Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Thespians Thespians are FRONT ROW, Janet Jones, Eva Lue, Angela Mercurio, Trapi Roberts, Linn Conway, Cindy Spiegelhauer, Hnldridge. BACK ROW, Kim Boring, Duncan Chapman, Debbie Pyper, Robert Cotrone, Coni West, Tim Davis, Frank Laurents. NOT I TURED, Veronique Stringer, Brian Simmons, Jerry Marshall, Tracy Poe, Arnie Craft, Ronnie Smith. - Q S fi SSX The NFL members are FRONT ROW, Tresa Philpott, Lisa Briggs, Eva Lue. BACK ROW, Christina Fuentes, Linn Conway, Mike Barkley Kelli Condon. 166 Thespians!NFL

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R ohn Davis, Kim Boring, and Robert Cotrone perform during dress rehearsal. i i echnical crew for this year are, FRONT ROW, Eva , Trapi Roberts, Angela Mercurio. BACK ROW, Brian mons, Jerry Marshall, and Arnold Craft. 7 ,M Drama isn 't easy like some think it is: each assignment given to us is a new experience, it requires all of your mental concentration. -EV3 Lue Q 5 gwgg? K M V, f C 1 455 Former drama teacher Sheieigh Carmichael and Randa Wheat attend the drama banquet. Drama Club Drama Club 165

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N -vm . my ,F 'sg Q ' 'Q A ff - W sr I - X . K 'ft SI ' , 3 ' Mike Barkley demonstrates how he was almost the lirst junior get the double ruby. M - -F Y - ,JlI . W ...,.,., 4-1 I Q Q ' 1. Mike Barkley and Becky Sampson have the highest degrees in FL from this school. Thespians and NFL lt's an Honor 'Becoming a Thespian was not easy. Prospective Thespians had to deliver a duet acting scene a a a prose reading or soliloquy in the presence ot the present members. Each prospective Thespian was required to pass a test on techinal matters and drama in general. Past dramatic performances were also counted as points tor joining the club. Altogether, a Thespian-to-be had to earn 10 points to join the honor group otdra-ma students. T'The purpose of National Forensic League was to better your speaking skills, explained Becky Sampson, junior, NFL member. It was very prestigious and highly respected. To become a member of NFL a person must have had earned 25 speaking points through debate and speaking events at tournaments such as oratory, extempt, prose, poetry, and dramatic or humorous interpretation. Also, service points could be earned by speaking to an audience ot adult that was more than 25 full, and delivering a speech ot tour minutes or longer. There were several degrees of points that could be earned. Mike Barkley, junior and Sampson had earned their ruby. Other members are Linn Conway, junior, Eva Lue, senior, and Christina Fuentes, senior. New members this year were Lisa Briggs, freshman, Kelli Condon, junior, and Tresa Philpott, junior. Thespian members show their dramatic ability, by performing im promtu skits. NFL Thespians!NFL 167