Golden Valley High School - Viking Yearbook (Golden Valley, MN)

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Subdued, muted, hazy, murky, or just plain dirty green was the color of the year. The gentlemen of I960 preferred wool slacks with a bulky sweater and print, paisley, or oxford shirt. Mademoiselle's skirts were somewhat shorter, or, depending on how you look at it, legs were longer. Shoe-boots, reminiscent of Robin Hood’s footwear. were favorite among the ladies. The wide tops, however, made them somewhat uncomfortable on rainy days. All shoes featured the pointed-toe look, dangerous in crowded halls. A G.V. girl was seen with her hair pixie-style one day and in a long shimmering pony tail the next. How so? Hair wigs. A G.V. male was protected from the elements in a car coat, suburban coat, hero jacket, or trench coat topped off by a Tyrolean-style hat. complete with brush and ski medals. For the girls, raccoon coats were revived from the twenties. Six seniors wore contact lenses. Sometimes the illusive plastic wonders would pop out and frantic was the search for the wearer’s eyes. This year also saw squash heels, continental suits, box pleated skirts, French rolls, tier blouses, blazers, crew-necks, boat-necks, shawl collars, vests, and chinos. Bustle sales were definitely down for the year, as was the sale of three-cornered hats. 12

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This was the year capacity audiences across the United States thrilled to the music and dance of the Russian and Polish state ballet companies. At Golden Valley this year the Valleyettes, a modern dance group, was formed under the direction of Mrs. Frances Finch, physical education instructor. Mr. William Anderson, Mrs. Bernette Engquist, and Mrs. Finch directed the combined elementary and high schools of the district in a Christmas pageant spectacular, aided by the high school's 44-member band and 90-member choir. This was the year Leonard Langley, after accumulating 32 national awards, was given second place honors in the National Accordion Olympics, the most demanding accordion contest in the United States. As a combined effort the shop boys built a complete. scaled model of a contemporary home designed by Steve Lanak. The home economics girls expressed their creativity through culinary masterpieces and well-set tables. Seven senior girls, including accompanist Mary Johnson, formed a sextet this year. Tri-Tones Joy Andersen, Judie Carlson, Jean Ericson. Mary Fisher, Sandy Greenfield, and Kathy Wilson sang at many school affairs. A junior high group deftly constructed assorted papier mache figures. Screaming students reported one of the reptiles winked, but Mr. David Baker, art director, biting his fingernails, offered no credence to the rumors. An advanced art class project, the colorful mosaic clock on the east wall of the foyer, was constructed with the aid of funds presented by the first graduating class. Art is sometimes a demanding thing, agreed Valley Viewer editors Lowell Gomsrud and Janice Latsha, as they racked their brains while attempting to find the perfect words for headlines in the six issues published this year. Senior Karen Johnston has been practicing artistry on ice for the past nine years, winning several medals in contests and skating in annual shows. Drama is art. A successfully interpreted play, such as the tale of the Ten Little Indians, may leave the viewer with just as vivid an impression as received from a painting by Picasso, who this year began work on an illustration of biblical history to be unveiled in 1962. Golden Valley flourished with artistry, from the basic structure of the school and its curriculum to the cry of a cat at the Beatnik Dance. Move over on the bongos, man, I gotta express myself. IN A PENSIVE MOOD, Ari I student Sharon Kulen-kamp sketches a Valley landscape from a point west of the high school.

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CARS AND COATS REFLECT THE TRENDS OF 60 as Pat Johnson. in a raCcoon collarad coat, and Peta Prestegaard, in a trench coat, climb into a compact Valiant. DIFFERENT FOOTWEAR WAS THE RAGE for tha year, as shown by those boots and squash heels. Colleen Heinsch, Judy Schmirler, Boyd Lester, Lowell Gomsrud, Janet Gulstrand, Charlene Wente. Avis Peterson, and seated, Judy Carlson. expressions of fashion 13