Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Dance TeJented dzinccrs at Woodward Acade- my have the opportunity to become members of the Woodward Dance En- semble. Other students who are still working on perfecting their abilities may work as apprentices to the company. The major project of the Woodward Dance Ensemble was their Spring Dance Concert held on April 23, 1981. Throughout the 1980-81 school year, the members practiced to perfect their skills and produce routines for the concert. Other activities included participating in school and community activities, exhibi- tions, and workshops. Also during the year, the Dance Ensemble invited guest teachers to work with the group. Partici- pating in the guest teacher program were: Hal Linter who conducted a folk dance workshop, Lali Bail who held a ballet session, and Mari Kajawara who conducted a modern dance class. Several dedicated and experienced members of the dance group served as officers. Those students leading the group were: Beth Brown, President; Jeff Johnson, Vice President; Patricia Saker, Secretary; and Glynis Elliot, Treasurer. The Dance Ensemble ' s faculty sponsor was Ms. Milne Bail. LEFT TO RIGHT: Dana Tructman, Whitney Troope, Mary Alexander, Cheryl Merideth. Tia Smith, Lisa Merritt, Donna Lawson, Christine Rogers, JoAnn Alexander, Lea Landers. Kelly Cole. SECOND ROW: Beth Brown, Patricia Saker, Donna Woolf, Michele Staton. Glynis Elliott. 70 DANCE

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Bye, Bye Birdie On March 26, 27, and 28, the Fine Arts department presented the musical Bye, Bye. Birdie. Birdie is a satirical and funny look at the rock and roll world of 1960. The Musical revolves around the chaos that is created when an Elvis Pres- ley type rock idol named Conrad Birdie is drafted into the army. Playing the leads in this production were: David King as Birdie ' s manager, Albert Peterson; Mar- tha Woodward as his secretary fiance. Rose Alvcrez; and David Lowry as Birdie. Playing other key roles were: Gordon Scott, Virginia Shapard. Leanne Koon, George Carley, Janita Poe, and Lisa Frost. The production was directed by Mr. Heck. Musical direction was by Mr. Ron Rodman, and choral supervision was by Mr. Alan McClung. More than 55 stu- dents from the Upper, Middle, and Lower Schools were involved with the produc- tion of Bye, Bye, Birdie. MUSICAL 69

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SITTING; Jim Miller. Jeff Stepakoff. STANDING: Miss Suzanne Greer, Anne Morgan, Beth Brown, Bill Largin, Dauid Langford, Mark Barron, Don Allen. NOT PICTURED; Mike Alexander, Mike Bunker. Jeff Hamilton, Jeff Sheetz, Chris Uberto, Adlen Walker. W.A.T.V. Under the new coordinator. M Su- zanne Greer, the Woodward Academy T.V, crew developed a successful pro- gram of television journalism. Crew mem- bers began working during the summer by checking equipment and making re- pairs in preparation for the beginning of the 1980-81 school year. From Septem- ber through June, the crew ' s main re- sponsibility was the production of home- room shows for the Upper and Lower Schools. Additionally, the WATV crew also made special presentations such as the interviews of SGA and service club officers. The crew was aided by the addition of several new pieces of equipment such as the two JVC cameras. With the new equipment, the students were able to im- prove the quality of WATV productiorvs. 1 W.A.T.V. 71