John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Tulling double duty ' pays off at zone Planning a big year, and getting down to business was the goal of the Blue Jesters this year. September 24, members went to a Stu- dent Activity Conference at UT where they saw sessions on dramatic action and im- provisations and learned new costume designing and make-up hints. Mrs. Ermine Worrell, sponsor of the Jesters, was very pleased with the 35 members. X ' orking with the Blue Jesters this year has been a joy, because they gave their best, said Mrs. Worrell. With three big plays scheduled for the year, the group presented their first of the three, T e Crucible. November 13-15. The cast of actors had a newcomer to Austin Reading the way. One of the main characters, Abigail Williams, was por- trayed by Michelle O ' Brien, who had been at Reagan less than a week when she got the part. I was very pleased, said Michelle, I had really wanted the part. After their presentation of The Crucible, their second big performance was The Fan- tastiks, presented February 12-14. The group looked forward to this play because it was a musical. The Fantastiks is what we call a little musical, it ' s a love story, and an overall pretty show, said Mrs. Worrell, The kids really liked doing it. In addition to the major performances, the group also presented Dr. Shelby ' s ABZ ' s to the children at Harris Elemen- tary School in May. These were improvisa- tions of children ' s poems. The Blue Jesters seem to pull double duty by being a club that meets on weekdays as well as Saturdays, said Bur- ton Culley. Although it was hard work, in the end, it all paid off. On March 11 and 12 the Jesters presented their one-act contest play. The House Of Bernada Alba, in zone competi- tion, where they were named best in zone. The All Star Cast members, who received trophies for their performance, included Elizabeth Widup, Esther Torrez, Jodie Rosell, Sharon Darragh and Carrie Thomas. Carol Cave received a certificate for honorable mention. March 26, they presented the play on the district level. Elizabeth Widup was on the All Star Cast, with Jodie Rosell and Carol Cave receiving honorable mentions. More people helped on the productions this year, than in the past, said Mrs. Wor- rell. There were more crew days and each student worked about 300 hours during the year, added Mrs. Worrell. They were ail a very devoted group of actors. As Martha Adams and Kal Kirk confess their love for o The Fantastiks. Wendy Gaines, (a mime), looks on uith . le another in Riciy Smith tells Sharon Darragh he ipproval. won ' t admit to being a witch in Thf CrucihU. Sophomores Cheryl Ziolko k, ( atol ZKhiCuhr 162

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Small staffs work to better publications Deadlines — that ' s the Ofie thing both the radar and Spur had in common. For the relatively small radar staff of 1 1 , the task was plain: put out nine exciting issues. I feel we did just that, said editor Paul Martinez. We started off slow, but we eventually put out a paper that appealed to many of our readers. At the Interscholastic League Press Con- ference March 19 and 20, the radar was awarded ILPC ' s highest honor: the Award of Distinguished Merit. The Spur received the Award of Achievement. The Spur staff, consisting of seven girls and one boy (Martinez), also had the task of putting together an attractive yearbook. Our goal was to finish early, said editor Linda Ulrich. There is always the hope of winning an award. March was a month of winners. Gregory Hunt was awarded a first in Newswriting in the Texas Press Women high school journalism contest. Photographers Lisa Gehrke placed first in Feature Photography and James Matthews placed third in the same category. At UIL live writing competition March 31, Martinez placed third in news and headline writing thus qualifying him for regional competition in Corpus Christi. Honors editor Sharon Hodon har eligible seniors ai ihe Beauiy Re I VChos Who cenific Being a Double R corporal didn ' t stop Risa Cervelli from meeting yearbook deadlines. She was the Clubs editor. bk rs Ella Hiompson Jeanine Thompson David Tonn Oarreyl Tonne Michelle Underwood David Vazquez Jennifer Vasqu. 161

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Acting as a servant in The House of Rermula Alba. Carol Cave asks for food to feed her children. Elizabeth Widup displays her versatile characters in (left) her portrayal of Sarah Good in The Crucible, and (right) the widow, Bernada Alba. B « , , (Iron, ™.| ra,r.e Thoma,. Colleen Kennedy, Jod.e Ro.eN, Swam. Maddur,. Portray.ng AMla in Bernada ToJd Joms and Darren Grussendorf discuss the conviction of Esiher Torre!. Julie Bvars; r.etoW r.uj. Bill Lane. Burion Culley. ScQii Cunningham jf Sharon Darragh hears Mary Warren as a witch in The Crucible. (ireasurerl Carol Cave luce presidem). Elizabech Vfidup (presidem), Paul Weekley. . „,,„, v,„, TrdJoneJ fr ou LheneOBrien. Karl 01»n. Tom T h ' ' ' rnberg.rtac ' - ' n ' l l ' aron Darragh, Mark Noriha Freshmen « ' fiFf EI l H John Anderson John Andei Reuben Bauiisia Michelle Beckham Cheryl Bell