Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Drama Club tries fresh ideas r s Drama Club ' s 1982-1983 President, Kathy Dreher said, This year was the year of firsts, and so, it was. The 1982-1983 year was the first year for a student- directed play. This play was directed by the Drama Club President herself, Kathy Dreher. It was called The Devil on Stilts and starred seniors, Teresa Wieczorek, Kris Hansen, and Clare Tande. The Drama Club also had the honor of hosting the State Thespian Convention for th first time. Over 200 delegate! from throughout Nebrask participated in this event. T students stayed either motels in Grand Island c ii camped out in the Northwes I Learning Center. The guesi speaker for this conventioi P was an Englishman, Brian Wa | who is an authority in the fiel of drama. At this convention senior Gregg Merkel, wa f presented the Outstandin! |) Actor award for his perfor ' f Above: Jeff Linden is made up to look older. Top Right: Drama Club members Teresa Wieczorek, Clare Tande. and Kathy Dreher speak, see, and hear no evil. Right: Speech Club mem- bers Kris Luhn and Kathy Dreher practice together 22 Speech and Drama

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which saved time and showed a greater percentage of growth. The choruses performed at aii the concerts. The sophomores were aiso able to try out for the musicai for the first time. Part of Gilmore ' s well rounded program was the newly offered classes Music Theory and Music Appreciation, both semester courses. According to Gilmore the classes were geared toward the student who wanted to find out what makes music tick. It ' s a process of taking it all apart and putting it back together again. As a teacher this is my greatest challenge because it involves music analysis, theory and history. Shelley Stueven, senior, hopes to major in music in college. In Music Theory, she said they concentrated a lot on the rules of music, and the structure of music instead of just playing it. Soph. Swing Choir Sharon Julie Harmon Todd Ronne Anderson Chris Steph Sheffield Rob Boeka Hodtwaiker Dawn Skeen Doug Bonneson Barb Keil Chad Swanson Amy Chapman Dave Keil Sona Walker Eric Fruehling Sean McNeils Janelle Julie Graham Peg Peterson Williams Sue Hodan Above: Eric Fruehling portrays a hit man, Harry the Horse, in the musical Guys and Dolls, Top Lett: Girls Chorus shows their percentage of growth during concerts. Lett: Sophomore Swing Choir rehearses the song Joy In Judeo for the Christmas concert. Choir 21

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lance in the one-act play The Marriage Proposal , di- 3ctecl by Drama Club spon- pr, Evelyn Nikkei. The one-act ■o-starred seniors Greg Mora jnd Rhonda Crapson, Another first for Northwest las that two of the speech lub members mode it to the tote Speech Contest in Kear- ey. These two members, athy Dreher and Kris Luhn, npressed the judges with their |resentations, Kathy placed nird for her presentation of Sophies Choice in the Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose field, Kris spoke on Graph- ology, the study of hand- writing, to place ninth in the Informative Public Address area. These two students were coached by student- teacher Leigh Selting. Kathy Dreher concluded by saying that considering all the firsts , drama had a very good year. Officers President Kathy Dreher Vice-President Gregg Merkei Treasurer Lynn Fitzgerald Secretary Renee Roberts Above: Drama Club Sponsor Evelyn Nikkei helps set the stage Top Lett: Greg Merkei applies his own make-up in preparation for a performance. Lett: Drama and Speech Club Members: Front Row: Gregg Merkei, Amy Chapman, Kathy Dreher, Clare Tande, Jeff Linden. Middle: Sharon Wieczorek, Bev McDowell, Lynn Fitzgerald, Rhonda Crapson, Renee Roberts, Back: Kim Roby, Kris Luhn, Teresa Wieczorek, Kris Hansen, Mrs. Nikkei Speech and Drama 23