Lamesa High School - Tornado Yearbook (Lamesa, TX)

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TORNADO, Lamesa, Texas 1975 21D In November, the Speech and Drama Club sponsored a tal- ent show . Billy Miller was Master of Ceremonies. Among those performing were the L.H.S. mime troop. Danny Randall ' s band, and various skits. In class, the Drama students have been taking part in panomimes and improvisation. They also attended other productions, presented by schools in surrounding towns- JABBERWALK, in Odessa; ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, in Lubbock; and HARVEY, in Lubbock. The first production that the Drama classes presented this year was HARVEY. The stu- dents of Miss Turnbough ' s first period class were the actors in the play, and the students in her fifth period class produced the play and built the set. After working on the play about two months, two performances were given, on February 15 and February 17. The cast of HARVEY follows: Deby Walters, Billy Miller, Kim Wright, Danny Horton, Teresa James, Dennis White, Kenneth Wiley, Jackie Bell, Irma Perez, Alex Stinnet, Mary Ann Hernandez, Susan Light, and Steve Duval I . The stage crew involved was Boyd Beck, Eddie Spencer, Melvin Robinson, Carlos Lopez, Freddy Vargas, Jim Vaszauskas, Joe Heath, and David Bonner. 1. The LHS Mime Troop, Ricky Hewitt, Denise McGlothlln, Sherry Rebber, Dewayne Anderson, David Bonner, and Sharon MaxweH. 2. HARVEY cast, (FRONT ROW) Jackie Bell, Kenneth Wiley, Susan Light, Steve Duvall, Dennis White, (BACK ROW) Deby Walters, Billy Miller, Kim Wright, Danny Horton, Teresa James, Irma Perez, Alex Stinnet, and Mary Ann Hernandez. 3. HARVEY rehearsal. Dennis White, Kenneth Wiley, and Deby Walters. 4. Harvey, the Rabbit.

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20D TORNADO, Lamesa, Texas 1975 Speech and Drama — Words and Actions Miss Cynthia Tiirnboiigh had one Speech class and two Drama classes this year. The Speech class was in- volved in extensive studies of interpretation of prose and poetry, and dramatic inter- pretation. They also devoted time to informative and per- suasive speaking, and spe- cial occasion speeches. (BELOW) Several children with their entries for the E.A.C. Club ' s Animal Show. The Speech class organized a club, called the Environ- mental Animal Care Club. The E.A.C . was formed to provide a means of learning parliamentary procedure. The class elected officers and they are as follows: Presi- dent, Sherry Rebber; Vice- President, Joe Heath; Sec- retary, Teresa Owens; Treas- urer, Steve Price; Parlia- mentarian, Kenneth Wiley . The E.A.C. sponsored an animal show on April 5, 1975. Children in grades one through four brought their pets, including dogs, cats, and ducks. A small fee for each entry was required, and the E.A.C. Club used the money for a picnic, held at Forrest Park. Members of the Speech and Drama Club participated in oratorical contests in Dim- mitt, Hereford, and San Angelo. The Debate Team, involved in contests in Hereford and San Angelo, held a one and eleven record in forensics.

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22D TORNADO, Lamcsa, Texas 1975 One-Act Play Places Third This year ' s One Act Play was Hcnrik Ibsen ' s DOLL ' S HOUSE . Appearing in the play were Rex Keese, Deby Walters, Joe Heath, Jackie Bell, Kenneth Wiley, and Anease Hale. The stage crew consisted of Boyd Beck, Billy Miller, and Dennis White. After five weeks of long hours of practice, a per- formance was given for the public Thursday night, April 3 . On the morning of April 4, DOLL ' S HOUSE was presented at a school as- sembly . The cast and stage crew left early Monday morning, April 7, for Sweetwater, where U . I . L . One Act Contest was held . After attending a scheduled rehearsal at Sweetwater High School, they stayed overnight in Sweetwater. The next day, Tuesday, April 8, after competing with Snyder, Sweetwater, Dunbar, Brown- field, Lakeview, and Esta- cado, Lamesa ranked third place and alternate, meriting their right to go to State, providing that one of the two winners were unable to com- pete. Joe Heath was chosen as an All Star Cast member for his role as Dr. Ra nk. Rex Keese, as Torvald, and Deby Wal- ters, as Nora, received Honorable Mentions. Jackie Bell , for her part as Chris- tine, was also an Honorable Mention recipient. The cast of DOLL ' S HOUSE presented their production for a nursing home during Nursing Home Week. This year, the Speech and Drama classes recorded the Senior salutes for Radio Station KPET. 1. DOLL ' S HOUSE cast. Deby Walters, Rex Keese, Jackie Bell, Joe Heath, Anease Hale, Kenneth Wiley. 2. A scene from DOLL ' S HOUSE with Rex Keese and Deby Walters. 3. Miss Turnbough helps Joe Heath apply theatrical make-up.