Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Forensics Team Prepares for Contest “Brace yourself,” says Keith Gardiner as he receives a perfect score at district and ranks third in the state. Vickie Nansel enlivens Lewis Carroll’s poetry with facial expressions. Drama reading meets disappointment at district. At contest Mitch Lamm’s “Bare- Sally I lint’s speech cams for her a second trip to state, foot Boy with Cheek” qualifies him for state. The District 6 Speech Contest was held at Chadron State College on Friday, March 17. Those competing from Alliance included: Renee Jinks and Mitch Lamm, Oral Interpretation of Prose: Lee Ann Fiebigand Vickie Nansel. Oral Interpretation of Poetry; Keith Gardiner, After Dinner Speaking; Brian Rockey and Janelle Bilstein, Original Public Address; Gerald Messersmith and Sally Flint, Informative Public Speaking: Kent Colwell and Amy Youngman. Duet Acting; John Paulsen, Howard McCall, Jim Lamb. Charlene Edwards and Janet Watson, Oral Interpretation of Drama. Overall, their superior ratings sent Vickie Nansel, Sally Flint, Janelle Bilstein, Mitch Lamm and Keith Gardiner to the state competition in Kearney on April 1. All competing in the state contest from Alliance received excellent and superior ratings. Keith Gardiner placed third in the state in the After Dinner Speaking event. Janelle Bilstein emphasizes a point on violence. 27

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Joan attempts to convince the General of her mission. “The Lark” In his play. “The Lark”, Jean Anouilh presents the familiar story of Joan of Arc’s rise to martyrdom and sainthood. The scene presented for speech contest takes place when Joan surmounts her first obstacle on her road to sainthood. Robert de Beaudricourt. This duet act, per formed by Kent Colwell and Amy Youngman. met with disappointment at contest when it ran overtime and was disqualified. The waiter, Rick Parish, bceins to wonder about his customers. f lora and Hesse consider what to say next. Hesse verbally attacks her companion. Robert shows how friendly he can be. ‘Parrot’ Takes Third This year’s One Act was “A Perfect Analysis Given by a Parrot.” At district contest it received a one and a two rating, placing third. Both judges comments were favorable, however, only the top two plays moved on to state. Members of the cast included: Renee Jinks as Flora. Amy Youngman as Besse. Rick Parish as the waiter, and Jeff Meade and Mitch Lamm as Sons of Mars. f lora reveals that her 'Perfect Analysis’ was “Given by a Parrot.’ 26

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Y-Teens Strengthen World Fellowship Cabinet Members are: Linda Hoppens, Kathy Coleman, Gretchen Goaley, Lorie Johnson, Deb Nansel, Rose Snyder, Lori Cummings, Theodora Liakos, Lori Dalbey, Nancy Lang-ner, Vickie Nansel, Cindy Colson, Cheryl Krejci, Miss Way, Grace Flores, Mrs. Glarum, Dianne Nielsen, Janelle Bilstein, Renee Jinks, Amy Youngman, Mary Hoffmann, Anita Johnson, Dede DeVeny, Mrs. Petersen, Kathy Williams. At the annual Y-Tecn Orpheum, Marlene Sermeno, the A.F.S. Student, and I ee Ann Fiebig capture the audience with their ballet steps. The Y-Teen group at A.H.S. strives toward unifying girls of all creeds in an effort to strengthen fellowship of people not only in the United States but also around the world. This was exemplified by the annual Y-Teen World Fellowship Fair. Booths displayed the various foods, posters, and handwork from other nations of the world to help enrich the public’s understanding of other races. Y-Teens were involved in many services throughtout the year. A retreat was held in Chadron for the officers and cabinet members as they began making plans for the upcoming year. The first group activity was the Patteran which is a ceremony in which letters from the previous year’s officers are read to the group. Some other group activities included a pizza party, goodwill baskets at Christmas and the annual Y-Teen Orpheum. The funds raised from the Orpheum were used to sponsor an orphan from Korea, to provide money for scholarships and to aid in other philanthropic projects. Orpheum brings out the 'animal’ in the Thespians! (courtesy of Times Herald) 28