Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Strange, Indeed Those '62 Fads! IT WAS a strange l96l-62. Fads and fancies drove teachers almost wildl Bubble gum, checkered tennis shoes, silver streaks in dark hair. And the omni present Yo-Yos. Blame Jacqueline Kennedy for the bouftant tresses craze. But little girl faces peered out from monstrous masses ot bubbled, lacquered hair something like cotton candy. Then came The Twist. Banned at some schools, Bobcats still gyrated madly to loud, sometimes weird music. Marbles, jacks, jump ropes also had their place in this strange resurgence of seniors to childhood days. Oh, well . . . it's possible tomorrow's problems will make us grow up fast! 5. I I I as AH,S0! Diane Rosenzweig puts the final touch on Cor- rine Hancock's Bubble. Diane's sports streaks of silver. AIM, FIRE! Sophistication in reverse! Marble maniacs sen, Pharis, Orwig. But then, there were plenty of others here include inman, Stitt, Zimmerman, Everitt, Jorgen- specializing in YoYos, tiddly-winks, and, yes, bubble gum. l9J if 4 1 'SSS .gi

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5'l'l'A-K-E, RATTLE 'N ROLL! Jimmy Walker intro- Vaupell at Boys' Alliance Stardust Ball. It was labeled duces his idea of The Twist to dubious partner Linda Eternal Evening by Alliance and a workout by Jim! N h' F WE'LL LONG remember l96l-62 at Central for its wild 91' demonstrations of fun! Back to our childhood we re- J 1, I gressed for many of the zany stunts introduced. Any- us thing went, within the realms of propriety, but it had parents wondering and teachers shaking their heads. Sample: Who was Fred Tish? Yak, yakl Ask Wayne Satz, who invented the mythical hero! Rock 'n Roll remained to aid and abet The Twist. Bubble gum dominated faces of bubble-topped coedsg soap bubblers thrived.

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Dig That Crazy Science Floor! PATIENT students watched and waited while Science Room 412 underwent transformation from a series of com- partments to a huge chemistry lab and class room. Here Science Instructor Gurr gets down to earth while work- men Almindinger and Padgett dig a place for needed gas and water pipes. Schools Aren't Built Overnight ADDING to Central's large capacity meant months of to cafeteria gets its metal roof supports, cement floor, planning, studying, and cost estimating before the actual and a bundle of lumber to start another phase of the con- building could begin. Here is typical scene as addition struction. Modern tractors helped get the big job done. 1 x il is SQ O