Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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Clubs Looming through the dust Is the goat of state competition. Many or- ganizations took a trip to Austin this year. Including the one-act play The Royal Hunt of the Sun which went for the eleventh time. Drama also presented the play Our Town. The story was base on life In a small town In New Hampshire. As usual, the drama department did an excel- lent Job with the production. Ac- cording to director Jerry Worsham, “I felt real good about the play. It went over very well with the audi- ence. Their reaction was positive and pleasing.” The Pride of the West” band, an- other major organization, was awarded nine Division I’s this school year. In the UIL contest the symphonic band achieved a sweep- stakes when they received Division I’s In concert. . r 3 V f ! ►»1 » m 4 % , V ’ ■ 4 • » j • Barry Tubb and Becky Pierce rehearse for the presentation of the play Our Town. 26

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UIL State Competitors O’Banion Gets Best Actor Award At State 3br lniorrtilg Jntrrirholaatu Iri ur Stair fflrrt partiripatimt Amarii Thu (Mi fie I that jxg a»------------------- compiled i I he 19 Unit erui) ImuruhoJeHic Leegte Sisit Meet m the ■•••«1(11. (onleit and n, therefore eusrded this Conterente , ma Crrlifiratr of Artrtrurmfnt for emmet! ended» or end peeneuotthy etfompinhment ' In the UIL State One-Act Play, Jack O’Banion won the Best Actor Award; Mark Robertson and Barry Tubb took Honorable Mention. Jack also got the Best Actor Award at reglonals and at district. Chip May advanced to state In the Newswriting contest. Chip placed sixth In state. Jacqueline Pylant competed In the Typewriting contest at state. She placed eleventh out of twelve competitors. 25

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 The concert band brought home a pair of Division II’s. Because of these feats, band director Sam Rob- ertson entered the tape of the Sym- phonic Band In the State Honor Band Competition. In the ICT State competition three students won honors. Taking first In Diesel Mechanics was James Hanks. Jeff Clement also received first In Motorcycle Mechanics. Win- ning second on Maintenance Me- chanics was Steve Boley. In the Interscholastic League Press Conference at the University of Texas Campus Journalists receiv- ing Individual awards In newspaper was Chip May second place for a sports column. Prentice Curry, 1979-80 photo editor received a first and second place for a sports photo. After placing third In region- al. Chip represented Snyder at State competition In newswriting. The Future Farmers of America Range and Pasture Team placed second In State and advanced to re- glonals. Jeff Murphy was 4 high Indi- vidual at state. Others on the team are John Bloom and Danny Proctor. In choir contest the A’Capella mixed choir received a 1 In concert and sightreading. The girl's choir won sweepstakes and the boys choir received a 1 In concert and a 3 In sightreading. One of the highlights of the year was the Pops Concert which pre- sented Snyder with first-rate per- formances of the “Oak Ridge Boys,” DEVO “Barbara Strei- sand. and others. One thing IAC did this year was build the new sign In front of the school. 27