Dear Alumni, Our Dear Friends,

In Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman wrote:

“To leave something behind - a child, a book, a wall, a garden - something your hand touched, so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree, you’re there.”You are here. You are here because everything you created over nearly a century of Poplar Pike Playhouse and 45 years of GHS-TV still lives and grows. It has become more modern, more complex, more ambitious - yet at its heart remains the dedication, effort, and energy that you poured into it.Every layer of paint on our stage, which has witnessed some of the finest high school productions… Every award that fills the walls of the TV studio… Every spotlight, every script, every broadcast… That is you. Your work. Your creativity. Your memories.This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Poplar Pike Playhouse and the 45th Anniversary of Germantown High School Television. We are honored to celebrate these milestones by bringing to the stage the hilarious and witty musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Nothing will “distract us.” No one will say we are “not that smart.” We will use our “Magic Foot,” and the audience will laugh, sympathize, and love us — just as they always have — when YOU bring the productions of your time to life, and as we carry that same spirit forward onto our stage today. And what could be a greater gesture than supporting the school and program that shaped you? We invite you to participate in our special Alumni Anniversary Page in the Spring Musical Playbill, dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of PPP and the 45th Anniversary of GHS-TV. This has been one of our department’s proud traditions for many years, and it has never failed.

To all of you who benefited from this program in any way -We need your continued support, and we are deeply grateful for your generosity. There is no such thing as a small donation. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps strengthen our program and invest in the future of our talented students. If you would consider making a donation, you have several ways to do so:

• The easiest way is to visit:

https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/tix/703/donations

Once there, select:

PPP/GHS-TV Anniversary Alumni Ad – Spring Musical Playbill

You may donate securely using your credit card.

• You may also write a check payable to PPP and mail it to:

Germantown High School

Poplar Pike Playhouse

7653 Poplar Pike

Germantown, TN 38138

All donations or pledges must be received by March 2. Receipts are available upon request.

All donations are tax-deductible. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens March 27 and runs through April 5. We would absolutely love to see you at the show. Hurry to see it. Hurry to help us. And as they sing in the musical:

“It seems we’re living out our dreams, Which is a very nice, very nice, very very very nice… Very nice beginning.”

With gratitude and pride, Leonid Mazor Your teacher and friend