Halstead High School - Dragon Yearbook (Halstead, KS)

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FORE SICS SPEECH GROUP: fAbovej joan Nightingale, Jan Gradinger, Dorothy lanzen, Louise Roderiberg, QCCHIL-rr1gliQONE-ACT PLAY CAST: Dorothy lanzen, Robert Hensley, James Mirick, Phyllis Kennedy, Alice Smith, loan Nightingale, SISATED: Deloris liege, Mary Ann Farber, The Halstead High School enter- tained the MKL Forensics Festival this year. In it we entered a dramatic reading by Jan Gradinger, a humorous reading by Joan Nightingale, an after dinner speech by Dorothy Janzen, and a standard oration by Louise Rodenberg. Toastmaster for the after dinner speeches was Phillip Jacka. Jan Gradinger and Louise Roden- berg went to the District Tourney at Wichita and from there Jan went to the State Forensics at Lawrence. The One-act play, Dark Star, under the direction of Miss Wright, was presented in the MKL Play Festival held at Nickerson. Compliments of FARMERS CO-OP GRAIN 81 MERC. CO. Scenes from Dark t

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I thing ' do a .XM I Canw SU ' se Stand PM E MY HEART' I HIGH PLAY CAST, SITTING: Arlene Ropp, Robert Hensley, Mary Ann Farber, Gerald Koehn, Avis Wilmore, Carolyn Sundbye, Patricia Parsons, Mary Jo Huebert, Frank Smith, Phyllis Kennedy, STANDING: Mr, Tallady, Sponsorg Jim Jacobson, Ronald Houser, Jim Pepper, and Louise Rodenberg, Compliments of HALSTEAD LUMBER CO 'T'

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MUSIC fggggi Ig' ff' -if l T WB The music department, under the direction of Frank Malambri, consisted of three large organizations--the band, the mixed chorus, and the girls' glee club--six ensembles, and numerous soloists, both instrumental and vocal. The Pride and joy of Halstead, the high school band, resplendent in their new blue and grey uniforms, participated in numerous events during the '51-'52 season. They marched in the Hutchinson State Fair parade and took part in the K. S. T. C. Emporia and Wichita U Band Days. The band played and performed for all the home football games and provided a pep band at all the home basketball games and pep rallies. They marched in BAND the annual Santa Claus parade and held exchange concerts with Sedgwick later in the year. Highlights of the year for the band were the Mid-Winter Concert and the Spring Formal Concert, held in the high school auditorium. The department entered twenty-one groups and solos in the MKL Music Festival and twenty-four in the District Festival. By getting l ratings, nine soloists and three ensembles qualified to go to the State Music Contest held at Emporia. Out of these twelve entries, four won highly superior ratings, six won superior ratings, and two won excellent ratings. BOTTOM ROW: Kay Robuck, Phyllis Kennedy, Joyce Brown, Mildred Talbott, Patricia Smith, Alice Smith, Joan Nightingale, Jane Schultz, Mary Jo Huebert, Jan Gradinger, Carolyn Sundbye, SECOND ROW: Patsy Hill, Helen Schroeder, Shirley Unruh, Marilyn Santee, Anita Sundbye, Mary Jo Sumpter, William McDowell, Mary Gradinger, Janet Peckenschneider, Paul Penner, Mary Niles, THIRD ROW: Mr, Malambri, Directorg Phillip Jacka, Burnell Smith, Bob Foster, Joyce Unruh, Beverly Schowalter, Arlen Winsky Gary Call, Carol Keller, Helen Jane Pjesky, Thelma Yung, Dorothy Janzen, BACK ROW: Lora Pjesky, Bobby Lee, James Janzen, Bob Jacka, Dorothy Robins, Jimmy Vaughn, Curtis McDowell, Beth Wiebe, Ann Hill, Wilbur Smith, Marlene Winsky,