Denver South High School - Johnny Reb Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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In a scene from South Pacific, Donna LaBay sings the comical song Honeyhun. All-School Show , The band struck up Grant Avenue cmd the high-kicking' legs of the Senior dance line set the mood as the curtain lifted on February 23 and 24 for An Enchanted Eve- ning with Oscar Hammerstein. Swiftly the audience was carried through the Orient to the South Pacific, and people from the Far East came alive before their eyes. Then the scene moved to the mountains and the Sound of Music. Effective narration, pre- pared by a Folio Leaves committee, helped make smooth transitions from act to act. In the closing scenes, people of America were characterized through the vivid pic- tures and sounds of Carousel and Okla- homa. Hard work on the part of all in- volved and a wide array of Southern talent helped to make this presentation a small offering to the man who taught us to under- stand others by Getting to Know You. -, . s songs during a curtain act. 1 Buzz Neusteter and Ray Carey, accompanied by Dana Bennett, sing one of their folk

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t Q, Music Week During spring Music Week, May 15-19, both instrumental and vocal music departments pre- sented programs which were the result of long hours of rehearsal and practice. Concert Band and Concert Orchestra, under Mr. Forest Goff's direction, performed May 16 in both a morning assembly and an evening program for inter- ested parents and friends. The next day, as the finale of a musical year, Mr. Wells and Mrs. Williams led South's vocal groups in song before their classmates and relatives. Both programs creditably demonstrated the excel- lent quality of our music departments and the talent and training of the performers. Speech Meet This year's Shafroth Extemporaneous Speak- ing Contest, one of the many speech events available for Denver students, was held at South on Ianuary 13. One girl and one boy representative, chosen by each school in a pre liminary contest, drew six topics an hour before contest time. The student then used his own re- search materials in preparing a three to five minute speech. Iudging the contest were speech instructors from outside schools, who rated participants against members of their own sex in two separate contests. This year's winner in the boys' division was our own Doug Anderson, who spoke on The World's Greatest Problem. Io Heller, girls' representative from South to the Shalroth contest, congratulates boys' winner Doug Anderson on his speech and the trophy he received. Craig Iohnson, playing his French hom. is one of many in Concert Band who work and practice hard to make their group tops. Mr. Forest Goff directs the band in preparation for the last music concert of the year during Spring Music Week. J -1 fm X I 11

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The Show Choir sings Bali Hai from South Pacific, as the curtains close on the first act of An Enchanted Evening with Oscar Hammerstein. The Alpine Folk Dance from the Sound of Music is performed by girls from a modern dance class. Adding a touch of realism, the snow that drifted down gently on Thursday evening iell in clumps on Friday night! The expressive voices of rxarrators Gay Iohnson and Doug Anderson added life to various scenes. Here Gay, dressed in Swiss alpine costume. helps move the setting to Switzerland and the Sound oi Music. A farce called Fun in the Desert interrupted the second act. Doug Anderson and Cort Bender portrayed Arabian shieks. Iim Roorda played a camel, and Linda Richardson was the camel's leader.