McNary High School - Claymore Yearbook (Keizer, OR)

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Upper left: Jo Mulkey welcomes Tom Ulmer tDavidJ accom- panied by Garry Ritchie CDr. Swinfordj. The others ignoring him are Rod Kimerling, Conda Ward, Kari Quanbeck, Maureen Tes- dal, and Joe Apiado. Above: Suzanne Hawkes portrays Lisa, a girl scared to grow up. Center: Tom Ulmer played the difficult part of David, an emotionally disturbed boy. Upper right: Lance Cooley, as Walter Mitty, imagines himself as a fighter pilot and ignores his nagging wife Cindy Lee. Upper far right: Lucy fChris Slat- tuml expresses her opinion of Charlie Brown. Lower right: Diane Martin, Kris Smither, Jane Sundet, and Chris Fletcher portray Ladies of the Mop. Far right: In an excerpt from 'Thurber Carnival, Ben Dake tries convincing Jane Sundet that she must be murdered.

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Speakers Speak Varied speaking talents were utilized through two Speech Workshop productions. Under the direction of Mr. Michael Hibbard. L'Spoon River Anthologyn was presented to the English classes on the third week of school. lt was a series of monologues which brought the dead to life again in a dramatic fashion. In order to raise money for the Speech Workshop fund, 'fSeeds in a Dry Pod was per- formed on March 6. The program combined parts of The Thurber Carnival, f'Spoon River, and f'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brownj' with musical numbers that featured Kristi Smither, Paul Losie and the Acapulco Brass, Chris Fletcher, and The Newcomers. Lance Cooley also offered two humorous readings. Far upper left: Randy Hledik and Candy Wolfer discuss coming events in The Lottery. Far left: Donna Van- Warmer, alias a witch, threatens John Livengood portraying Hansel, in the childrens play, Hansel and Gretelf' Center: Members of the cast of All Be- cause of Agatha listen to the mysteri- ous happenings of the play. Left: Recit- ing from Spoon River, Mike Gregg gives his opinion of life. Below: Chris Fletcher and guest guitarist Miss Mere- dith Scheiber provided background mu- sic for Spoon River.

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Shows Spark, Laughter and Tears 'tWe interpreted it to mean seeds unable to germinate for lack of fertili- zer tmoneyju said director Mr. Michael H i b b a rd explaining the title of the Speech production, L'Seeds in a Dry Podf' The show, first presented on April 15, was again presented on March ll. Seeds in a Dry Podw featured Lance Cooley, Kris Smither, Ben Dake, Cindy Lee, Sandie Schultz, Jeff Wiles, Ron Ol- sen, Jane Sundet, and Diane Martin. The total cast involved about sixty per- formers including Paul Losie's Group, Highlanders, and the Newcomers. The first performance offered selections from HSpoon River, Charlie Brown, and i'Thurber Carnival. The second show included Walter Mittyl' and Ron Ol- sen's original word dance. ln spite of various misfortunes due to illnesses, David and Lisa was able to go on stage May 16 and 17. The play was the only serious all-school play this year. The theme of the play was that concern for others is the most important element in human relations. The story involved Lisa, a girl who would speak only in rhymes, and David, a disturbed boy who was afraid of being touched. Together they helped each other over- come his problem. Suzanne Hawkes and Tom Ulmer played the lead parts of Da- vid and Lisa. Co-leads were portrayed by Cheryl Edgar, Garry Ritchie, and Mike Carnahan.