Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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n Mack GiUiland Drama Instructor SJ I will miss Walnut, but I ' m not going too far away. I ' ll still be able to watch you grow and de- velope over the years. ▲ SINGING TO THEIR HEARTS CONTENT, Thespian members Stephanie Allen and Gary Miraz impress the audience. Gary was also a member of the Hoofprint and had his own comic ▲ DRAMA. First row; Charles Gonzales, Janeile Fredrickson, Margaret Frazier, Mack Gilliland, Julie Rackstraw, Kris Kanthak, second row: Brent Barnes, Sharon Frazier, Michelle La Fortune, Tanya Coday. Dominique Thome, third row; Jeniffer Gowdy, Melanie Larson, Tracey Kirklighter. Tiffany Williams. Michelle Quigley. Marci Williams. John Harris, Brian Gillespie, fourth row; Jason Cooper. Gary Miraz. Drama Organizations 87

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After many hours re- hearsing lines, prepar- ing props, and altering scenes, the Drama De- partment got off to a tremendous start with the fall play. More From Story Theatre, another spoof on the whimsical fairie tale. Along with an up- swing in theatre inter- est and in Thespians membership, many ac- tivities such as the an- nual Thespian Confer- ence in January, the SCETA Conference, second semester, Thespian Initiations, and the Spring play Bye-Bye Birdie, were all planned and ex- ecuted by the Drama students. With such a bright hope for the upcoming year and for the Drama Department, many of the ideas of earning the respect they de- serve, were dashed to the rocks when Drama Instructor C. Mack Gil- liland, announced that he was leaving Walnut at midterm to teach five periods of straight Drama at Diamond Bar High School. This came as a serious blow to the Depart- ment but even to a greater extent, to the actors, actresses, and friends he led and di- rected through the Im- prov, Thespians, School productions, and in his Drama classes. He made the Drama Department, and showed us what acting really is, said Thespian President Janelle Fredrickson. She added, it just can ' t be the same. After 17 years of teaching at Walnut, a person needs a change, said Gilliland. His accomplishments were many: producing, directing, editing and producing literally hun- dreds of plays, musi- cals, and improvs as This versitile man will be sorely missed, said Principal Ken Gunn. Hopefully, his replacement. Laura Lewinson. will be as good a director as Mr. G was. added Brian Gillespie. So the stage is cleared, a new back- ground added, a differ- ent cast chosen, scripts altered and the curtain drawn again, with all eyes watching to see if the production IS worthwhile. Story by V. Domine. lay- out by Alicia Rodriguez, ptio- tos by Jack Elliott, t ► JAZZING FOR BLUE JEAN? Not quite Its senior Chris Jackson performing in MORE FROM STORY THEATRE. Chris IS also a member of Thespians and the Improv Troupe 86 Organizations Drama

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nds Down? problem! f Varsity Art prospers despite money mess and more members. Slash! Snip! Crunch! No that ' s not the sound of the newest breakfast cereal — It describes the Varsity Arts ' new budget. Last year we re- ceived about $1,000 for our art supplies and activities, said art ad- viser Bob Maynard. This year we have more classes, more sections, and an almost fifty percent cut in our funds. For the first time there was a ten dollar fee to enter the art class and fundraisers were relied upon to bring in the money needed for the year. Captain Kurtis Wells and co-captain Michael Sun-Woo were in charge of setting up the fundraisers. But money for supplies wasn ' t all the club needed. They also needed funds to touch up the murals around the snack area. Despite this problem. Varsity Arts prospered. More people were in the special studies pro- gram. Special studies is for advanced stu- dents, said senior Myra Garcia. The class ' work was also sent to Paramount presents at Citrus Col- lege for display and to the L.A. County Fair where Kurtis received honorable mention. We learned to bud- get our money, said senior Neil Baltodano, but we also learned to budget our time, take responsibility, and set goals for the future. Story by Mary Ann Cabarlo. layout by Tessie Hernandez: photos by Brad Lindenberg. t ANOTHER MICHELANGE- LO, co-captam Mike Sun Woo works at his sculpture. Mike also set up fundraisers along with captain Kurtis Wells, A VARSITY ART. Front row: Marty Dordoni, Michael Sun-Woo. David Arthur. Kurtis Weils. Linda Smedile, Eric Gwinn. second row: Diana Escobar. Neil Baltodano. David Tabazynski. Serge Nelson, adviser Bob Maynard: third row: Sherri Corey. Susan Stone, Lizzie Mosley. Myra Garcia. Eric Kumler, Michelle Garay; fourth row: Christian Nechtalburger, Jim Kotsonis, Jeff Webb, Antonio Galindo, Rayleen Mirolla. Michelle Harris, Cathy Rodogna. Samantha Markel, Paul Maldonado 88 Organizations Varsity Art