Lebanon High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Lebanon, VA)

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Hours of preparation go into Pam- tation. She won district with “Juve- | Shane Asbury and Tracy Holmes dramatic presentation for forensic ela Huffman’s (jr.) oratory presen- niles and Capital Punishment.” (srs.) rehearse a dual-member competition. 7 i Be bp essSont ARNO AOE ero i ; QP ee To give a good cast presentation, Sharon Adams (Sr.) practices her selection before an English class. Adams was the only one of many who participated in forensics on a school level. Taking affirmative action, John Ratliff and Tivis Manuel (frs.) pre- sent a well-prepared discussion to their audience. ee dices MUR LDS MIS MMA 20 Forensics

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t and ‘Bertha’ Weddin1 The speech class play Ghost at Punkin’ Holler allows Tommy Brown (jr.) the freedom to flaunt his physique under the lights. were Headin’ for a Break a leg Broadway, here they come In an attempt to make the year a little brighter, stu- dents performed four speech plays and a senior play. The productions were unique in their individual ways. Some were funny, some were serious, and some were a combination. The first plays were pre- sented by the speech and drama classes. They were directed by Virginia Fuller Hogging the limelight as narrators, Don Phillips and Amanda Horne (srs.) announce the names of their fellow cast members. The narra- (English, speech and dra- ma). The senior class, follow- ing a long desired re-insti- tuted tradition, presented the play Headin’ for a Wed- din’ for the school and for the public. The seniors were required to audition for their roles. Barbara Parker (librarian) and Kevin Farmer (science) selected the members of the cast tion included the title and the de- scription of the play, Headin’ for a Weddin’, performed by the senior class. and directed the play. After the cast had been chosen, the seniors studied their lines and spent time after School practicing their roles. Although plays were few and far between, they add- ed a few moments of relief to a long and dull day at school. And that ain’t no punkin’. Somewhat taken aback, Brian Hartsock (Ssr.) discovers that the ghost of Punkin’ Holler is visibly a fraud. Plays 19

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Long hours after school prepare John Ratliff (fr.) for debate. ony. om Rati “t ery aha Speaking up for the good Pros plunge ahead Although the entire de- bate team graduated in ‘86, the Class of ‘90 produced eight students to fill their shoes: Cheryl Duty and Travis Manuel, first team af- firmative; Kendal Rasnake and Jamie Taylor, first team negative; Robin Bowman and John Ratliff, second team affirmative, and Jame- son Moncrief and Tivis Ma- Debate Team: R 1: Jamie Taylor — 1st team neg.; Robin Bowman — 2nd team aff.; Cheryl Duty — 1st nuel, second team negative. With no tournament ex- perience, the affirmative teams went 3-3 and the neg- atives 2-4 at the Great Smokey Mountain Debate Tournament. In the spring, the first team did an excel- lent job representing the district in the Regional De- bate Tournament. team aff.; R 2: James Moncrief — 2nd team neq.; John Ratliff — 2nd team aff.; Kendal Rasnake — lst In the area of individual forensic competition, the Pioneers also scored vic- tories on the district level. Pam Huffman (jr.) won the district in oratory while Kerri Barrett (Soph.) won second in the district; boih girls moved on to regional competition. team neg. Forensics 21