Belle Plaine High School - Tigerian Yearbook (Belle Plaine, MN)

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Prom SMILES, FORMALS, AND dinner jackets are on display as the Grand March winds its way around the gym to the music of the Hot Half Dozen. Mod London Inspires JIM ALBRECHT, BOB Gregory, and Fred Haag put the finishing touches on Big Ben. England Swings and so did BPHS on May 6 when the juniors modified the tradi- tional Junior-Senior Prom . Breaking through with a driving beat to highlight the disco- theque atmosphere were the Hot Half Dozen a brass-rock band from the Twin Cities. At 8:00 P.M. Big Ben chimed the hour and a small army of parents and friends, cameras in hand, viewed the Grand March led by Junior Class President, Pauljohnson. In place of the traditional banquet before the dance, a buffet table with multiple hors d'oeuvres was staged at the side of the gym for the guests' enjoyment throughout the evening. Cakes decorated to represent the United States flag and the flag of the United King- dom were served at the side-walk cafe on 16

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WEARING THEIR SELF-STYLED creations, sopho- mores Chuck Redman and Tom Schmidt move- out at the FHA Hat Dance. School Life Rock Bands Provide Driving Dance Beats Live music at practically all school dances was once little more than a dream. It was a dream come true when BPHS joined the IN crowd with the in- troduction of rock bands at school dances during 1967. The Cheerleaders and Lettermanfea- tured the Sonics of Minneapolis at the second annual Christmas Ball on Decem- ber 17. The Tempos of New Prague provided the music for the FHA Hat Dance, held after the basketball game with Jordan on February 3. The pre-prom sophomore sock-hop, held on April 14 supplied the big beat sounds of the Andantes of LaSueur. The GAA's Hawkins Hideaway echoed with the resilient sound of the Brimstones of Glencoe on April Fool's Day. The Tempos returned Friday, May 19, forthe Student Council's AFS Dance. The proceeds from the dance were added to the Council's fund to provide BPHS with a foreign student in the 1967-68 school year. JIM STRINGER AND Elaine Balk beam their ac- ceptance of their Sadie's Fool and Hawkins Queen crowns. 15

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GREG WEST LUND OFFERS a helping hand to Kathy Wolpern as they enter for the Grand March. England Swings” Prom Penny Lane. Streamers of red, white, and blue royally displayed the colors of England and the United States. Energetic juniors, headed by Cheryl Mueller and Pat Shaughnessy, constructed Piccadilly Square and Carnaby Street. The juniors added a personal touch to the mod shops and op art paintings by doing all the work involved in their production. A highlight of the decorations was a fifteen foot high replica of London's Big Ben. During the dance intermission. Senior Class President, Bill Mattfeld, read the Last Will which was written by a committee of seniors. Paul Johnson, Junior Class Pres- ident, read the Class Prophecy composed by the juniors . Prom AFTER PASSING BY the buffet table, Jane Simcox and Rich Chewning received punch from Linda Knoben and Kathy Brown. LILA MALZ, JOE Fogarty, Deb Mills, and Bill Matt- field dance to a slow song played by the well-known Hot Half Dozen. 17