Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Fact Or Fiction I ' ve got your handle. Stage manager, Bri- an Dudley, adjusts lights during a pro- duction. All T ' d up. Thespian initiates, Tamy Tri- plett, Ann Saggus, Karen Gibson, Brian Dudley, and Steve Powell, show their natural photogenic qualities. ill I 56 Thespians

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Sixty-three Singing Singers — Count ' em 63! The Callaway Singers perform at the retire- ment party for a state official. They debued here. Several times during the year, the choral music room emitted sweet sounds which drifted across the pa- tio to the main building. They came from the Chorus 2nd period, the Chorale 3rd, and the Singers 4th. Martha Neilsen sponsored these choral groups. She traveled with them as they gave concerts and par- ticipated in competitive events. The Chorale and the Chorus did not have any concerts. The Christmas concert with the Singers was to be the Chorale and Chorus ' first per- formance. A basketball game, how- ever, canceled this. The Chorus and the all girl Chorale had more than twenty names on their rolls. Unlike the Singers, membership in these two groups was open to all. Membership in the Singers in- volved ability as well as desire. Martha Neilsen held auditions dur- ing the summer. The audition con- sisted of a rendition of one known and one unknown song. They also had to do the scales. Singers found themselves selling stationary, can- dy, and other items to raise trans- portation funds. They started off a winning year by walking off with the over all trophies at the Gulf Coast Choral Festival. With coop- eration and practice, the Callaway Singers pleased every ear in range. Lobby Loafers. Lorin Arinder, David Price, Scott Williams, and other Singers discover a new pastime activity in the lobby of the downtown Holiday Inn. Music Groups 55

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Asleep on the job. David Heflin, in the role of Adam in The Serpent , sleeps as Eve attempts to overcome temptation. i Places, Lights, Curtain! Another year at Callaway brought another season of plays and dramatic events. The Thespian troop num- ber 1648 had 38 talented members. Ms. Halbach sponsored the Thes- pians for the fifth consecutive year. A two part initiation took place on December 11, for the 16 new mem- bers. They did things such as run- ning an obstacle course and a three legged race. The initiated went on a scavenger hunt before the banquet and got items such as a blown out egg shell and old play programs. A formal initiation ceremony at Western Sizzlin finalized the initi- ation that evening. The Thespians participated in the state convention held in Meridian. Five Thespians, Brad Jeffreys, Russ Clower, Steve Powell, David Heflin and Harriet Vaughn, had roles in The Serpent . The Serpent won in district competition held at the University of Southern Mississippi and went on to state competition at Millsaps. Thespians 57