Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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' . 9 7M,,,,. . . .x sw V , Mics' I I I Junior Philip Leitao liked speech because it gets you to be open and gets you used to speaking in front of large groups of people. -Q -f--...W-S4 . According to Philip, ln speech you had a chance to do some creative writing and become familiar with various types of literature. Philip's favorite activity was debate. ?e,d'e7a,,, l i Deanna , . . We do everything ourselves, commented Senior Cathy Pigue. We build the sets and create all of our characters I, ourselves. As an actress, I Q I 1 I lt's a way that I can express myself without the worry of being inhibited. You can do anything you want when you're out there and have an excuse for it. Senior Mike Conway participated in numerous Cathy enjoyed playing somebody else for awhile. She continued, I enjoy the technical part because it's all work where you see exactly what you've accomplished. drama productions throughout his high school years, with the lead player in the state-finalist play Pippin as his final role. Mike felt that when you do something well, far and beyond your expectations, it makes all the work worthwhile. 100 honors

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'tfixtiswgwiik A Ill In order to speed up her studies in German, Sophomore Aimi Baumann studied over the summer and took an advanced rlacement test, which allowed Aimi to move from German ll up o German IV. Not many Senior Jean Breaux Enjoyed Orchestra as a eans of expressing ierself. Also, according to lean, You've Qccomplished something esidesjust putting it on taper. Jean particularly wir- people took German, explained Mimi, and it was a challenge to take something that not very many other people did. According to Mimi, who enjoyed the literature, The best part is when you get a long passage translated that was really difficult, enjoyed the competition part. The rehearsals are monotonous, but when you're up there on the stage playing, you know you've accomplished something. I 1 a 1 It was an enriching part of my high school curriculum, and it gave me a chance to do a lot of things that I couldnt have done otherwise, stated Senior Ken Lewis in reference to choir. The most gratifying Ill Senior Laurie Mango, French VI student, continued to take French because she wanted to be fluent and able to carry on a thing that I did was make All- district Chorale, Ken added. I tried for two years and made only alternate, but I made it my third year. As president of the Chorale, Ken became good friends with Mrs. Virginia Derry, choir director. lf, conversation. I think French is a very pretty language. I like the country, France, and I want to go there someday. While Laurie was interested in the literature, she still liked hearing it and speaking it the best. 'Q 'MM honors 99

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.g y , ,, if 4. 3 Q-, . ' peecdll., t'lt's a lot offun, but a lot of work, commented Freshman Betsy lntram, Speech Il student. lt gives you a chance to express yourself and speak in front of people. Betsy particularly enjoyed poetry Dedate ff a 0 1 lt's a lot of competition, commented Senior Peter Wei in reference to the tournaments which were an important part of debate. 'You get to compete with other people from other ischools and discuss inational issues, Peter iadded. lt's pretty interesting. It's interesting because it's difficult, and at the same time it's challenging, Junior Jeff Busch enjoyed debate because, I get to speak my mind. Also, it keeps me up with current events. Jeff felt that debate helped him to do better in all of his classes. lt helps you to get organized, said Jeff. tw -Q . ti? f f MJ., f. I Af in mia ,fi .: it iwymhf .Mt V . , if W and prose reading. l want to go into broadcasting, said Betsy, and speech will help me. lt S gi in Kg .Nil-5 11? Nl- 0 3 at lr xitpkis 2- 1 S' QQ Ys 4' A iw F . S' hw, 'lf dl11 Q ,wi ,, 1 'D 'Am-.fs la sv, 4+ 3 :al Although not a drama student, Senior Val Quick played an important role in many drama productions. I got interested in it after seeing a play when l was a freshman, explained Val. She then joined a crew for the next show, and, after a certain number of hours of working on shows, she became a Thespian member. .0 I I DZZGIZ... Sophomore Carlos Baker chose to take debate because he wants to be a lawyer. In debate, Carlos explained, you have to show why your opinion is best. You don't have to go by any rules. You can say what you think is true. I enjoy the way it gives me confidence to get in front of people, said Senior Greg Ford. l got interested in it when our class started doing debates in class, and I was able to outthink people and enjoyed giving speeches. Greg went to Baylor last summer for two weeks to study debate, and he placed fourth in the standard divison of the Spring Branch N.F.L. CNational Forensic Leaguej tournament. au., honors 101