Junction City High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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The villain, Steve Haynie, 85, demands payments for rent from Grace Robin- son, 85, in Alias Smedley Puffrey, performed by the Actina I class. MELODRAMAS Steve Haynie, 85, the mean villian makes people leave and get out of the way. The drama department at JCHS study many different aspects of drama, and provide service to the Senior High, and the surronding community. In addition to touring the area elementary schools with a Children's Play, and the Spring Musical, drama students present three melodramas to the English classes. The melodramas are presented each year on a rotating easis to English classes that want to attend. The presentation serves two important purposes. First, it gives the English classes a day of light enjoyment, but also provides a chance to watch plays that have a j u s t i f i able literary purpose. The performance also gives that Acting II classes more exposure in front of an audience. When asked if she thought the melodramas were a success, Mrs. Howe replied, Yes, I wa; very pleased . 18 Melodramas

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« n old fashion-Aed father, played by Garrett Duarte, 86, and his funny ways of making life more efficient, was the plot behind this year's Fall Play, Cheaper by the Dozen. Although Cheaper by the Dozen was not the first choice for Fall Play this year, in the end cast and audience were pleased with the outcome. The first play chosen was Snoopy.' A play about the loveable, worldly beagle from Charles Shultz's comic strip Peanuts. According to Mrs. Lee Howe, drama teacher, a problem developed when a piano player could not be found for the show. Since the show has sev- eral musical numbers , the lack of piano would have been very difficult. In Cheaper by the Dozen, along with trying to make life more efficient, the father tries to make his daughters, especially Ann, understand that boys aren't everything. Ann and her sisters don't seem to understand why their father is so unreasonable aboutdates, wearing pretty clothes, and makeup. But the girls do not know that their father is hiding a heart condition from them, and his real motive is to get Ann ready to take care of the younger children. I was very pleased with the cast FALL PLAY Cast presents Ibestplayin severalyearsl members , said Mrs. Howe. They did an excellent job. It's been the best play in over two years. The cast included 10 members, eight from JCHS: Tammie Albright, 86, Don Ballard, 85, Garrett Duarte, 86, Brett Godsey, 87, Amy Gunderson, 86, Fred Holliman, 85, Lori Richard, 86, and Jim Roper, 85. The student cast also included two younger members, one from City Junior High, Shawn Lancaster, and one from an area elementary school, Vanessa Ibaura. Fall Play 17

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 Wait one second, I have an idea, says Grace Robinson, 85, during Acting II's melodrama presentation, Prim Rose Path. Melodramas 19