CHS Class of 2010 presents annual Jr. Exhibition

    With “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” as their class motto, members of the Caribou High School Class of 2010 presented their school’s annual Jr. Exhibition Thursday evening in the Performing Arts Center, led by Class Marshals Danielle Lane and Nathanael Kamm.

Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
    Erin Buck, left, as Lula and Danielle Lane as  Doreen portrayed two former classmates at the “Bus Stop,” during the recent Jr. Exhibition held at the Caribou Performing Arts Center.

    As class member Laura Collins played the processional, classmates entered the auditorium as a class for the first time.
    The welcoming address was presented by Kaysie Pelletier, class president. Mistress of Ceremonies  was Christine Kashian.
    The large audience was not to be disappointed  during the six presentations delivered during the evening event. A variety of topics brought cheers and laughter as the Junior Class participants stepped to the stage, proving once again that the talent at Caribou High School is endless.
    The first speaker, Heaven Cantafio, presented “One Sunny Day in April,” by Deborah Gatty. Cantafio, speaking in first person, told a story about a teenage girl, experiencing life with a baby and realizing how quickly things can change. The young mother found it difficult to believe how a child marvels at seeing a rainbow for the first time and how often we take things for granted, especially when a child is taken or dies.
    Kenneth W. Atcheson II,  served as speech coach for Cantafio.
    Following Cantafio was Jared Sleeper, coached by Shannon Sleeper, who gave a rapid-fired deliverance of “Why Shouldn’t I Join the NSA?”, from “Good Will Hunting.”
    Sleeper never missed a beat as he spoke of the chain-reaction possibilities of solving a code, which in turn would bring military action to Africa or the Middle East, in turn causing an American soldier to be wounded and come home to find that the plant he used to work at had been relocated to the country he had just returned from. The events unfurled in a viscious cycle with no plausible end.
    Next Elizabeth Barbosa and Abby Small teamed up to present, “Meet My Friend,” a self-composed piece, resulting in Barbosa, as Gert, introducing her friend, Charlie,(Small).
    With “Gert” displaying “Charlie” as a dummy, with her head stuck through the side of a box delivered  dead-pan humor and a string of “time” jokes to Barbosa.  The twosome talked of old times and things they had done together, resulting in constant laughter from the audience. With Barbosa posed on a stool with her hand hidden behind the box, every now and then Small would drop her head forward then swing it up and sideways to look at “Gert.” The successful duo of  “Charlie and Gert,” were coached by Mary Kate Barbosa and Jane Mavor Small.
    Kellene O’Hara presented, “All I Know About Animal Behavior,” by Erma Bombeck. While reciting this selection O’Hara informed her audience about the art of hugging as well as the difference between men and women greeting someone. The entire speech brought reaction from the crowd as everyone there could relate to at least some of the scenarios  created by the references and the humanistic art of saying hello and goodbye. O’Hara’s was Virginia White.
    Emily Anderson and Finn Bondeson brought “Ole and Lena,” to life as they performed, “Ole and Lena Discover Sweden,” by Kristine Bondeson with contributions from the book “Ole and Lena,” by Danielsen and Berg.
    Anderson and Bondeson, in authentic Swedish clothing, portrayed Ole and Lean, a Swedish couple reminiscing about a trip to Sweden to purchase chickens. Through the entire dialogue, the two never once slipped out of their Swedish accents and with references made to Westmanland, Little Madawaska Lake and other local landmarks, their audience hung onto their every word.
    Never getting caught up in the laughter from the audience, the Swedish pair didn’t miss a beat. Anderson and Bondeson were coached by Stephen Burden.
    As the audience was recovering from “Ole and Lena,” Erin Buck and Danielle Lane appeared on stage, keeping the laughter meter going.
    Dressed as older women, former friend/foes/ the pair presented the self-composed, “The Bus Stop.” With the entire performance done from a bench, the two, dressed in an array of colorful beads, hats and knee-high nylons as well as a bit of padding, Buck and Lane drew continuous laughs.
    The competition between “Doreen and Lula,” was obvious as they engaged in conversation, each doing a lot of bragging about their lives and children. A surprise, which resulted in even more laughter, especially from classmates came about when the two were speaking about their sons — Little Kenneth and Little Roy.
     The two produced pictures of their brilliant off-springs, in reality, photos of CHS teachers Kenneth Atcheson and Roy Alden.  Buck and Lane were coached by Joseph Zubrick.
     Ashley Johndro, coached by class advisor Patricia Sterris, delivered a self-composed piece,” My High School Years. Throughout her presentation, Johndro walked the stage, sat at a desk and held a bear dressed in Viking colors, as she retraced her steps through her years at CHS.
    As they listened to Johndro’s words, each of her 115 classmates  could be seen smiling and nodding as she reminded them of school events and the many ways they had all changed since entering the school as freshman. Through her story she commented on the fact that as “new” drivers, kids don’t pay attention, but they often learn their bad habits from adults — driving with their knees or elbows while texting or speaking on their cell phones.
    Following the six presentations, the Class of 2010 sang their class song, ”Time of Your Life,” by Green Day.
    Caribou High School Principal Mark Jones commended the Jr. Exhibition speakers and addressed the entire class by saying, “A while ago, you were all learning your left foot from your right, courtesy of Drill Sargeant Atcheson. A few years ago you were just getting on the big yellow bus for the first time and since then you have proven to have the ability to perform with confidence and poise — things that will serve you well in the future.”
    Officers of the 2010 class are: Kaysie Pelletier, president; Nicholas Willey, vice president; Ashley Johndro, treasurer; and Emily Anderson, secretary.

    Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
    Class Marshals for the Class of 2010 at Caribou High School, Danielle Lane and Nathanael Kamm led the class processional during the annual Jr. Exhibition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
    Kaysie Pelletier, president of the CHS Class of 2010, welcomed classmates, faculty, friends and family to the annual Jr. Exhibition, held April 9, at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members of the Caribou High School Class of 2010 wait for the signal to be seated from Class Marshals Danielle Lane and Nathanael Kamm.