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Perhaps the biggest effect on the students and staff
was their participation, along with the Band, Flag
Team, Pep Squads, and Hart's own "Christmas Choir"
under the direction of "Choral Director" Mr. Lew
White, in the filming of two rallies for Desperate Lives.

Throughout the 1981 / 82 school year a sense of spirit
and pride in the fact that several production compan-
ies had found Hart and its student body and staff
enjoyable and easy to work with was evident. This
Discussing their next shot, the cast and pride was often accentuated when one saw familiar
crew of Desperate Lives takes a break scenes and friends on television.
from shooting.

Hart Goes Possibly one of the most important things to come out
of the filming was the money the school and district
received and what it was used for. Hart's front office,
lti t() IL IL~ l\\/f() t() 11) under the leadership of Vice Principal Mr. Lew White
and with the approval of Principal Mr. Dan Hanigan '
and the district, took each filming proposal one at a
time, arranged a contract with the production com-
HOLLYWOOD SHOOTING SCHEDULE
panies, which in the case of Desperate Lives included
the school receiving on-screen credit, acquired and,
Time: The 1981/82 school year with student and f acuity input, spent the resulting
Place: Hollywood's newest back/of-Hart High, alias funds appropriately. Total income for the year, includ-
Hamilton and Whitney Highs, 0 California prison, and ing the summer of 1981, amounted to over $18,600,
other various locales.
$7,700 of which was received for the filming of Desper-
ate Lives. These funds were utilized to purchase volley-
Quiet on the set! Roll'em!
ball nets and standards, three computers, a new mov-
... And so began many a day at Hart during the ie projector for the auditorium, as well as several other
1981/82 school year. Ironically the two major celluloid items benefitting staff and students alike. In addition,
creations filmed in whole or in part at school were each school club or organization was given an oppor-
based on the exploits of heroes. tunity to earn money for participation in the rally se-
quences of Desperate Lives.
First, a real hero story, television's The Greatest Ameri-
can Hero. Several scenes were filmed depicting Hart
as Whitney High and as a California prison. The story
traced the further exploits of a mild mannered teach-
er with adopted, fantastical powers who often set out
to restore truth and · justice throughout the world.
In November a television movie was practically filmed
entirely at Hart. Hart was known as Hamilton High in this
movie, which did more than follow the adventures of a
fictional, super-hero. Lorimar's Desperate Lives con-
fronted a problem that has plagued many schools in i
varying degrees-drug use and abuse on and off cam-
pus. It presented a new type of hero, a concerned
school counselor whose determination and patience
resulted in the lessening of the drug problem, thereby
saving lives from future drug abuse and possible
death,
Both students and staff felt the effects of Hollywood in
varying ways. During the year students often had to
be cautious where they walked for fear of interfering
with the work of film crews. Curiosity and the feeling of
excitement in the air combined to turn many heads
and detain many students whose curiosity over Holly-
wood's conversion of the campus into different lo-
cales got the better of them.

A pro at this sort of thing actor William
Windom, who portrayed the principal on
8 CAMPUS FILMING Desperate Lives, waits for the action to
begin.