La Marque High School - Cougar Yearbook (La Marque, TX)

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' ' Scratch - one to remember Scratch , not an itch, a play, a one act, contest play made up of a bunch of amateurs who didn ' t know the difference between stage right and stage left. A bunch of kids who made a tough show into a show that will worry competitors from now on. The cast and crew started late and there were three changes in the major role. The director, Molly Vernon, started out new and most of the cast had never worked with her. She had worked with Ball High ' s drama department and this fact gave the cast some hope. Mrs. Vernon started the kids off with warm ups. They started out with easy works which built to stretches, to running, and to jumping jacks. Everyone learned to do their own make-up. For the first time ever, they used latex. The base, Macado Yellow, made everyone look as if they had hepatitis to achieve the effect of looking dead. By this time, everyone was a nervous wreck. Did they drive Molly Vernon to drugs? No only sugar pills. As for the cast, only hypnosis could relax them. And finally, the show went on. To say the least, the show scared all who watched it. It didn ' t win the competition, but it laid the ground work for the plays in the future. Kathy Denman and Jenny Brouillard patiently await for rehearsals. The devil (Johnny) tries to persuade Karl Hammerschmidt. The director, Mrs. Vernon, shows off the cast ' s t-shirt. Organizations 85

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Zany Initiates provide laughs Initiation for Thespians was a sight to see. It was a week of zany activities that each member had to pass in order to receive points to be accepted as an official member of the Thespians organization. One of the activities was an opposite dress-up day - When the girls supposedly didn ' t wear make-up and the guys did. Other costume days brought out a variety of sights such as hippies, hobos, and vikings. During the week, Thespians initiates had to recite on cue the oath they took in order to Ijecome a member. Final initiation took place during the Thespians banquet candle light ceremony. Richard James, president; Marilyn Foreman, vice-president; Jenny Brouil- lard, judge. Marilyn Foreman, La Wanda Walker, Jenny Brouillard, Tony Ford, CharleneJordon, Cathy Romeo, Rhonda Robinson, MarshaCrawford, Kathy McEnulty, Tonya Mathews, Peggy Mitchell, Mark Miranda, Rita Martinez, Debra Balli, Lisa Salinas, LaTisha Arceneaux, Franza Dobbins, Cathy Cadriel, Lisa Devereaux, Mary Arensman, Andrea Brown, Patricia Stewart, Carol Jones, Kenneth Hogan, Bobby Haynes, Richard James, Richard Rygaard, Richard Irving, Cathy Denman, Lache Luke, Cynthia Yoakum, Kelly Lewis. Eric Beaton on opposite dress-up day. Organizations Mary Arensman recites the Thespians pledge. Richard Rygaard as a Viking during Initiation.

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Art Guild helps Liberty ' Raising money to repair the Statue of Liberty proved to be the most important goal for the Art Guild this year. They sold various items in order to raise money to send to the national movement to rebuild the old statue. The Art Guild members also visited a NASA art show. Richard Ryfjaard trea.surer 1 George Comits president Judith Vazquez parliamentarian Larry Killian Vice-president Shelly Arensman treasurer 2 Judith Vazquez, Shelly Arensman, Kisa Humphrey, Julie Arensman, Ms. Karen DeRuUe, Wendy Hanson, Mary Arensman; Larry Killian, Tracy Johnson, Robert Choate, Richard Rygaard, Robbie Carmen, Torre Mack, George Comits. J Members of the Art Guild enjoyed the giant art sculptures they saw while on their field trip. Judith Vazquez marvels at an art form she saw while on an art Guild field trip. 86 Organizations