O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Point!Counterpoint A debate. Two minds forming logical arguments, and supporting an assumption with evidence. lt takes a sharp, intelligent person to engage in a debate. He must be stubborn, he must be brave, he is a debater. This year there were twelve such brave souls in the debate class. Out of those twelve, seven students went on to participate in debating in several inter-city debate contests. Their subject: Resolved - That the federal government should employ all employable citizens living in poverty. The debaters were divid- ed into groups of two to support or refute this assumption against debaters from other schools. Among the accomplishments of the team, Lisz Piersol and Tami Domeyer qualified for the tourna- ment, of champions, a prestigious achievement. Under the direction of Mr. David Baumeister, the debate team learned the fine art of argumentation. ln addi- tion to searching doggedly for evidence at the Augustana and Public Libraries, the debaters put in several hours of practice debates after school hours. Through this ar- duous work they increased their knowledge of the economic system in our country. PAGE 134: TOP LEFT: Tim English reaffirms his argument with evidence, while Matt Dewitte drills him. The debate team doggedly works on evidence. Tami Domeyer coaches the novice debaters, Chris Johnstad and Kris Johnson. PAGE 135: TOP LEFT: Lisa Fischer performs to a captive oral interp audience. TOP RIGHT: Mary McGreevy expresses delight over her oral lnterp season. BOTTOM: The Oral lnterpers take time out from their busy schedules to rehearse for a contest. 134 .-v-'W

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SET CREW . .Sets The Stage In the days of yore, plays simply consisted of actors. Not much else. Men played women, candles were used for lighting, special seating for the rich and poor and no sets, just imagination. The audience had to determine whether it was day or night, whether it was rainy or sunny and whether the scene was indoors or out. Lines, props and costumes were used to distinguish royalty from peasants. But today, productions can have 100,000 watts of electricity, special effects ranging from music blaring from all sides of the auditorium, to the appearance of rain or snow fall- ing from the ceiling. Ahh! Modern technology. But some things never change. Like hard work. ln medieval days, set crews were not needed. To- day however, hords of hardworking people make up a set crew. Set crew members must be loyal, skillful, hardworking miracle workers who can make mountains out of molehills. And that's exactly what the 84-85 set crew at O'Gorman was. As far as production was concerned, they did most of the work and got least of the credit. Because of this, their work knew no limit, said Mr. Brick, a technical director. Of course not just anybody can be a set member. The requirements consist ofg devotion and skill. The people who helped ex- tensively were Noel Lanuyt, Phil Mislinski, Meshael Herriges, Julie Warren, Candy Nelson, Michelle Dill, Lisa Flogers, Martin Dill, Mike Gengler, Katie Randall, Mary McGengler, Ruth Grieger. Smell of the greaspaint, the roar of the crowd. Whether it is building or acting it is sure that everyone in showbiz plays a part. ,DW C , f:r,i:5f'f ' kj if .1-. , UFC .. of , ffl 5 , ,mms y ' SC K- 3 '45 ' Q ft as T Q Wt tw es 'NA ' I XL N Tomi N.. ., TOP LEFT: Set crew members prepare the lights for an evening , , performance. TOP RIGHT: The hard working crew members pause I lx' 1? Ag! A for a posed shot. BOTTOM: Noel Landuyt rests against a prop wh ' after a hard day back stage.

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lnterpers Speak Their Piece The Oral Interpretation season was a successful one in many aspects. Approximately 15-20 people par- ticipated in the different contests throughout the year. Many of these people had taken the class from Miss Spelts and decided to compete. The students had a choice of six categories to enter a piece in. They included: Prose, Poetry, Dramatic, Humorous, Original Oratory, and Duet Acting. The students performed excerpts from plays, stories, and poems. ln addition, original speeches were written and given orally. A large number of performers competed in the divisional contest. These people include, Katie Randall, Beth Boyum, Lisa Fischer, Mary McGreevy, Dan Fester, Renae Tim- mer, and Mark Curley. Many of these contestants then went on to win superior ratings at the State contest. Mary McGreevy, receiving a first superior at the State Contest, went on to the National Contest in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. At Eau Claire, she competed against high school oral interpreters from around the country. The season provided the students with an opportunity to gain ex- perience in both dramatics and literature. ' f T AU NJ o ox 5 . gf' X, , . , -1 QQ.