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
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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.”