William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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FATHER CHASTISES JOAN for being the head of the army in a scene from The Lark. Talisman Theater Presents Three Plays During the 1967-68 school year the Mitchell Talis- man Theater produced three all-school plays. The first play was The Lark, the story of the famous Joan of Arc, directed by lVlr. J. D. Barnes. The second play was Truman Capote's The Grass Harp, the first production of Mr. James Hill. The last play of the year was You Can't Take It With You, a comedy by Kaufman and Hart. Aside from acting in school productions and work- ing on the numerous crews such as make-up, scen- ery, and costumes, the club members also collected canned goods for the needy at Christmas. Attending other school and civic plays has been a large part of the Talisman Theater activities. They also raised money for drama festivals and state drama meets. Officers for the Talisman Theater were Doug De- Long, presidentg June Lawson, secretary-treasurerp David Bingham, membership chairman, and Linda Alldredge, publicity chairman. BOB McDOWELL WAITS for his next lines during the dress rehearsal of The Grass Harp.

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IVlITCHELL'S FIRST PLAY of the year was The Lark, the story of Joan of Arc. It was directed by Mr. J. D. Barnes, I 'uhm' BEHIND STAGE CATHY Hendrickson watches as Kathy Coblentz ap- plies stage make-up to Linda Payne. ELAINE WHITE, CATHY Hendrickson, and Bob IVIcDoweII discuss the reasons they have been cast out of the house in a scene from The Grass Harp.

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4 Quill and Scroll Members Edit Empyrean MEMBERS OF QUILL and Scroll are, seated: Diana Burton, Laura Greathouse, Linda Boldgett Susan Scott, Darlene Dickinson, Ann Lucardi. and Cindy Sabo. Standing are Ted Webster JlM CHURCH LIGHTS his candle from the Candle of Truth as Diana Burton looks on. .ee-lv Darrell Jones, David Henson, Kathy Gamble, Becky Powell, Jim Church, and Jay Reed. Ab- sent: Carlene l-lale and Kent Smith. ln Wasson's Brick Room on February 29, newly chosen members of Quill and Scroll were initiated into the honorary international journalistic society. All three district 11 high schools participated in the ceremony. Guest speaker for the initiation ceremonies was Mrs. Barbara Arnest. As editor of the Colorado College alumni magazine, she was well qualified to speak on the subject of journalism as a career. Her duties on this alumni journal include feature writing, layouts, proof reading and editing, and direction of photography. Under her direction, the magazine has won numer- ous awards. March saw the new members of Quill and Scroll acting as the editorial board for Mitch'ell's literary mag- azine, the Empyrean. Mr. Donald Hood and Mrs. Judy Jones were the advisors for this undertaking. Miss Roenna Cohen, Apogee advisor, and Mr. Carl Clay, Echelon advisor, were the faculty sponsors for Quill and Scroll. DAVID HENSON AND Linda Blodgett take the oath of Quill and Scroll during initiation ceremonies at Wasson. nliffzii I. .SHT ' 5Mi