Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Lights, Camera, and Action Produce Dramatic Productions Melody Case 1 Staff emember when you conveniently had a stomach vi- rus on the day of your nine-week exams? Remember when all eight of your buddies told their moms I ate something at school yesterday, and I think I'm going to be sick. Usually the rolling of the eyes and chill bumps work every time. Yes Mom was convinced it was an epidemic For students who enjoy more than this popular form of amateur acting, there is drama class. I like drama because I can portray a character that I'm not anything like. Ican make people laugh or cry, and I also love being in the spotlight, Tamera Gentry said. In drama class, one may read plays or discuss the techniques of acting, be- fore one can act. One may also learn the history of the theater or do pantom- imes. Drama is a really fun class, I have learned more about literature. lt makes understanding English alot easier and l've also learned how to take criticism, Shendanna Boykin said. Recently, drama per- formed The Secret Life of Walter Mittey at Harding University. Students par- ticipated in duet acting and poetry readings. All participants received ex- cellent ratings. The student actors who performed The Se- cret Life of Walter Mittey did a great job. They brought the characters to life, Kristy Henson said. The drama club is open to the entire school, but most members are in the class. Basically they are try- ing to get the club on its feet. You are able to forget about your own feelings for a while and put it all in parts you are playing Tif- fany Murphree said. Ms. St. Clair's drama class rehearses for the Readers Theatre that they pro- duced for the students during their En- glish class. 66 Academics I K Brian Linn Ms. St. Clair intensively observes play Kim Sullivan takesawell deserved break practice for the Readers Theatre. After during play practice, while practicing which she will help them to perfect the for the play, The Secret Life of Walter short play. Mittey.

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In Order to Enjoy English - Get Involved K l ll Stall f my English teacher is understanding and easy to talk to, the class is 1000!0 more enjoy- able to me and is a lot more fun to be in. It is much easier to learn if a class is interesting, you would be surprised at the difference that it makes, said Diane Clark. It doesn't matter if you have regular or AP English, the challenge is still great. Some teachers emphasize the teaching of grammar and spelling while others stress the importance of writing essays and compo- sitions. Sometimes they even throw in a few novels just for good measure. Because I spend so much time in the library, l feel like l deserve my own table! said Matt Pinker- ton. Extra credit is a good, reason to go to the library. Many teachers give extra credit for book reports or term papers and the li- brary is a great source of information. At UALR on Thursday nights educa- tional films were shown and as a bonus to those who went, some teachers gave extra credit points. However not every teach- er gives extra credit so there are those students who didn't get the privi- lege of that something ex- Ira. Extra credit is a chance to make up a grade you might have missed, so it's really not fair that some teachers donft give extra credit, said Kristy Hen- son. There are many differ- ent types of languages. They have existed in some form or another since the beginning of time. ln much the same way, there are several different types of English, written English, spoken English, body En- glish, and most important, Mills English. Extra time in the library pays off with ex- tra credit. This is also a great way to practice for Trivial Pursuit! 68 Academics Brian Linn