Ysleta High School - Otyokwa Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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L ' 1 I 1 l Liliom , Emmy Awards , Pure as the Driven Snow' reveal dramatic talent :eff In a charming Home Sweet Home setting, senior play cast mem- bers Linda Matthews, Karen Johnson, Marge Balliett, and Donnie Hamilton create a melodramatic tableaux. In the fall Sock and Buskin play, Liliom Ronnie Nichley speaks his last words from his deathbed to Vicki Hawkins. January I3 found Liliom opening at J. M. Hanks Audi- torium. The Sock and Buskin play centered around Liliom, portrayed by Ronnie Nichley, and Julie, his wife, portrayed by Vicki Hawkins. Other maior roles were captured by Beverly Spain and Pat George. Emmy Awards , theme of the Senior Frolics, were composed of skits and curtain acts imitating serious in- cidents and happenings around the campus. A chorus of football players and skits on various members of the senior class completed the array. Pure as the Driven Snow or A Working GirI's Secret, the senior play, was presented at the J. M. Hanks Auditorium on February I6 and 18. The leading fe- male role was' portrayed by Patty George, opposite Jim Everidge in the leading male role. The villain was John Stevens, with Marge Balliet, Linda Matthews, Clyde Wooley, Don Hamilton, and Velma Smalley cap- turing minor roles. Assisting Miss Lynna Counts in the production were Larry Boyles, stage manager, and Mario Maldonado, student director. JP.. F. 4 .L YNY, V Hissable Mortimer Frothingham, portrayed by John Stevens, villainously threatens Purity Dean IPat Georgel, who piously resists his ignoble designs. Jim Richardson characterizes Miss Cara Simer in the senior frolics. Q i Af i rsrs -f-4

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t je. I' it 1' 'N' . . N.-W 'r -- ,R ,wvyrv 5 -Mk 'Y A if fee. . if -Aft l l ftlfrif E 4-sw - .iss 30 With a six point lead shown on the clock, Tony Yepes H41 hits a layup against the lrvin Rockets in the third period of the championship game. Shown also are Carlos Blancas i321 and Bernie Ortega f44l. DAR, Youth sports owordf Eight Ysleta students were honored during the Youth Appreciation Week, sponsored by the Optimist Clubs of EI Paso. The week, from November 14-21, recognized eight students who excelled during the past year in out- standing service to their school. This week is set aside yearly to honor stu- dents all over the United States and Canada. Each Ysleta winner was pre- sented with a certificate at a banquet sponsored by all Optimist Clubs in El Paso at the Rodeway Inn. Reaching the district playoffs, Ysleta cagemen topped the Austin Panthers by a score of 40-36, to earn a berth in the final game for the district title. In the vital game for the champion- ship, Ysleta bowed to the lrvin Rock- ets by a score of 63-50. As one of the teams in district 1-AAAA competition, it was first tme Ysleta traveled to the district playoffs. Youth Appreciation honorees from left are Chuck Brown, freshman, and Leigh Shapleigh, sophomore. L , ' . . i 'f'.1.., ,f 'L , emo.-- ..-,-..s-., , Q. ,ya-'gf 'nf 7 Ebgrgjfgv