Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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Girls in gay holiday dresses drift dreamily across the floor as they enjoy a dance with their dates. Romantic holiday gaiety of Christmas Dance heralds the Christmas season at Fox . . . X The Enchanters provided the swing music for the en thusiastic dancers. Mary Williams and Jim Purdue enjoy swinging to a pop- ular dance craze. 65

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Healthy appetites that demand a mile of weiners . . . Sandy Carver's free throws to make a St. Louis Hawk envious . . . The I963 Carnival in pictures . . . Ping pong balls hurled by Jean Maxey, Pat Oestricker, Nancy Joannes . . . Prizes two Davids--Politte and Corse--collared with embroidery hoops . . . Gary Beatty's, Dennis Ryan's dead-eye shots that burned powder for Fox . . . . . . were part of an evening of fun that put many dollars into the PTA fund for athletic equipment. 64

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Stunning decorations make Christmas Dance a memorable event. Hurry to get ready, fix your hair, make sure your dress is pressed . . . always so much to do on the day of a school dance . Then, when you're all set, wait for your date to pick you up. Rush to the school, then wait in line untilfinally you get inside . Suddenly all the preparation, all the fuss- ing and worrying was worth it . Especially when the dance was the Christmas Dance, The music of the Enchanters playing gently with slow dances, l rocking with a twist. The decorations are stun- ning: red, white, and blue streamers covering the ceiling, a Christmas tree complete with tin- l sel, and glass balls, and even a star . The lights l are dim, the music is soft, and the people are enjoying themselves. Girls float around the floor in shades of pale blue, bright red, brilliant green. , Young men are in suits and ties and white shirts . 1 The mood is one of romantic gaiety, as the danc- ers glide across the floor or sit sipping their Cokes. D D p Sometimes when you see the results of long During an interlude, dancers Sit and talk y hard hours of labor, you never really appreciate beneath dfaPin8S of Sal' Cf'-EPE PaPe'- 1 1 what has been done. To really understand the a- mount of mental and physical work that has gone into a dance, you have to be a part of the work itself. The Christmas Dance is an ex- ample, The freshmen worked almost all day the Saturday of the dance, to say nothing of the planning that obviously went into the whole thing. The planners tormented them- selves day and night in an effort to make the 1963 Christmas Dance an all -out smash. l Were they successful? just ask anyone who went. He'1l tell you that the 1963 Christ- mas Dance was one of the most enjoyable he ever attended at this school. Dancers rock to the music of the finger-snapping pulse of the guitars. Mary Lewis, Brenda Douglas, and Carol Colburn en- joy twisting to a fast dance. 66 1