Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Speech'Club Active in Drama and Debate One of the largest organizations in the school, the Speech Club carried on an eventful schedule. Curtailments did not hinder the club from trying new activities. Debate held up a winning season with the Varsity Debate Team going undefeated for eight meets. Everyday debate practiced the last two periods to polish their dynamic arguments. This able group set about to sponsor a Forensic Radio Day. They sold advertisements, wrote the scripts, interviewed school faculty mem- bers, and had their own talkback program. That day, WJRC turned the station over to the group. Dramatic arts also flourished within the club. Before the holidays, a Christmas play was enacted for the pleasure of the younger set. Cyrano de Bergerac was produced as the dis- trict contest play. Anne Frank entered the lives of many actors and actresses at West. This story of war-stricken Germany was chosen as the Spring production. l SPEECH CLUB OFFICERS-Nancy Ruttle, secretaryg Anita Venzara, parliamen- tariang Connie Rajala, presidentg Dave Hamrin, vice-presidentg Rich Rawlins treasurer. Individual events participants include Steve Plank, original orationg Dawn Elaine Grimsel were sent to the sectional contest for individual events Sherman, serious speakingg Judy Rodby, prose readingg Larry 'Madd1s, in February. oratorical declamation. Steve Plank, Bob Boettcher, Elaine Fish, and

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w I V f A TREBLE CHOIR--FIRST ROW: D. Bevan, G. Irving, N. Vercellotti, J. Scholar, K. Kemp J Wri ht, M. Vancil C Schultz , . g , . , L. Wilkinson, W. Lutz, C. Nasser, I. Dougherty, C. Hughes, K. Krueger, K. Honiotes E. Homotes, K. Brown. SECOND ROW: D. Fortenberry, N. Bostjancic,iW Barnes, L. Califello, B. Kubinski, J. Rodby, N. Pallechi, M. Grimpe Bi Grazis, J. Hartfield, S. Arnold, C. Canterbury, D. Rostello, N. Hershman L. McEvilly, S. Davis, J. Arbuckle, S. Mullen, H. Manning. THIRD ROW D. Sayers, B. Lechner, S. Atkins, L. Norcross, S. Muhlig, D. Fugett, A Choirs Pursue Music Treble Choir, Freshman Choir, and Boys' Glee Club, followed closely the movements of the A Cappella. As feeder groups for the larger choir, these choirs went through many basic fundamentals of vocal music. Practice took up much time and was an important preparation for the production of their own special concert. These groups presented the Third Annual Mid-Winter concert in February. Treble Choir sang hymns, spirituals, popular tunes, and classical favorites. Freshman Chorus and Boys, Glee Club featured partiotic melodies as well as songs of foreign lands. Hocker, J. Johnson, S. Petrusa. FIFTH ROW: C. Bush, J. Whienhole, K. Zier, A. Hancock, M. Engleman, J. Lameth D. Riggs, R. Kimble, B. Pappas, W. Walker, B. Miller, P. Carnahan, A. Pearce, K. Bajt, S. Wilkinson, S. Whalen, J Williams, S. Heisner. 5. J . V. A f Johnson, B. Weir, M. Drew, E. Griffin, D. Pederson, P. Myers, D. Gilbert C. Mummert, J. DeCanniere, C. Akin, M. Aeschlimann, J. Lless, B Cookas, M. Hillesland. FOURTH ROW: D. Zahm, V. Lindblad, D. Moss- man, J. Housekneckt, K. Kraker, P. Kinzler, D. O'Brien, A. Olznoi, Clemons, N. Hardy, D. Klein, C. Gurney, D. Gurney, M. L1SdCr0 E. Griffin, M. Johnson, E. Woolard, B. Hall, B. Albue, C. Moore, C. Long Y. McGee. , Director Roy E. Johnson, leads the choirs through rehearsal in preparation for a big winter concert.

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iii if f 4, 25, ' Z., 'Iv A Q tif? ' f i' 51,5 ,QM wif --- if i Q .. LU: if , , i i -1 'Q I L? L',, t ' 4 3 , Q If W fklgik if ,W Frenchman Dave Miller growsafast beard for the contest play. Speech ans proleges Paul' KaSSiS and Bill Shelbi' give an im promptu reading. i i B, Holding the trophy that they won at Bishop MacNamara High in Kankakee are the varsity debaters Backstage, Jan Baker applies last minute Brian Larson, Scott Becker, Joyce Bristow, and Dave McCaIlister. They won the tournament with touches of make-up to Bruce Johnson. a record of eight wins, no losses,