Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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mm Speech team members spend hours after school practicing their speeches. Kathy Green is seen rehearsing her speech on gifted children. Besides presenting this speech. Kathy also substitutes in the Reader s Theater. Rachel Schmer and Frank Redmon practice a scene from Plaza Street Hotel. ' Rachel is trying to get some money out of her husband to buy some new stockings. Obviously, the Speech Team is anxious to pose for the camera. The members of the team are John Olson. Frank Redmon, Rachel Schmer, Cynthia Smith. Kathy Green. Steffanie Cobb, Angie Clark, Susan Rischling, and Darla Prelle (not pictured). The AHS Speech Team had a very busy and exciting time this year. The team went to competitions in Leyton, Bridgeport, Gering, and Scottsbluff, just to name a few. By the end of the year, much improvement in the members' public speaking ability could be seen, when compared to the start of the year. Mr. Tom Ross's expert advice made the improvement possible. The speech team was awarded a third place trophy in Scottsbluff for the Sweepstakes category. The Sweep-stakes category is based on team standings and points earned from members placing in the finals. I joined the speech team to overcome my fear of public speaking, said Kathy Green, who placed third in the finals at Scottsbluff. I feel that even if I never place again, I will have accomplished a goal I never could have without speech team. Speech Team 27

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MS 1 MIS, The officers leading the Music Parents are Delma Turgeon, president; Kathy Graff, secretary; Sondra Peterson, treasurer; and Vice president Rachel Vaughn (not pictured). Serving a soup supper in the multi-purpose room can be an excellent fund raiser. The soup supper held by the band raised over $2000. The AHS Music Parents provided much needed support to students involved in band and choir classes. The music classes had a busy year, so there were many responsibilities resting on the music parents' shoulders. Mr. Rischling is busily taking notes at a Music Parents meeting to discuss the band's trip to Kansas City. The trip will cost each student $125. Some of this will come from fund raisers. To help raise money for the band's trip to Kansas City, Missouri, in April, the Music Parents organized and served a soup supper in the multi-purpose room. The supper was a successful event due to the basketball games against Chadron being played in the Alliance High gymnasium. The soup supper raised $2000 to help cover the costs of transportation and rooms for the band while in Kansas City. The Music Parents met the second Tuesday of every month to decide things such as fund raisers, choir and band events, and budgets for music trips. Leaders of the Music Parents were Delma Turgeon, president; Rachel Vaughn, vicepresident; Kathy Graff, secretary; and Sondra Peterson, treasurer. These four led Music Parents successfully through a very hectic year. 26 Music Parents

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OS? XSViS On May 9th and 10th the curtains opened up on the setting for the spring play, Godspell. The play Godspell was a contemporary interpretation with music from the gospel according to St. Matthew. As the story unfolded the audience imagined a playground with children acting out the parables. Sometimes the actors caught glimpses of the meaning of the parables and thelessons taught through them. At all times the audience saw the weaknesses and strengths of humanity as -the impact of the story took hold. As the final line was said, the Alliance High Theatre Department put up their scripts for the summer and added Godspell to their list of successes. The cast of Godspell , under the direction of Brad Schneider and Oralene Hofmann included: Stephen Eric Green David Shawn Allen Sonia Natalie Green Joanne Wendy Newman Robin Joell Romick Peggy Sue Rischling Barb Kay Wilson Jeffrey Trey Govier Lamas Fred Marquez Gilmes Mike Bourquin Keyboard Kim Marchant Keyboard Vikki Curtiss Percussion Brent Mannlein Student Director Darla Prelle assists Stephen (Eric Green) with a few of his lines. 'Love, love, love thy neighbor! That's why Lamas (Fred Marquez) and David (Shawn Allen) are fighting for the broom. 28 Spring Play