Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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CHANGING HER MIND. Nellie Forbush (Susan Thompson) agrees to marry Emil de Becque (Tim Thomas) as he explains his pase CONFLICTS OF LOVE. Nellie and Lt. Cable (Tim Rood) true, gle with moral and racial conflicts RETURNING HOME ALIVE. Emil de Be que (Tim Thomas) arrives home safely from his spy mission and is warmly greeted by Nellie Forbush (Su- san | hompson м ho realizes how ‘ | S much she loves him Mn A ۴ D :— =. = WASH THAT MAN, Nellie For- bush declares to nurses how she's going to Wash That Man Right Out of AMAA н. M —-— 2‏ — س Her Hair!” The chorus of nurses, dancers and sailors made up most of the cast. A lot of time was spent with Sue Immel choreographing their move- ments. ——Ó., „. , Imm u SENDING HER FLOWERS. Emil sends flowers to Nellie by way of Billis (Shannon McCoy) after a misunderstanding. ALSO IN LOVE. Bloody Mary (Julie Ford) tries to talk Lt. Cable (Tim Rood) into proposing to her daughter Liat. Liat (Shannon Mar- tin) does an exotic dance to entice Lt. Cable. Martin worked with choreographer Sue Immel to perfect her dance.

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Horner show their acrobatic skills at a tall pep assembly, Ames High cheerleaders held many practices over the summer months so that they | ` І - г R would à prepared tO Go the varous litts at assemblies GIVE A CHEER. The cheerleaders vet the crou d motivated at à pep assem bh Although thes tried to do manv new and iInnovatis Či heers they often found that the old standard cheers were the best because the student body could cheer along too |! RAISING THE РЕР. Cheerleaders Pam Brackelsberg and Kevin é v, . ET M. - . LJ с Ф x» . a a H į A ы $ - Е x m if t M € H 9 Lë Мр: y жү МАА UV ди М ч = К Е кт e e á- Т - д P P = - f Е 1 Iid m i} ps os ` тл a Bit or: NEU C Е КР i d к” $ KA y ; АА. + E, d - y 4 سا‎ Е “ Pu diio oot v BUILDING THE EXCITE- MENT. The boys of the Ames High cheersquad build a high tower of hu- man bodies to excite the crowd at a fall pe р assem bl V. CONCERNED WITH CENSORSHIP. Senior John Grant speaks with Mr. John Hartog, a speaker concerned with human secular- ism. These assemblies gave students a chance to express their opinions, Assemblies

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= mm ran EE АНН E — O n———— р e — REMIS am eq m t Dt n m D ж” я a wi usical sailed after five years. This year, the Ames High drama department set afloat a new production. They presented the musical South Pacif- ic, by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Musicals weren't totally new to Ames High. They used to be done every three years. However, it had been five years since Ames High produced a musical. Chip Wass, a senior who played Colonel Bracket, said, “They were going to do a musical my sophomore year, but not enough people tried out. South Pacific was set in a group of small, tropical islands in the South Pacific during World War II. Nellie Forbush, a nurse and officer in the U.S. Navy, was stationed there. She fell in love with а wealthy, French planter, Emil de Becque (Tim Thomas). He had moved to the islands years before when he accidently killed a man. Lt. Cable (Tim Rood) went to the islands to recruit Emil for a dangerous spy mission. Other characters included Bloody Mary (Julie Ford), а native business woman ; Liat (Shannon Martin), her daughter; Billis (Shannon McCoy), a zany sailor; and the navy nurses and sailors. Cast members had mixed feelings about South Pacific. Sophomore Susan Thompson played Nellie Forbush. “When I tried out, I didn't think I had a chance at getting a lead part. It was great! I really had a lot of fun!” she commented. Junior Tim Thomas felt that it was a fabulous production. But thank Hades they only do it every three years!” he added. Wass commented, “I don't like musicals, but people like to see them. It's unfortunate that we don't have as many people come to all our other plays. Shannon McCoy, a sophomore, played Billis, a fun-loving, crazy sailor. He summed up many cast members’ feelings about the performance by saying, “It was demanding, trying, and hard, but lots of fun, mainly because of the special people in it. e » Е 4 “f . Ы + . Ramen mm чө 4 . سے‎ snl P m gf eg, ccm fg а MEETING THE FAMILY. Emil introduces his two children bv his first marriage to Nellie as the French Servant (Lee Graham) looks on, Musical