Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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u .,' 5 With the aid of telephoned instructions, these stage crew members, Steve Keeton, Larrjy Ausec, and Sean Anglum, operate the catwalk spotlight. Drama Classes Initiate Chi1dren's Theater Project FOR THEIR FIRST projects of this year, Wasson's drama classes prepared the Christmas program, The Littlest Angel, and experimented with production of drama for children. Pinocchio was the first play which they performed for the elementary school children. Besides producing these special programs, the drama classes, in cooperation with the drama clubs, were responsible for producing all plays and concerts presented in the auditorium. There were three types of drama classes. By building sets and working on stage crews for assem- blies and plays, the stagecraft class provided a service to Wasson. While play production class was composed of students who already had acting experience and wanted to gain practice in producing plays, drama stu- dents made up the casts for the various programs. According to Mr. Paris, drama instructor, the drama classes have three main objectives. The first is to teach creative self-expression, and the second is to further the students' knowledge of the art of the theater. The last objective is to create within the students a better understanding of literature. Apparently Darcy Kennedy has cut too much off of Sherry Kerns' hair in this amusing 6th period drama class skit.

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Fall and Spring Art Exhibits Display Wasson's Talent BY PROVIDING AN opportunity for students to display their work, the art shows at Wasson en- couraged greater creative self-expression. The works exhibited in both shows, which included paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures in wood, plaster, metal, clay, and papier mache', were chosen for excellence, variety, and originality by the art instructors, Mr. Burgess and Mr. Shernick. While the first art show, which was held in library in September, was intended primarily for Wasson students, the display at the Fine Arts Center in May attracted over 10,000 viewers. This show, held jointly with other District 11 art classes, was comprised of work done in both regular art classes and summer school art classes, but the September show was limited to works created by summer school students only. During 4th period art class, Sandy Davis, advanced art student, perfects her landscape. Pam Hurley, junior, reflects on a wood scuqzture created in summer school art class by John Cummings, also a junior:

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Wasson Melodrama Claims She's Only an Orphan Girl Gail Griffith warbles Promising her 'bale-browed lover that that she's '14 Bird in Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight is a Gilded Cage. Frances Kraushaar in one of the olios. In another olio act, Bev Hunt invites the audience to Tea for Two. Phil Berry reminisces as he walks down T he Sidewalks of New York. ANOTHER FIRST was recorded at Wasson this fall when the Drama Club presented the first melodrama ever given at a local high school. Only an Orphan Girl, under the direction of Mr. Homer Paris, featured audience participation and olios between the acts. Nellie, the Hfriendless orphan from the poorhouse, finds a home with Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and their son, Dick, the Hercules of the hayfields. Enter Arthur Rutherford amid boos and hisses - the villain of the story and the uncle of Nellie. He plots to marry Nellie, collect his dead brother's estate, and then MURDER CGad!J the unsuspecting Nellie. Arthur steals Mr. Perkins' mortgage money and promises Marry me and the mortgage will be yours! However, Dick returns from the city with the money and saves Nellie from her death at the edge of a circular saw. Arthur leaves, muttering, Cursesl Foiled again!