Lebanon High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Lebanon, VA)

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After winning the school contest, freshman Lisa Salyers travels to Abingdon, Va, for dis- trict spelling competition. mores Elyssa Ratliff, Susan Buckles and Stacey Colorful Japanese costumes lend an air of ex- Gillespie and junior Juli Pruner were only two Nuckles added an Oriental flair to the perfor- — Otic intrigue to this scene from the one-act of the ten students to perform in the district mance. play, Undercover Lover. Sophomore Joseph — and regional competitions in November. Forensics 21

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give seniors Melanie Hart and Pam tion for the debate tournaments. aS Reading, writing and speech-making Hendrickson plenty to do in prepara- Tension mounted. Sweaty palms sought firm purchase on the podi- um. Nerves began a steady twitching in the corner of the right eye. All noise in the room ceased; every eye riveted the speaker. ‘Ladies and gentlemen ...” Thus began the annual forensics competition — competition that was just as strenuous and exhausting as any competitive sport. School titles were swept up by a variety of talent- ed students. Lisa Salyers claimed the title in spelling; Michelle Cozzolino took the school title in poetry read- ing. Salyers and Cozzolino traveled to Abingdon, VA, in November to represent the school in district com- petition. The Great Smokey Mountain De- bate Tournament was held in Gatlin- burg, TN, in February. Melanie Hart and Pam Hendrickson were awarded second and third place speaker, re- spectively. The debate team, under the guidance of Mrs. Helen Gilmer, English teacher, and Mr. Billy Rhea, government teacher, took second place overall. The one-act play took second place in district competition in Ab- ingdon, VA, and qualified for region- als. Mrs. Loretta Cox, English teach- er, directed the Japanese Kabuki comedy entitled Undercover Lover. Ten students gave an admirable per- formance which centered on the theme of distrust and deception ina marriage. Undercover Lover pre- 4 sturdy stance helps Michelle Cozzolino (ju- Being a German doesn’t keep Frederic Ulferts sented the opportunity to engage in nior) to assume a winning attitude in poetry- (junior) from acting the part of a Japanese in competition while bringing out dra- reading. the one-act play, Undercover Lover. Sopho- matic talents and abilities. 20 Forensics

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e Conversing is an important part of a dance. tl m eC S Working the sound system is no easy job. Juniors Chad Fletcher, Wesley Mullins, Thom- Keith Bowman, a senior, found this to be .as Munsey,and Frederic Ulferts did just this-at true at the Ides of March dance. the Ides of March dance. Tables and chairs and loud music mix for the Ides of March The coming of spring meant a lot of studying to be done. Yet, the stu- dents still had time to. take a break for the Ides of March. This was the celebration that ended winter and started the spring festivities. These were festivities that the students were more than ready for. They. - proved this to be true at the dance. This activity was sponsored by the National Honor Society which was under the direction of Mr. Morley Jones. and Mrs...Mina.. Jones,..both math teachers. Certain members of the prestigious club helped in such matters as setting up for the dance, working the concession stand, tak- ing up money.and.cleaning up.after- wards. Sound Factory. provided the music with their elaborate sound system. Not only did they provide the music, but they also put on an excellent light show. Senior Keith Bowman, who worked for Sound Factory, and who was in the Honor Society, helped with these things. These two factors helped the dance to be an even bigger success than imagined. The dance was not only a social success but another success for the National Honor Society. Although this dance has only been held for the last two years, it seems as though the dance will become a tradition in years to come. Taking a break during work hours is a fun — stand. The refreshments made the dance even thing to do. Kelly Herbert, a senior, was goof- more enjoyable. ing off a little while working the concession 22 tdes Of March