Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Four types of dancing were presented in the sophomore assembly by Jeanette Fallen, square dance; Bruce Wilborn, charleston; Pam King, tango; and Betty Layton Bohannon, waltz. Among the boys taking part in the eleventh grade assembly were Nat Wooding, Big Daddy Fears, Charles Daniels, Eddie Chappell, Tommy Snow, Garland Ricketts, Bill Greenwood, and Donald Bray. 27

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Assemblies Were Obe Most Original Sver Traditional at H.C.H.S. are the class assemblies. This year each class present¬ ed perhaps the best and most original pro¬ grams ever. The Eighth Grade Class staged a minstrel show filled with jokes and good talent, while Tucker Watkins was crowned Miss America in the ninth grade assembly, a satire of the annual beauty pageant at Atlantic City. Other features included songs, dances, and monologues. The Sophomore Class should be credited for spending the most time on its assembly. The Can-Can girls spent their afternoons for two months getting into shape. Dancarama, which traced dancing from Eve to Lola, was the first assembly ever presented at night. A Womanless Wedding” was featured by the Junior Class. Big Daddy Fears and Garland Ricketts were the lucky couple while Mike Cates, the maid-of-honor, stole the show with his slinky walk. The seniors staged their assembly as a New York nightclub, complete with celeb¬ rities, band, and girls. The chorus line, composed of thirteen girls, danced a cha- cha and also a Charleston. The marriage of Garland Ricketts, groom, and Big Daddy Fears, bride, with Tommy Snow as the minister, highlighted the eleventh grade assembly. The tenth grade assembly began with a scene from the Garden of Eden with Jim Marilla as Adam and Candy Canada as the serpent. Pam King does Salome ' s Dance of the Seven Veils in the tenth grade assembly. 26

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The cast of Grammercy Ghost lines up for curtain calls. They are Alex Speer, Henry Weatherford, Pascall Tillman, Karan Stanford, Sandi Fralin, Glenda Carden, Candy Canada, D. B. Patterson, Randy McDowell, Mary Pickett Craddock, Mickey Vanney, and Meredith Carter. 5i vo Productions Higdligdted de l ear On December 2, amateur thespians pre¬ sented the first play of the school year-- Grammercy Ghost. The play was a comedy concerning one Nathaniel Coombes, a soldier whom George Washington considered a traitor. Because Nathaniel was branded a traitor he was not allowed to go to heaven but had to stay on earth instead. When Nancy Willard, the play ' s heroine, inherited him, Nathaniel decided it wasn ' t so bad to be earth bound after all. The reviews on Grammercy Ghost paid high compliments to everyone in the play; but special attention was given to the casting, staging, and lighting effects. Although the tryouts were not limited to juniors alone, the Junior Class received half of the profits while the Thespian Troupe received the other half. The second play of the year, Dear Departed, was the H.C.H.S. entry in the Western District Group I-A contest. In competition with other schools in the same class, the thespians won a Creditable Award. Stage Door, with a cast of thirty students, ended the theatrical season at H. C.H.S. The play concerned a group of young actresses in New York, where they are try¬ ing to make good. Mildly serious, the play follows the lives of these girls. A particularly hard play to perform because of its lack of real plot, Stage Door was received enthusiastically by its audi¬ ences. Although the whole cast did excellent jobs, nine thespians received special commendation for their outstanding per¬ formances. Although the seniors were not the only ones who participated in the production, the Senior Class was able to keep half of the profits from Stage Door for its treasury. Crawford Peace, Alex Speer, Mary Pickett Craddock, Ginger McKinney, and Myrna Powell enact a scene from Stage Door. 28