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those whose
~ passion was the school in November. The time, drama students also
For the school's first
play was postponed
stage, performing in
..__ the One Act or becoming a because of lead character had the opportunity to join
U member of the Aaron Wong's hand up with advisor Mark
< International Thespian surgery. Soon after Hawkins and the
LJJ Society was the thing to Wong's recovery, the play International Thespian
z
0 do. continued on and ended in Society. ITS was the
The One Act embarked December with a final school's newest society
on The Great Adventures competition in Lincoln and stayed busy
of Don Quixote, which where the cast placed sixth throughout the year

was about a disillusioned and rode home with a attending theatrical events
old man who believed he sense of accomplishment. and statewide conventions
was a knight. The play "I really enjoyed being a and putting on the popular
required a portable stage, part of the One Act. The "Battle of the Bands."
short running time, and a competition was so "I joined ITS because I
variety of role sizes. exciting, the bus ride home love theatre, and it is what
After practicing for provided endless I am passionate about. It's
much of the fall, director entertainment, and overall, refreshing to be around
('nnnie Mills, along with a it was an interesting and people who love theatre as
charge of drama students, unique experience that was much as I do," junior
prepared to perform their lots of fun," junior Laura Mallory Sleight said.

Reciting their lines during dress rehearsal are freshman
Dillon Laurent, and seniors Aaron Wong, Blake Ihrke,
and Claudia Zarate. Zarate played the role of the mon-
key. photo by Sarah Gaughan
Practicing her violin solo is freshman Melanie Holm.
Holm help to provide the play's background music. photo Hanging out at the ITS convention is junior Larissa Shultz, seni or Alex Breedlove, sopho-
by Sarah Gaughan more Anne DeLuca, and junior Dani Michaels. ITS allowed members to earn points fo r all
of the plays that they either performed in or worked on; teaching students to appreciate the
hard work in volved in the fine arts. photo contributed by Alex Breedlove
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