Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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T PLAYING WITH THE OLD 16 MM PROJECTOR, Ms. Donna Crisci interests her class. Ms. Crisci teaches European Civilization AP. Honors, and regular . EXCITED OVER HIS VCR, Mr Dave Goodrich teaches his students This is his second year at Walnut. Films Student Life O

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Hey. do we get a filmstrip today? Cool, a movie! Do we have to take notes? Usually the words that came from stu- dents when they saw a VCR or projector placed in their classroom were excited ones. Films were a rather rare occurence, and when they did appear, it was usually a shock to students. It ' s amazing when teachers show films, because they usually lecture. said sophomore Marni St. John. There ' s teachers on campus who be- lieve in showing movies frequently. I once had a teacher who would show us any movie, just to pass the time, said sophomore Priscilla Bourbonnais. Other teachers show them for a good cause. I try to show movies that benefit the class on information we can ' t cover in class. said Science teacher. Sue Boyette. Teachers have their own personal views of what they show. But the judgement really should be left up to those who have to sit through them — the students. I believe films can be great only when they help us on our tests. said sopho- more Edna Baradas. Though films may help students, do all of them listen? Movies give us a chance to make-up unfinished homework, and take a nap. said senior Robyn Reclusado. Although students use films as an es- cape goat or a dozer. some teachers use a very simple technique in getting their classes to listen to these films. The saying, Take notes, and we ' ll have a quiz afterwards usually wakes the class up. The only time my friends and I listen to films is when we have a quiz to take, said junior Jenny Noelte. Faculty should display films that inter- est their classes. Teachers should show more movies, but as long as they ' re not boring, said sophomore Jeff Manzi. Slory by Julie Wishner: layout by Robert Davis: photos by Allen Odermatt and Tim Thetford 1 The question is, do students really listen to films? 22 Student Life Films

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Ouercoming the challenges faced 24 The lights began to dim as the actors ap- peared on stage. The audience became a part of the scene as they vascillated between reality and fiction. More From story theater, a play consisting of 12 short skits by Paul Sills, was cho- sen for the fall production. We ' ve done Story theater in the past so it was fun to do some more work by Paul Sills, said Stephaine Allen. There were many obsta- cles that the cast had to face. After weeks of practice they learned that three members had to drop out. With only two weeks to go new Parts had to be learned. The play ran smooth con- sidering some people still didn ' t know their new lines, said junior Emma Ramos. Not having any props to work with seemed at first to be another obstacle. But the actors pulled through. Working without props gave us a real challenge, said Gary Miraz, but I think it helped to get the audience more involved. After the challenges were over come, the play went on for three nights (November 20, 21, and 22). I really enjoyed the play, said sophomore John Strandgren. They couldn ' t have done it better! story by Chris LaCoste: layout by Lynn Fujioka: ptiotos by C. Mack Gil- liand t Student Life Fall Play