Minnetonka High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Excelsior, MN)

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Emotions nse ot a remark made by 8ert Cates. (Chris Chase) the defendant, during the dramatic courtroom scene Diversity Characterizes Thespian Year During the '68-'69 school year. Minnetonka presented three plays directed by Mr. Joseph Szarke and student directed by Senior Patty Low. The first play. Inherit the Wind.” was the story of the famous Scopes monkey trial in a small town in Tennessee. Junior Chris Chase starred as Bert Cates with Junior Alice Love as Rachael Brown. Other major roles were played by Seniors Lowell Williams and David Larson. Junior Paul Sadek played Henry Drummond. Babes in Toyland. a fairy tale, was the first play to be performed seven times, four evening performances and three matinees for the elementary schools. The leads of Alan and Contrary Mary were played by Junior Chris Chase and Senior Sheryl Kilpatrick. The supporting role of Barnaby was played by Junior Paul Sadek. with Seniors Nancy Polister as the widow Piper and Linda Bolmeier as Jane. The music was directed by Mr. Raymond Mmkler and Junior Alice Love. Seniors Anne LeDell and Mary Hoben arranged the choreography. The final presentation. Spoon River Anthology.” was put on in April by the Thespians. It involved the readings of various epitaphs of former inhabitants of Spoon River in the form of poetry. 18 Drummond (Paul Sadek) accuses Brady (Lowell Williams) of being a self-made prophet.

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Junior Susan Huff takes a jump in her figure-skating exhibition. C’mon out. Mr. Bauman, we just want to talk. Mini-boggans challenge even high school students. ABUF's Kent Peters. Brad Bohlmann. and Henry Miles strain to get the rebound after a faculty basket. 17

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Linda Bolmeier. as Jane, entertains the Piper children by singing the song. I Can t Do the Sum. The Piper children do a rollicking dance to Barney O’Flynn. Detective Marmaduke (Jim Montgomery) scrutinizes Gonzargo (Terry Kennard) and Rodrigo (Dave Messick) through his magnifying glass. Backstage, during Babes in Toyland. sophomore Debbie Anderson hurries to apply her make-up before her entrance 19