Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Patrick Powers cle '11 39 l Taking part in the Variety Show, Terri Barr does a combination singing and dancing routine. The acts ranged from songs to magic tricks to dramatic interpretations. XV L l -vt L, ki Rehearsing in the auditorium, Pancho Russell and Robyn Butler try to memorize their lines. For nine weeks there were practices each school night for the different Crucible scenes. Having her make-up put on by director Ms. Sharie Bailey, Samara Lackman prepares for her part as Rebecca Nurse. Samara was one of 23 students who performed in the fall production. Copy and layout by Kathi Harper 21

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An empty stage. Slowly, the seats in the auditorium filled. Backstage, students attempted to overcome any last-minute stagefright. The lights went out. Spotlights focused on the stage as students began to perform. This was the scene for two of the school's productions, the Variety Show and The Crucible. The Variety Show, an annual event, featured a cabaret theme and was held on Oct. 8. Sponsored by the Choir Department and directed by Ms. Rowena Taliaferro, the show consisted of 21 acts. These ranged from magic to singing to dancing. At first I was kind of jittery but once I was out there it was a blast, remarked junior Michele Studer who sang a duet Revealing the dramatic feelings of the play, Gary, Valentine and Iill johnson perform in the first scene of Act I. Some English teachers gave their students extra credit for going to see the play since it was part of the junior curriculum Performing in the Choir Department's act, Sherry Heflin pretends to be a puppet as Joe Seffrin waits his turn. Though it was sponsored by the Choir Department, all students were invited to try out for the show. 20 Variety ShowlThe Crucible ' ll the school's a stage' Students participate in Variety Show, 'Crucible' with senior Iohn Brewer. Sophomore Amy Keller who also sang said, The hardest part was right before I went on stage because it was then that I realized that my friends were out there. But, I'm really glad I did it. In contrast to this rather light-hearted show was the Drama Department's presentation of The Crucible. Rehearsing for more than a month under the direction of Ms. Sharie Bailey and student director Carol Cosenza, students presented the play on Nov. 4, 5 and 7. The first night it seemed like witches really were haunting the stage as the bed suddenly broke during Act I. Ms. Bailey said, Of course everyone giggled some. I couldn't expect them not to, but they also recovered quickly and covered E GJ 3 o n.. E S n.. it up really well. Senior Mike Morris who protrayed Judge Hawthorne said, Doing the playl was fun but what was really great was getting to know the people and working with them. l I was sort of worried that we werent as prepared as we could have been. But,l once we went out on stage and got going,j everything seemed to come together, said sophomore Robyn Wood whoj portrayed Ruth Putnam. N The final bows were taken. The? applause faded and the audience slowlyQ poured out of the auditorium. Thel performers left to either go home or tol a cast party and once again the stage! was empty. y l l l l I I I l I

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Iessica Crimes 'Happy Hours' from 3:25-8:30 Students H11 free time in a Person 1- Hey, how about going shopping today after school? Person 2- I'd really like to butl have a million things to do. Have you ever been in a situation such as this, where you would have rather gone out with your friends to the movies or shopping, than do homework? Many students had obligations to fulfill after school such as drill team practice from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, preparing for upcoming l Y V151 ,gall 1 -l .Y Showing grace, junior Karen Finney displays her dancing skills in her speech class. Karen has been taking ballet dancing fornine yearsffaking lessons after school was one of the many activities that filled students' time after 3:25 p.m. Slow dancing, D'ana Morris and date attend a dance after a home game. Football games and dances were typical entertainments on Friday nights during the fall. 22 After School football games and contests. The band also diligently labored preparing new marching routines and practicing music. Some tutoring classes were held after school for students who were having trouble with their classes. Teachers stayed after hours to give make-up tests, grade papers and prepare lessons for the following day. Some members of the faculty attended graduate school at night to earn their Variety of ways Masters Degrees. Many juniors and seniors were in one of the vocational programs. This organization allowed students to attend school for one half of the day and work the other half. Music lessons, sleeping, jobs and homework were a variety of things students and teachers did after the 3:25 bell and until 8:30 the next morning,