Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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One Act Takes First Place Honors at State The inmates of Charenton look on as Charlotte Corday murders Marat, thus granting them freedom. Concentration results in a great character portrayal by Michelle Bilstein. Chariotte Corday is raised to her imaginary scaffold of inescapable death. The proletariat of France sing praise to their leader. Hard practice is required for Lara Dalbey's Oral Interp. of Poetry. The performance of The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade took a first place rating in the state competition. The winning year was continued at the District Speech Contest in Chadron. In the individual competition, Jim Podhaisky in Oral Interpretation of Prose, Tom Adams in After Dinner Speaking, and Laurie Hoff in Oral Interpretation of Poetry all received superior ratings. The Oral Interpretation of Drama team took first place in district competition. In duet acting, Jim Podhaisky and Laurie Hoff also received a first place. Despite a respectable performance in the state competition, no Alliance students advanced to the finals. The cast of Andrew Briltan, Lara Dalbey, Pam Curtiss and Brian Vandevenfer practice for the upcoming District Speech Contest. 26

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The tin can is an absolute necessity to the lost wax process of metal casting. Students work to transform their wood cuts into ink prints. Craig Mahnke adds the final details to the facial expression of his clay head sculpture of Batman. Contour drawing plays an important part of human figure drawing for the freshmen in Art I. Paula Daniels and Bruce Heckman carve the faces of clay head sculptures. Blake and Brian Mahnke work on a slab pot assignment. 25

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Fine Art Achievements Receive Recognition Rob Haslow is the recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The Outstanding Thespian Award goes to Michelle Bilstein, and Brian Vandeventer receives the National Choral Award. Tracy Thies, the 1980-1981 Thespian President, receives congratulations from outgoing President Jim Podhaisky. Outstanding artists are: Rod Vaughn, Jody Nelson, Pat Colerick, Jim Watson, Bruce Heckman, Andrew Brittan Sarah Lewis, Stacey Romick, Ten Walker, Susan Vaughn, Cheryl Bork, Carol Sullivan, Laurie Hoff, Brenda Powell, Nancy Fairbanks. Best actors and actresses for the year are: Brian Vandeventer in Marat Sade, Lara Dalbey in Godspell and Marat Sade, Jim Podhaisky in The Taming of the Shrew, Laurie Hoff in The Taming of the Shrew, and Andrew Brittan in Godspell. Many awards were received by the students in the fine arts this year. Those chosen for the All State Choir were Anne Mundt and Betty Jo Milks. Laurie Hoff was the only student chosen for the All State Band. At the Thespian Banquet, the outstanding actor and actress of Marat Sade were Bob Maxwell and Michelle Bilstein. For performances in The Taming of the Shrew were John Reilly and Pam Curtiss. With the help of these students, the Alliance High School Fine Arts Department was an overall success. 27