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

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SAILTHROUGH THE TYPHOONS NOVEMBER Brings Homecoming to Fans Homecoming arrives at last, and from a long line of floats in the parade, Anchor's Confucius Say takes top honors. Highlighting this never-to-be forgotten week is the thrilling L victory over Miami Beach and the crowning of Homecoming Queen, Miss Pat Doepke. Pert, blond Susan ( Kittredge is chosen by Key Club to reign as their Sweetheart. Oh no, not Twirp Season already! is echoed by gals ,as-they drag their guys to the Navigator's Stomp and Chomp, Junior- ettes' delicious Pizza Party. or Key Club's rocking Sadie Hawkins Dane?. Twirp Season, getting a late start in 1957, covered November and December. L Club initiates suddenly appear with traditional pigtails, pails, and footballs. Finally November brings tropical Paradise, the Junior Dance, featuring soft lights, slow music, and billowing skirts. Another month whirls out. Pat and Susan Get Titles It's another touchdown for the L's! While the fans go wild over the added 6 points. Ginny Fugate seems completely obliv- ious to the ex- citement. She calmly walks along reading her magazine. Just kidding!! Ginny is checking her program to see who scored the touchdown. She is sports editor of the Navigator. Shocked Pat Doepke and blond Susan Kittredge scream for joy as they hear Pat has been elected Homecoming Queen. Later Pat. along with Cindy Cisco, Millie Price, and Bertha Bass, has reason to congratulate Susan when the Key Club boys vote her their Sweetheart for the year. Wheel Club wins twice! The Wheel Club won first prize in the Thanksgiving Basket contest, and -their original boat-theme float placed second in the annual Home- cominq Parade. 174 Two faceless Junior girls stand gingerly on a step-ladder to paint the giant trees on the South Wall for their class dance. Tropical Paradise.

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S v Anothor touchdown !t scored Buy your EBB TIDES now! Toni Insleep 31low s this advice as she makes her urchate from Carol Flinn. Calendars, Spaghetti Make Up OCTOBER October flies in on a Sputnik, the first earth satellite. The big L's shine as they come out on top ot West Palm in a bitter grid battle, and victory makes the spirit- charged daace afterwards sparkle even more t$ajy usual. Allied Ybwh comes up with a novej.rnorale booster in voodoo dolls of rival teams complete wi¥J pins. Anchor Clubbers dost off the old menu book and dish out a fine plate or- paghetti for all L. H. S’ e s. The hall'rocks to You Send Me as we get our treat for Halloween at Halloween Howl, co-sponsored by Junior- ettes and Wheel Club. -With the Halloween tricks behind them, the Sophomores settle down to electing their class officers. Octo- ber sails out on a gust of excitement. iger present', the Home Cooling! Anc ng lady can really c colate cale for theii fcCOO OH modern y. prepare c chant the new Girls’ L Club initiates as eir superiors? at this annual L Club 173

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Flying L Girls Take Over in DECEMBER December jingles in; and with long-awaited holi- days almost upon us. the L's take the opening game of the Basketball season from Southwest High. Sparkling holiday spirit is present as choristers and dramatists stage their much-enjoyed Christmas as- sembly. Juniorette and Key ChristmajT spirit with a Nativity see the front lawn of L. M. b., While festively cfecorates the cafeteria. Th again tries its hand at the theater. iso heighten e placed on nchop club Senior class presenting a comedy, There Go the Grooms, Wheel Club sponsors a tree dance where everyone learned to do The Stroll. Miami disc jockey. Bob Greene, was master of ceremonies. Senior Dick Krause is chosen student of the month for December. All Lauderdale High waits impatiently, and at long last vacation has arrived. Mickey Tarler, British snob in There Go the Grooms, loses his dignity at the feet of Hillbilly Blair Becker and Gayle Coryell, a real cute Southern belle. Merry Christmas! is heard frequently around L. H. S. as the Christmas cheer mounts. The Dramatic classes present the annual play, and a Christmas tree decorates Main Hall. Leila Coan and Wayne Byrd watch Jim Senko and Lillian Koert dance the bop at the Santa Claus Hop.” Disc-jockey Bob Green was master of ceremonies at Wheel Club sponsored dance. Boys Have Ball as Girls Pay Bills Come on. LiT Abner, and dance! plead two Daisy Maes as they try to get their reluctant beaus to Turkey Trot with them at the Key Club’s annual Sadie Hawkins dance. Pizza. Pizza. Pizza! is everybody's cry at the Juniorette Pizza Party. Girls were again picking up the checks. 175