Fort Stockton High School - Panther Yearbook (Fort Stockton, TX)

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LEAGUE Jan Cunningham and Beth Moore went to the District Meet for shorthand. Irene Crawford, Carol Kreidel, and Bobby Dee Walker represented Ft. Stockton High School in typing at Monahans. Bill Taylor and Lynda Carson went to Monahans for the District Contest and won first place in team spelling. Lynda won first in individual spelling. Pictured above are Carol Kreidel, Lynda Carson, Bill Taylor, and Mrs. Buster, who coached spelling.

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INTERSCHOLASTIC Pictured above are the cast and director of the one-act play. BACK ROW: Creola Rector and Carolyn Cantrell. FRONT ROW: Dulcie Ligon, Tommy Riggs, and Joan Ellyson. Not Pictured: Walter Counts. The one-act play, a cutting from The Heiress ,placed second at the District Meet in Monahans. Carolyn Cantrell and Tommy Riggs were two of the six chosen for the All-Star Cast. Fane Downs represented Ft. Stockton at district in ready-writing. She went to Regional for Journalism in which she placed first. Fane represented region eight in Journalism at the State Meet in Austin. Pictured above are the declaimers. Left to Right:Georgeanne Smith, Nancy Armistead, J. T. Walker, Miss Rector, Clara Jo Ratliff, and Carla Jean Smith, Georgeanne placed third in Jr. girls declamations at district.

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THESPIANS Vice-President Connie Ryan Secretary Wilida Wells Nancy Armistead Imogene Calhoun Carolyn Cantrell Walter Counts President Tommy Riggs Sponsor Creola Rector MEMBERS Irene Crawford Jan Cunningham Fane Downs Joan Elly son Betty Hallford Treasurer Beth Moore Pledge Director Charles Hunter Dulcie Ligon Bobbie Jean Rose Carla Jean Smith Rosemary Urias Pictured to the right is the cast as a whole, with the exception of Maria. Pictured to the left are Joan and Tommy during a tense moment. Pictured above is Dulcie Ligon as she appeared while portraying the maid, Maria. The Thespian Troop had its first try at Experimental theater when it sponsored the arena production of The Heiress.11 This play celebrated International Theater Month established by UNESCO and American National Theater and Academy. The Heiress , an ambitious high school production, was presented in the girls' gym with the audience seated on four sides. The cast was as follows: Maria-----------------------Dulcie Ligon Dr. Sloper------------------Tommy Riggs Lavinia Penniman-------Carolyn Cantrell Cathrine Sloper---------------------Joan Ellyson Elizabeth Almond-------Nancy Armistead Arthur Townsend------Coy Boatner Marion Almond ------Carla Jean Smith Morris Townsend---------Walter Counts Mrs. Montgomery----------------Betty Hallford