Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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'Disaster7 hits Wheelchair comedy rolls Act I, Scene I began on an early December morning. The curtain rose to reveal Mrs. Daisy Stanley, Becky Clary, as she opened the play by intro- ducing Sheridan White- side, played by Kevin Needham. The Man Who Came to Dinner was chosen for the all-school play. It was presented to the grade and middle schools, Thurday, November 20, to the the high school Fri- day afternoon, and to the public Friday evening. This play was a very hard one to perform, and I thought the students did very well, said Mrs. Rockey. The play was about Mr. Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio personality, who had come to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Er- nest Stanley for dinner. Disaster struck; Sheridan broke his leg, and it start- ed the beginning of many complications in the home of the Stanleys. One main event occurred when Maggie Cutler, Mi- chele Rooney, fell in love with the newspaper re- porter Bert, J.G. Koehler. Sheridan brought in Lor- raine Sheldon, Julie Goss, who tried to break up a perfect love affair. Richard Stanley, played by Robert Sigrist, and June Stanley, Shelbe Theis, were the two chil- dren of Daisy and Ernest. First, Richard made the mistake of seeking advice from Mr. Whiteside who told him to go ahead and take off to explore the world with his camera. Sheridan messed up again by telling June to run off and elope. To add to the expected punchlines, many unex- pected happenings oc- curred during the play. John, the butler, played by Tom Martinez, acci- dentally pulled one of the doors off the set during a performance. In the final scene, Kevin Needham was given a girl's coat to wear as he departed from the Stanley house. Watching Kelli Moore give Kevin Needham his dessert during practice was very memorable, chuckled Mike Goss. Many other catastrophes were encountered during the play in the lives of the Stanleys; all caused by — The Man Who Came to Dinner. I GOING from one practice to another is sometimes very hard, but Becky I Clary and Shelbe Theis like a challenge as they try to memorize play. With 23 1 practices averaging two hours each, they were both well on their way to 1 opening night. 1 BUILDING and painting sets, gathering props, preparing the stage, and doing makeup were just some of the tasks accomplished by the stage crew. Front row: J. Simpson, M. Goss, K. Bucssing, A. Sigrist, Sheena Smith, S. Housell, Sendie Smith, L. Benitz, A. Whetstine, B. Schocnfelder, M. Waggoner. Row 2: G. Huff, D. Miller, Michele Rooney, Mark Rooney, J. McNemce, S. Theis, C. Masters, Stephanie Smith, P. Oyerly. Row 3: C. Buch, T. Martinez, A. Weber, Julie Smith, K. Moore, M. Jamvold, T. Wood, C. Benitz, K. Griffin. Row 4: P. Clary, M. Jasper, Jonnette Smith, K. Wiedmer, E. Johnson, K. Koehler, R. Sigrist, B. Clary, J. Harris. Row 5: J. Martinez, T. Greaser, C. Swavey, Darren Huss, B. Fran- ken, D. Clary, B. Masters, C. Bond, K. Needham. BERT Jefferson (J.G. Koehler) drunkenly tells Sheridan Whiteside

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Somewhere in the traditional blue and gold jackets of the FFA tnere is a white one worn by the Sweetheart. Becky Clary was crowned Chapter Sweetheart during Barnwarming, De- cember 6. Her escort, Raymond Tharman, presented her with a bouquet of yellow roses and a crown. Julie Smith, first run- ner-up, was escorted by Roger Miller, and Jonnette Smith, sec- ond runner-up, was escorted by Jodi Hawkins from West- moreland. Chris Benitz, escorted by Paul Gronniger, Kathy Griffin, escort- ed by Tim Grable; Kelli Moore, escorted by Tim Tharman; Ja- net Tharman, escort- ed by Robert Reeves (Westmoreland); and Amy Weber, escorted by Phillip Stegall, were other girls that participated. The first thing the contestants had to do was write an essay ti- tled Why I want to be sweetheart. The hardest part of writ- ing my essay, said Jonette, was explain- ing myself, and why I wanted to be sweet- heart. Next came the infor- mation test about the FFA. The FFA infor- mation test was hard. I thought, replied Chris. The two questions that bog- gled my brain the most were 'What is the FFA theme?' and 'What are the four types of members?' My answer to the question about the tneme was 'I Want to be a Cowboy.' My an- swer about the types of members were 'ac- tive, non-active, very active, and not so ac- tive.' Remarkably ac- tive was one or the four. Perhaps the most nerve-racking part of the contest was the interview. Here the contestants answered several questions. My favorite ques- tion in the inter- view, commented Julie, was about the toilet-paper, whether it hangs under, next to the wall, or over, away from the wall. My answer was un- der. During the shop ac- tivities the contes- tants had to rope an anvil, match some nuts and bolts, catch five pigs with greased hands, drill two holes in a sauare board, throw a bale of straw over a fence, shell corn, pack a bearing, and change a tire. Kelli's favorite activ- ity was the pigs. Be- cause it was tun try- ing to run and catch them, was why she said she liked them. The hardest part of the contest was the information test, re- plied Becky, because you had to memorize all those facts. After the contest there was a dance held in the original gym. DURING the squaring board and drilling holes chore, Chris Benitz drilligently works at drilling a hole. BECKY Clary, Jonnette Smith, Kelli Moore, Janet Tharman, Amy Weber, Julie Smith, Chris Benitz, and Kathy Grif- fin were contestants in the contest. “I think all junior girls should try out next year, because it is a lot of fun doing the chores, commented Amy Weber. Photography by: McBee's Student Life

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FOR Pat Franken, Kim Koehler, Kelli Moore, Tom Martinez, Becky Clary, Shelbc Theis, Mike Goss, Cindy Campbell, and Denise Miller, meeting Mr. Sheridan Whiteside (Kevin Needham) seemed very exciting at first, but Sheridan, seated in wheelchair, was quick to change their minds. WORKING hard and having fun while you do it is what the cast experienced. Front row: K. Needham, J.G. Koehler, R. Sigrist, B. Clary, M. Goss, S. Theis, J. Simpson. Row 2: P. Franken, K. Koehler, Michele Rooney, G. Huff, J. Goss, C. Bond, H. Hinds, K. Moore, C. Buch, Sheena Smith, Jonnette Smith, A. Oyerly, T. Martinez, Mark Rooney, C. Campbell, D. Miller. Row 3: S. Reder, J. McNemee. Mrs. Stanley Miss Preen Richard John June Sarah Becky Clary Kim Koehler Robert Sigrist Tom Martinez Shelbc Theis Kelli Moore Mrs. McCutcheon Mrs. Dexter Mr. Stanley Maggie Dr. Bradley Sheridan Harriet Bert Prof. Metz Expressman Sandy Lorraine Beverly Mrs. Westcott Denise Miller Cindy Campbell Mike Goss Michele Rooney Pat Franken Kevin Needham Sheena Smith J.G. Koehler Scott Reder Mark Rooney Jeff Simpson Julie Goss Gary Huff Cindy Buch Technician 1 Jonnette Smith Technician 2 Heather Hinds Banjo Chris Bond Deputy Jason McNenee The Man Albert Oyerly Director Mrs. M.J. Rockey Student Directors Amy Weber Cheryl Masters Theresa Wood Angie Sutherland Stage Manager Mike Jamvold Photography by McBee's, Tom Martinez, and Theresa Wood Cast