William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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av STANDING ON THE stage, Richard Baker and Richard Lawson try out for parts in the play. DOUG DELONG SITS patiently while make-up is applied by Sue Christenson. DISPOSING OF OCIALLY ACCEPTABLE ROOMERS EINSTEIN, JOHN TEASLEY, plans to do away with Mortimer Larry Clayton, with the help of Jonathan, Glenn Neilson. 1242- ' an ffl' -SWS Z ESE fs?

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On the evening of April 15 and 16, General Wil- liam Mitchell High School presented the all-school play, Arsenic and Old Lace, a popular comedy by Jo- seph Kesselring. Arsenic and Old Lace is a situation comedy about two charming old ladies and their brother, who thinks he is Theodore Roosevelt. These old ladies populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously Hacceptable' roomers whom they had put out of their misery by means of poisoned Elderberry wine. At the end of the play, Teddy packs up his bugle and is committed to a mental institution along with his two sisters. Also, some crooks who are foiled dur- ing the course of the play are sent to jail. Although Teddy and his two sisters are caught, the inhabitants of their cellar are never discovered. CHECKING THE LATEST victim are Barbie Allen and Marla Jackson. 3 A 1' .l A MR. J. D. BARNES points out acting techniques to one of his students. Brophy . . . Klein ...... Dr. Harper Teddy .... Martha . . Abby .... Elaine ..... Mortimer . Mr. Gibbs Jonathan . Einstein . . O'Hara . . . Rooney . . Witherspoon The Body . . ii' aff qi Kia? ffl ARSENIC AIDES IN Cast Richard Lawson . . .Richard Baker . .Doug DeLong . . .David Saurer . Marla Jackson . . .Barbie Allen .Jan McFarland . .Larry Clayton . . .Mike O'Neill . .Glenn Nielson . . . .John Teasley . . . .Terry Hicks Bill Greenhalgh . . Terry Skinner . . .Jerry Parent

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.L .. A .. l FIRST ROW: Vicki Potter, William Claubaugh, Elisabeth Flensted-Jensen, Lynn Martin dale, Fran Biagler, Darrel George, Lynn Earnest, Robert Burkepile, Pat Hardy, Bob Quinn Debbie Whitehouse, Mr. Archer Hayes. SECOND ROW: Sharron Howard, Cal Conrad Ruth Reil, Jeriel Reid, Jeanne Walker, Al Tafoya, Linda Jagger, Phil Harker, Karen Furda, E. L. Hawkins, Sharon Waldron, Jon Welch, Kathy Finley, THIRD ROW: Gwenda Durall, TRYING HER ROBE on for size, Elizabeth Flensted- Jensen, exchange student from Denmark, prepares for an upcoming concert. Mark Horn, Marcia Kitchen, Chuck Chamberlin, Connie Meyer, Dave La Rochelle, Gayle Showell, Richard Wachtendorf, Arleen Joyal, Charlie Watts, Donna Anderson, Ken Glaser, Becky Vollrath, FOURTH ROW: Barbie Allen, Robert Johnson, Debbie Charneski. Davey Parks, Pam Terry, Mark Harrison, Jan Jumper, Alvin Chesser. Beverly Bjerkelund, Bob Barcell, Dolores Austin. ABSENT: Kathy Bramhail, Dulcy Blair, Jerom Parent, MITCHELL CHOIRS Under the direction of Mr. Archer Hayes, the Con- cert Choir sang a wide variety of music, including the best of all styles and periods. Some examples were Negro spirituals, folk songs, and humorous songs. Mitchell Concert Choir helped dedicate the school by joining in at the dedication ceremonies. The forty- eight member Concert Choir is the largest of the choral groups. It consists of boys and girls, mostly seniors and juniors. Officers for 1965-66 for the group were Robert Barcell, president, Mark Horn, vice-president, Beverly Bjerkelund, secretary-treasurer, Robert Burkepile, robe chairman, and Charlie Watts, stage manager. In addition to performing in the Christmas Con- cert and Spring Concert at school, they sang for the Shrine Club, the Rotary Club, and other civic organizations. Blending their voices in various rounds and canons, the twenty-two member Girls' Concert Choir sang such songs as Wolcum Yole' and K'Teasing Song. The girls made their dresses and chose the style shoe they desired.