Roles Cast For Spring Play Hearts Were Young And Gay
Cast list for the Drama departments spring production Our Hearts Were Young and Gay includes Doug Spehr Steward Laura Napier Mrs Skinner Helen Ogar Cornelia Otis Skinner Stacy Webber Emily Kimbrough Alan Fisher Otis Skinner Brent Irvin Purser Linda Allen Stewardess Greg Piper Dick Winters Casey Page Admiral Kelly Williams Harriet St John Gailyn Guthrie Winsfield Blaugh Bill Baker Leo McEvoy Sue Reddin Inspector Debbie Frazier Therese Dianna Linder Madame Elise Kevin Tiller Monsieur De La Croix Bill Sonwalt Window Cleaner Student director Terri Belli Stage manager Marty Runyan House manager Sharon Harper Director Miss Joyce McCullough Rehearsals March 25-26 have begun with needs for backstage help The three act comedy by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough, dramatized by Jean Kerr, follows two young ladies on a 1920s Atlantic graduation trip and Paris stay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Skinner
Brent Irvin
Linda Allen
Greg Piper
Dick Winters
Casey Page
Admiral
Kelly Williams
Harriet St. John
Gailyn Guthrie
Winsfield Blaugh
Bill Baker
Leo McEvoy
Sue Reddin
Inspector
Debbie Frazier
Therese
Dianna Linder
Madame Elise
Kevin Tiller
Monsieur de la Croix
Bill Sonwalt
Terri Belli
Marty Runyan
Sharon Harper
Joyce McCullough
McCullough
Twenty five seniors named for Who's Who biographies
Twenty five high school seniors were selected for Who's Who Among American High School Students. Assistant Principal David Wilkinson announced the list including Martin Admire, Bill Armstrong, Quentin Bakke, Robette Balser, and others, with eligibility for a $1000 scholarship. The program, launched in 1967, honors outstanding youth and is widely respected by educators and leaders nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Wilkinson
Martin Admire
Bill Armstrong
Quentin Bakke
Robette Balser
Sharon Callihan
Sandra Day
Patty Fennewald
Mark Fine
Billy Fry
Gini Hosheiser
Debbie Hoxworth
Brent Irvin
Anna
Black History Week Observed With Student Program
The second week of February marks Black History Week with emphasis on Black contributions. At MHS a special assembly featured Robbie McDonald’s original speech Slavery, a dance, and readings including I Have a Dream and Let America Be America Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
America
Robbie McDonald
Lynn Carter
Angela Kelly
Harry Williams
Teresa Williams
Martin Luther King
Donna
What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black
A brief poem questions how to explain race and enslavement to Black children. It contrasts white and Black perception, condemns racism, and asserts truth as a path to freedom and pride through heritage as weapon and armor for future generations.
Joint Efforts Mark Bicentennial Celebration at Mexico
Mexico High School choral, art and drama departments present a Bicentennial program Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Emmons Hall featuring I Am An American by Carmen Dragon, Frostiana songs, and dramatic readings by Drama II. The event includes a 15 minute art display preview for the Public Library show April 5–16 and a full concert of vocal, piano, and instrumental performances led by Gerald Valet and art directors Sharon Sweitzer and Jane Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MHS
Emmons Hall
Gerald Valet
Carmen Dragon
Mike Hampton
Louesa Runge
Rey Pettebaum
Steve Westhay
Robert Frost
Randall Thompson
Joyce McCulough
Bill Baker
Stacy Webber
Brent Irvin
Dianna Linder
Art Department
Sharon Sweitzer
Jane Norman
Public Library
Mexico-Audrain County Public Library
Tom Spurrier
Andy Mitchell
Larry Brumback
Andy Kehl
Wayne Revell
Johnny Fry
Sharon Harper
Alice Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drama Department
Spehr
Laura Napier
Mrs. Skinner
Helen Ogar
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Emily Kimbrough
Alan Fisher
Jean Kerr
Atlantic Ocean
Paris
Black History Week
Lenita Kelly
Donna Austin
Denise Herndon
Kim Lue
Ron Toalson
Steve Westbay
Bev Pettebaum
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