Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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Deep Into The Forest With Hansel And Gretel , Many of the roles in Hansel and Gre tel are played by grade schoolers. Portzraying the witch is Sherry Webb. 18 Play Ken Bird and Paula Luellen also take part in the play. Grade schoolers Mike Mmphy, An- drew Mattem, jennifer Mattern, and Melissa De1Fiero discuss the Wicked Step mother.

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.:-Rf' WCHS Introduces The Thrills Of Marching Competition To Watseka The Marching Warriors held their first marching band contest October lst on Blake Field, playing host to ten bands from various parts of the state. The contest con- sisted of two flights -- Flight I for the smaller squads and the Open Flight, specifically for the larger bands . Five bands competed in each division. Rock Falls marched to victory in Flight I, while the James B. Conant band from Hoffman Estates captured the Open Flight crown. The contest, sponsored by Watseka drum major, Bruce Heuton, awards the first place trophy to a majorette from Conant. The Marching Rockets from Rock Falls feature their percussion section in this part of their drill. the Band Boosters, along with the Kiwanis Club, at- tracted many observers de- spite the cold, drizzly weather. The conditions did not hamper the performers , as the competition pro- gressed at a brisk pace. In preparation for the con- test many band members ar- rived early Saturday after- noon to make signs, clean up and do the many necessary tasks essential to the suc- cess of the event. The Band Boosters took care of the concessions while the Civil Defense lent its assistance in many ways. This marked the first year that any such competition had been attempted. The in- augural contest laid the pre- cedent for the future con- tests since the event will now be held annually. Band Contest 17

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In the food scene are Kerry Wright, Wendy Roth, and Teresa McArdle . Andrew Mattem, Melissa Del Fiero, jennifer Mattern, and Mike Murphy perform a Herr Schmidt dance . Renee Tucker, Robin Robin, sits pa- tiently waiting for her cue . On November 18 and 19 Mrs . Sally Webb and the Drama Club presented l. E . Clark's Hansel and Gretel. In addition to the high school students, young grade schoolers , active in Mrs . Webb's summer Creative Dramatics and Puppetry Class, also held roles in the cast. The students involved put forth much time and effort in the staging of Hansel and Gretel. However, the cast felt it was worth while be- cause it gave the student body the opportunity to trav- el deep into the forest with Hansel and Gretel. Play 19