Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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With a brand new format, the Variety Show took on a competitive form as WZPL ' s Jonathon Doll judged and then was the disc jockey for the Choir sponsored dance... PTJTTTN 9 on the hits iving up to its Lname, the Variety Show had just that-variety. An entirely new for- mat sparked en- thusiasm for the students who auditioned acts for the two night show. Puttin ' On The Hits, was exe- cuted much like the real television show, complete with competition in lip sync, live vocals, dances and live instrumentals. The show was a two night process of elimination. The April 25 show was judged by members of Ball State Singers, who decided which acts would go on to perform the next night in the final competition. The sense of competi- tion made it fun and challenging, remarked Junior performer Shelley Gillette. The competition stiffened at the Friday performance, where WZPL ' s Jonathan Doll judged the nine re- maining acts. Of those nine acts, Gillette ' s solo performance of Honestly Love You proved the best, winning a grand prize of $25. First runner-up was Sophomore Jessie Bogg, who did a dance rou- tine to Poetry In Motion. Close behind was Freshman David Jour- dan ' s performance of Prince ' s The Beautiful Ones. Anchoring third runner-up was Sophomore Steph- anie Thonn ' s piano solo to Far From Over. I was very excited and surprisedwhen I placed, stated Thonn. After the competition was over, a Lisa Valos Shelley Gillette choir-sponsored dance prevailed in the gym, with Jonathan Doll as the disc jockey. It was neat to have someone there that I hear on the radio every day, commented Freshman Sabrina Collins. Not only was the show a success, but the dance proved to be highly profitable for the choir department as well. I think we ' ll keep this for- mat next year because we made enough money at the dance to pay for our jackets that the juniors will re- ceive at the choir banquet this spring, stated choral director Joann Keesling. Along with Taylor, Seniors Mike Jarnagin and Bill Applegate were student directors. They took on the task of organizing and preparing the show. They did a lot of phone cal- ling to put together the prize pack- ages that were given to the winner and the respective places after first. Also doing their part were Seniors Julie Hochstetler and Kevin Morey, who were the emcees for the Thurs- day night show. They had numer- ous costume changes throughout the performance to keep the crowd pleased. The Friday night show was emceed by Morey and Senior Todd Walker. It was really a lot of fun! reflected Hochstetler. Spring is the end of many seniors ' choir careers. Senior Cindy Taylor stated, It was fun being a student director for the Variety Show. Performing a lip tync to Prince ' s The Beautiful Ones is Freshman David Jourdan. The song won him a third placing in the competition. 28 VARIETY SHOW

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Prom Court and escort : Terry Terrell, Pam Fullen- wider, Bret Cook, Amy Williams, Dane Carpenter and Queen Jennifer Barrick, Scott Francouer, Heidi Schepp, Derrick Dobbs, Rhonda Pearson. No Strangers in the Night are Senior dates John Durbin and Amy Garrett as they get close to prepare for picture taking. PROM 27

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Yorktotcn ' s first ballet was a sight to see as Seniors Kenny Williams and Phil Ramsey point their toes to Van Halen ' s Hot For Teacher. Audience participation took part in the Friday night performance with emcees Seniors Todd Walker and Kevin Morey. VARIETY SHOW 29