Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Doug Sheets Crowned Gallop King On the evening of October 22, 1966, the Sunshine Society held their thirtieth annual turn-about dance, the Bronchoette Gallop. Each girl danced with her special Knight to Re- member to the enchanting music of Ray Gretencord and his band. At 10:30 p.m., judging began for the corsage contest. Girls were to make a corsage depicting the favorite sport, hobby, or interest of their dates. Prizes were awarded for the funniest corsage, the most original corsage, and the best corsage. The high point of the evening was the an- nouncement of the King of the Gallop. Thirteen senior girls had carried the petitions for their favorite senior boys. Upon arriving at the dance, couples voted for their favorite candi- date. Suspense mounted all evening until, at 11 :00, Mary Ewan, Sunshine president, stepped to the stage to announce that Bob A. Page was second runner-up and that Jim White was first runner-up. Then, with the roll of the drums, Mary announced that Doug Sheets had been elected 1966 Gallop King. After the applause had died down and Doug has been crowned, he and his royal court led their traditional dance. Peg Booher and Connie Underwood served as general co-chairmen of the 1966 Gallop. They with the assistance of Mrs. Ruth Murphy, sponsor, made the 1966 Gallop one of the most successful dances ever. The crowning of the 1967 Gallop King, Doug Sheets, highlighted A Knight to Remember, the Bronchoette Gallop.

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1967 Homecoming Queen and her court — Diane Walkey, Bonnie Vandergraff, Lucy Holer, Marilee Hall, Joy Good. Caravan Highlights 1966 Homecoming Radiant Lucy Holer sparkles at the huge crowd as Mike Trombello crowns her ' 66 Jefferson Homecoming Queen. The 1966 Homecoming was a story of changes and an increased attempt to capture and control the students ' enthusiasm. The Stu- dent Council sponsored a contest of the deco- rating skills of the senior, junior, and sopho- more classes, and though all three floors were filled with colorful posters and streamers, the junior class and their third floor took all honors for the most outstanding performance. For another first in our history a caravan was formed to present the 1956 alumni and the stunning top five queen candidates. To round out the evening our Conference winning team dashed onto the field and enjoyed a 28-0 vic- tory over Chartrand. Through the time and efforts of many, the 1966 Homecoming was truly as one of our cheerleaders said — really neat .

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Standing at the upstairs window, Nancy Eickhoff and Paul Braun consider the curiosities of the universe. At the play rehearsal of Our Town, Joy Good and Laurie Smith enjoy a delicious imaginary soda. Our Town Awarded Top Approval HHHHH Mrs. Gibbs, portrayed by Karen Babb, discusses every- day problems with Dr. Gibbs played by Jack Chenowith. The Sunnyside Auditorium, November 10 and 11, 1966, was the setting of the annual Jeff all-school play. This year Our Town, a play concerned with the element of time by Thornton Wilder, was presented. Double cast as Emily Webb, Laurie Smith and Joy Good played the lead character. In the three-act performance, Emily for the first time began to recognize her love for George Gibbs, played by Joe Ray and Paul Braun, mar- ried him, and returned to a scene from her childhood after passing into the world of the dead. John Sarault, as the stage manager, moderated the presentation, discussing with the audience various events and aiding the cast in changing props between scenes. Jon Schuster was appointed student director under the guidance of James Hawker, speech teacher, who was director. Working closely with the Our Town directors were English teacher, George Haley, as technicial director and Richard Jaeger, music teacher, as business manager.