Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Pigs, royalty, peas, kids invade drama department iT he spotlights were few. The curtain calls were rare. They were, at least, kompared to the hours of training in the classroom. Drama students spent most of their time not under the glamorous spotlights, but in the drama room learning to express their emotions, to project their voices, or just learning the difference bet- een stage left and stage right. The tudents performed improvisations, mime, nd short skits to get a feel for acting. hey also worked hard on the children's lays they presented. The drama depart- ent presented the two plays, The Three ittle Piglets and The Princess and the ea . T hey not only catered to the interests of actors, but also to those students in- terested in sets, lights, and make-up. The stagecraft class built the elaborate sets for the fall play, Dracula . They also design- ed the lighting and special effects for all the performances of the drama department. T he other campus group known for its out spokeness was the speech classes. The students of this class spent long hours preparing speeches, learning expressions to convey their point, and learning to speak in front of a group. The highlights of the year were the various contests in which the students participated. Kim Wallace l l X i i Ted Gistaro argues his affirmative case as partner Chris Brown and opponents Bob Betchel and Scott Foster look on. Debate required much research and encouraged speaking skills. Applying make up. Mr. Richard Hoag ages George Han- na for Dracula . Drama. Speech 155

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Mrs. Rebecca Nick. Chemistry I, Chemistry I Honors Mr. Michael Ott. Health, On Campus Sus- pension Mr. Rex Owen. Auto Mechanics I, II Mrs. Mary Ann Peter- son. Secretary Mrs. Janice Peyton. Counselor Mr. Walter Potter. Physics I, II Mr. Herbert Pyka. Counselor l54 Drama. Speech It 1 'Q-to ,J U MQ. 1 ffsg.:v1u,, 15+ ag M .e'sf1'22?V've155f-it ' I-sw, Q M,343i2giLQ5tf'gt: g5,,Q :.F,,Kfe,QQ-his-cis? or saws- nsggsy nl: ggix. .A T my ' - f 'f' W' fsysit, ,,-f W Piglet Jenny Hamilton attempts to purchase sup- plies for her house from Randy Reynolds. Kim Benciverga and Shawn Holliman give a mime preformance at the fall presentation for the P.T.A. The tree worn by Dana Stevens shows another design created by the Stagecraft class. W .seq . it ..-.

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Language oriented skits proved helpfu Spanish, Latin, German, and French were the four foreign languages of- fered for the academic curriculum. Each language class utilized video and audio tapes to aid the students to understand better the culture of the language and the usage of the language itself. Writing was stressed more on the students in each class. The Spanish classes wrote horror stories while the German classes compos- ed short papers. Spanish teacher and department head, Miss Maria Gonzalez said, The students had a better opportuni- ty to utilize the language by writing stories. Dialogues and skits were also among the activities of the foreign language department. The advanced Spanish students attend- ed a lecture and film performance, Don Quixote de Ca Mancha , at Southwestern University in Georgetown. The Spanish students competed April 3 and 17 at UTSA Last year's French teacher, Mrsi Sophie Fairley, and Kelda Kreusch await the final results of the state French contest at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Mrs. Olivares' Latin students display their most reli- able companion, a Latin dictionary. 156 Foreign LanguagefSocial Studies and SAC with categories ranging from prepared speaking to bolta drinking. O ther Latin classroom activities in- cluded certamens and games, such as Romans and the Gauls . I would recommend that other students take Latin because it helps very much in English, said Paris Schiller. Five out of the seven Clark participants were awarded at the state convention. On the Friday before Spring Break the German classes dined on homemade Ger- man foods, such as sauerkraut and Apfelkuchen sausage in the homemaking room. They also participated in contest on March 26 at Houston Klein High School. S ixteen French students brought home 22 awards at the state sym- posium in March. Of the 75 schools par- ticipating, Clark won the sweepstakes trophy. Just as our country is constantly chang- N wil.. . ing, so does the social studies curriculu Mr. Garry Turner said the departmt strength was enhancing the curricull with carefully selected multi-media pres tations. Commercially produced movi such as The Candidate , All the Pri dent's Men , and other timely docum taries, proved successful and enjoyable unique aspect in the department was 1 European Studies class. This lecti oriented class studies from college te: and developed skills helpful for college. X Reorganization within the departmi affected three semester long class PsychologyfEconomics was changed PsychologyfSociology and Economl was offered as one semester class. Dep ment head, Mr. John Griffith said, staff is trying to move towards closer c dination between teachers and what t are teaching, within the department. Teresa --s in . sw 1 i i , i l 'Q .wN,,:M . 5 ff ec I