Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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NCA visit stimulates improvement Thirty members of the Arizona North Central Association CNCAJ came to evaluate Coronado from Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Dr. Howard Leigh from the University of Arizona was the chairman of the NCA Committee. Jerry Smith was the Coronado chairman of the North Central Steering Committee. Every seven years an evaluation is conducted by the NCA committee to stimulate continuous growth of high schools. At the opening meeting, Brad Anderson, Student Body President, presented a slide show introducing the visitors to Coronado. Committee members and faculty members attended a banquet the first evening which began with hors d'oeuvres in the mall and ended with a closing speech by Jerry Smith. Tuesday morning the evaluators visited the classrooms and wrote reports on their observations. Wednesday was spent writing major section reports and preparing the exit report which closed the sessions. Coronado Thespians performed in the pre-show for the Shakespearean Festival from Sept. 16 to Oct. 2. l'The Taming of the Shrew and HHamlet were presented at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts by the San Diego Old Globe Theatre members. KAI Children enjoy Las Posadas activities in Scottsdale. tBl Senior lVlatt Gunzelman and Mandy Morris perform at the Shakespearean pre- show. CCT The pre-show helped lead to the success of the Shakespearean Festival. KDJ Valley residents enjoy the annual Festival of Nations held in November at Eldorado. QED Scottish dancers perform at the Festival of Nations. QFD Junior Betsy Sanderson predicts fortunes at the Thespians haunted house. tGl Senior Dan Troxel leads a tour of the campus for NCA evaluators Dr. Gary Hall and lVlr. Henry Egbert. CHD The NCA banquet for faculty and evaluators was prepared by food services personnel and served by Los Hermanos and Criada clubs. CID Dr. Howard Leigh, U of A, was the chairman of the NCA committee of evaluators. KJJ Jerry Smith was chairman of Coronado's NCA Steering Committee. North Central Evaluation 27 A

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iKing and I' top billed as musical Rogers and Hammerstein's musical the i'King and I is set in Bangkok, Siam during the early l86O's. Anna, a teacher, along with her son, Louis, are brought from England to teach the royal children of the King of Siam. Conliicts arise vvhen strong-vvilled Anna meets the equally strong-vvilled King. Their disagreements begin over the promise of a house for Anna, and extend to the treatment of the King's subject. Lady Thiang, first vvife of the King, helps Anna to understand the King, and persuades her to advise him subtly on official matters over vvhich he is troubled. Anna arranges a banquet for visiting English diplomats at which Tuptim, a gift to the King from the King of Burma, presents her version of Harriet Beecher Stovve's ilUncle Tom's Cabin in oriental-style ballet. Later that evening Tuptim is captured trying to escape with her lover, Lun Tha, and is severely punished for her unfaithfulness to the King. Outraged by this age, Anna resigns as teacher and arranges to leave Siam. At this time, the King dies of a broken spirit and leaves the prince to rule the country. Songs included HI Whistle a Happy Tune, HlVly Lord and lVlaster, UA Puzzlementf' llSomething Wonderful, UI Have Dreamed, and 'lShall We Dance. lAJ Anna is trying to protect Tuptim from being whipped by the King. lBJ After the King's death, Anna sings to his children to help them get over their grief. lCl The King and Anna disagree about her methods of teaching. CDD King is hugging his daughter during the introduction of his children to Anna. CED Dancers perform the oriental-style ballet of ilUncle Tom's Cabin? CFD Lun Tha and Tuptim meet in secret and express their feelings by singing llWe Kiss in the Shadow. 28 iKing and If