`IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST' COMING TO HIGHLAND HIGH STAGE.

Byline: JOANNE CRAWFORD

PALMDALE - Highland High School drama students will perform ``The Importance of Being Earnest,'' Oscar Wilde's turn-of-the-century farce about love, misunderstandings in relationships, and imaginary people, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the campus theater, 39055 25th St. W.

Tickets purchased by Thursday are $4 general admission, $3 for senior citizens, children under 12, students with Associated Student Body cards, and high school Thespian club members, said drama publicity volunteer Brenda Bouche.

Tickets purchased Friday or at the door are $5 general admission, and $3 for seniors, ASB card holders, children and Thespians.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the school theater box office or by calling [phone].

The cast comprises Eric Zammora, Tony Hanford, Jonathan Vaughn, Eric Nathenson, Sean Menzono, Nicki Luman, Cynthia Broone, Leslie Greenleaf, Traci King and Amy Cole.

The students have been working on the production since September, rehearsing daily during drama class and after school, Bouche said.

PALMDALE - The Palmdale High School Academic Booster Club will host a comic book and baseball card show from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in the cafeteria at the high school, 2137 E. Ave. R.

Admission is $1, with children under 8 admitted free.

Vendor space is still available at $30 for one 6-foot table or $50 for two tables.

Proceeds from vendor space rentals go toward funding Palmdale High academic programs and awards ceremonies.

Door prizes will be given away every 30 minutes.

For more information on vendor space, call booster club President Dan Lintemoot at [phone].

PALMDALE - Fifteen bands and their auxiliary units participated in the Palmdale High School Falcon Pageantry Corps's 17th annual field show tournament.

In the band category, first-place winners in groups based on school size were Servite, Jurupa Valley, Canyon and Valencia high schools. Second-place finishers were Highland, Antelope Valley, Hesperia and Agoura. Third-place finishers were Sultana and Burroughs, and fourth-place finishers were Quartz Hill and Carpinteria.

In the color guard competition, first-place winners were Valencia, Canyon, Jurupa Valley and Sultana. Second-place finishers were Antelope Valley, Highland, Jurupa Valley and Hesperia. Third-place finishers were Quartz Hill and Carpinteria, and Carpinteria was awarded a fourth-place finish.

In the drill team competition, Servite took the Sweepstakes award, Quartz Hill finished first and Sultana finished second.

In the specialty percussion competition, Quartz Hill took the Sweepstakes award, Valencia took first place, Antelope Valley second place and Oxnard third place.

Among other specialty awards, Valencia was recognized for special effects; Oxnard for marching and maneuvering, color guard skills and a special sweepstakes award, and Burroughs for music.

Palmdale High band boosters thanked a long list of tournament sponsors, said band booster President Dan Lintemoot.

Major sponsors include Burger King, BFI Services Group, Commodity Resources, Encore Photography, H & E Home Center, J & G Video Productions, Kaiser Permanente, MacFarlane Printing, Mario's Music Store and Pardee Construction.