Woodlan Senior High School - Arrow Yearbook (Woodburn, IN)

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Senior Rita Bennett tips the bottle while she is backstage operating the curtain and directing the scene changes. Checking last minute preparations, Mr. Snider looks at the stage to make sure the curtain is ready to go up. One of the stars of the show, senior Gordon Miller tosses his head and says, Look at me! MUSICAL 29

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Gamblin ' Guys Dancin ' Dolls Choreographer Debbie Roth and her daughter Ashlee read along through a script book during one of the first practices. As a stripper and a gambler, junior Lynda Grams and senior Doug Amburgey get ready for the opening night of Guys Dolls. Senior Gordon Miller gives up on fighting i Debbie Roth cake on the makeup. nd lets ... and then they took off their dresses and threw them into the audience! What ' s this? Strippers at our school? No, it ' s just the characters some played for the musical Guys Dolls. Guys Dolls was about a gambler who had been engaged to a dan- cer stripper for fourteen years and finally got married. His thoughts On marriage were ex- pressed in one line, We all have to go someday! They didn ' t actually take off all of their clothes; they merely stripped down to something a bit more comfortable. It does get quite hot under those lights!! The play this year got off a little late, but after things got going the cast was really hot! It was performed on April 24-26 and prac- tices for the play didn ' t get started until a couple of weeks before spring break. When the kids came back from their vacation on Monday, Mr. Snider was ready and work- ing them hard. T he lead roles were taken by seniors Cheryl Nicole as Miss Sarah, Gordon Miller as Nathan Detroit, and Greg Stieglitz as Sky Masterson; juniors Kym Campbell as Ad- elaide, and Stan Gerig as Benny South - street; and sophomore Matt DeLong as Nicely Nicely Johnson. The students didn ' t have much time for anything while in prep- aration for the musical. Most of the practices were held in the evening and they lasted three hours or until Mr. Snider was pleased enough to let them go home. Mr. Schlatter was in charge of most of the vocal training while Mr. Snider was the director. Debbie Roth was the choreographer and helped out wherever she was needed. She commented, With so many different areas of this musical, I felt sometimes a bit over- whelmed, but working with such an out- standing group of students proved to be rewarding. The ' Guys Dolls ' production was a great success. Reflecting on perfor- mances versus practices, she was pleased and proud to see the students and their portrayal of their characters come to life. And with about 1500 people there for all three nights, it was a success. When asked about her mistakes, junior Kym Campbell commented, I panicked and tried to cover it up as well as I could. One of the many students that went to see the play noted that the cast this year was a bit more polished than the previous year. Mr. Snider summed up the play by commenting, Cre- ating a musical production pushes anyone to the limits of their abilities — cast, crew, and director. But the - ultimate ' magic ' of theatre and rewards of seeing a story come alive through the combined work and talent of everyne working together is certainly worth it! ' Guys Dolls ' was a wonderful prod uc- tion! Amy Yoder 28 MUSICAL

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The Clash Of The Classes Scuba Seniors?!Jail-Bait Juniors?! Su- perfriend Sophomores?! Fruity Fresh- men?! Who are these people? These are the themes that each class chose for Class Tourney. Each class dressed and acted according to their theme while cheering on their very own bas- ketball stars on Thursday evening, March 20. There were two tournaments divided into two 20 -minute periods, one be- tween the guys and one between the girls. Any girl that did not letter in basketball could play. The night start- ed with the Senior girls playing the Junior girls, the Junior girls winning. Then the Sophomore girls beat the Freshmen. The final game was then between the Juniors and the Sophomores. The Sophomore girls were generally more organized because of their experience in playing together on the reserve team. The Juniors didn ' t have this ad- vantage of experience; they were more or less thrown together. The Juniors that were experienced had lettered and were not able to play. A Jail - Bait Ju - nior Cissy Ely commented, I thought it was fun, especially at the end. We knew we wouldn ' t win so we started fouling them like crazy!! The Superfriend Sophomore girls were tri- umphant!!! The guy ' s tournament also started with the Jail -Bait Juniors playing the Scuba Seniors. In this game the Sen- iors won the first game. Junior Brad Hall commented, We should have taken the ball inside more and hit the boards harder. Overall it was a phys- All photos by Kim Farmer ical and fastpaced game! The Fresh- men then ruled over the Sophomores, showing the Sophomores which team had better quality. Superfriend Sopho- more Jeff Bradtmiller commented, The boys team should have got first, but the Freshmen out -hustled us. The Freshmen were probably the best team in the school ' s history. Good outside shots, good rebounding, and superb athletes. The final game was the Seniors chal- lenging the Freshmen to try their best. The Seniors, of course, won though the Freshmen went against their odds and gave it their best shot. It was awesome! We kicked !@ and won it , exclaimed Senior Todd Smith. The Class Tourney generally consisted of a lot of spirit! A stereo was brought in to arouse the love everyone has for music. One of the beloved tunes that was played which got everyone on their feet and jumping was Mony Mony by Billy Idol. Everyone came to cheer on their own class and it also gave them a good reason to get out of the house. Who could turn down a chance to be with their friends, dress up wild, and just act downright CRAZY??!!! Not many people, and that is one of the reasons that there was a good turnout at the Class Tourney. The other reason is because of Woodlan ' s spirit. Al- though everyone was cheering only for their own class, the spirit that was displayed was the one and only Woodlan class spirit! Concentrating on her dribbling. Senior Tina Burkhart stops to prove that she isn ' t just another dingy blond and she can bounce a basketball. Some Scuba Seniors sit and watch anxiously while getting leady to wash out theif opponents. 30 CLASS TOURNEY