Washburn Rural High School - Chimes Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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1 J' -wfkg COMPETE AT STATE SECCND YEAR IN AROW 3 .4 Lfvifi V 1. The 1980 WRHS regional debate team which qualified for the state tournament. 2. As a part of Children's Theatre, senior Cregg Binkley talks with some students from Auburn Elementary School. 3. Stating her case to junior Doug Quarnstrom during debate practice is Kristy Stone, junior. 4. Before a forensics tournament, senior Patricia Crocker practices her speech. 5. During a Children's Theatre performance, junior David Strait gives Dave Cowan, senior, a lift. 6. Performing for Auburn Elementary students are seniors Doug Thrasher and Gregg Binkley. 7. Making a point during debate is senior Dawn Dow, while joel Fitzgibbons, junior, and Amy Talbott, sophomore, and Mr. Bill Davis, listen intently. 8. Members of the Children 's Theatre get together for a formal shot. CHIMES 81 25 he

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DFBATERS Participating in forensics, debate and drama has really made a difference in my life. It has given me self-confidence and taught me that hard work thing, said senior Dawn Dow. Speech and debate classes 4 l can accomplish almost any- challenged students of WRHS to accumulate information on ig various topics and then use 5 these facts to strengthen their 5 communication skills. . 3 In extra-curricular debate, . it Rurals' top team swept region- , als with no losses and then tray- eled to State at Emporia where they placed fifth, ,r ' s Forensics, an advanced mf: course, utilized the fundamen- tals of speech and drama. Like i r debate, the forensics squad it al'so traveled to different extra- curricular competitions as an activity to strengthen regular classroom exercises. Drama classes studied act- ing, play production, and ancient and famous playrights during the 1980-81 school year. Drama I worked as duets on different plays and learned how to use the video tape recorder. 3 Drama II's Children's Theatre presented four plays at area grade schools, e, fu 'W 5 W L if ill? J: I , I Hgiazgftul Ki 'I :Qs , 5 ta ,V .af , t ,ts 24 - CHIMES '81 .l j t ' ye-fs 1, jgiyt I V J ha ', :j s .affine S

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COMMUN CATION SKILLS AID TO F RTHER ,, iff' I sql! 'fmt 1. Sorting through her notes in preparation for a test in senior college prep English is Pam Hollar. 2. Senior English student Bryant Combes works on a writing assignment. 3. Mrs. Nancy Stumbo waits to collect journals at the end of the week from students in her junior English class. 4. Diagramming sentences on the board was a part of junior college prep English, as Tim Filburn demonstrates. 5. Lecturing to one of her sophomore English classes is Mrs. Carolyn Craeton. 6. At the beginning of his junior college prep English class, Mr. Michael Swartz takes roll. 7. Sophomore Kinny McCoy concentrates on his literature assignment. 8. While working on a writing assignment in Mrs. Maggie Hilt's senior college prep English class, students find an amusing mornent. 26 CHIMES '81