Laurel Park High School - Koine Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Chekov Go Down . . . The first play of the 1980-81 school year, The Good Doctor, was presented to the public but not without a short run of delays. Originally planned for a December showing, the play had to be moved into the month of January because of a few difficulties. Props were not fully ready and some of the cast members had trouble in remembering their lines. Written by Neil Simon, and based on the writings of Chekov the play was divided into two acts with each act consisting of separate skits. In all, seven skits were to be presented. The play was very demanding in that several people had more than one character to portray. During the weeks of rehearsal, signs of wear were present on everyone but not as much as they were present on play director John Myers. Finally on January 21 and 22 of 1981, The Good Doc- tor was ready tor an audience. Despite all of the problems in the past, the presentation went on rather well and mis- takes, if any, were only minor ones and they went un- noticed. 42 The Good Doctor As the Writer, Steve Vaughan narrates the stories of Anton Checkov. Ricky Jamison begins his Sneeze while watching an opera with his wife, Pam Mabe, and the Brassihovs played by Pam Wimbush and Michael Watkins. The Company: Mitzi Prillaman, Gene Riggs, Karen Keesee, Steve Vaughan, Pam Wimbush, Ricky Jamison, Janie Collinsworth, John Myers, Dana Robertson, Larry Thomas, Michelle Wilson, Mary l-lodge, Mike Watkins, Pam Mabe, and Bill Underwood. The Admirer in The Seduction tDane Robertsoni is rejected by Mitzi Prillaman.

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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, CLASSES Rewarding in The End The F.F.A. also sponsored a leadership workshop and at the yearly spring fair the Future Farmers held displays in bicycle safety and floral designs and also had an animal barnyard. At the meetings the mem- bers saw slides and heard talks from many different areas. One meeting even saw the Virginia F.F.A state presi- dent visiting the chapter. The chapter planned several field trips this year in- cluding the K.V.G. workshop at Philpott Lake, a skiing trip, skating parties, and two livestock judging contests, one in Richmond and one in Blacksburg. The chapter also sent fifteen people to state convention and nine to F.F.A. camp. Twenty chapter mem- bers also applied their programs for individual awards and the chapter as a whole applied for three awards. The F.F.A. also formed an Alumni chapter for the first time this year. And the chapter sponsored one member to the National Leadership Con- ference. Participation on the Koine was slow when the staff first got started, but as deadlines approached participation in- creased. The arranging of the 1980- 81 Kione was harder than any of the other ten books. The slow participation was one At the awards assembly at the Charlottesville workshop, Chris Martin, Mrs. Ginger Preston and Pat Donavant await the Koine's award. This year the book received a trophy class award. Q reason. However, there were several other obstacles. One thing that hindered the Koine was money. The rising inflation rate caused many businesses to decrease their ad space which caused the staff to increase the price of the book. lnexperience was our greatest enemy. Many of our new members felt as though they couldn't do the work. However, with a little assistance their jobs were carried out successfully. Melissa Simon summed up the year of the Koine in one statement, lt was a lot of hard work, but it will be rewarding in the end. V t r at . 'C jg? J ' 1 M ' .4 ,,,,, A -, ? .L 2 .,......-.- Clubs and Organizations 41

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'if I ,YH ,H if , .. 7,3 A , M y ' ' In Surgery Kuryatin tLarry Thomasl practices on the very uncooperative Sexton tFiicky Jamisonl, In her first role on the Laurel Park stage, Janie Collinsworth plays a girl auditioning for her first Checkov play. Mary Hodge, A Laurel Players regular, questions new member Karen Keesee in The Governess. In A Defenseless Creature, Michelle Wilson destroys the banker, Larry Thomas. Pretneding to be offended by her ad- mirer's attention, Mitzi Prillaman ques- tions her husband, Bill Undenivood, about him. Laurel Players' Production 43