Fort Lauderdale High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Vivid Memories Are Recalled As silent, overawed sophomores, we filed in— some from Naval Air, some from Stranahan. now united at L. H. S. as the Class of '58. We were strangers movinq awkwardly about, longing to be a part of this cold, menacing structure—Ft. Lauder- dale High—with its endless maze of oddly numbered rooms and widely traveled halls. We elected our first class officers: Jan Smith, Scott Anselmo, Bertha Bass. Susie Eaton, and Phil Cross. As exuberant underclassmen w© cheered ourselves hoarse when our team rolled on to victory at our first football game of the year against Daytona. Eager to be- come a part of L. H. S.. we joined many clubs and worked on many school projects. The highlight of our first Twirp season was the Sadie Hawkins Dance : the girls of our class were extremely anxious to ask out those neat Junior and Senior boys. Our spirits were high as our first Homecoming season approached. The snake dance, parade, the game with Miami Beach, and the dance drew a large attendance from our class. We heartily supported our basketball teams throughout their seasons. Bermudas and knee socks, kilts and white bucks headed the long list of fads. After returning from our glorious Christmas holidays, we were horrified at the prospect of our forthcoming semes- ter exams. Our first class dance. April in Paris. was met by enthusiastic planning. The decorations were lavish, and the flower-covered Eiffel Tower was praised by all. As the year drew to a close, we attended baseball games, track, and swimming meets. Anticipating the coming two years, many of our girls energetically tried out for majorettes and cheerleaders. We took on an air of sophistica- tion. paid our class dues, cut classes, got caught, souped up hotrods, and still gazed with wonder- ment and awe at the wise, witty, all-important Seniors. At last, as Juniors, we were admitted to the secret realm of the upperclassmen. We could get pretty chummy with the Seniors. The campus was getting smaller every year. Our class leaders were Dick Krause, Jim Senko, Bertha Bass, and Joe Jackson. Most of our social life was overshadowed by the problem of passing U. S. History and chem- istry. We cheered our football team to an un- defeated season. We proudly presented the first dance of the year, Colonial Ball, and nearly froze at Stomp 'N' Chomp, one of the many events of Twirp season. Our Christmas holidays were spiced with the attendance of the Shrine and Orange Bowl games and open house New Year's Eve. We were excited at the prospect of producing our first class play, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay. starring many of our talented classmates: Lawrence Edward Berry Patrick Carl Birk Pater Bortle John Randall Collier Robert Minor Hoik.ns Paul James Hurley

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Ruth Yaeger George Yeoman Cheryl Young Ellen Young Mary Lou Young RUTH ELLEN YAEGER Transferred from Portland Senior High School. Portland. Indiana. 2: Chorus 2. GEORGE ARTHUR YEOMAN Spanish Club 2. 3. 4: Class Play 4. CHERYL BLAMPIED YOUNG Transferred from Harwich High School. Harwich, Massachusetts 2: Allied Youth 3: Chorus 2. 3. 4: Youth for Christ 3, 4; UN Contest Finalist 2: Thespians 4. WILLA MAE YOUNG Transferred from Schoharie Central High School. Schoharie. New York. 4. PAUL JOHN ZIEBART, JR. of Whatever We Latin Club 2: Tri-Hi-Y 4; Thespians 3. 4. Treasurer 4: Class Play 3. ELLEN WILLARD YOUNG Tri-Hi-Y 3. 4; Thespians 3. 4: Allied Youth 4; Pep L’s 2: Class Play 3, 4: Class Representative 4. MARY LOU YOUNG Latin Club 2. 4: Pep L's 4: Science Club 3. 4; Want to Make It JAMES FRANK ZILBAUER ANNETTE FRANCES ZINNO Transferred from Baysidc High School. Bayside. New York 3: Tri-Hi-Y 4. ROBERT JACOB ZULLICK Football 2; Track 2. Willa Young Paul Ziebert James Zilbauer Annette Zinno Robert Zullick

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As e Glance Into the Past it was a huge success. Our clubs worked hard plan- ning skits for the Flying L Follies, and the Service Club Ball at the Governor's Club Hotel was an outstanding event of the Easter season. Citizenship Week was highlighted with the election of Student Council officers, in which several of our class secured offices. We were shocked and bewildered after taking Junior College Boards. The Prom at the Hollywood Beach Hotel and the after-prom activ- ities were long-to-be-remembered events. With the close of an eventful Junior year, house parties were attended by many independent members of our class. Not without a touch of envy, we watched our Senior friends march with dignity to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance. Finally the long-awaited year began. A feeling of unbelievable power gripped each member of the Class of '58. Jan Smith was President of the Student Council, while Jim Bowen, Mickey Tarler, Linda Leaird, and Joe Jackson led our class. We held the offices of the clubs and led the teams. Trips to the Guidance Center were a sign that many of us were planning to attend college: twinkling engagement rings were evidence of other plans. Studying for college board exams and scholarships haunted the minds of many. With the beginning of our last football season, we eagerly thronged to the games: a large group of us left school at noon to attend the eventful Key West game. The premature burn- ing of the bonfire threatened the success of Home- coming which was climaxed by the crowning of Queen Pat Doepke. We took advantage of the final chance to take out that secret love by plan- ning many parties during Twirp season. Our Senior Class play, There Go the Grooms, was a comedy enjoyed by all. We completed our semester exams with a feeling of ease, knowing that there would be only one more trial. Grimly, but determinedly, we filed to the First Baptist Church to take our Senior Placements. Eager to participate in Senior Work Day. we obtained jobs with businesses throughout the community. We presented our final dance, Night on the Nile. The Senior Tea and Skip Day, days we had long awaited, finally arrived. On Class Night we watched proudly as many of our class- mates were presented scholarships and awards. With the arrival of Baccalaureate and Prom Night many fond memories were recalled. Our Commencement was marked by the turning of our class rings, point- ing toward the future, and the singing of the final lines of our Alma Mater: . . . Thy spirit shall guide us to eternal dawn. As we, the Class of 1958, think back on our high school days, we say, Thank you. Fort Lauderdale High School, for three won- derful years. Ann Keefe Lawrence Spaulding Rule Kathleen Marie Lynch Gordon Lyle Schofield Sandra Janet Moody Frank Paul Stamm Graduates Robert Joseph Pimentel 145