HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-05-24, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2007.Thursday evening, May 16, Ifound myself playing a mostinteresting role, that of courtreporter. Pupils from Grades 6, 7 and8 at Hullett Central Public Schoolvery competently presented the
operetta, the Trial of the Big, Bad
Wolf.
Wolf (Derek deBoer) was in court
to answer the accusation of the three
pigs that he had blown down two of
their homes. The play was set in the
1950s and the three pigs, played by
Heather Gibson, Alanna Roy and
Vanessa Wilts wore poodle skirts.
For the all-girl jury, they sang Built
My House to gain their support.
Called to witness about Wolf’s bad
behaviour were Little Red Riding
Hood (Ali Snell), the boy (Brent
Drost) who cried wolf and Peter
(Beth Kipp), from the story, Peter
and the Wolf.
Prosecutor Kelsey Falconer
offered a strong case for the pigs in
the manner of Rodney Dangerfield,
claiming pigs ‘get no respect’.
Wolf’s defense claimed he was
just out jogging the night of the
incident and that really he had been
at Grandma’s home making a house
call to the lonely and shut-in.
Defense arguments were offered by
Jasmine deBoer and Justine Reid.
Everyone in the courtroom
seemed to be talking out of turn and
the bailiff, Emily Allen, was
continually attempting to regain
order. Her job was most necessary,
for the judge, played by Aaron Popp,
admittedly was unwell that day and
would rather have been home in bed.
Grandma, aka Courtney
Middegaal, came to court to state
that Wolf was not so bad for he had
offered to take her dancing and shehad brought along her LawrenceWelk and Guy Lombardo records.The judge’s day ended swiftly whenWolf decided he would rather go tojail than go dancing.
The cast delivered their lines with
confidence and their timing for the
comedic lines was right on. Theboys supporting Wolf wore white t-shirts and leather jackets and hadslicked back hair.There were lots of ‘sha-na-na’s’,‘yeah, yeah, yeah’s’and ‘be bops’in
the songs. Two titles of songs sung
that evening were It’s a Trial and
The Weasel Sidestep.Barb Bosman was theaccompanist for the evening and SueBarnett the director. It was a treat tobe attending court that day.Most of the school’s pupils were
involved in a most interesting spring
Under the sea
Hullett Central Public School’s kindergarten students got all dressed up for this year’s spring
concert last week. Taking the stage in pairs, the students acted as undersea creatures with
each telling their own story. Everyone was there, including lobsters, seahorses and even
turtles. From left: Timothy Steinson, William Miller, Jazlen Wright. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Doug Bundy was the after-dinner
speaker at the Betty Cardno Centre
in Clinton on Wednesday, May 11.
He spoke to all the diners gathered
that afternoon, including the
Cheerio Club ladies from
Londesborough, about his visit to
the Dominican Republic. His
informative session included slides
of his time there.
Dorothy Johnston was in charge
of the Cheerio Club business and
opened their time together with the
serenity prayer. Roll call followed
and some brief reports. Everyone
signed a card for Josephine
MacGregor who is convalescing
following knee surgery. Kay
Hesselwood won the gift of the
month, given by Ruth Shiell.
The group will meet again on
June 20.
Students put big, bad wolf on trial
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