actors received a new experi¬ ence in drama, found a new field of interest and became good friends. The Senior Class play You Can’t Take It With You” was a traditional three act play, therefore, it was understood by more of the stu¬ dent body. It w ' as about a girl and her slightly whacky family. The girl falls in love and when her boyfriend ' s parents come to visit, all sorts of zany things go on. The play was a lot of fun to do,” reminisced cast member Matt Holmes. There were its ups and downs, like when Ms. Cherly Flory broke her leg and when Pam Jewette fell during the first performance and broke her arm. But all in all we had a great time.” Hey, how ya doin ' pal? says actor Bemie Smith as he greets Chuck Garber. In this skit of Fieffer’s People two old friends see each other and find out they have gone different ways.

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28 In the spotlight. Alan Reed hams it up performing a skit in Feiffer’s People. There were several monologues in the play. It goes like this ... Matt Holmes discusses a point with Mike Wilson in a performance of the Senior Class Play. The play ran for two nights and then was performed for the stu¬ dent body. Taking it easy. Warren Hoppe and Mike Marsilio relax as they practice one of their many skits. Numerous skits, a char¬ acteristic of the Junior Class Play, taxed the actors ingenuity and talent but w ere interesting and fun to do. it Life

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Pep Rallies: The Eighth Class To any visitor unfortunate enough to walk in the gym at 1:00 on a Friday afternoon, before a football or basketball game, the odd assemblage of green, white, and yellow shirts may seem strange. But to a student at WSHS the band on the gym floor, flailing pom-poms, nervous feet, and screaming heads seem amazingly normal. The gathering of students is formally known as a pep rally. The Viking handbook defines a pep rally as an assembly of the student body to initiate school spirit, but we know differently. They are a chance for you to get out the hostility you have for your math teacher or just get a little R O-W-D-Y. During a pep rally the average stu¬ dent can lose up to six pounds. Besides rooting for their favorite team, the Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes try to prove that their class is the craziest, and most spirited. Students made signs that proudly displayed their team and their class. This year the Sophomore class made their mark by winning the spirit stick at the Homecoming pep rally, much to the dismay of the Seniors and Juniors. The cheerleaders organized and led the rallies. They planned skits and cheers. Together with the band, flags and the rifles they got things started and kept everything under control. Even though pep rallies seem rather unusual they are a chance for students to come together and have a good time. 30 Student Life