Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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A Thurber Carnival Godspell A Thurber Carnival The Theater Division of the Woodward Academy Department of Performing Arts won statewide acclaim and praise during the 1983-1984 school year. Thurber Carnival, Woodward ' s entry in the Region 4AAA One-Act Play competition, won first place honors above ten other regional contestants. The Best Actor and Actress awards for Re- gion 4AAA also went to Thurber cast members Harrison Long and Lisa Shatterly. Under the direction of Linda P. Wise, the Thurber Carnival cast (Harrison Long, Ron Bertram, Chris Dietrich, Stacey Holt, Lisa Shatterly, Tina Garuin, Christine Burrell, and Karyn Gimbel) adapted the full length play for a compact thirty-five minute perfor- mance for competition purposes. Through the improvisational acting method, the com- pany developed its own creative movement, characterization, and choreography shaping the familiar James Thurber short stories into a unique and exciting piece of ensemble the- ater. In January of 1984, the Thurber group traveled to Americus to compete in the State AAA finals and proudly brought home to Woodward Academy the State Championship trophy. Godspell The 1984 musical cast of Godspell de- lighted its audience in a lively celebration of the Gospel as told in St. Matthew. The famil- iar parables and teachings of Jesus were told with humor, love, and delight by the cast of clowns in improvised costumes. Many the- atrical devices such as pantomime, chil- dren ' s role playing games, charades, pup- pets and varied dance styles were used to share the Biblical stories with the simplicity and exuberance of children. Because the en- tire cast remained on stage for the full show and since all the scenes, characters, and transitions were developed by the cast through creative improvisation, Godspell would have been a challenge for the most advanced theater troupe. The Woodward Academy Godspell cast also under the direc- tion of Linda P. Wise, shared with its audi- ence through laughter and tears the love, respect, joy, and sacrifice which must be in the heart of each man in order to release his spirit into the larger heart of mankind. Through wonderful songs and jubilant an- tics, the Godspell cast and audience joined together to sing about love. 1 The cast of Godspell perform one of the many stirring musical compositions of the show. 2. Stacey Holt played the lead in the Academy musical Godspell. 3. Lisa Shatterly takes on the characterization of a bearskin rug in A Thurber Carnival 4. Many facial expressions were displayed by the actors of A Thurber Carnival as Harrison Long and Karyn Gimbel time each held movement. 5 In Godspell. the character of Jesus teaches Marie Dalton the lesson of loving one another. 6 A Thurber Carnival was the acclaimed win- ner of the One-Act State AAA Championship Play. 7. Tina Garvin played the part of a loud, big-mouthed telephone operator in Woodward ' s adaptation of A Thurber Carnival- 8 Harrison Long and Lea Landers enjoy painting each other ' s face in one representation of a parable in Godspell. 264 A THURBER CARNIVAL GODSPELL

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— ' Z Middle School Groups There are many activities and groups available to interested Middle School stu- dents. For those students who are interested in mathematics and high technology, they are invited to join the Math team or the Computer club. In these groups, students participate in exercises that will test and increase their knowledge of available math and computer information. For literary- minded students, they may explore the world of journalism by working on the Mid- dle School newspaper. The Primer. On the newspaper, students are encouraged to ex- press their creativity in essays, poems, opin- ions, and cartoons Students learn the cor- rect forms of journalistic expression and de- sign concepts. The musical students can be- come members of the band or chorus Each year the band and choral groups present a series of concerts for the student body and for parents. Gaining valuable performing ex- perience, the Middle School music students prepare themselves for further musical study in the Upper School. If students have an interest in political or judical matters, they can run for class officer or sit on the Honor Council. Here the students can see first hand how difficult decisions are made and enforced The girl ' s Powder Puff foot- ball team is also available for the athletic type. The girls play three hard fought games ending the season in a championship game. If the students will become involved, they have the opportunity to participate in any activity that sparks their interest 1 BAND: FIRST ROW . Mary Bi-lh Jones. Nancy East Jill Wood. Regina Bellamy. Cvbil Brown. Nicole Davis. Ashley Fears. Colleen Nighl SECOND ROW Suzane Luna, Lojis Thomas. Garret Freiroich. Joey Chamblee. Edward Wilkerson. Darren Kaminiski. Shan non Henderson. Patrick Pulliam. Andrew Steele. Bill Lane. Alan Newman THIRD ROW Tracy Allison. Mandy Myers. Vicky Williams. Stephanie Davenport. Randy Ford. Ken Cosby. Michael Abner. Doug Craw lord Te Todd. Wesley Ward. Jack Talmadge. Eric Zuegg. Will Cobb. Jason Gilbertson FOURTH ROW Karia Curtis. Laurie Thornton. Jennifer Clifton. Mia Walker. Kim Duckett. Ann Jung. Scott Reiser. Richard Henderson, Pat Patrick. Matt Weis. Rick Hobby, David Hirsch, Scotly Schwartz, David Linder, Julie White head BACK ROW Mr Lauran Hurt, Jason Shultley, Danny Newman, Alex Spring, Bart White 2 EIGHTH GRADE OFFICERS: Kristy Thomas, President, Missy Duncan, Vice President, Sandra Dorsey, Secretary 3 HONOR COUNCIL: Meg Thompson, Hunter Bell. Kim Steele, Chad Knowie, Meredith Pugh 4 GIRLS POWDER PUFF FIRST ROW Ashley Kcars. Tanya Emerson. Shannon Henderson. Christine Conklin. Meg Thompson, Jill Wood, Kristin Weaver. Kim Duckett, Trayce Billingsley. Stephanie Davenport. Ann Jung. Julie Adams BACK ROW - Sonya Lunsford. Win Abernalhy. Amy Henderson. Traccy Mallory, Mary Beth Jones. Julie Whitley 5 COMPUTER CLUB: FIRST ROW Jennifer Chase, Shay White, Jyolsha Vannapalli SECOND ROW Doug McGowcn. Jeff Edgerlon, David Noble, Matt Elliot. John Pukinson, THIRD ROW Bruce Edmunds. Shawn Moselcy, Andy Armstrong. Walter Canady, Mr Larry Prince. Gordon Davis, Eric Zuegg 6 SEVENTH GRADE OF- FICERS: Shayna Davis, President, Kim Eslcs, Vice- President. Siane Williams, Secretary 7 MATH TEAM: FIRST ROW Robert Greene, Art Corso, Joel Miller, Eric Fontaine. Te Todd SECOND ROW - Doug Ford. Robert Thomas. Chuck Exiey, Mayukh Gupta. John Miles. Frank McKay THIRD ROW - Tamara Jones, Regina Bellamy. Cathy Finch. Shayna Davis. Sudevi Navalkar, Lola Ogundare. Mrs Carroll Goodrum. BACK ROW - Mrs Mary Walker. Hunter Bell. KarIa Curtis, Ena Shaw, Win Abernathy. Wayne Bunker. Kim Duckett. Stephen Heath. Mark Hiemann, Mrs Sandra Adamek 8 NE WSPAPER: LEFT ROW - Jill Wood, Jennifer Shoemaker. Ashley Fears. Carrie Whitman, Kristy Barrow. Tanya Emerson. Tamara Jones, Katie Kluck, Editor in Chief, Tracy Mallory, Mrs, Linda Bell RIGHT ROW Jeff Edgerton, Matt Elliot, Stuart Wa|. drip, Andy Armstrong. Doug Robinson, Alan Dampog, Chris Phelps. Richard Henderson. Edilor-in-ChicI, Brad Carolyn. Waller Canady. Mrs Carolyn Baker 266 MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUPS