Casa Grande Union High School - Cougar Yearbook (Casa Grande, AZ)

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 Ea©EFCCT AN© Hi k Han Hic©lig©t Cf Tl I II IAN nn N Through much debate, toil, and effort, Barefoot in the Park, a comedy by Neil Simon, was finally brought to the stage. Good performances and a well-designed set saved the show. Although not very well attended, the show was a success. It brought new, as well as old talent to the stage, and also marked the directorial debut of our new drama instructor Mr. Manuel Leybas, with Valerie Eldridge as student director. Bill Roberts, Jocelyn Coxon, Bruce Russell, and Christine Deall carried the show and stood out with excellent performances in this production. The Music Man, was presented on March 3,4, and 5 as this years' musical. The popular play casted 56 actors in a huge singing and dancing production. The immense proportions of the musical surely gave Mr. Leybas, Miss Shipp, Mr. Richardson, and Mrs. Halliburton many a headache. Theirs, as well as many actor's, tribulations were not in vain, as The Music Man was a great success. Performances of a high quality were found in the smoothly polished production. Sets and costumes were colorful, while the singing and dancing was lively and brisk. The play pretty much ended the drama departments' large-scale productions, but the season yielded an abundance of good acting and imagination. 1. Becky Calahan, Sandi Bramanti, Jennifer Macey, and Lynn Daley as Iowan townswomen, recall their lines with precision. 2. In a scene from Barefoot in the Park, Jocelyn Coxon as Corrie consoles Bill Roberts as Paul. 3. Roger Balding points out a few things to Bill Roberts. 4. Devotion to every detail of a musical is the great task skillfully undertaken by Directors Manuel Leybas and Kim Shipp. 5. Marian Paroo, played by Patty Brewer, finds herself enraptured by the slick-talking salesman Harold Hill, played by David Jen- sen. 6. Jennifer Macey as Ethel Toffelmier takes the firm hand of Bobby Bouchard as Marcellus Washburn. 7. With lights and actors in place, these performers are prepared to execute the intri- cate dance steps, as choreographed by Mrs. Dixie Halliburton. 26

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Individuality T hrcush [Participation Graphics Unlimited put in long and creative hours silk screening booster penants and selling mums during Homecoming. Posters for various school functions were also produced by the club. Thespian Troupe 149 produced two superior plays this year, Barefoot in the Park and the musical, Music Man. They also had a candy sale and inducted new members at the end of the year. In its third year as a club, UFO hosted a Readers' Theatre production held in the auditorium in December. Under the direction of Miss Elaine Bosse, the new speech coach, the club cropped numerous honors while participating in tournaments throughout the state. The CGUHS band started their year by having 60 members attend band camp during the summer in Williams, Arizona. It really kicked off the season! said Pam Allen, president. In November, the club held their annual turkey dinner, a week before Thanksgiving, and also sold cheese, sausage, and fruitcake. 1. GRAPHICS OFFICERS: (Clockwise From Center) Mike Frank, president; Stella Castellano, vice presi- dent; Kim Hendricks, secretary; Dawn Eldridge, sweet- heart; Peggy Stoor, publicity chairman; and Kris Van Hazel, treasurer. 2. UFO OFFICERS: Greg Morago, president; Molly Fitzgibbons, publicity chairman; Joe Fleishman, treasurer; and Jocelyn Coxon, secretary. 3. Speech students Fred Enke, and Danny Griffin re- hearse for Readers' Theatre production. 4. Thespian vice president Bruce Russell and Jocelyn Coxon practice for Barefoot in the Park. 5. GRAPHICS UNLIMITED: Kevin Davis, Lisa Sampson, Bob McManus, Richard Modlin, John Dyess, Joe Fleishman, Sherry Stevens, and Janie Logue. 6. BAND OFFICERS: Leon Rodriquez, vice president; Jane Bloxham, treasurer; Vendla Lilly- blad, secretary; Marji Calloway, secretary, and Pamela Allen, president. 7. THESPIAN OFFICERS: Valerie Eldridge, president; Mike Armendariz, clerk; Sandra Gidak, secretary; and Bruce G. Russell, vice president. BELONG 25

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