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Show Andy the Magician, aided by his lovely wife/assistant, practices his magical skills on Billy Carmickle as well as other volunteers from the audience. Are club assemblies a dying art? With less and less students wanting to get up in front of the student body and show their talents, club and student assemblies are quickly becoming a thing of the past. “A few years ago every club in school put on an assembly,’’ remarked JoAnn Gilbert, “But now no one seems to want to get involved.” Performers show Student behavior during assemblies is the main reason students won't perform. They don’t want to get up on the stage and have classmates laugh and poke fun at them. Another main factor is students don’t have the time. With after school jobs, homework and chores, students can’t get together to practice. One good idea expressed by Robert Jameson was that “Students are used to being entertained, they don’t want to do the entertaining.’”” But for whatever reason, student assemblies are indeed a dying art. The National Schools Assemblies fulfilled everyone’s expectations, with performances like the Frisbee throwers, guitar player, and chalk drawer. The Magician amazed us all with astounding feats of magic such as a disappearing bird. The Thespian Club put on a special matinee performance of ‘The Pirates of Penzance: for the student body, but students had to buy a ticket to get out of class. “This way, if kids didn’t want to see the play, they didn’t have to.”’ stated drama coach Claire Spencer. various talents in ASSEMBLIES 30 Assemblies Fashionable wear for Today’s Woman at MARELLA’S FASHIONS. |
