Colonel Irvine Junior High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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CR R T IRL i grade eight social Leap Year Phantasy , was held on the 26th of February, and was sponsored by the Students Council, In charge was Peter Van Boeschoten, who I ' m sure everyone thought,did a very good job of introducing the numbers. The dance got off to a very fine start and many different types of dances were exhibited, George Ellis and Linda Engstrom both had a good time after winning two big lollipops for spot dancing to the song by that name. Also Ron Whitney and his partner Pat Beaudry won two chocolate bars for winning the freeze dance. About 8 45 everyone had a delightful time eating hot dogs and pop. This committee was headed willingly by Miss Tench with Miss Johanson helping. Towards the end of the night square dancers were brought in. They were very well done in this manner. The evening ended in a home waltz, and by the looks of things everyone had fun. Shelby Allred 8M ROY it GORDON ' S MITE ROSE SERVICE 40th Ave. 4th Street N,W, CALGARY PHONE AV9-9822 •V t • RDE sac

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GRRDE 50CIRL On the evening of February nineteenth at seven-thirty to ten o’clock the grade sevens held their first social of the year. Although it was a few days late it was to commemorate Valentine Day . The social was called the Parade of Hearts , and the auditorium, was beautifully decorated with streamers, cupids and red hearts. For entertainment there was dancing which included jiving, square dancing, waltz ' s, the Virginia reel and the Bunny Hop. We also had relay races. Prizes were given to the best dancers and winners of the races. For lunch soft drinks and hot dogs were served. The social was a big success because xx was well organized and many parents and students turned out for the social.

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The Grade Nine Social of December 18, 1959 was called the Royal Snow Twirl . The program got off to a start with the Grand March. After partners were established a few round dances were tried. When the girls had rested their feet after these, the students were divided into about nine squares for square dancing. The rest of the program was made up of jives, round dances and waltzes. About nine-thirty the students were ushered downstairs where they had a lunch consisting of pop and hot dogs. The decoration committee did a fine job of decorating the auditorium. Streamers were hanging from the baskets and across the back of the hall was the name, Royal Snow Twirl . On the stage was the throne of the Snow Queen. The Snow Queen Contest was won by Miriam Hickey. She was picked out of ten contestants, two from each room. The majority of grade nines attended the dance and all in all the dance was a huge success. The success was due mainly to the time and efforts of Mr. McDougall who did a fine job conducting the dance practices and the dance, with the help of