Clinton High School - Tornado Yearbook (Clinton, OK)

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The major production of the vocal music department is the annual operetta performance under the direction of Ruth Nichols. This year's show was The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan. Students participating in this color- ful event, gayly dressed in bright jap- anese costumes, captured and held the audience throughout the two-hour per- formance. Helping make a successful perform- ance were Phyllis and Linda who did a wonderful job accompanying. .. .--9' ,-4-' '

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CHS PRE ENTS THE MIKADO 'Q f 1 i 2 i R1 fa 22421 J, f .w x , .l l GIRLS' CHORUS Susan Bartlett, Joyce Anderson, Phyllis Smith, Oreta Widener, Janice Littke, Sally Chittum, Mary Nell Parrett, Sue Ottinger, Mary Sue Al- bright, Joann Kincaid, Sally Lowry, Linda Webb, Suzanne Broach, Donna Hamblin, Lou McClure, Katherine Sullins, Carlene Holcomb, Patty Goos- zen, Margaret Deputy, Joy Wright, Caroline Ashcraft, Regena Foster, Jeanine Hayes, Barbara Mergen, Paula Cook, Carolyn Gerner, Aleta Russell, and Arlene Sawatzky. BOYS' CHORUS J. D. Miller, Denny Meacham, Wilfred Fransen, Jerry Treadway, Jack Llvesay, Ray Bailey, Gene Mahanay, Tom Howenstine, John Stevens, Ronnie Webb, Horace Holland, Bogey Kaiser, Easter Moore, Jim Cunningham, David Stratton, Tommy Self, Harold Moad, Gilbert Dick, Garry Sandlin, Gary Rempfer, Jerry Childress, Jim Oliver, Gor- don Stehr, Don Rolison, Mike Mitchell, Kenny Ratzlaff, and Doug Fransen.

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Accompanists Linda Heerwald and Phyllis Puckett. Another valuable person was Mrs Irwin who helped in staging the oper- etta and in making up the Orientals. The Mikado is the story of a young man who returned to his home town to marry his sweetheart, Yum- yum, only to find she was engaged to Ko-ko. Katisha later appeared and claimed the young man as her lover. Ko-Ko was finally persuaded to marry Katisha and Yum-yum at last is free to marry Nanki-poo, her true love. Pooh-bah, Jerry Garrettg Petti-sing, Donita Webbg Nanki-poo, Bill Stittg Yum-yum, Betty Barton: Mikado, David Oates: Katisha, Cheryl Blankenshipg Ko-ko, Buzz Goodwing Peep-bo, Kaye Finkenbinderg Pish-tush, Ronal Gerner