Caddo Magnet High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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LETS TALK BUSINESS! Senior Debater Rocky Rockefeller telis Martha Rinehart, Buddv Hays, Randv Moore, and Karen Trahan some of his debating techniques. ON THE ROAD AGAIN! The drama students accompany the debaters on many out-of-town trips to compete in drama tournaments. The bus is the usual method of transportation. OUTSTANDING DRAMA STUDENT The drama class this year has been busy covering theatre history, acting theory, and much more. The people in those classes are what makes learning about drama so special. One of those persons who makes a difference in the drama c lass is David Krumnow. David stepped out on the stage for the first time this year. Now we can not get him off the stage. Luck- ily we do not want to get him off the stage. As he graduates, we will miss his smile and his famous quote, It ' 11 be better-maybe. DRAMA AMD DEBATE • 57

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The Controversy Continues In he Mass Debate Though drama and debate seem to be unrelated, the two subjects are based upon the same criteria — competition, preci- sion, timing, and humor to ease the tension. These classes are a part of the artistic curriculum at Magnet, and both classes have been very busy this year. The drama classes have learned ali of the different as- pects of the theatre from the technical to the historical back- ground of the theatre. They have acted out and evaluated scenes from plays. Certain drama stu- dents have gone to Lafayette, Al- exandria, and Monroe to compete in duet acting, dramatic interpre- tation, humorous interpretation, and more. The drama classes even joined together to produce a play, To Be Young, Gifted, and Black. Under the direction of Miss Aslin, the drama classes have worked hard and obtained honors that most drama teams only dream of attaining. Junior Penny Ewoldsen said it best, I have been given a chance to learn everything about drama and I love it. The debate classes, taught by Mr. Belanger, have travelled around the country to compete in the most prestigious tourna- ments. From North to South, the name Caddo Magnet is very prominent. The accomplish- ments of the debate team include their second place win in the state tournament. Kevin Duddlesten, an estab- lished member of the team re- sponded, Debate to me is com¬ petition, meeting new people, travelling, and winning. Through hard work, the two classes of drama and debate are marking their way to success. I TOLD YOU ABOUT YOUR BREATH! Juniors Tobv Miller and Jennifer Dopsen act out scenes from a play for interested drama students. 56 • MAKING THE MARKS

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ot A Question? We’ve Got The Write Answer! In a truly Utopian society, the Cre¬ ative spark will have an outlet. Fortu- nately for Magnet, the many sparks attending classes have several such outlets: the Creative Writing and Yearbook classes, and the Journalism and The Writers Group programs. While it may seem an unlikely combination once one gets beyond the surface literary similarities, one in fact feeds the other. Through such in- novations as The Toast of Magnet talk show, the Writers Group News- letter, and the splinter letter, The Fac- ulty Oyster Cookbook, sponsors Rob- ert Trudeau and Mrs. Martha Boswell have succeeded in pushing their charges to create and innovate. ‘ JAYNAL1SM -Senior Jane Whittington, journalism mainstay, usually finds herself on the other side of the camera. SURPRISE, CLAIRE! Notoriously camera shy, newspaper advisor Mrs. Schoeder gets caught counting Utopia money; no wonder she s smiling! By the same token, journalism classes provide students with the strong, solid foundation necessary to properly execute an idea and bring it to fruition. By gaining a concrete background in reporting the facts, ali the facts, and nothing but the facts, one can move on to more elaborate and complex meanderings, or move up to the newspaper or yearbook staffs and write about Journalism and The Writers Group! AND NOW FOR MY NEXT TRICK. The Writers Group sponsor Robert Trudeau explains levitation to his Toast of Magnet audience. 58 •MAKinG TNE MARKS