Yukon High School - Miller Yearbook (Yukon, OK)

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Q .L :J fg,f'i. ' K :za - . , , , ,ap 3' - ' N, iii t e , Q s 1 H . 1 t Cheryl Murry and Tracy Mills doing a stop and go scene to help their acting ability. Imagine getting up at 5:00 a.m. and meeting at the school at 6:00 to spend the day competing with stu- dents from all over the state. That's what the speech and debate stu- dents went through every time they went to speech contest. Catagories at contest included prose, poetry, humorous and dramatic duet, origi- nal oratory, dramatic and humor- ous interp, extemporaneous speak- ing, and debate. They usually last- ed two days with debate prelims on Friday evening, then on Saturday there were debate finals along with all the individual events. A day in speech and drama includ- ed working on contest material, de- veloping acting techniques, doing improvisations, or analyzing plays. Debate students also went to the mid-high to give demonstration de- bates. Research is a big part of debating, as Mike Greeson and Joey Wiginton can vouch for. Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer, performed here by Diane Kennedy, Suzie Quigg, Andy Baldwin, and Michelle Bodine. ClubsfAcademics 43

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Prose, Poetry, And Propositions . I-T: ...unnimr i ' i ,i , 'Lf , I , -1 vow-4 K 1 Y p ' Li 1 S ,Q4. Qi V'v. 'uuk lx 119' f it , .., Q J, I .F - , x Linda Segress and Ginger Cullers practicing 3 dramatic duet from 'carrie' Terri Fail responds from Tracy Boyd's slap in their dramatic duet. 4 A very attentive class listens as Ms. Koos explains how to analyze a play. Z ClubsfAcadernics

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Lights! Camera! Action! The differences in school life were felt in many ways including the clubs and organizations. Among the changes for Drama club were a new teacher, Miss Koos, a switch in places of the musical and play, joining the National Forensic League and dunk booth at the Czech festival. But some people think that all dra- ma club does is put on plays and talk about make-up and scene changes, not so. Drama club is one of the most active groups in Yukon. r , , A. , ' a?w ,..,. ,., . v ,f . 5 Miss Koos, the new Speech and Drama teacher takes the plunge as she gets dunked. Instant snow! Terri Fail, as Miss Brooks, demonstrates a practical way to fake snow. i S Among their usual activities of casting, directing, and producing plays, drama club had a little fun with a Halloween and New Year's Eve party. They also went as a group to see Annie at the Civic Center and played DECA in a win- ning game of touch football. Not many people know or appreci- ate all the work that goes into pro- ducing a play. Along with the usual problems, such as Johnny not knowing his lines or Susie losing all the important props, was added the confusion of a new drama teacher and a new way of doing things. Those in the play spent about 10 hours a week rehearing and were at school at 6 a.m. to pre- pare for the senior matinee. But all turned out well as Miss Koos and the cast gave a superb performance of Our Miss Brooks . Not only was it performed the traditional three times, once for seniors and twice for the community, but the cast also did a benefit performance for the Daily Living Center, and elderly home, at the Fairgrounds. Susie Quigg takes last minute roll call on the set of Our Miss Brooks . Suzie was a 5 if sf ' A 1 11 big help. The play was a great success. 'f ffl. i ,, 5