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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An Artists 11 Is Ntvtr Dcnt Work, Work, Work. Mrs. Halliburton's students know that much. The advanced art classes took a big jump this year, as far as enrollment and participation goes. New ideas and designs seemed to bounce off the walls, and only time prevented them from putting all ideas to work. The classes planned to do many things with their creations. Among them, demonstrations and displays for the Art Fiesta in April, along with a sale to raise money for trophies and scholarships for gifted students. The Southwestern Regional in Tucson came next, as students competed for honors in their various fields. With Mrs. Halliburton as the Graphics Unlimited sponsor, the group planned a light show. This very unusual presentation was complete with makeup, slides, dancing and music. The club was extremely busy with posters, T-shirts, emblems, and buttons they silk screened. They sold booster pennants and buttons during Homecoming week. These classes made great advances in the graphics area. Said Mrs. Halliburton, “I've had a great year with my advanced art classes. I think it has been a teriffic experience; one of the best and most profitable years! 1. Manuel Hernandez completes his beading to be placed on a leather belt. 2. An antique chair provides the perfect frame for embroidery for master artist Lisa Jay. 3. A mirrored light sphere is receiving a final touch by Sherrie Stevenson and Robbie MacPherson. 4. Mrs. Halliburton poses with Joe Fleishman and his totem pole creation. 5. Rug tufting seems easy for Jack Gearhart. 6. Rene Moore is all tangled up with her macrame project. 7. A final glazing is put on Joe Fleishman's ceramic stained-glass window. 28