Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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LATIN SKIT. Sophomore Audra Knop prepares for a Latin Club skit. The club per- formed their skit at Washburn University in Wichita. Allan Zuhars EAGLE SIMPLY

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rl Students experience hillbilly ways Hillbilly talk, tattered clothing and bare feet were what the musical cast had to get used to. Instead of enunciating each syllable and wearing respectable costumes, they used as much slang and wore as little clothing as they could get away with. Of course, they could get away with it because the musical was Lil Abner. “I told the kids to throw out anything I've ever taught them in choir, like speaking clearly and using proper English, because everything they say has to sound hick, said Vern Fryberger, choral and musical direc- tor. This musical, taken from Al Capp's world famous comic strip, com- bines a mixture of hillbilly nonsense and sharp, critical humor. Lil’ Abner, the lead part, was given to senior Jerry Rogers who has never had any previous acting experience. I tried out because I saw last year's (musical) and thought it would be a lot of fun, Rogers said, “I like it. It's been a joy working with the cast. Other interesting characters include Evil Eye Fleagle (junior Mark Shields) who walked around in a aura of green and used his triple whammy on everyone; and four Dogpatch wives (senior Kris Vogt, junior Laura Strobl, sophomore Shane Tschopp, and freshman Jean Thill) who gave their scrawny husbands to the gover- nment to make them big and strong. But when the government returned the well-built but now un- feeling husbands, the wives sang Put 'em back the way they wuz. Directors Vern Fryberger, Leon Sobba, and Wilber Hogg, with the help of Mike Westerman, costume designer, and Eydie Klassen, accom- panist, kept the student actors in line and in character. The stage and makeup crew, consisting of students, also had demanding jobs. They took care of all the spotlights, scenery, and makeup in the show. Tristan Mohn Allan Zuhars EAGLE Lil Abner, cast and crew. MUSICAL 15

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Journalism I student, sophomore Shane Tschopp, writes copy for EHS Today. Justin Knupp EHS Today Senior Lori Peter and sophomore Stephanie Westerman have fun at the Renaissance Festival. Justin Knupp EHS Today Senior Mike Moody and junior Steve Schlotthauer saw wood during construc- tion trades class. Mark Gould EHS Todav Honor roll requirements stiffened In an attempt to stiffen the academic requirements and reward students for special achievements, a faculty commit- tee initiated a new honor roll. “What we really wanted to ac- complish with the honor roll was to encourage kids who really have to work to make the honor roll and to distinguish ones with higher honors, said principal Don Caffee. Teacher Larry Vogt who served on the committee that came up with the new system stated his view. I think it's an improvement over the system that we had in the past because it doesn’t allow students to make the honor roll with D’s. Improvement or not, there were different opinions toward the honor roll. Sophomore Stephanie Westerman opposed the honor roll. I don’t like the new honor roll because I got some of the best grades I've ever gotten and I got on the lowest one.” Students now would have to spend more time studying for cer- tain classes to make the grade acceptable to them and to make the high honor roll. For this mat- ter, the system has proved to be beneficial. Sophomore Shane Tschopp agreed, In a way, I like it because it makes you work harder. However, junior Todd Fertig did not feel the same way. The people who care are going to get good grades anyway with or without the new system. Trina Kinsinger ACADEMIC DIVISION 17