by Renae Bottom for the grant tribune-sentinel
A look back at Bye, Bye Birdie
With this year’s Perkins County High School students putting on “Bye, Bye Birdie,” the Tribune-Sentinel takes a look back to other years where the musical was performed at the school.Bye, Bye, Birdie was on stage at PCS in October 1991 with Ryan Terwilliger playing the lead of“Conrad Birdie”, pictured above. The play was directed by Alan Sipes and Diana Tate. Playing other lead roles in the musical were Will Schroeder, Jenni Stritt, Dana Lair, Ranae Krajewski, Carrie
Johnson, A J . Regier, Doug Colglazier, Matt Regier. Nearly all of the student body was involved in one phase or another with the production. In addition, members of the community helped out wherever needed.
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Members of the cast of “Bye, Bye, Birdie” from 2001 were: (Front row, l-r): Michelle Long, Molly Mayer, Nikelle Kurkowski, Brandee Marquardt, Kolay Payne, Whitney Bottom, Stacia Erlewine and Adrianne Poppe. Second row: Chris Johner, Brady Willhite, Jenna Russell, Megan Burton, Shae Shiers, Chris Softley, Troy Haenfler, Chelsea Geisert, Jenni Meyer, Bonnie Goff, Leslie Burton and Laura Demmel. Third row: Hazley Hamm, Sarah Demmel, Casey Schroeder, Tyler Mahnken, Kody Salsman, Russell Swan, Patrick McGreer, Josh Borowski,
Dusty Marquardt, Max Kurkowski and Tyler Hughes. Back row: Jyl Hagan, Arielle Roberts, Sallina Torres, Lucas Regier, Kevin Loeffler, Michael Logsdon and Justin Richardson. Not pictured: Ashleigh Young, Bobbi Magee.
Look out Apple Pie, here comes Birdie!
Several PC Schools youth performed the musical “Bye, Bye Birdie” over the weekend. Above, the residents of Apple Pie, Ohio are introduced to the singing sensation Conrad Birdie, with guitar, played by Mason McGreer. Also pictured are, from left, Briana Ledford, Mallory McClenahan and Maylynn Walker. Back row, from left, Ava Reese, Brock Tines, Eli Busick and Myles Bishop at the podium.