Staunton High School - Echo Yearbook (Staunton, IL)

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CONTEST PLAY

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D. Fischer, D. Picco, R. Walz, D. O'Neal, Mrs. Yakos, O. Jones, D. Beane, J. Melton, L. Wall. SPEECH CONTEST Staunton, in competition with twelve other high schools, was represented at the district speech contest in five events. The one act play, “Fog on the Valley”, and Don Fischer, radio speaker, were eligible for the sectional contest. The other three contestants performed in a manner of which we can be proud. SENIOR PLAY The senior play, The Little Dog Laughed , will be presented April 25. The play is dif- ferent from the usual productions in that the audience will be able to see action of the living room, on the front porch and on the sidewalk in front of the house. Much of the success of the play will be in the hands of the stage manager, Lenny Rennei, the Chairman of the scenery crew, Dean Brauer, and Mr. Schnaare. Every senior is placed on some crew and their united efforts makes the play a success. The cast: Joyce Striegel, Norma Pervinsek, Pauline Otten, Shirley Rauzi, Nettie Milligan, Fred Stein, Don Beane, Dominic Picco, Delmer Jarman, Olive Jones, Lucille Bond, Shirley Martinelli, Marilyn Bauman, Merlyne Best, Jim Zuchek, Dale O'Neal, Jim Looser.

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MUSIC: BAND The music department had a pretty busy first semester. One of the big events of the Glee Club was taking part in the Choral Festival at Carlinville 111. The director of this mass Chorus was Stan Halfvarson of Aurora, 111. Ap- proximately seven towns took part in this all day affair, with Staunton having the largest group participating. The band has given one concert which was presented on November 20, with Karl L. Toenjes, tuba soloist. As we go to press the band is preparing for other concerts which will probably be very successful. Forty-two high school and grade school students make-up the S. C. H. S. band.