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

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FRONT ROW: Buddy Jackson, Rick Schmitz, Johnny Hughes, Mike Watkins, Larry Seward, Don Free- man, Gary Mueller. SECOND ROW: Don Warnell, Tom Smith, Jim Douglas, Gerald Dockery, Ralph Damon, Bob Benz. Basketball Warriors show strength, FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX FOX WARRIORS SCOREBOARD 58 LUTHERAN SOUTH 64 LUTHERAN CENTRAL HILLSBORO TOURNAMENT 75 KINLOCH 60 DESOTO 88 FLAT RIVER QTHIRD PLACED 69 CRYSTAL CITY 71 DESOTO FLAT RIVER TOURNAMENT 77 ST. GENEVIVE 49 ESTHER 79 NORTHWEST 85 ST. PIUS X 48 HERCULANEUM 69 ESTHER 74 HILLSBORO POTOSI TOURNAMENT 57 HER CULANEUM 78 F ESTUX Gerald Dockery out jumps the opposition to sink one.

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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

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BOB BENZ, Co-captain, Senior, RALPH DAMON, Junior, cen- GERALD DOCKERY, Junior, guard, one letters. ter. center, two letters. character, and polished skill JIM DOUGLAS, Senior, cen- ter. Tom, Gerald, and Ralph charge for Fox. HILLSBORO TOURNAMENT Opposing Kinloch in the first game of the Hillsboro Tournament, Fox rallied in the second half to win 75-61. In the first half, the Warriors played chiefly defensive ball and came out barely ahead at the end of the first two periods, 35-34, Behind the thirty-point effort of Gerald Dockery, the team sank forty more points in the second half, and advanced to the second round of the tourney. The Warriors gave DeSoto a terrific battle in the second game, but came out three points short at the end of the competition . Much to the disappoint- ment of several screaming, hopeful Thunderbirds, the final score was DeSoto 63, Fox 60. Fox fought back, though, and in the ginal game walloped Flat River 88-63. With two victories and a loss, the Warriors emerged from the Hillsboro Tournament with the third place trophy. 68 g 41