Kellam High School - Challenger Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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r , .,.Jf 'Sgr' f I- . 'id X wtf Debbie Alderman and Chris Cleven portray Emily Webb and George Gibbs, newlyweds in Our Town. The love story of Emily and George is that representative of young people in small towns who grow up, date, marry, have Children, and die. Z I nv ' K 2 ix Steven Johnson, Stage Manager of Our Town, breaks in on the play's action to insert background information about the Gibbs and Webb families who livo in Grovers Corners. New Hampshire. I . .. . .ul -N I ff , 5. SN' N 1 Y X '1 I I G .nygy -. Q f N x,,f' N ,i 'O But I thought you said that YOU were going to do that before he went on stage!!

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Kelly Awards Given In May Drama Department Excels Behind The Scenes And On The Boards For Creative And Inspiring Year The Drama Department, along with the Drama Club and the International Thespians, combined talents to produce an entertaining year for Kellarn students. Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, succeeded in portraying small town life where life and death are taken as common, everyday events. - The Senior Class play, Love Comes In Many Colors, was presented on February 26 and 27. Concerning itself with the emotional problems one is faced when dating people parents term as unacceptable, the play was a novel hit. The Miracle Worker was one of the hardest plays to produce due to the fact that several members of the cast had to learn sign language. The play was exceedingly well done, but due to the lack of student participation at previous functions, was only presented one evening. After serving the school all year with entertainment and the grueling backstage work that accompanies every production, the stars were entertained at the Third Annual Kelly Awards program on May 27. There, the outstand- ing people who devoted their time and talents to the dramatic arts were recognized. Miss Rhett Pridgen, drama director, devoted much of her time to the guidance of drama students to produce the best possible for themselves and others. Regina Hawk and Becky Williams starred in LOVE COMES IN MANY COLORS, a play concerned with parental disapproval of those termed unacceptable Father, if you'd only just listen! pleads Becky Williams as her father, Frank Babonis refuses to accept Barry Bradberry as being acceptable 18

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J Eff 'N i - , E It's not our fault that they won't allow you inside, Millard!! Camelot began to swing juniors Revel at Ring Dance - A Knight In Camelot Numerous spectacular events give significance to a juniors year. One event that most certainly deserves notation is the junior Ring Dance which has a history common to that of others, confusion denoting the period of preparation. Preparation included the junior Class Candy Sale, decorating, purchasing refreshments, selling invitations, designing programs, and securing chaperonesg all of which was just a part of the work the Ring Dance Committees did. Also, preparation in the purchasing of gowns, accessories, corsages, and renting dinner jackets was placed on those who attended the dance, The result of this preparation was turrets, draw bridges, and excalibur, ladiesb in-waiting and their handsome knights who dramatized the medieval setting for the theme of A Knight ln Camelot . Music by Charlie McClendon and the Magnifi- cents and the receiving of class rings created an aura of excitement at the White Sands Country Club. Proud juniors could be seen everywhere finding friends in order to have them turn rings. vl, -U I -. ,. I l Il l I A, if , 4 .- , ' 'Q r-1'7 Y 'X 7 :11.'.-, 'IQ 3 xvxp Y - iff. ,, - ' '. - 7 lla.----C: -.- we ,yt in . - J -. --.f.,..r, ' 1 4 .- 1?-fp-' A- . 4 , ,ff 'if' ix X S if ' .' K Fay Ryan and Max Haslip take a short break to munch some refreshments.