< Previous· ~ ~. 36 -~ ... r z ~ ~ ~ ... ~ Actors with experience Th.e International Thespian Society is an organization ''devoted to the advancement of dramatic arts in the second-ary schools." Members were all experienced theater performers as qualifications for member-ship included participation in at least one play. Thespian hope-f u Is also had to receive an approving vote from the pres-ent members before accept-ance. The year's activities included meetings and fund-raisers and concluded with a banquet in the Spring. This group of actors provided a solid base upon which to build pro-ductions. As Wendy Porter sum-marized, "We're the nucleus of the theater, the ones involved I in everything." Upper Left: Members discuss busi -ness . Upper Right: Secretary Ann McCully, President Doug Schlueter, Vice President Wendy Porter. Lower Left: Thespians Row 1, left to right: Mike Padilla, Doug Schlueter, Pat Dennison, Paul Kerstan . Row 2: Ann McCully, Michelle Pichner, Mr. Mraz -advisor, Laura Linton, Wendy Por-ter . Not pictured: Monte Mraz, Barb Kovacik. Lower Right: Members dis-play T-shirts. .,., • ;I m --------------------------------------------- .. 38 Have You heard ?. of becoming a Kaminsky Cow-boy? All you have to do is get the President's signature of Here at BHS there are many things that pass us by. Many things we might have done, but didn't hear about. A meeting we might have gone to, an athletic activity we might have partici-pated in, or a club we might have joined. Burnsville High has many small organizations which, although they have no advisor, regular meetings, or fund raising events, are still a part of BHS. Did vou P.VP.r think Approval and you're in. You are then awarded a t-shirt with 'Kaminsky Cowboy' on the front and your nickname on the back. 1.8.T.C. is another organization at BHS. This club is a bit restric -tive. Only girls are allowed to ' join and there are a few other minor details involved. For boys only, the "Three Week Old Jeans" was the club to join. 'Was' is the word because it only lasted three weeks. The boys all wore one pair of jeans :::ic lnnn :::ic tha\l f"'f"'II ,1,-1 Thn 1,.,,-+ <: one to survive won a new pair of jeans. If these three groups don't appeal to your fancy, how about inventing one of your own and making it a part of BHS! I Around the world in one school year • • • This year's foreign students included teen-agers from all over the world. They are: Foreign exchange students: Sjoukje Van Der Velde (Holland) Kirsi Hyttinen (Finland) Anna Walberg (Sweden) Karl lsaksson (Sweden) Elin Jorgeson-(lceland) Foreign students in residency: • Kasra Amir Araghl (Iran) Hugo Gonzalez (Columbia) Tuyet Nguyen (Vietnam) Tan Nguyen (Vietnam) Thanh Van Huynh (Vietnam) Ling Huynh (Vietnam) WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE! . ''A portrait of America" "A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA", Burns-'ville High School Theatre's 1978-1979 Readers Theatre production, was pre-sented in the old lecture theatre on January 9, 10, and 11, 1979. "Read-ers Theatre';, a form of drama presen-tation which concerns itself primarily with the interpretation of the material rather than the acting and character situations of the people involved, had its inception at Burnsville Senior High School in the winter of 1966 when the Theatre decided that this ·form of drama presentation would be an inter-esting challenge and welcome addition to those traditional forms already included in the Theatre's annual per-formance repertoire. This year's production -"A POR-TRAIT OF AMERICA", included mate-rial from Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr., Mark Twain, Bob Dylan, and a host of other well known Americans. Using a narrative thread which wove all of the material together with narration involving the grpwth of · America and our great heritage, "A PORTRAIT OF AMERICA" was intended to move the ' audience to look into their own pride in America ... and reflect, as was so often reminded ... "Yes, By George, There's A Dog-gone Awful Lot of It" ... and indeed there was . .. ! Top right: Readers Theatre Members . Bottom middle: Ann McCully speaks with a special flare. Bottom right: Todd Fruth adding sparkle to his lines . Top left: Ann McCully watches Pat Dennison make a point. Middle left: Scott Brummer, Ann McCully, Sue Foye. Bottom · left: Scott Brummer is watched by Pat Denni-son. 40 Ll1 • ( lH/1·1,.... \ 'f , ~ J· ' · ,:./..'; . · , A . \, . ·-. -, , -'( ,_.,.,\ . ~=~·.,-,_,. ,...!t', -'_·~-' • I l~ ' :. • • ) ~• I .,: #.f 1 -~ -" -t-• _...&_ • _ --42 ''A case of libel'' "A Case of Libel" was the '78-'79 3-act play. It was based on Louis Nizer's best-selling recollection of notable jury trials. Mr. Mraz, the director, said, "It was about a serious court case." He didn't want the audience to be misled by expecting a humorous play. Many controversial subjects were explored in the drama. Some subjects were justice, freedom of speech, free-dom of the press, and the dangers of extremism and hysteria. These sub-jects were shown to the audience through a lawsuit. . The cast was extremely talented and the performances were outstanding. This was a great achievement, since ninety percent of the cast was new, with about half of them being sopho-mores. Pg. 42 -Upper: Doug Schlueter discusses the court case with Mike Padilla. Lower left: The judge listens intensely to a difficult case. Right lower: Doug Schlueter ponders the trial before him . Pg. 43 -Upper: A stern looking Pat Dennison listens on with fear. Lower left: Doug Schlueter wonders if he can win his case. Lower right: Mike PadiUa works on some last minute court notes . 43 44 You should be dancing. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . yeah! The summer of 1978 - set the Bravettes on their way to an outstanding year. In Augus t , they placed first in the Aqueten -nial danceline competition. In September, the dancers held a car wash to raise money for their expenses during the year. With Barb Patrie and Mary Wil-son as co-captains, the Bra-vettes practiced at leas t two nights per week throughout the entire year. Unde r the guidance of Mary Jane Swenson, the danceline's new advisor, the hours of practice were evident as the girls . performed during halftime at football, soccer, and basketball games. Highlighting the hockey games were their precision porn-porn routines. During the"' spri11g, the Bra-vettes were busy preparing for State Competition. Even after graduation, the fourteen senior dancers remained to participate in summer parades and to help the new Bravettes start out on the right foot. One last note: concession sales were down due to the fact that the fans enjoyed the Bravettes ' halftime show more than FOOD! Clockwise starting in upper left cor-ner; 1. Sandy Swenson, Jil l Swenson, Paula Nelson, Darci Bachmeier, and Mary Wilson performing hand pick-ups. 2. Captains Mary Wilson and Barb Patrie with Bravette advisor, Mary Jane Swenson. 3. Bravettes in their st raight -line formation . 4. Sandy Swenson, Nicki Schulberg , and Wendy Peterson show t heir con centration du ring danceline practice . I Back to Front, L-R; Row 1. Jackie Ste-vens, Lisa Sch ierman, Missy Peters. Row 2. Mickel LaPanta, Wendy Peder-son, Sarah Haugen, Sabr ina Booker. Row 3. Barb Patrie, Paula Nelson, Joleen Erickson, Mary Rimnac , Jill Bernhagen, Nicki Schulberg, Darci Bachmeier, Sandy Swenson, Jill Sam-mon, Jill Swenson, Pari s Gilbertson, Mary Wilson. ,:,(Photo courtesy of Her-itage Photography.) 45 Next >