Great Neck South High School - Vista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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E53 :nun umm mln: : .'.?.s'4'-W to have so many wonderful ones to cherish. The years seemed to fly, with even our freshman days at the North School not very far away. We seniors now realize that we have established a firm foundation for our later life in these four short happy years, and we thank all who made this pos- sible, especially, of course, Mr. Tucker, our wonderful principal. Like, where do I go? This is our reward! Musical boys! xl, v- . ' ' U ' :'z GwmvQs29Pa: i '

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The first senior event, the class party, was held on December 7, a school night, and seniors conscientiously deserted their homework and donned their black berets and tights in com- pliance with the Beat Night theme. A cool time was had by all, largely because of the ef- forts of Tony Linn and Fran Blumenschein, co- chairmen. Meanwhile, on October 5, thirty-one deserv- ing students were notified that they had become members of the Top Ten per cent of the class of 1960. Merit Scholarship finalists were an- nounced, and frantic cramming was in swing for the dreaded college boards. Senior teachers were going strong, too. Students could be seen haunting the libraries almost every day to sat- isfy term paper-happy teachers. They struggled valiantly to master Mr. Booke's diacriticals and Mr. Singer's problem tests. Even though Miss Chisholm had classes of nothing but bad cit- izens and Mr. DeLaura was blessed with all the laziest seniors in the school las he frequently told theml, the Great Neck faculty will always remain in our fondest memories. With the March achievement tests over and G. O. dances, assemblies, and plays as a relax- ing diversion, seniors plunged with renewed vigor into the hectic round of activities and sur- prises brought by the spring lespecially now that college acceptances were trickling inl. The first surprise came on March 30th, when Mr. Tucker announced the 45 new members of the Phipps Chapter of the National Honor So- ciety. These students were honored at a special assembly where pins were awarded and speeches were made to the entire school and the parents of the new members. As a break in the South's year-old tradition, the dates of the prom and dinner were switched, with the dinner held in May rather than June. The dinner was a time for recalling happy mem- ories and reading the hilarious Last Will and Testament. The event was a successful one, but was sad, too, for it marked the beginning of the end ,-the home stretch for seniors, leading finally to graduation. A unique system of an extended prom marked this exciting June llth event. For the first time, Watch it, there's a worml the prom was parent-sponsored and extended. The prom, Bon Voyage, lasted from nine to three with a top notch professional band pro- viding continuous music. A late meal was also included. Thanks to Eleanor Gordon and Arthur Levi, co-chairmen, everything went smoothly and much too fast, but the memories of whirling dancers and soft music will long remain. The mad cap Jones Beach picnic came and went as seniors piled on the busses with wild abandon, only too happy to leave the stifling school for one blessed day. With regents over and even the long-awaited college acceptances arrived, seniors found grad- uation upon them. All the nostalgic seniors were sure they wouldn't feel rushed out for the event. Now with only memories left, seniors were glad Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Its off to work we go.

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