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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1983)
1983 MAY DAY Princess M eg Princess Cathy other eight princesses in hoping to be queen, M eg is ecstatic to be where she is now. “ W e ’re all so happy to be there (on the court). It’s such an honor. It’s fun! But it’s out o f our hands now, the student body is smart enough to know if you ’re not being yourself.” Which brings us to her special ty — drama. M eg has been in “ lots and lots” of W L H S productions — 10 to be precise. She led the way to the State Thespian C o n ference last year in Children’s Hour — a distinction bestowed upon only three plays in the en tire state o f O regon. She is presently involved in Black Comedy. by Heidi von Tagen “ It was always like a far away dream that I looked to in the future. Even now it hasn’t quite hit me that I am actually on the May Day court!” stated princess Cathy Vetter. Cathy has been actively in volved in such school activities as freshman volleyball, basket ball, M ay Pole, JV and varsity football rally, was a guardian angel, and bat girl for last year’s baseball team. Cathy feels that being a cheerleader and helping to prom ote school spirit is one of her m a jo r high school achievements. Out of her many experiences at W est Linn, Cathy feels that som e of the most m em orable o c curred during rally camp last summer. She recalled driving carloads of rally girls back and forth to the University of Portland every day for one week. “ It was great!” she said. “ Every day we m ade up different themes to honk at, such as all red cars, green cars, joggers, hit chhikers and pedestrians.” Cathy was born in Pendleton, Oregon, at St. Marie’s Hospital. She decided that if given the choice of being any flavor of ice cream, “ I would definitely be vanilla.” A fter a m om ent’s thought, Cathy described what she would consider the ideal M ay Day, “ It would be just like a dream, all in the clouds, a bit like fairyland and with no mistakes.” It com es as no surprise, then, when M eg chooses Karen Mit chell, drama teacher as her most influential person in high school. “ She supported me the whole way through school” she says of Mitchell. “ She took a very raw actress and gave m e the con fidence, ability to perform .” il v M eg describes herself as “ spontaneous, bubbly. I joke around a lot,” she smiles, “ but am at the same time thoughtful. Secretly she comments that the “ other side” o f M eg is “ impatient and short-tempered and a reckless driver!” S h e’s “ keeping my fingers crossed for G eorgetow n ” in Washington, D .C ., next year but president of French Club and is also considering University of IC C , O utdoor School counselor, Washington, Willamette, and volleyball team, H on or Society, Santa Clara Girl’s State Speaker of the Twinkling eyes fringed with in House, and State Thespian credibly long “ spider” eyelashes treasurer. smiled when she was asked to -;'-v M eg Bird by Susan Denton Margaret Bird is a princess. Th e brown-haired brown-eyed beauty perform ed a comical ren dition o f R om eo and Juliet to charm her w ay on the M ay Day court. It wasn’t difficult. Th e outgoing senior was born an only child in Portland, Jan. 7, 1965. S h e’s done as much as anyone could hope to ac complish in four years: c o Planning to use her four years of French in conjunction with business marketing, she hopes to som eday m aster R ussian, Japanese, and Chinese. W hile she is not unlike the . . ŸY name a flavor to be “ if she could be any ice cream in the w orld,” “ u m m m m . . . Dacquri ice milkshake.” Both interviewer and interviewee lick their lips and smile. . Cathy Vetter Princess Julie by Joanie Kramer Julie Cook T o Princess Julie C ook, an ideal May Day would begin with “ a sunny day, an audience that wouldn’t be restless, but atten tive, good entertainment, pretty music, and a smooth court dance.” Before living in W est Linn, Julie lived in Maryland and Kan sas. Since living in West Linn, she has attended W L H S for all four years. Three of the four years at W L , Julie participated in varsity track beginning her freshman year. Lettering in track was a proud accomplishment for Julie. The most memorable moments were com peting in the state track m eet in Eugene, run ning the mile relay two out of her three years in track and winning the state competition with the Debutantes. Throughout high school an in fluential teacher sticks out in Julie’s mind the most: Mr. Kuykendall. “ H e was a kind and helpful coach. H e really m ade my three years in track fun,” smiled Julie. W hen Julie was asked what flavor of ice cream she would be if she were a flavor o f ice cream, she replied “ C hocolate mint, just because it’s my favorite flavor.” dance policy,” whispered Julie. Julie enjoyed trying out for May Day in front of the student body, but she didn’t like the screening committee. “ I think anyone who wants to try out should have the chance to try out.” The anticipation of waiting to find out who will be chosen for the queen is exciting for the court. “ I like waiting to the end “I like waiting to the end to find out. It makes everyone stay closer.” The changes she would like to see happen to W L in the future would be to have an open cam pus. “ I also don’t like the atten to find out. It makes everyone stay closer,” smiled Julie. “ Everyone has been getting along pretty well so far.”