Mundelein High School - Obelisk Yearbook (Mundelein, IL)

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thespians THESPI. NS growing strong ake a group of students inter- Add an adviser and a new technical director, both with plenty of ideas and lots of ex- perience. Blend with fund raisers, new jackets with a new logo on the back, a new electronic light board, and a trip to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival and you get Thespians, the MHS theatre club. f'This year the club got back on its feet, said Mr. Jon Lynn, the clubis adviser. The growth in both interest and numbers over the last two years was outstanding. It was due to this interest that various fund raisers such as selling M8cM's, post- ers and Christmas wrapping paper were so successful. The club was active in other ways, too. The group paid its back dues and had In- ternational Thespian Troupe 42531 re-in- stated as an active chapter. They held the first induction of Thespian members in several years and inducted over 20 new members. ested in theatre. Top: Pete Chmura puts dry ice in a fog machine for Dark of the Moonf' Middle: The Thespians show off their new electronic light board. The club officers were President Diane Russ, Secretary Heidi Forster, Treasurer Anne Press, and Historian Denise Bizer. Right: Pete X Chmura, Janet Bryan, and Laura Wilhelm contemplate a difficult technical problem. A 174

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wmhsfphoto club he photo club gained exper- ience throughout the year. One reason is that they were able to take two field trips. The members went to Hawthorne Center and to a forest preserve to learn more about action shots. The advisers were Mr. Jack Pawlowski and Mr. Glenn Green. They showed slide shows to the students to help them im- prove their techniques. WMHS was the radio station that played music in the cafeteria while stu- dents ate lunch. During lunch, a handful of students turned into disc jockeys and played music everyone seemed to enjoy, even the teachers. The radio station started two years ago and has been very successful. Everyone who was involved thought it ran smoothly, mainly because of their organization. x . l Top left: Bob Wood, WMHS disc jockey, raps with the crowd during lunch. Center: Photo Club mem- bers were Sue Finch, Steve Schmidt, Dee Sathe, and adviser Mr. Green. Left: WMHS disc jockeys Kevin Butler and Brent Hinslala were the main men during the lunch hours. Above: Sue Finch prepares a nega- tive to be put in the enlarger. SUCCESS for wmhsg EXPERIENCE for photo club l73

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forensics 'FLEDGLI G' human beings, said Foren- sic Coach Mrs. Cay Smith. Students who participate develop poise and presence and find it personally re- wardingf' Forensics was an academic team whose 24 members engaged in interscholastic speech events. Seniors Eric Sprosty and Janet Crop won a first place trophy for their humorous duet act, and senior Julie Jordon took a first place in oratorical dec- lamation. Junior Chris Manolis was the first MHS student ever to advance to sec- tionals. He won third place in prose read- ing. . After having fallen by the wayside for a year, the team had to play catch up on the tournament circuit because of a late start. But Mrs. Smith said, The team per- formed extremely well against schools that have been doing this for 12 to 15 years. The season was exceptionally successful for a fledgling team. award-winning duet. peaking is a skill unique to team successful ig f.. 5e,p, Top: Diane Russ and Randy Kane discuss an upcoming competition as Sheryl Rak looks on. Left: The Forensics Team, front: Nancy Zaucha, Janet Crop, Chris Manolis, Sheryl Rak, Eric Sprosty, Diane Russ, Randy Kane. Back: Heidi Forster, Amy Bellil, Sarah Catlett, Jenny Peterson, Scott Kenmitz. Stacy Zaun, Tracey Borst, Julie Jordon, Kevin Butler, Tina Durnan. Above: Janet Crop 'and Eric Sprosty perform their , 175