W W Samuell High School - Torch Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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...e aw., , ss.,--X A class act Writing, producing, and acting were what the thespians did each day. It was a learning experience for the thespians, but it was also fun. Ter- rence Culberson said, It was nice to find something that was interesting to learn and fun to do. Some of the plays that the thes- pians produced were A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Christmas Carol, Children of a Lesser God, and A Company of Wayward Saints. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum was a play that delt with the comedies of classical Roman theater. A wealthy young man, Hero, fell in love with a Courtesan, Philia. Hero's parents left town and put Hero in the care of their slave, Psuedolus. Philia fMissey Pinnekinsj 'listens as Hero QMichea1 Williamsj expresses his deep love. Sarah QRobin Klimpelj signs to Iames fOtis Whitmorej in a scene from Children ofA Lesser God. 28 Thespian Plays In exchange for his freedom, Psuedolus agreed to help Hero attain Philia. ln the end, Hero got Philia, Philia got happiness, Psuedolus got his freedom, and everyone was happy in this delightful comedy. In Children of a Lesser God, a male speech teacher, named james, fell in love with a deaf girl, named Sarah, who was a high school drop out. Sarah and james marry, but find that their worlds of sound and silence do not coincide. Only love and compas- sion held them together, but that seemed to be enough. Otis Whitmore said, It was a very important play to research, and it took a lot of work to learn all the sign language necessary to perform the part. W9 ig fri its '35 , , fi W 5 Reva Davis and Chris Champion enter fifth Theater Arts I to begin a scene from Camelot .,...... ,V I , 6 . , . .,,. A funny thing ha pened to Marcel Davis, Terrence Culberson, Cheles Rhynes, and Otis Whitmore on P way to the forum. 3 .....

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lZ'.. r ,A . J l , ,- r c - as leg QLaura Woodyj learns from her husband Ioe Boyd fTerry Caroll that all the Senators need is one long all hitter. 'lltwu e Hardy Shawn Webhj sings A Man Doesn't The sound of the baseball being hit is music to ow. Mr. Applegates fRussell Ansleyj ears. ,. - Q ,Q v ' ! , ' f ll Il-'E . M, The guard QTommy Coursonj keeps the fans fDax Williams and Rachel Siskj out of the trial. 'Til l While Lynch QReva Davisj watches, Sister fCristal Milesj and Doris QAnnette Garciaj try to get an autograph from Welch QGlenn Stoney. Musical 27

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'T x ,A icey Yates hoards her crackers and cheese so she m't have to share. enda Billings enjoys a bite of her brownie at the JRCH Coke Party. 'anda Edwards explains to Dottie Bellah that Coke tbetter than Pepsi. A Coke celebration The TORCH staff celebrated their Catch the Wave theme with a Coke party on February 26th, during their sixth and seventh period classes. Billy Robinson said, I had a lot of fun that day. It was a big change from working every day. We got to sit down and drink Coke! This was a welcomed break for the staff who usually spent all fifty-five minutes of the class time working diligently on their layouts, getting quotes, writing copy, or identifying pictures. Vanda Edwards said, We usually got in trouble for playing while we worked, but at the party, Robert Bailey tries to consume a whole Coke without touching the can. playing was working. The Coke party consisted of, of course, Coca-Cola and brownies that were provided for the students by their sponsors Ms. McCollum and Ms. Dailey. Crissy Ortiz said, We had a real good time at the Coke party ex- cept that Shawn Webb started a brownie fight with me, and I had to go home covered in brownie. Ms. Dailey said, We had the Coke party to celebrate the theme of the year- book. Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, and I thought that was really nice. With a Coke, john White and loann Tabaniag toast the theme of the 1987 yearbook, Catch the Wave . Danny Dominguez watches Michael Rogers try to sneak a brownie. Coke Party 29