Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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SCmCccC y afo, PcUfon cuuC Sieatfaty (£a4t£e Zf SfreecA (2 utteAt 1) Angie Peppers shows the difference between two different kinds of ballet shoes for her expository speech she took to district. 2) Tom and Mike pose during homecoming week. The men’s duet acting received a I at state competition where they performed cuttings from the play 'Arsenic and Old Lace. 3) Becky Hill gets into her poem which she took to individual contest — Gentle, so gentle ..4) Individual speech contestants. Front row. I to r — Mike H.. Sally A.. Angie P., Scott L.. Becky H., Juanita M. Back row — Brian B.. Clark P., Chris R.. Curtis L. 5) Sally Andersen and Mr. Walker work on one of Sally’s speech efforts. Sal was one of 4 double I winners at individual con- test at districts. 10 Speech

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“ (2 iccfrue Scop’ ? iu4ute S' Sf If a visitor were to come to EHS for a couple of days, it wouldn't take him long to distinguish between the different sets of groups around the halls. Take the lunchroom for instance. A map could easily be drawn from one table to the next. Naturally the teachers sit together. There's also the freshman girl's table, the freshman boy's, the junior boy’s, the senior boy's and a conglomeration of junior senior boys headed by Tom Petersen and Mike Hennick near the exit doors — perhaps for a quick getaway! Well, what does all this have to do with this page? What we're looking at here is at cliques ... What?! A clique (pronounced “click ) is a French word meaning a small, exclusive group. Usually when a person talks about a clique, they’re referring to a certain group of people who may be called snobby.” Here at school, though, a clique can be a great thing. A clique at EHS may be a group of students forming permanent friendships that may last for years after school. A clique can provide you with protection when a mean upperclassman starts to push you around. Members of cliques may listen to problems, encourage new adventures or provide you with a few laughs to get through the day. What are some Exira cliques? There are many. One of the most obvious could be Jane, Gina and Dawn. (Do these girls ever do anything without the other two?) Actually they probably need each other for protection. Those locker wars with the senior boys got pretty vicious! Another clique could be called the Hooleyhopper gang. A group of senior girls worked up there most of the year. Camille, Cathy, Sherri, Shelly, Marsha and others could be counted on for late Friday and Saturday nights and those fun” clean-ups in the mornings. We also can't forget the Crawley Black gang. Ken, Allen and Scott had to be the only guys in Exira out- lawed from three different towns! What do we call a clique at EHS? Buddies, pals — what- ever. we need 'em! 2

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What do stacks of Time magazines, a six foot invisible rabbit, pink toe shoes, goats and The Horse With a Flat Tire all have in common ? Ironically, these strange things could only be connected to this year's speech members. In January, 11 people got an early start, four of these 11 in duet acting. One group (Juanita and Mary) practiced; the other (Tom and Mike) chose not to. Meanwhile reader's theatre worked nights (or tried to between bloated goat bleats ) to perfect their rendition of “Harvey.” (The mixed chorus may never forget the special version some reader's theatre students gave for years!) So ... how did contest go? Tom and Mike were awarded a I for their efforts which had begun only 3 half an hour earlier. The reader's theatre and Juanita and Mary got M's. (Reader's theatre members: Lon V., Cathy A., Curtis L.. Tom P.. Mike H„ Angie P„ Becky H., Mike Huegerich, and Sally A.) Small group like large group, was marked by the desire to “strive for uniqueness.” Juanita with her trusty magazine file became the most up-to-date person on current events. Mike Hen- nick developed a split personality: George S. Patton one minute and a rebellious nomad the next. Becky became obsessed with a certain” line of poetry. On the morning of districts, eleven very sleepy people made their way to Denison. After a long day of searching for rooms, heart failure, observing intimacy in the lunch room, sleeping in the van and are we leaving now? the speechsters took home ten I's and five M's. The next Saturday morning brought the famed Walnut Hill Classic, no doubt the most challenging of all speech contests. Mr. Walker was soon lost, only to be seen at brief intervals when the judges were let out for air and exercise. Three people made it to the finals: Juanita, Chris and Sally. Juanita ended up with a third place trophy for her Dramatic Acting, The Button.” Boone was the next setting for state speech contest. The day was unusually calm, excluding the conduct of a run-away contes- tant who was later apprehended at the local McDonald's. (Earlier this person had also severely offended a member of the judging staff with his rendition of Patton's address to the troops — sorry Mike!) One's were awarded to Mike, Becky. Juanita and Sally. Speech — the ultimate experience! 76e “PCcUten Speech 11