THE SIUSLAW NEWS SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ❚ March 2018 ❚ 3
SIUSLAW
Grand champions
Siuslaw Middle School Knowledge
Bowl Team wins League Championship
On Wednesday, March 14, six members
of the Siuslaw Middle School Knowledge
Bowl Varsity Team won the league varsity
tournament in Coos Bay.
Th e six were eighth-graders Hannah
Warner, Chad Hughes, James Smith and
Beau Erickson, and seventh-graders Jeff
Edman and Ian Sissel.
Other schools competing were Brook-
ings, North Bend, Port Orford and Co-
quille.
In Knowledge Bowl, students work in
teams against teams from other schools,
answering various academic-based ques-
tions in math, science, language arts
and social studies. Th e entire team of 14
students will next compete in the Lane
The winning team of the league varsity tournament ( from left to right) Ian Sissel, Jeff Edman, Country Brain Bowl in May. Way to go
Chad Hughes, Hanna Warner and Beau Erickson. Not pictured: James Smith
Viks!!! — Submitted by Patrick Wondra
PHYSICALITY IN ACTING
ASPIRE
MAKES
DIRECTORY
Siuslaw High School ASPIRE
is creating a Florence Commu-
nity Career Exploration Direc-
tory to off er students opportu-
nities to interview, job shadow
and intern at various busi-
nesses. At the January Florence
Area Chamber of Commerce
luncheon, ASPIRE was able to
invite members to participate.
ASPIRE team members would
like to extend the scope of this
directory to cover a variety of
fi elds, so are requesting that
members of the Florence com-
munity sign up to be available
to students to learn about their
work and its value in this com-
munity. Go to the Siuslaw High
School Counseling and Student
Services webpage and fi ll out
the “ASPIRE CAREER EXPLO-
RATION” form, or contact us
at ASPIRE@siuslaw.k12.or.us.
— Submitted by ASPIRE Team
Leader Bou Kilgore
P HOTO SUBMITTED BY M ELANIE H EARD
For CROW’s presentation of Disney’s “Tarzan,” actors cast as gorillas, such as Jacob Ternyik, who plays Kerchak (back
center), learn about actual apes as part of their rehearsal. Others learned to swing on silk “vines.”
joying watching their charac-
trying to portray. So in this
case,
in
“Tarzan”
it’s
an
African
terization and physicality.
Siuslaw High School Student
jungle, and the physicality re-
ally helps to set the tone.
RR: When you chose “Tar-
I have been in the Children’s
zan” to be the 2018 musical,
Repertory of Oregon Work-
RR: What advice do you
how much did you think about
shops (CROW) since 2011,
have for using physicality?
physicality being a factor?
and have participated in their
MH: I like to encourage
MH: It’s always a factor
spring musicals since “Beauty
students to watch the character in every production. It’s not
and The Beast Jr.” in 2012,
that they need to portray or
something that I necessarily
with the exception of “Shrek
find something that’s as close
thought of ahead of time and
Jr.” This year we are presenting to the character that they need made sure, but I know that at
the famous Broadway musical to portray. In this case, we
the audition we were already
Disney’s “Tarzan.” I was cast as watched actual gorillas, and
thinking about that and we
a gorilla in this musical. This
saw how they would move and were looking to see which au-
year’s musical requires more
interact with one another, and ditionees were able to handle
than past musicals. It requires maybe pick up on some habits the gorilla type movements,
physicality.
or tips or things that they
and physicality plays into
A few days ago, I inter-
commonly do.
every single part ever that you
viewed Melanie Heard,
Some of our older CROW
play as an actor.
CROW’s founder and artis-
kids have done a great job with
tic director, who has been
physicality because they take
RR: I hope that this musical
directing and choreograph-
is really good because I have
it further. They’re not scared,
ing CROW shows since 2012,
they’re not shy to go ahead and a feeling that it is going to be
with a couple of questions that let loose and really and truly
memorable.
relate to physicality and what
become the character. The best
MH: I think so, too. Tickets
tips she has.
example I can think of with
are already flying. The audi-
regard to the gorilla is Jacob
ence is going to love it; the
Ramiro Ramirez (RR): How Ternyik who plays Kerchak,
music is so beautiful by Phil
could you describe physicality the lead gorilla.
Collins, and the story’s got so
in theatre?
many different levels. It’s really
Jacob has been with us for
Melanie Heard (MH):
touching and warming. I really
a long time, but I really have
Physicality has to do with how enjoyed watching him develop think audiences are going to
you move body in space. If you the kind of scary character of
have a great time.
are portraying a character, you Kerchak because he beats on
For this year’s CROW musi-
want to stand, move, react and his chest, he scares Jane, he
cal, we are going to reveal
interact with other characters
jumps off of platforms, and he a surprise that you do not
in a way your character would. does all kinds of cool physical- want to miss. We are a young
So in this case it’s gorillas, and ity like that. I’m excited that
children’s theater, but we look
that’s a little bit different than
like a high-quality Broadway
he’s a good role model for the
what we normally do.
company not afraid to push
younger kids.
the envelope at certain times.
RR: What is the positive of
Don’t miss “Tarzan the
RR: How good would you
putting physicality into your
Musical” swinging into the
describe the physicality in
acting?
Florence Events Center, 715
“Tarzan” in general?
MH: It makes the character
MH: I think the kids are
Quince St., on April 13 at 7
more believable, it makes the
doing a fantastic job. We still
p.m., 14 at 2 and 7 p.m., and
audience more interested in
have a few more weeks of re-
15 at 2 p.m.
what’s going on in the story
For more information, visit
hearsal, so I’m looking forward
and it immerses you in the
www.crowkids.com or www.
to seeing where we can get
realm of the world that we’re
from here, but I’m already en- eventcenter.org.
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