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"The Mouse  That Roared" was a huge
                                                                             sucess for both  the actors and audience

                                                          Laughter Roars in  Play

                                                                                Kristi  Coan

                                                             t  was  the  imaginary  land  of
                                                         I                             see that some stories wi ll  never lose
                                                                                       it  for thi s year's producti on.
                                                             Grand  Fenwick  th at  set  the
                                                                                              "This producti on made me
                                                             scene for the winter play, "The
                                                          Mouse That Roared." The pl ay set   their uni versa) appeal," Fischer said.
                               from  my point  of         up  the opportunity for students to   Parti cipating  in  th e  pl ay
                                                                                       impacted students in di fferent ways.
                                       vzew               have an experience th at they woul d   Everyone  walked  away from  th e
                                                          never fo rget.
                                                                 "I  will  never  forget  the   experi ence wi th  something di ffer-
                                                          cl ose relati onships that we all had   ent.
                                                          with each other, especiall y with the   "Mrs.  Fi scher gave me  a
                                                          seni ors," junior Paul Love said .   lot  by  beli evin g  in  my  abilities
                                                                 The fact th at the pl ay was   enough to give me a major role and
                                                          a  comedy,  required  male  and  fe-  to still  let me keep my job as  stu -
                                                          male  leads, and had good  themes   dent  director,"  seni or  Laur a
                                                          made director Jan Fischer choose  Beukenhorst said.  r





                                   Kathy Denker
                                       semor


                             After  the  winter  play  is
                             over and  you  step  back
                             and  try to  remember all
                             you have seen and done,
                             one  thing  stands out
                             above  the  rest.  It  is  not
                             the  t-shirts  or the  post-
                             ers;  it's  the  dozens  of
                             friendships you  have
                             made  and  the  old  ones
                             you  have renewed.
                                    And  after three
                             years of  the  winter play,
                             there  are  a lot  of  friend-
                             sh ips there. It is amazing
                             to  see  friendships  grow
                             there  from  year to  year.
                             There  are  some  friend-
                             ships I have  made that I
                             know will  last a lifetime.
                             "pictured  above:  Denker and seniors  Cheera
                             Pieper, Katie McWilliams, and Kim  Pollard
                     The elaborate buildings of  New York amaze the
                     soldiers of Grand Fenwick  and their leader, Tully,
                      played by junior Paul  Love (soldier), sophomore
                      Brian  SantaMaria (Tully) , junior Gregg Hammer
                    (soldier),  and freshman Brian  Hicks (soldier).  The
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                  ..>..,.   Student Life       Jan Fischer
                            play was a modern comedy.  photo by
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