West Monroe High School - Rebelaire Yearbook (West Monroe, LA)

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MOMENTS OF ANXIETY- As the members of the homecoming court await their name to be call- ed, they listen to the introductions read by Mike Banks as eaeh girl is met by her father. Allison Adair fJr.J Linda Lou Ford fSoph.l Suzy Fuller ESr.1 Sherry Harris fSoph.3 l Karen Henry Csr.J Juli Latham fSr.l Band Sweetheart Amy Meadows IJr.J Kim Odom fSoph.l Alisa Thurman fSr.J Barbara Westfall ISrJ Karen Williams IJ1-.J Karen Young IS1-.1 Homecoming f ?

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' TOUCH UPS--As a campus police officer brought in to quell the strike, Stephanie Duke gets helps before the play with her makeup from Bobby Myles. it 1 OVER-PROTECTED--Once she was re- leased, in real life, from the hospital in time for the performance, Kim Rountree plays the role of an eccentric aunt to Stacy Sullivan. HEAD HANCHO--As leader of the student strikers, GoGo, portrayed by Lori Harrist, de- livers a pep talk to fellow students. is . S 3 Il ! .I ......,....i ' l. Phone call doesn't stop Annual fall play phone call early in the morning on the day of the final perform- ance of lf That's Where itis At, Baby, l'm Not Going sent cast members into a frenzy. Rain and six weeks of daily rehearsals, in addition to Saturday set construction sessions, had cast and crew members of the comedy ready to take the final cur- tain call. But the Friday before Thanks- giving holidays will be remembered by the juniors and Thespians associated with the fall play because Kim Roun- tree, playing a major role in the comedy, called early that rnorningmfrom the hos- pital where her doctor had placed her. A worried Lisa Foster, who had been student director, was the only one who knew Kimis lines Well enough to go on stage that evening, and Lisa was ner- vous. A later phone call reassured Mrs. Linda Townsend, director, that Kim would be released from the hospital later that evening, just to be in the play, if necessary. Fortunately, Kim's hospital stay was limited to the one day, she appeared on stage that evening, and Lisa was saved from making a hasty stage debut. Last-minute difficulties don't often oc- cur, but many times other difficulties arise, such as the late arrival of the scripts, student participation in other activities that met after school, and stu- dents who had to drop out because of after-school jobs. However, as in the case of Kim Rountree, everything turned out satis- factorily. Students who 'stayed for the show' were great. The cast was bright and energetic. They were easy to work with and amiable with one anotherf, noted Mrs. Townsend. A large cast, several good female roles fsince three to four times more girls tried out than did boysb, and several good character roles were among the reasons the comedy was chosen as the first play of the year. Comedies are not necessarily harder than dramas, but they are more fun to do. It's earsier to get the audience's attention, commented Stacy Sullivan, who had the male lead. Lori Harrist, female lead, added, Ev- erybody in the cast and crew was great. I was kind' of scared, but everybody gave me a lot of support, and we had a lot of funf' Students who Wanted to be a part of the play without being on the stage contributed to the performance. 'I didn't want to do the actual acting but wanted to participate. My friends had been stu- dent directors and l wanted to try my hand at it, Lisa explained. student Lifef29