Dumas High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Dumas, AR)

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Speech Club Libby Clayton , sponsor Jeanie Freeman 24

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On May 21, a banquet was held at Central Cafetorium to honor students in all three bands. Gary Corker gave the invocation and Harold Tidwell, acting as emcee, extended a welcome. A skit was presented by the major- ttes and their instructor Corky Bradshaw. One of the highlights of the banquet was when Robert Franks led a roup of band students in a take-off on the band directors. The speaker for the banquet was Jessie Peacock of inchester. Bill Tucker and Pat Bowles presented the awards to various students. Robert Franks received the ohn Phillip Sousa award . Polly Gilbert received the Dumas High senior band service award. Sarah Schexnayder eceived the Miss Majorette trophy. Outstanding bandsmen awards went to Joel Robinson, Dennis Hargiss, avid Slaten, Sam Wolff, and Jay Wright Wilson. The runners-up for Outstanding Bandsmen were Michael aniel, Randy Mizell, Glenda Simpkins, Dale Highart, and Brenda Watts. Outstanding Improvement awards y ent to Rhonda Bishop, Lea Blackwell, Charlotte Bradshaw, Karyn Brown, Penny Caldwell, Lynda Porter, Terry tlicketts, Connie Rieve, and Sherry Roberts. Bowles, Polly Gilbert., Bill Tucker, and Harold Pat Bowles, Robert Franks, and Bill Tucker Hargiss, Billy Manes, James Smith, Samuel Washington, John Lacy. Robert Franks, and Gilbert.

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The Speech Club, sponsored and directed by Libby Clayton, is an active par- ticipant in the Arkansas Speech and Communication Association activities. Each year the club attends three tournaments. The first tournament was the Razorback Speech Tournament, held at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville fNov. 9- 103. The only award they received was a lst place trophy for Reader's Theatre, Oh, Good Grief! , written by Susan Blagg, Randa Hickman. Donna Hudson, Linda King, Wynne West, and Danny Rogers, and directed by E Libby Clayton and Danny Rogers. The performers were Susan Blagg, Donna Hudson. Rosalyn Ross, Bill Shea, and Larry Standridge, Next ' came the Henderson Speech Festival in Arkadelphia fFeb. 1-23. The club won the 2nd place sweepstakes trophy, losing only to Northeast High School, NLR, by nine points. Jay Wright Wilson The other awards were as follows: 2nd place trophy, Reader's Theatre C Oh, Good Grief ! J, lst place, solo act- ing, Wynne West: 1st place, debate team, Hargiss-Watson, and lst place, debate speaker, Elaine Watson. The third tournament was the Arkansas Speech Festival fMarch 8-95, held at Northeast High School in North Little Rock. Only certificates or ratings were given at the speech festival. The certificates awarded the DHS speech club were as follows: superior, Reader's Theatre f The Wild World of Football, written by Sarah Mauney. Jay Tanenbaum, and Wynne West: directed by Danny Rogers and Libby Clayton: and performed by Susan Blagg, Dennis Hargiss, Sarah Mauney. Bill Shea, Larry Standridge, Jay Tanen- baum, and Wynne Westjg excellent, Karyn 'Brown in prose interpretation: and excellent, extemporaneous speaking, Glenda Simpkins. LEFT: ftoprow, left to righth - R. Ross, A. Tanenbaum, M. Miller, C. Carey, J. Mauney, G. Gasaway, P. Crawley, K. Hood, C. Rieve, I. Ward, J. Leo- xnarq. 12nd rowj - R. Franks, L. Standridge, B. Shea, W. West, S. Mauney. R. Hickman, B. McBroom, L. Shinn. D. Hudson, T. Landrus, J. Freeman. CFront rowh - L. Henry and L. Blackwell fhonored guestsj, T. Olliqilvf. Leohzhg J. Daniels, S. Downen, S. Ferguson, J. Ward, J. Tanenbaum. Ml 25 w