Manor High School - Mustang Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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“Crawling Arnold” Highlights Year for Drama Club One of the two one-act plays presented by the Drama Club was “Crawling Arnold” by Jules Fieffer. The cast in- cluded Jackie O’Donnell as Grace Enterprise, David Shea as Barry Enterprise, La Barbara Midgett as Millie, Roni Wilkie as Miss Sympathy, and Barry Staton as Arnold. Ar- nold was a thirty-five year old man who crawled upon coming home from work. Miss Sympathy was the social worker hired by Arnold’s parents to “help him with his Arnold tells Miss Sympathy about his problem. problem.” This is Arnoid ' s big happy family. Grace and Barry Enterprise discover a way to get rid of bugs. 24-School Life

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Manor Students Display Artistic Abilities at First Talent Show Clapping, screaming, and jiving best described the event of Thursday, March 1st as 40 Manor High School students braved two assemblies to present their talent. Oh’s and Ah’s were heard as Kathy Eddleman swung through her routine. Later, juniors and seniors came down out of the bleachers to dance to the sounds of the Little Big Man Band. Many acts were worked on for months while others came in to help out at the last minute. The Little Big Man Band performs its version of “Cisco Kid.” Franchesca Johnson expresses herself with modern dance. The Soul Expressions display their talent at the Manor High Talent Show. Kathy Eddleman catches her breath after a tumbling exhibition. New Birth dances to the beat of the music. Lynn Vaughan projects her feelings to the audience while singing “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.” School Life-23

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“Day of Absence” Goes to Regional Festival With a large cast, “Day of Absence” by Douglas Turner Ward examined a small town as it faced the crisis of having all of its blacks disappear for a day. The cast in- cluded Cecil Midgett, Terrence Sykes, Dale Madison, Jo Ann Pulley, Melvine King, Sharon Gatling, Marguerite Anderson, Marie Spears, Bruce Melvin, Clarence Sykes, Bonnie Porter, Gwendolyn Spruill, Sabrina Carey, Shari Rogers, Gwendolyn Barnett, Sheila Cross, and Cassandra Goodwyn. This play was presented at the District Play Festival at Woodrow Wilson High School and was given a superior rating. From there, the cast members went to Kempsville High School for the Regional Play Festival and received an excellent rating. Gwen Barnett interviews Sheila Cross as Cassandra Goodwyn listens. KAjiQiHH UK-. Cecil Midgett and Terrence Sykes discuss a femaie prospect. Sharon Gatling and Marie Spears untie the iines. Dale Madison gives Melvine King a little assurance. Shari Rogers, Gwen Spruill, Clarence Sykes, Terrence Sykes, and Bruce Melvin discover Sabrina Carey has a problem.