Tascosa High School - Las Memorias Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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Speech club sponsors junior hightournament Participating in speech contests in Lubbock, Mid- land, Canyon and Dallas, the Tascosa Forensic Union spent much of its time on buses. Sponsored by Mrs. Marti Kirk, the club participates in debate, dramatic interpretation, duet acting, oratory, poetry and prose reading, and informative and persua- sive speaking events. Before contests, daily practice in special events was supervised by the sponsor. Rick Johnson was presidentg Browning Lloyd, vice president and Janet Cammack, secretary-treasurer. Chuck Babb and Martin Nussbaum were selected as co-devotional chairman. Ronda Muir was correspondent with National Forensic League. Last Spring, the Rebel Speech Club sponsored a junior high tournament for several of the Amarillo schools. Mrs. Kirk said that the club had plans to con- tinue the tournament. FORENSICS COACH MRS. Marti Kirk goes over a speech pre- pared by sophomore Weldon Taylor. Students took top awards in debate and persuasive speaking at the Hub City tournament. IMPROVISATIONS CREATED BY speech students were used to give stage experience and a means to loosen up. Trena Faulkner, Beth Wilson, and Terri Thorton act out mother and daughters. 146 FAC ULTY

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PRINCESS WINIFRED the Woebegone, played by Tara Lowenstern, does a song and dance num- ber to find her future husband. The scene is in Once Upon a Mattress. Neil Hess, B.F.A.g University of Utahg Drama. State champs prove skills in 'Mattress' When the Drama department went to Austin for the finals in the State One-Act-Play contest they had only hopes for the best. But their production of Eugene lonesco's Exit the King brought home to Tascosa its first first-place ever in a University interscholastic League sponsored event. For 1970, the Drama department, under the direc- tion of lVlr. Neil Hess, started off the year by presenting Once Upon A Mattress , the musical comedy version of The Princess and the Pea . Dancing and music were in the spotlight as the musical played to huge houses. Tryouts for the Spring Musical, were held prior to the Christmas holidays. The show was not held until lVlarch but long hours of practice were common until January and February. At last opening night came about as Showboat was seen on a student night presentation. Backstage productions were scheduled throughout the year, by various classes under the direction of Mr. Hess. As the year neared its end, preparation was being made for the 1970 contest play, and the familiar ring of take state was on the mind of every actor. LEARNING DEMONSTRATIVE HAND gestures is vital in perfecting the techniques of acting. Billy Holland performs a skit for drama. FACU LTY 145

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MORNING AND AFTERNOON announcements are given daily over the P.A. by students of various clubs and ac- tivities. Jay Jones, senior, announces a meeting of the Speech Club. GETTING THE MATERIAL together for his debate, senior Martin Nussbaum takes notes for the Top-of-Texas Speech Tournament. Nussbaum won second place as top debater, K. YK, . ,S I X-Eff? . . V 35- A 4 -.ag t in X' -. -xxskt t Efx.gj4 t In-'M K - -X t x A F' X. SQ V:- 'Q .T I' .i lg fe x I i Mrs. Marti Kirk, B.A.g West Texas, Southern Methodist University, Texas Tech Universityg Speechg Forensics As- sociation. lun., PREPARING FOR A demonstration, Janie Eddins helps Ronda Muir go over the notes for her de- bate. The Forensic Association participates in numerous debate contests during the year. FACULTY 147