Saint Anthony Village High School - Villager Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Y V i All bond members give their undivided attention os Mr. Biorklund provides much needed words of confidence. Welcoming guests, the bond octet sings ci beginning to the bond concert, Lindo Tooker ond Joan Sandburg wash on imaginary mirror to the rhythmic beating of c wood block, 22

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M,-sua , fs.. 'L .xt ..- N-rl.- '-' yds, The victorious Lonesome Valley students, under the direction ot their vivacious teacher, Mr. Stuart, take a bow atter defeating the Landsburgh school champions. Junior Paul Moberg played the leading role as Jesse Stuart in the spring play, The Thread That Runs S0 True, adapted by Reginald Lawrence from Jesse Stuart's story, The Thread That Runs S0 True. The plot centered around what happened to a go- getting young school master, Jesse Stuart, who tried to make a school active in a sleepy Kentucky town. Connie Zahhos starred as the leading lady, Naomi Deane Norris. Twenty-four other VHS students ,rang- ing from the eighth to twelfth grades. played the roles of Lonesome Valley grade school students and so- called school board members. This was the largest cast the school has had yet. Participants in the play learned about the various preparations for a play such as memorizing lines, practicing after school, at night, and during vacation, building and painting sets, searching for properties and costumes, and learning make-up techniques. Before the play was presented three times, a pub- licity committee, headed by Pat Sommerville, was formed to notify all community members. Students to Exhibit Actin Skills After arguing over the purpose of school, Jesse and the school bully Guy Hawkins, resort to fighting, Don Conway and Burt Eastman come tothe scene to break it up. if

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Q F I, .l . Christmas in Song featured severol voccil groups including the Concert Choir, which performed related selections. Music Concerts Are Well-Attended Christmas and springtime provided adequate themes for the musical concerts given to the public by the band and choir. The students. who partici- pated in these activities, spent many hours prac- ticing and preparing for the concerts. Also, decor- ations had to be attained, posters put up, and pro- grams made out. The band held a mid winter concert along with the ever popular pop concert, which was held in the spring. They played a variety ofnumbers which ranged from very light to very heavy music. This year the response to the pop concert was so great that the program was held on two nights and, still, people were turned away at the door. 4'Chrismas in Song was the theme of one con- cert given by the choir this year. They also pre- sented a spring concert where they sang the selec- tions that won a superior rating for them in the state contest. Under the direction of Mr. Somuel Mocliinney, the Junior High Choir performs ot the Christmas Concert. 23