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rama students learn

to appreciate art

This year Jack
Parkhurst resigned as
drama teacher. He said,
Thespians "Things have changed to
v”A... My Name is Alice” chosen to perform main- where I'm no longer
stage at Muncie effective in this environ­
\'”Pete’s Feat “ won state competition ment, and I need to find a
VPat Wolfe won “best actor” at State
VMarcia Selinger was nominated for best actress at new environment that I
State am effective in."
VPut on nine shows in one year Parkhurst taught at
Ralston High for 10 years.
Parkhurst said he looked
forward to the future
"because that is all I can Senior David Ebmeier draws the
look to the future for." He cover to the 1989-90 course regis­
tration book in Commercial Arts I
said he just needed some
Drawing /Design Class.
to time to "get my bucket
Senior Art Student Mike
filled with a little success."
Horvath hangs little stained glass
Not to say that Parkhurst windows in the Botanical
hadn't experienced suc­ Gardens.
International Thespian Society cess. Parkhurst had been
Front Row: Gary Fehlhaber, Candy Carlscn, Lori Reese, awarded the Fulbright
Jack Parkhurst sponsor, Georgina Thacker aide, Michelle Teacher Exchange Award,
Swett, Dianna Tessin, Stacie Palmeiro, Marcia Selinger,
Tonya Whittington 2nd Row: Megan Palensky, Jim Ralston Community
Tresemer, Brad Thomas, Dustin Lutz, Megan Parkhurst, Theater's Man of the Year
Karsten Nelson, Phreda Woods, Amy Krobot, Patrick Wolfe Award, Ralston Chamber
Back Row: Lisa Pawloski, Susan Keetle, Christy Centretto,
Mike Tourek, Jeff Miller, Elaine Ayers, Ryan Beutler, of Commerce nomination
Melissa Denton, Debbie Eischen, Julie Gibbins for outstanding educator
and numerous contest
awards as a result of his
work with drama students.
Parkhurst said one of his
proudest moments he has
experienced while working
in Ralston occurred when
he was walking out of the
Firehouse Dinner Theater
and ran into two former
students from his Theater
ART CLUB Backstage class. He asked
Front Row: David Ebmeier, Traci Bosen, Kelli Recic, Kim them what they were doing
Paskac, Melissa Denton, Bob Benzel sponsor, Virginia
Grogan sponsor, Michelle Fritz, Julie Lombardo, Angela there and they said that
Branzell, Christine Hammond, Steve Thompson 2nd Row: his class had really turned
Carry Findeis, Michele Waltz, Michelle Blanchard, Susan them on to theater and
Richardson, Kathy Wellendorf, Tasha Johnson, Heather
Voss, Yen Vu, Paula Smith, Amy Claes, Samantha Ebmeier, that they often went to the
Terry Payne 3rd Row: Leslie Houlton, Terra Spencer, theater together.
Stephanie Fidone, Carrie Hazuka, Kerri Torczon, Cindy "When you close one
Fleming, Andrea Krzemien, Heather Claussen, Stephanie
Scarson, Greg Earhart 4th Row: Shelly Taylor, Julie Allen, door, another one will
Stacy Politano, Mindy Johnson, Jodi Berry, Kathy Korus, open," Parkhurst said.
Christy Jones, Erin Tolan, Angel Moore, Brad Beckman,
Chris Conn Back Row: T.J. Dougherty, Ken Oschner, Jim
Tresemer, Bob Gregg, Kevin Heim, Jason Keifer, Brad
Alexander, Wil Gorman, Ryan Hruska

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