Jones Junior High School - Focus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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First year drama class presents first school play The curtain opened, the spotlights glared, and the audience grew silent. And so it was that Flowers for Algernon had begun. The play, Flowers for Algernon was the first play ever produced by Mr. Schuler ' s first year drama class. It was produced on the new stage on the tense night of Saturday, December 4. John Hamm, the leading actor, portrayed Charlie Gordon. Charlie was a mentally retarded boy who became a genius through surgery. The leading actress was Kelly Smith. She played Alice Kinnian. Alice was Charlie ' s teacher and friend. Soon the play was over; the tension and the audience had all gone. After the make-up was removed from the sweaty faces of the actors, the cast party began. The Pepsi and the pizza were a welcome relief for the actors, stage crew, and the make-up people. All to soon, the cast party was over and so was the first play ever produced at the new Jones. (FAR ABOVE) Brett Smith removes his make-up in the first play. (ABOVE RIGHT) Mr. Schuler gives directions from the sound room. (ABOVE) Bill Hannis speaks to the audience in the first play ever produced by Mr. Schuler ' s first year drama class.

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NINTH GRADE DRAMA was FRONT ROW: Billy Sheetz, Ted Burnau, Beany Scott, Greg Cochrane; SECOND ROW: Doneta Pyle, Laura Colvin, Bill Hannis, Kim Lane, Lizzy Smith, Barb Bailey, Susan Eskridge, Edna Richard, Annette Hollins, Lisa Dickensheets; THIRD ROW: Tami Hotsinpiller, Teri Jones, John Hamm, Brett Smith, Rod Clarke, Joe Hannah, Patt Farr, Stephanie Bower, Beth Cline, Jennifer Calamari, Dina Roberts, Kelly Smith; BACK ROW: Mr. Schuler. Kelly Smith (Alice) and John Hamm (Charlie) kiss during the first play ever produced on the new stage.

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Publications staff was: FRONT ROW: Stephanie Bower, Beth Cline, Jill Gerren, Cathy Thomas, Anne Suever, Mike Quinn, Lisa Bumke, Joe Kennedy, Lizzy Smith, Laura Colvin; SECOND ROW; Jennifer Byrd, Teresa Laudeman, Joe Collins, Mark Mazer, Virginia Reece, Suzie Schrecongost, Karen Voght, Elaine Monts, Teri Hyman; BACK ROW; Mr. Barts, Dina Roberts, Ed Edgarton, Brett Smith, Don Baird, Lori Morris, Gene Schnar Jeff Ferguson. (ABOVE) Laura Colvin, faculty editor, sorts faculty pictures. (RIGHT) Teresa Laudeman and Cathy Thomas work after school on the eight-page paper. Staff begins big I think publications is fun, but it is a lot of hard work and requires a lot of time after school, said Cathy Thomas, newspaper sports editor. There were so many people in publications that they had to divide into two staffs: newspaper and yearbook. It ' s fantastic to be editor of the newspaper because of all the special equipment and the help of our adviser, said Anne Suever, editor-in-chief of the newspaper. The darkroom and more room to work were just some of the new facilities that really helped a lot. The staff also had a party in October to pick the editors and assistant editors for the yearbook and the newspaper.