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

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 Around the World in 80 Days plays the band as the candidates ascend the Queen's float. When each pretty young miss is in place with crinolines fixed and poses just right. Bill Dunifon announces. The 1957 Homecoming Queen is Miss Pat Doepke! Pat is pictured as she first hears the glad news. With her court around her. she seems to have regained her composure and smiles. Dressed in a gown of red and white, Pot makes a pretty picture on the gold throne. Early Bonfire Jan Smith, President of the student body, crowns Pat Fort Lauderdale High's 1957 Homecoming Queen. Burnin k a es News Which bonfire is this? Some- thing went wrong in 1957— after all the wood had been gathered and piled up. the Goblins set fire to it a night early. Everything went off fine, though, for when called upon, the kids brought in wood for the scheduled bonfire and snake dance.

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Honor Students Chosen The Sophomore representatives are Jerry Pfeiffer and Joan Robertson from Rogers Junior High and Cathy Pierce and Joe Pesek from Sunrise. Secretary of State Millie Price and appointees Jim Bowen and Susan Kittredge. plan for assemblies that will be beneficial, as well as enjoy- able. to all. The Interior Department is headed by Doug McLaughlin with ap- pointees Chick Holden and Dave Hochstrasser (not pictured). Their main duty is to set up the public oddress system for school functions. BEFORE CROSSING fit The Commerce Department, headed by John Swertzer with appointee Tom Smith, is in charge of all adver- tising. It is also responsible for all posters displayed on campus. Mr. Van Arsdall. advisor; Karen Hanks, artist; and John Doel. representative from Legislative Council, discuss ideas for a poster advertising the sale of book covers, one of Executive Council's many projects. A special meeting is held to discuss the plans for the 1958 Flying L Follies. They must decide on a theme and the date. The crowning of Miss L. H. S. must also be planned.

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HOMECOMING Highlights Flying L Football Season Plans for Homecoming started weeks in advance. Committees were formed, posters made, floats designed, and trucks borrowed. Color Day began the festivities, and every Flying L appeared in the traditional blue and white. One bonfire was burned prematurely, but an emergency notice put out by the Student Council brought more than enough wood. As the flames of the scheduled bonfire spurted upward, silhouetted snake dancers shrieked around its base. Couples rocked to The Jail- house Rock at the dance on the Basketball Courts. Finally on that warm November day, the band played, the floats moved; the 1957 Home- coming parade rolled through Lauderdale showing its floats. Riding in the latest model convertibles were the Queen candidates. Friday night the stands were jammed, the crowd was tense for a victory, and the team was spoiling for a fight. At the half, Miss Pat Doepke was crowned Homecoming Queen. When all was finished, the crowd stood in a clamoring group and roared in unison over the victory, for the L's downed Miami Beach, Looking back, one would have to say It was a wonderful Homecoming! Team who play is get beat! won the contest for the best float in the Home- oming Parade. Did Krause was Chairman of the 1957 Home coming festivities. He was helped by other mem- bers of the Student body. Dick was voted Novem- ber Student of the Month for the wonderful job he did on this all-important annual project.