Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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xc, ' ,,..-wr 4 m., .Xfter tht- announcement of the winning txxirp couple of the neck, CLXX ineinlmers june 1,oc1du11'l. lfric Blooniqiiisli Nick Dunn, und Dehhic bloknn Ciliopp und Dehhic Sterle award tht- trophy to Put lezulx and Xlurlx Dalziel. 16111111111 pause to sannple ilu- popcorn and pink lcinoiuule. GAA dance, Autumn Fair, promotes carnival theme VVith the main attractions of a kissing hooth, merry-go-round, and ferris wheel, the fiftii annual girl-ask-boy dance, Autumn Fair, was presented hy the CIA.-X. Setting a carnival mood, the dance featured many attractions of a county fair ranging from clowns with halloons to re- freshments of popcorn and pink lemonade. Held in the girls' gym 011 Novemher 22, 1968, the dance featured the music of Buddy Everetts Orchestra. This was the first time GAA hosted their dance in the gym, which they decorated a merry-go-round. Autumn Fair ended a week of fund-raising activities sponsored hy CAA, which included the sale of slave tags. During the week it was 1101 unusual to see a girl wearing one of these tags and carrying an enormous stuck of hooks or opening a door for a hoy. Student Life 'ln 'lwiirp ueels gives hops ll chunce to he o11 the receixing end for ll cluinge. Dan Dorsexis slaxe, loan Xegoslti, carries his hooks as she holds the door for him. 35.

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l r I Senior class 0lililCl'I'N hired Tlle Penrlragon to pertiornl at the lllilC'l'-Lfllllli' pcrlcnn-ed a sudden urge to sll on the floor and listen to the IIlllSll', 'l'hcx dance on xlllllllilff IS. IPJHSL Cloaxcd ln Tlze Pl'IIIlVl1,Q0l1 students ex- l'l'llI1lllll'Kl seated until the end ol the clancc I I7 Phil Farr, Pain Tcxalt, 'll-al Polilinan, and Chip Bradley take a turn to Ushow their I stullu hellorc students dancing ln a circle around thcin. attract West s students Various organizations sponsored after- game dances which hrought new and different bands to XfVest. Among these groups were, The Pendragon, Rapid Transit, Crystal Tower, El- mo Blatnefs Electrical Cacumbers, and The Hearts of Soul. VVith the new hands came the new fads of dancing in a circle and sitting on the floor. Stu- dents wcre exposed to rock, psychedelic, and soul music because of the variety of bands. Scheduling an after-game dance gave an or- ganization an opportunity to raise money, Per- mission was granted hy the administration for girls to wear slacks to after-game dances for the first time, Student participation was high and after-game dances were numerous on the 68-69 school calendar. Student Life