Wednesday, July 30, 2008

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (AND MORE) ‘65-‘68

Mary Kathleen DunlapBy Barbara Groark

OK, it's about time we embarrassed some people. With the help of a niece, I have serenely got my scanner to work after a day of swearing on my own. I am also in possession of yearbooks from the four years we spent in high school. Heh, heh, heh.

Song, dance, and other theatrical entertainment constitute the theme for today, and there's really not much for me to say. I do apologize for the somewhat awkward picture placement. This is about the sixteenth way I've been trying to get them to appear.

Marian the Librarian (Linda S.) with Professor Harold Hill (Mike A.)Since your memory may not be 100% on these matters, here is a reminder: starting senior year we had "The Music Man" and "The Madwoman of Chaillot"; junior year we had "My Fair Lady" and "Androcles and the Lion"; sophomore year "Carousel," and the play was "Yellow Jacket," but none of our class was in pictures for that (that I recognized); and freshman year "Oklahoma" and "Amahl and the Night Visitors," for which we see Cassie Riger and Janet Stojak appearing precociously (not all shown). 

And then Cassie Riger and Mike Amoroso keep showing up every year and everywhere like a couple of Forrest Gumps. Bob Law and Linda Schwartzkopf also make frequent appearances.

And we need to mention all the stage hands and backstage support people, as well as the orchestra people, who do not show up in the photos but whose team effort made everything turn out so well. Anybody remember who the photographer was?


an informal pop session
Bob Law, Kris Mosteller in Music Man
Mrs Paroo (Cassie R.) gives orders
The Music Man himself
The Egyptians play
Chris Hill sings
Dennis Murawski and friend
Christmas with the Glee Club

What was this occasion?
The Madwoman herself (Mary Callahan)
Mary Ann Kearney in character
Shirley Brettell applies makeup to Joe Garbe
A tavern in Chaillot (Joe Garbe, Lew Hassell, Chris Hill, and Cassie Riger
Andy DePalma looking scary

Madwoman and friends Susan Bronesky and Janet Stojak

Bob Law as Freddie 'On the Street Where You Live'
Eliza Doolittle (Linda Schwartzkopf)
Alfred P. Doolittle (Mike LaRocco) railing against middle class morality
Bruce Anderson as Colonel Pickering




More Cockneys, including Mike Amoroso
'Move yer bloomin' arse!'
Cassie Riger on the tuba




A Roman soldier (Harry Lukis) in Amahl and the Night Visitors
Jim Gillis defies authority in Amahl (Joe O'Brien stands guard)


Oklahoma chorus girls Janet Stojak and Cassie Riger
Mike Amoroso listens to a friend