South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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Making his point . . . Walter Wykes instructs Charlie Jarman on the proper lip movements. - Photo by Melanie Throne Bowing at the sight . . . The drama class praises Can'ie l1elmick's beauty. - Photo by Melanie Throne 8 ORGANIZATIONS

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The Choirs!Sing To The Top oicfin T625 Plfn.2o'1I ,DO, RE, ME - all the 'ay to state. The choir had igh hopes to sing all the ray to the top. Similar to ny organization, the mem- ers wanted to succeed in heir class. There were three ifferent types of choirs. The .capella Choir - only these articipants can try out for ,istrict competitions. Con- Frt choir - they perform in oncerts and at the North nd South game. The Gospel lfhoir was a new choir that llowed students to sing gos- el choruses and travel to lo- Exl churches to perform. .here were also Music The- ry classes that taught the rigin and historical states of iusic. Would the melodious choir be any competition to the other rivaling choirs? No not really, sometimes choir members use their s i n g i n g ' abilities for their per- sonal use, said La- s h 0 n d a Scott. Dana Graves had extended 7 a threat to anyone. The other district choir winners were Michael Hemby, Brian Hayes, Gail Frye, Allison Last- er, who m a d e All-Area A l t e r - n a t e , Dee-Dee D u n n , C h u c k R o s e n - b a u m . '.l - ', , f. -.. . I L' l .ae , S ' r , -rg-' 1- aw-I JZ 1 A 5 ' f 1 '. I 2 . , , ,. 1- ,- . X ,PV ' ' ' ' 31 i' ,' ai. gl - -. . 'v ray X 'f' - 34,4 . . .. Q, ,- ra, .af g 'f+?.:. - ' 'I-I 'F' JF' JN NF. ' .1 past local contests to reach the regional try outs. She explained, I think I have a pretty good chance to make All-Re- gion, but I don't feel I'll be FN , H1 A , 'l r , if IJ A Kia , f, , ,g I TWA lfii 'X . 7:4 J ' 3 , , 2 .v. Aiil Q ' , , rrr . f' I ., .y,,VV: Www., ,, :J F . Addison, M. Arispe, A. Barthel, R. Beers, D. Campbell, L. how, L. Cox, L. Donnell, D. Fortune, K. Fowler, C. Harmon, 1. Hartlield, M. Hebbe, A. Hohertz, K. Ingram, S. James, J. 'ing. F. Lounnorath, J. Lovelace, C. Marcus, M. Mantson, T. cDaniel, C. Music, L. Newman, D. Parks, A. Pryor, J. Rader, . Richards, V. Romo, L. Ruiz, D. Salazar, B. Sepulveda, Pl. Ikeins, E. Smith, K. Smith, T. Staford, S. Stewert, A. Taylor. . Taylor, D. Tharp, B. Tune, A. Walley, M. Wraley l I - Photo by Melanie Throne The All- R e g i o n winners were Gail Frye, Allison Laster, Dee-Dee Dunn, and Chuck Ro- senbaum. The Acapella Choir sang at the UIL Competition in April in Carlsbad, New Mexico. On May 13 the choir entertained during the Spring Spaghetti Dinner. The Melodious crew sang popular tunes and so- los. The State UIL winners were Allison Lasiter, Gail Frye, Dee Dee Dunn, Chris- tie Castillo, Tara Peters, Linda Benjamin, Chuck Ro- senbaum, Ernesto Nerio, Mike Harris, Brian Hayes. The solo winners were Dee Dunn, Gail Frye, Allison La- siter, Mike Harrison, Chuck Rosenbaum, and Tara Pe- ters. Choir Members . . . g -vfwma . J. Benner, C. Castillo, B. Chapman, C. Charles, A. Cruse, D. Damian, J. Davis, G. DeLaGarza, A. Dodd, D. Dodd, D. Dunne, R. Fields, G. Frye, B. Golf Green, B. Hayes, M Hemby, C. T. Goh? D. Graves, V. James, J Knott, . . K. Largham, A. Laster, S. Lawson, M. Lewis, M. Lowder, T. McCullough, E. Miller, E. Mitchell, M. Munson, E. Nerp, S. Pelletzier, E. Reynolds, T. Richardson, J. Riggs, J. Rus- sell, K. Tei, D. Tharp, B. Thomas, F. Walker, J. Warren, J. Whitehouse, S. Wh ynne - Photo by Melanie Throne

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Ouiet On The Set . . . ' ameta , ation In October a script was performed with enlighten- ing potentialg the drama section began in the early days of school preparing for their very first far off- broadway production, West Side Story. This play was put on for three nights. Some of the other students participated in the plays during the school hours for the Eng- lish class. Andre' Gregg stated, The play fWest Side Storyl was a huge success. Throughout the year, many other productions were planned to be con- ductedg Romeo and Juliet was aired in December. In 'Mzmwavn ,-2. G s gi :tl 1-W' r V ,g t Q V in i 2 March and April, there was a one act play and a Star Search '88. Another off-broadway production was from the movie Grease. It's planned for May '88, There was also a Senior Showcase planned for May. Drama III and IV com- bined for most of the year. Mrs. Rodrique conducted these two classes in fourth period to get groups clos- er. Andre' Gregg stated, You have to give all your time to the class, but it is really worth it in the end. Once upon a time . . . says Karen Valentine as she reads to the class. Listen to mel , . . says Mike Herring during a rehearsal. - photo by Melanie Throne - photo by Melanie Throne DRAMA