Sexton High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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fl il Q, li V je- ' Wg W , si? FW- :zu . ii if sf M Frankie tells her cousin of her plans for leav- ing with Jarvis and the bride after the wedding -of the wonderful things they will do lup- per rightjg after running away from home, mov- ing to live with the Wests following John Henry's death, and being accepted by the group, Frankie begins to know where she is labovelg l e a vin g housekeeper, mother Berenice alone. Berenice has seen Honey, the last of her relations die, has outlived several husbands, has been touched by the problems of the southern Negrog reaching out to befriend Frankie, only to be ig- nored lrightj. 24 S 1 1' Q ,S Vx The member of the

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Sherri Martinson pins corsage on Kyle Mehaffey labovel, Debbie Gibson, Wilbur Middleton ltop Iefti, Janet Nemetz, Dave Ciolek lbottom left! as they are presented to the student body. Queen Karla Smith, Stan Levandowski lleftl, as winner is an- nounced. 66-O over Jackson . . . October 25, Home- coming parade downtown, around football field-15 cars, band in cattle truck, floats by iuniors, sophomores, stu- dent council, cheerleaders queen crowned at half-time live band at dance ... crepe paper ... flowers ... throne streamers committee chairman Jeanne Bishop-H1968 Home- coming was one of the best we ever had because there was so much student par- ticipation. We really had a chance to show our spirit. Winter Sports Festival-less ceremony . . . Kathy Sornervill-dance chairman . . . wrestling practice delays decoration of small gym for dance-completed during JV basketball game only one-third of student body votes for queen-Karla crowned during half-time . . . sophomore candidates, escorts: Scarlett Foote, Mor- rie Srnithg Kyle Mehaffey, Mike Husby .. . juniors: Janet Nemetz, Dave Ciolek, Robyn Saul, Russ Burch . . . seniors: Karla Smith, Stan Levandovvskig Debbie Gibson, Wilbur Middleton basketball game Jackson-our defeat-73-72.

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wedding Carson McCullers on today's spiritual isolationism .. . serious . . a challenge beyond former plays. Student audiences: expecting entertainment at first not under standing . . . later identifying with John Henry . . . hit by his death November prnlentation casting problems: difficult characteriza tions-sophs in many supporting roles Linda Stone, director. Original set designs-Mr. Fred Kolloff . . . running water in kitchen . . . wind ma- chine . . . storm scene Clightning, tin sheet thunderj technical-Mr. Larry Stone . . .' Sandy Corbit-student director. unification under Mrs Frankie-lonely, awkward, liv- ing in her imagination-sees her brother's wedding as her chance to find the we of me Icenterjg Frankie is excluded from the neighborhood gang Ibelow leftjg backstage - crew members Chris Beck- with, Mark lssleib lbelowl. cast-Doug Partington, Sue Jackson, Linda Cable, Freda Gwin, Cindy Essenberg, Ken Byington, Tom White, Spencer Fletcher, John Braman, Penny Barnes, Scott Dawe, Brenda Siwek, Joanne Ehret. 25