Midlothian High School - Trojan Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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WILD BILL (JEFF HIRSCH), BUFFA- LO BILL, AND NED BUNTLINE (PATRICK PHILLIPS) PERFROM for Old Time President (Glenn Krinsky). ee SITTING BULL(WAYNE BLANKE SHIP) HAUNTS BUFFALO BILL’S (NIC FANTL) CONSCIENCE, as meni- bers of the Sioux tribe sit attentively: “JQ ACADEMICS Judians JON GRASS (KIRK COLLINS) SPEAKS on behalf of the Indians as Buffalo Bill listens intently and pon- ders on Jon’s words.

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STEPHEN LYONS AND LISA HAYWARD PREPARE the “Bouche de Noel,” a delicious French dessert, for the French Honor Society party. TINA MAILO, PRESIDENT OF THE SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY, CO- ORDINATES THE CLUB’S ACTIVI- TIES with sponsor Mrs. Myers. ae ae ‘= — é ute a Another Honor Language Societies or academically eager foreign lan- guage students, a French, Ger- man, and Spanish club, as well as the National and Junior Honor societies were not enough. This year marked the second year of French, German, Spanish, and Latin Honor societies. The strict requirements for admission made getting into these clubs a true honor. All clubs were nationally affiliated and had charters as well. With the existence of the larger and more active general clubs, the honor societies tended to have a limited number of activities. The French Honor Society held a Christmas party where host and club president Stephen Lyons served his guests authentic French food, and the usage of English was definite “faux pas.” Increased use of the language was a main objective of all three Hon- or Societies. Tina Mailo, presi- dent of the Spanish Honor Soci- ety commented, “Just having reg- ular meetings has been excellent for development in the language.” The Spanish Honor Society also went to La Siesta to share in au- thentic Mexican cuisine. Like the National and Junior Honor Soci- eties, induction was the chief ac- tivity for all three clubs, “Getting in is definitely an honor,’ German president Jill Cartwright claimed. The Honor Societies had a big ad- vantage over most other clubs that bound them together. All the members of the honor societies had class together fifth period in their respective language, except French, which had members in fifth and sixth periods. With new opportunities for language exper- iences, members of the French, Spanish, and German Honor So- cieties expanded their cultural horizons. SPEAKING FLUENT GERMAN, HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS Jus- tine Essig and Jill Cartwright discuss future plans. ACADEMICS st ncther Kouor a) i Gs

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Indians An Original Performance n December seventh at seven- thirty a.m., the drama depart- ment anxiously awaited the first performance of their fall play, “Indians.”’ Exhausted from the great effort and lack of sleep nec- essary to pull off a stunning per- formance, the cast and crew bat- tled their nerves to the best of their ability. The faculty allowed students to purchase tickets to this matinee performance, and to miss their first three classes. Upon entering the auditorium, students did not know what to ex- pect. The house lights dimmed after an introduction by Miss Kather- ine Baugher, and the show began as Nic Fantl, playing Buffalo Bill, came down center stage. What followed during the next two hours was an emotional story of Buffalo Bill’s battle with his con- science. His guilt over an involve- ment in the conflict of the Indian removals caused him great pain. Wayne Blankenship’s portrayal of the betrayed Sitting Bull moved the audience. Junior Tree Seyfried, who played one of the Sioux Indians, commented, “I think we did an overall good job. We did the best we could with it. Iam really empa- thetic to Indians now.” Several students agreed that they felt sympathy for the Indians. “The play made a lot of interesting points. It made me rethink my opinion about the Indians and their treatment,” explained soph- omore, Kris Kishore. Although most students attended in order to get out of class, many left ques- tioning the morality of what hap- pened to the Indians and admir- ing their fellow schoolmates for their hard work. Senior John Rickman stated, “Even though it was their first performance, I thought they did a great acting job.” The devotion of the cast and crew made the production ex- tremely unique. Lance Kump, who played a U.S. Senator, sum- marized the thoughts of both the students and the faculty by say- ing, “I thought the performances showed that the cast definitely cared about what they were trying to do.” THE GRAND DUKE (KRISTEN SMELTZER) energetically expresses his desire to attempt to kill an Indian. ACADEMICS Vudians 13: