Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Music Parents, Speech Team Stress Music Parents was a group of interested parents of students involved in vocal and or instrumental music including grades 6-12. Their primary goal was to enrich students musically through financial support and donation of time. The group met each month under the leadership of President Pat Heitz, Vice-president Sherrie Curtiss, Secretary Leslie Rader, Treasurer Cheryl Harris, and News Reporter Zella Rathbun. The group's activities included helping to organize the magazine sales drive, working at the door and at the concession stand at concerts, sponsoring the short trips taken by the bands and choirs, and helping to organize the concert choir's taco feed. The group helped to provide money for music and for scholarships to summer music camps awarded to majorettes, flag girls, and other outstanding music students. They also sponsored the annual music banquet, besides providing the awards of letters and pins given out at that time to students who had earned them through a merit system. Although their activities usually kept them behind the scenes , an inside look at Music Parents proved the importance of their efforts. At the February meeting, Senior Chris Jesse gives a presentation on his past summer's trip to Europe with the United States Collegiate Band. Those serving as Music Parents officers include Pat Heitz, president; Sherrie Curtiss, vice-president; Leslie Rader, secretary; Cheryl Harris, treasurer; and Zella Rathbun, news reporter (not pictured). 24 Music Parents

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After a quarrel, George (Jerry Shannon) buys Emily (Vicki Clark) an ice cream at the soda shop while the stage manager looks on. Mrs. Webb (Mandi Schnell), Mrs. Soames (Lisa Davis), and Mrs. Gibbs (Linda Fairbanks), returning from choir, gaze at the moon. George and Emily express their love for each other by embracing after exchanging wedding vows. Filled with grief, George collapses at Emily's grave the night after her funeral while Emily feels the need to console him. Fall Play 23

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Expression of One's Self Speech team members include Lisa Davis, Linda Fairbanks, Heather Redmon, Rachel Schmer, Vicki Clark, Vicki Jedlicka, and Brian Smith. Linda Fairbanks and Katie Chouanard express their character's feelings through gestures and facial expressions. AHS experienced a whole new approach to both speech class and speech team with the addition of a new teacher and coach, Mrs. Fae Redding. Several members of the speech team attended a tournament at Morrill to listen in on the various events and to get ideas for their own performances. The different areas one could compete in included humorous prose, serious prose, oral interpretation of drama, informative speaking, original public address, and readers' theater. In each area the judges looked for hand gestures, facial expressions, tones of voice used, and other details that let the speakers or actors best express the feelings of the character of their writing. The team planned to participate in meets at Gering and Dalton, but due to several conflicts, were unable to go. However, four members, Vicki Clark, Linda Fairbanks, Katie Chouanard, and Vicki Jedlicka, prepared and practiced a readers' theater which they performed at community functions. Speech Team 25