Magnolia High School - Cannon Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Thanksgiving Vacation lnferrupf E. Q 2 I .I '.se-ffgeeew ., 1 I I CAST CREW of Years Ago, all-school play presented an Saturday, M. Vanlfossenp and stage crew B. Niccum, D, Koska, D. Baker, P. H February 29, included Mr. Boffolfson, director, P. Wallis, J. Hensley, A. laerg, D. Kirk, E. Royal, and J. Clelland, Olson, K. Germain, B. Balderson, N. Robson, K. Wagner, R. Eslcridge, PAM WILLIS, complelely exhausted after tireless rehearsals, stretches out DIRECTOR, MR. Boftolfson goes over The on a row of chairs to recuperafe. finer poinls of acting.

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Game, Confinenfals Highlight March '95- I MARK SIMMONS grabs ball in fuTile arTempf To score on Mr. Powers and John Schonnaman. nies, nickels, and dimes Tor The overseas exchange sTudenT program. ThaT evenihg The VarsiTy M Club played The FaculTy- Flubs in a hilarious Donkey BaskeTloaII game. Who could TorgeT The spills and kicks mosT of The players Took wiTh The mighTy VarsiTy winning 28 To 24, receiving The perpeTual donkey Trophy. Drill Team anxiously held dress rehearsals each nighT unTil The evening of The big show arrived. Each specTaTor received The Con- TinenTal Times, Theme oT The show on Fri- day, March 13. The girls under The direc- Tion of Miss l-lerTa Frederick, puT on a Tan- TasTic show. Each acT befween drills showed The audience whciT ci TcilenTed group of per- formers puT TogeTher This show. MR. BISHOP crawls Toward ball as Jim LoBelle looks on anticipafing his nexT move. -ue' ART STUDENTS prove their talents in sculpfure and wire exhibifs aT The Arf Show at The Anaheim Library during The weeks of February 27 Through March 8.

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All-School ProducTion, 'Years Ago' MR. BOTTOLFSON dernonsfrates To Katie Germaine and Mike VanFossen The arf of applying makeup. The call for Tryoufs for The play YEARS AGO wenT ouT To The sTudenT body The firsT week in OcTober. As is The case wiTh so many high school Tryoufs, The call was answered by many TalenTed would-be acfresses, buf few acTors. Neverfheless, a capable casT was selecTed To porfray The roles of characTers who lived a half cenTury ago. Three sTudenTs-Mike Van Fossen, Kafie Germain, and Reaunell Eskridge-convincingly per- formed The leading paris as faTher, daughfer, and moTher of The Jones family of Wollasfon, MassachuseTTs. They were ably supporTed by KaThy Waggoner, Nancy Robson, Bob Balderson, Pam Willis, Joe Henslee, and Alan Olson. Rehearsals goT underway The following week aT which Time The casT discovered The meaning of mulTi-purpose room, for iT was There Thai The players seT Their sTage. Each evening aT 6:30 acTors and acfresses shiffed Tables and chairs in The large room, Transforming iT inTo a work- able seT for The ensuing pracfice which ended Two or Three hours later. One week prior To opening nighT The casT gaThered aT The Anaheim High School AucliTorium for rehearsals. AT This doing The players began To respond To The aTmosphere of a Theafre. However, no play is wiThouT iTs pre-producfion problems, YEARS AGO being no excepfion. InTerrup- Tions such as Thanksgiving vacaTion and The exciTemenT of a champion- ship foofball Team playing in C.l.F. compeTiTion ThwarTed The building of confidence during The dress rehearsals. DespiTe The unforseen difficulTies The casT performed like Those who believe in The expression The show musT go on. Even The serious illness of one of The casT members did noT prevenT her from going on. In addi- Tion To The performances on sTage, Those who worked behind The scenes performed equally as well. Two weeks afTer YEARS AGO sTudenTs Tried ouf for The nexf all- school play, A MAN CALLED PETER. Ei! JOE HENSLEE and Pam Willis Try To persuade Katie To go To their healfh school insread of acting. 145