Hemingford High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Hemingford, NE)

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“It’s Great to Be Crazy” What do ya see. Here. huh. what do you see. The show stoppers of the Pep Club Play were in real life Eloise Forsstrom and Linda Wanamaker. FRONT ROW. From Left: Eloise Forsstrom as Willie, Linda Wanamalcer as Here: SECOND ROW: Diane Gordon as Bernadine, Donna Ficlcel as Betty Lou. Sherry Waclcer as Mrs. Maxwell. Steve Yardley as Mr. Maxwell, Kathy Gollca as Connie, Kenny Kohrman as Grover: THIRD ROW: Diane Rowley as Clara Smith. Arlin Sample as Louie. Barbara Roes as Gertrude. Kaye Scott as Mrs. Jennings. Don Lawson as J. C. Mallory. Pat Overstreet as Aunt Mary, and Sharyn Rogowski as Gladys. The annual Pep Club play was presented in the fall as the first dramatic production of the year, and it proved to be one of the most successful. It's Great To Be Crazy , a three-act farce by Donald Payton had a great plot, with plenty of humor and a wonder- fully casted list of characters. As the only real fund-raising project for the Pep Club it gave them satisfaction both dramatically and financially. The Ugly Duckling was presented at the one-act festival along with all of the speech contest entrants. i “The Ugly Duckling Portraying the classic characters of the Ugly Duckling’ in superb style that added rollicking laughter to the already funny plot were: Eloise Forsstrom as the Queen, Jim Wacker as the King. Patty Overstreet as the Princess. Ken Kohr- man as the Prince's valet. Kaye Scott as the Maid-in-Waiting, Arlin Sample as the Chancellor, and Don Lawson as the Prince. 99

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The members of the cast are. from left: Sitting on the floor, Gary Meradith as Marvin, and Bernadene Sample as the cigarette girl. Seat- ed: Sandy Grabher as Julie. Steve Yardley as Charles, Eloise Forsstrom as Connie Drake, Phil Gasseling as Stan. Standing: Bob Planan- sky as Mr. Sullivan. Arden Wolhers as Mr. Beamish. Sharyn Rogowslci as Mrs. DeWinter, Jim Olson as Lester, Kaye Scott as Mavis. Sondra Messersmith. as the Waitress, Sherry Waclcer as Agnes. Carol Price as Miss Jansen, Ed Plananslcy as Mr. Ashbon, Pat Overstreet as Miss Calloway, Ken Fickel as Mr. Murphy. The Marriage Machine by Bernard Newbound PRESENTED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF H.H.S. The annual Senior Class Play was given in the spring to a fairly good crowd and the play grossed nearly $180. The funds were used for their sneak trip later in the spring. The cast of seventeen gave a matinee and an evening performance before the student body and parents and general public. Julie Rankin (Sandy Grabher) is shown discuss- ing her problems and future with Stan Parker (Phil Gasseling) in one of the scenes of the Senior Class Play. Connie Drake (Eloise Forsstrom) is shown walk- ing with Charles Fenton (Steve Yardley) in a dream which the Machine refuses to make reality.

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“Dust of the Road” Receiving one of Hemingford's three superiors at District Speech Contest was The Dust of the Road , a serious drama in one act. The cast was Sandra Grabher as Prudence Steel, Steve Yardley as the Dust , Bob Plananslcy as Peter Steel, and Arden Wohlers as the Uncle. The District Speech Contest is undoubtedly the biggest event for the speech de- partment. This year was especially fruitful for Hemingford. The results were: One Act Play— Dust of the Road Superior Oral Interpretation of Drama Good Interpretive Public Address—Sherry Wacker Good Public Address (original)—Eloise Forsstrom Superior Television News Commentary—Phil Gasseling Excellent Poetry Reading—Patricia Overstreet Superior Informative Public Speaking—Barbara Roes Excellent Discussion—Sharyn Rogowski and Sandy Grabher Good and Excellent Extemporaneous Speaking—Bob Planansky Good Oral Interpretation of Prose Literature—Diane Rowley Excellent Also this year, the speech department partici- pated in the first annual Panhandle C Conference Speech Contest at Sidney St. Pat's High School. This year Hemingford placed second to Sidney and more important gained valuable experience for the upcoming District Speech Contest. Also par- ticipating in the contest were Alliance St. Agnes, Minatare, and Sidney St. Pat's. This year the speech department sponsored a bus trip to Scottsbluff High to see the production of the King and I. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed seeing a near-professional production. Also receiving superiors at the Speech Contest were Eloise Forsst- rom in Original Public Address and Patricia Overstreet for Poetry Reading.