Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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jiliif Randy Porter, Kim Ground, and Toby Lenz take a break from the contest. A sign of relief from Sonya Winner after finishing her Speech Team Places First Entering the Sandusky Toastmasters' Annual Speech Contest in early February for the first time proved profitable for the Drama Club. Along with placing first in the tournament, Edison walked away with the award for the top speech team in Erie County. The toastmasters offered to donate ten dollars for every person from Edison en- tered. The money would be used to buy lights for the stage. With only two weeks to prepare for the contest thirty-three people went to show their talents. Various categories in the contest in- cluded Humorous Declamation, memoriz- ing someone else's comedy routine. Taking another speech and memorizing it is Ora- torical Declamation, Dramatic Declamation is taking a scene of a play, memorizing it, and using only one voice to act it out. The Poetry category involved taking a poem and reading it for effect. The Extempor- aneous category was divided into boys and girls' sections. A contestant drew a subject and prepared a speech on it in forty minutes. 5O!Drama Club speech. uw.. Mr. Rex Stanforth proudly displays trophies earned by team

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Freshmen - Row one: Sandy Stark, Bobbie Bogan, Joyce Dann, Lori Westcott, Marci Woolever, Nancy Hutchinson, Caroline Oetzel. Row two: Barb Prusa, Sonya Winner, Diana Shafer, Sheryl Springer, Janet Carver, Russell Bragg, Alan Shafer, Tammy Burtacher, Pam Leveritt. Row three: Pam Sheetz, Linette Ramsey, Rex Heckelman, Ardell Sukke, Rick Smith, lVlr. Rex Stanforth. Juniors - Row one: Laura Micheals, Kerry Westcott, Debbie Hohman, Leanne Leveritt, Gail Mitchell. Row two: Linda Burke, Paulette Byers, Terry Poling, Kim Gnecco. Row three: Vicki Lehmann, Judy Spoerr, Nancy Symth, Linda Puskarovich, Glenda Burns, lVlr. Rex Stanforth. Under the supervision of lVlr. Rex Stanforth and lVlr. Steve Schauer, two major productions were set on foot for this year's Drama Club. The spring major production was the musical, ANYTHING GOES, a story taking place on an ocean liner in the 1930's. ln this play, the music and drama depart- ments combined their efforts to supply the high energy needed to make the play a success. The pit orchestra, consisting of various band members, and lead by music director, lVlr. Nick Geogiafandis, Rex Stanforth. Q provided the music. The set and costuming were elaborate for this first musical presentation since Li'I Abner. This play involved many dance routines executed by the cast, under the direction of lVlrs. Sara Allen. Another presentation was a comedy entitled PILLOW TALK. This three act play consisted of a twenty-two member cast and a student director, Leanne Leveritt. The leading roles were captured by Terry Poling vvho portrayed a young single business woman and Dan Hutchinson a dashing play- Sophomores - Row one: Sue Boegli, Alice Young, Tina Flipse, Carmen Likes, Cheryl Stout. Row two: Pat Livengood, Jane Davis, Lois Wool- ever, Sara Libby, Beth Blackburn, Debbie Morrow. Row three: Edwin Nlatz, Randy Porter, Toby Lenz, Joyce Kamens, Rhea Grossvviler, Nlr. X. l .A Seniors - Row one: Vicki Vartorella, Alexis Ross, Lisa Hipp, Michele Beck, Chris Gasek. Row two: Arthur lVlartz, lVlarcia Gabel, Joan Nickols, Rachel Shelly, Patty lVlcWilliams, lVlr. Steve Schauer, Row three: Mr. Rex Stanforth, Laura Swartz, Laurie Simpson, Pat Hall, boy who shared the same tele- phone line. Some of the Drama Club's var- ious fund raising projects included a dunking machine at the lVliIan lVlelon Festival and a year round project of collecting labels from various ColgatePalmolive pro- ducts. Officers of this year's Drama Club included president, Laura Nlichealsg vice-president, Laurie Simpson: secretary, Debbie Hoh- man, and treasurer, Alice Young. This year's Drama Club consisted of eighty-seven members. Drama Club!49

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i E f Dmdvlv . 110 K, ff . -' V11 if 1 Hinos: I Hoodoo 1 Pre. Z he-uf ' H100 353 J hun 3 Juan Du Bun f 5 ,nib I x HUP!! 5 , . -1 4' Ajax participates in Colgate Palmolive School Action Plan. iw Laura Micheals sells a ticket to customer. Rex Heckelman helps at Harvest Festival booth. Drama Club Buys Lights To raise money for three dozen stage lights, the Drama Club participated in the Colgate Palmolive School Action Plan. This program involved the col- lection of labels and box tops off various Colgate Palmolive products. Members of the Drama Club involved other students and people of the com- munity in the project. Labels and box tops were gathered, then sent to the sponsoring company. In return Colgate-Palmolive sent back a certain amount of money. The values of the labels ranged from two cents to thirty cents. To stir up enthu- siasm a tape recorder was offered as a prize to the person who turned in the most labels. Another project undertaken by this year's Drama Club was a dunking booth at the Milan Melon Festival. At the Berlin Heights Harvest Festi- val a booth was run by the group. The Drama Club hoped to reach a year-end goal of eight hundred dollars. Drama Club!51