Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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Ex Ira, Iowa Nov. 17, 1978 Field of Speech ■ udcp -Y uv l Judge . (The judge Is requested to write below any comment concerning the presentati of the contestant's selection which In his mind will help the student In hit efforts toward becoming a better speaker. He Is also asked to file this sh with the contest manager.' Contestant’s number Rating IT Contestant's Name V rq f Us Title of Selection I) The mural on the wall near the art room brightens up the barn. It was painted by Linda Hansen and Diane Doonan. 2) Diane Doonan uses her creativity in painting the mural mentioned above. 3) Melody Petersen uses a crowquill pen and India ink for a design in Art I. 4) Tanya Hoegh, Clark Parmley. Teresa Petersen and Susan Jensen watch Lynn Nelson who played Pellinore in a scene from the musical Camelot. ( ffj- I - . % ( P Signed L u vf-p-' y r V v% , V 0 •nr ■V

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 X fiJiglcb Wtn cutd Roses At 7 p.m. the banquet started. Those attending, got a big charge out of the decorations drooping and falling. Luckily, we had Mr. Walker to go around and fix them. John Walker com- mented Prom was a lot of fun and a lot of work. As a sponsor this year I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I think everything turned out well. My most embarrassing moment was taping sagging dec- orations all the way through the banquet. After the banquet the prom servers performed their routine to Two More Bottles of Wine. The dance started at 9 p.m. — the group playing was April Monday. The band managed to arouse the crowd s interest by including some of the students. They found a new singing star who seemed to steal the show. After the dance, there was the movie at the Drive-In Theatre in Atlantic. The show was Harper Valley P.T.A. Teresa Eddy said I thought the movie was well-suited for the occasion and I was surprised at how many show up. Following the movie was the breakfast which the luniors moth- ers put on. It seemed to me that the mothers had the breakfast under control. It was really organized, said Cheryl Petersen. For some this was |ust the start of prom. The next afternoon both classes had their own individual picnics. The |unior s picnic was at Sprmgbrook and the senior's was at Lake Anita. By then everyone was so tuckered out that it was time to go home and revive so everyone could make it to school on Monday. E.H.S.’s students proved that they can conduct themselves respectfully, commented Linda Thompson. Everyone was impressed with our behavior. It was great hav- ing so many compliments given said Kay Anderson. Yes it is true. There is life after prom!!!’ prom 25

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Instead of watching the tumbleweeds blow down mainstreet, many students get involved with the arts. Some of us at E.H.S. participated in the musical, speech, band or chorus. All of these departments put on Camelot. It was a different type of musical for Exira, and needless to say, it was a smash! Almost everyone in the musical department contributed something. If we weren't acting on stage, we were helping with props, costumes, lights, publicity or make-up. We spent quite a bit of time and effort and success was the pay off. Speech had more students involved than before. It was a fan- tastic year! Readers' theatre made it all the way to All-State. Small group speech had five contests. At state contest, nine events were entered and Exira brought home eight ones. The band has contributed much to Exira. On March 30th and 31st the music department went to Dunlap for contest and did well. We have band every morning first hour. There are three different types of band: marching, concert, and jazz. All partici- pants had extra hours of practicing or marching in the winter cold. The band played in three concerts this year. All the outstanding individuals in music, band, speech, FFA, and the sports deserve special recognition for their achieve- ments. They have made us proud of them all! orts 27