Parkview High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Speech and Drama Students Mix Study with Action William Shakespeare might have been quite surprised with the interpretation of a scene from his play As You Like It, given in the sixth-hour dramatics class. Cathy Turner, Nancy Gose, and Ted Andrews presented the scene using home-made props and vivid imaginations. 25 Cast members set up court in the Little Theater to practice for the presentation of the one-act play Her Alienated Affectlons fabovef but then the set had to he constructed on the stage ln the gym which required the manual effons of Tom Lefmann and the witness chair supcrvlslon of Mike Lopez

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-each of the dramatics classes, to other activities which in- Trophies overflowed available space as the speech and de- bate squads carried home awards from the eleven tourna- ments they attended. Parkview also hosted one of the largest tournamentslin the state with thirty-five schools, representing Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, attending. Fundamentalsof speech students assisted the public speaking students in conducting the tournament. The speech department, working in the fields of debate, oratory, duet acting, extemporaneous speaking, poetry and dramatic interpretation, gave students skill in gathering evidence, in reasoning, and in self-expression and provided experience in oral presentation. For the first time, this year the dramatics department added an evening of one-act plays, presented to the public by N cluded an assembly, acts in the all-school talent and the exchange assemblies, and roles in the operetta and senior class play. Class work included play reviews, dramatic interpreta- tions, and study of scenery construction and staging tech- niques. Two modern films and the Little Theater produc- tion of The King and I added depth to the students' under- N M771 standingvand appreciation of drama. e What to do when the Sweepstakes trophy seems to be missing was the problem of Steve Hilton and Artie McNeese, debate chairmen, and Carolyn Gist, general chairman of Parkview's speech tournament. Neophyte debater David Alley pointed out to Pat McCammon that he was not meeting the topic Resolved: That the foreign aid program of the United States should be limited to non-military assistance as Artie McNeese fol- lowed the cross-examination. Mr. Ron Seney, student teacher, gave a dramatic interpretation demonstration for a speech fundamentals class. 24

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Did you notice that headline in last night's paper? What do you think of this idea for an editorial? The journalism room buzzed with shop talk. Proud of the standards set in previous years by The Parkviewer and the Viking Log.and working constantly for improvement, the students were critically concerned with the quality of their writing and of the copy published. They, therefore, became increasingly sensitive to the tech- niques used by the professional media. Desks of editors were frequently buried under magazines and newspapers as they looked for new ideas in coverage and style and for new trends in layout. This year, for the first time Journalism I students took over two editions of the weekly newspaper and found the experience both frightening and enlightening. Amid the clatter of typewriters and the pressure of dead- lines, the students worked steadily toward greater skill in reporting and writing, discussed vigorously the privileges and responsibilities of the communications media, and con- sidered the vocational opportunities. Keeping the students and the community informed concerning the activities of Parkview required 'the co-ordinated planning and work of Peggy Hogan, editor-in-chief, Rick Hoover, news bureau editor: and Willene Davidson, associate editor of The Parkviewer. Pictures and words were assembled into layouts for pages of the Viking Lag. Suzy Frink, Lynda Allgeier. Carolyn Mahan I front fowl and Charlotte Prit- chard fback rawl, associate editors, worked with Linda Pruett, editor, and the journalism students in creating this record of the school year. Photographer Mike Fureigh had to reload after his photo safari around Parkview, shooting for the year- book and newspaper. Associate Cathy Cody was ready with developer for negatives Mike was bringing in.