Garden City High School - Mast Yearbook (Garden City, NY)

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Elvis contorts. After the Manhasset game, the victorious foot- ball team attended a tea with their parents at the high school. What a switch! - football play- ers demurely sipping tea. Whaddaya mean Who painted Class of '57 on the watertower? The Sadie Hawkins Dance was quite a success this year. It was rumored that the large turnout was largely due to the fact that Gee Cee's unfair sex was too tuckered out to run. The reason? They had just finished celebrating the last vic- tory of an undefeated football season. The Masquers' fall play, the Cat and the Canary, was a real spine tingler. Whodunit? A certain senior boy. The juniors were really hep this year with the Junior Mad Dance. The decorations were based on the titles of popular songs. Do you remem- Oh, ya got me . . . Savage ber their version of Throw Mama From the Train ? Later, the Sophomore Class not to be outdone, sponsored their own dance the Snow Flake Ball. Fall Award Night, sponsored by the Mens Association, with gold footballs ill everything, concluded the fall sports season. December was trip month. The star of the Loud Red Patrick probably never had a more receptive audience than the one at the matinee on December 5th, when it was Carden City Day in the balcony of the theatre. The Madame must have had a bigger headache than usual this year, since l25 senior ladies and gentlemen made the trip-by far the largest group yet. The following week of December llth was CCHS week at the LUN. This year's trip via the bumpy buses was successful as usual. Almost all who went got into the General Assembly and were able to hear his- tory made in five languages lthanks to the edu- cated earphonesl. A high point came when one of the groups witnessed the admission of Japan as the 80th member of the U.N. The more inter- nationally minded students even spent their lunch hour in neighboring foreign restaurants. During this week, some of the English students saw Hamlet performed by the Shakespearwrights in a quaint little Hsubterraneanw theatre in New York. Christmas festivities began with the 2nd an- nual tree-lighting ceremony on December 13th. -'S Well, we beat Manhasset Heli, heh, lich, heh . . . again . . . if 1

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Cat and Canary leap fiog lor fall play. The school was complete this year when it opened its doors on September 10th, but the seniors were somewhat homesick for the good ol' days of twelve months before when classes started with a siren blast and Xis marked the spots where the blackboards were to go. The New Student Tea was held on the third day of school to acquaint confused sophs and other new students with the intricacies of our beloved alma mater. A group of frightened sophs were rescued from the maze behind the audito- rium by search parties which were organized by Mrs. Mac. The rescued group suggested that the senior class sponsor a sight-seeing club in the high school with guided tours leaving every twenty minutes from the activity oflice. While the members of Gee Ceeis illustrious football team were home resting 1? D, their loyal fans were busy making whoopiev in the Junior High auditorium at this year's Kick-Off Party. They must have made the right kind of noise because the team went undefeated. The Senior Bridge of October llth was said to be the best ever. The class netted 31.490, Prizes were donated by the parents of various seniors. and there were some really big ones. The favorite prize was two coveted tickets to that impossible-to-get-tickets-for show, My Fair Lady. Senior girls who served refreshments were said to have gained a total of thirty-seven pounds dining on cupcakes in the kitchen. -gg TRIBAL LEGEND The social season got off to a swinging start this fall with the Warpath Dance which was sponsored by the Senior Class. By the way, has anybody seen Slo-ki-0-kum? This year's talent assembly on October 24th was another smashing success. The cast of thou- sands was headed by one Elvis Presley ldis- guised as Gary Savage, the Senior Class presi- dentl. At the American Field Service 4AFSb assembly. six different countries were represented. Four Gee Cee seniors spoke about their adven- tures during the past summer in Italy, Austria, Greece. and Germany. Featured speakers were Beatrix Liver, our Swiss Miss. and Michelle Gilormini, our French envoy. When a scheduled assembly didn't pan out, an impromptu assembly starring the Boy's State and Girls, State repre- sentative was given. It was George all the wayl He stole the show with his impromptu speech. wuwu New students find out what makes us tickfor why our springs are loose . . . Cheerleaders lead most enthusi- astic crowd at Talent Show.

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Followers of the Bard trek to City lor Hamlet. Besides the community carol singing, the various language groups rendered their own original in- terpretations of native carols. The evening was topped off with hot chocolate which was topped off with a marshmallow. The Senior Class was really on the ball this year when they beat the assembly committee to the punch by scheduling the Colgate 13 for an evening performance on December IT. The collegians, led by Gee Cee alum Doug Wilson, put on a really big show which boosted the class treasury. The Winter Yvonderland Ball, sponsored by the Student Coun- cil. climaxed the school Christmas festivities. Following the crowning, Snow Queen Mimi Nolte and President Bill Fitch led the colorful court in dancing to Two Different Worlds.,, Ice skating at Hubbellis Pond was more popu- lar than ever this year under the supervision of the Recreation Commission. During the winter months Gee Ceeites could be seen gliding along on their skates, their shoes, or their bottoms. First and second strings strung out tor football awards. Several were even so graceful as to fall in. The long awaited Ski Club was finally organized this year in Garden City. After midterms, they de- cided that their overworked members needed a vacation, so they packed up and took to the hills. We understand that it wasn't a very relaxing vacation. Most of the kids came back all shook up , and when asked to comment, all they could say was too muchi' of everything but snow. There was much excitement in the auditorium during the week after mid-terms. Activity pic- tures were taken and the MAST staff was up to its ears in Don't movew and Schmi-el . After the Carden City victory las usual! of February 15th, there was an informal basketball dance in the cafeteria. The dance was sponsored by the Student Council, and the student body tclad in bermudasj rocked to records. Six talented Yalies talias Elias Chosen Six! swung down from New Haven to play 'gHappy Birthday to George on the night of February 22nd, The concert was of the foot-tapping vari- ety. Their last number, When the Saints Go Marching Inf brought down the house. Lights, Camera, Action! was the cry in the library during February. Besides receiving a mid- winter tan under the bright lights, many CCHS students became movie stars at 551.00 per shot. Meanwhile, back at the bookshelves, senior 'Lsourcethemersn blamed their inefficiency on the pandemonium created by the little men with cam- erasfToo much, eh? ls there no end to the talent of our HSwiss Missv? Besides being an actress, a ballet dancer, and a pianist, Bea showed her expert artistic ability when she won the INK SPOTS cover con- test despite stiff competition by other CCHS artists. A highlight of the senior speech course lexcept for several potential radio announcers who bit the dust with their closing giggles! is the oppor- tunity to read the daily bulletin over the P.A.