Gainesville High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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After a year of curtailment, dances were back in full swing at GHS in 1966-67. Student Council sponsored the dances after football and basket- ball games with everything from re- corded music to the best bands in the state. The Senior Dance, featuring the famous Tropics, had a tremendous attendance. Cheerleaders twirled and majorettes cheered at the annual Twirp Dance. Sophomores thrilled to The Frolics, their first formal high school dance. Juniors, tired and dirty but happy, hurried home from transforming the gym, to dress for a night in Emerald City amid the Nlunchkins. Seniors enjoyed the role of honored guests 'I7

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Adding another to the list of GHS musical spectaculars, the Choruses presented Rodgers and Hammer- stein's delightful Flower Drum Song, November 7-12. Six performances were given by the 125 member cast, ably directed by Mrs. Catherine Murphree, Mrs. Mary Elliot, and Mrs. Dorothy Reaves. Beautiful scenery, designed by Mrs. Helen Philpott and her art stu- dents, and authentic costumes, su- pervised by Mrs. Anna Eliott, added to the over-all success. Double casting of three parts per- mitted ten seniors to have stellar roles. Cathy Alvavez was captivating as Mei Li, Chad Reed was a show- stopping Wang Chi-Yang, Jacqui Karns was excellent as Linda Low, Tommy Lane and Larry Lipham were effective as Wang Ta and Steve Shepherd and Larry Mott were re- freshing as Sammy Wong. Evin Jones, Pat Bouleware, Karen Stack, Gary Nelson, Lynn Jones and Eddie Reid played minor roles very competently. ,www N.,