Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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l I One -f three THE CREATIVE WRITING CLUB, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MRS. DAVIS, MET AT LUNCH. STU- DENTS BROUGHT EXAMPLES OF THEIR OWN ORIGINAL WRITING AND READ THEM TO THE OTHER MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE CLUB OPER- ATED AS A CLEARING HOUSE OF INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS WRITING CONTESTS. THIS YEAR, MRS. DAVIS'S CREATIVE WRITING CLUB HAD THE FORTUNATE OPPORTUNITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE CALIFORNIA YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROIECT. THE YOUNG PLAY- WRIGHTS PROIECT GAVE STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR OWN ONE-ACT PLAYS AND WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND PLAYWRIGHTS. STUDENTS WERE INSTRUCTED IN IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING, CREATIVE SCENE SET-UPS, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. EACH STUDENT WAS ASKED TO CAST AND DI- RECT A SCENE FROM HIS OWN PLAY. THAT PROVED TO BE INTERESTING. THAT PROVED TO BE VERY INTERESTING, SAID MIKE PROCOPIO, ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THIS EVENT. THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROIECT LASTED ALL DAY AND WAS VERY HELPFUL TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. l. Hilary Bull and Lizzie Myers improvise during the Young PI 1 'wiki' lit- ev ant Ly srl 5 . vc . 2. Yaunq Playwnqlits: Elan Davidson, Melinda Pugh, Helene Wayne, Rachel Van Kirk, and Heidi Willie. 3. Il-iLiLii Salzei' strikes a mlrainatic pose. -I. 'Iliv IEISB-B7 Creative Wntinq Club and Young Play- wiittlits. Z4 Kirstiii I,.oiiiLian'li Iii:-'ilzs tin as Mike PFOCOIDIO acts out the ixiit wt ti infnlg. ni Rxlg I3.itiii.ill locks on in .iinuseinent at tlie antics ol the lf-iiiiti I'I.iywi'iiitits. I V-.xii Mi 'ii listf-its attifiitively as spec-Lili tips are fjlrillecl :intl tIi'- li-will- rzt tliv- OFAI1 iiiigfiiilg-e--is lvig- IWW I'5f .-III tv.-lin. IW 'Al W il.. wil ::.y.it!1t'i I-f.ilg iits-'liijliii iliatl l-iunfl Q:::1 It iizn ' !.1l'I'E.il -if. l tliis I .iiii-fl 5' ' 'I ' It gm. Iti. ri.y'-i'Q i X I f I

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