Rapid City Central High School - Pine Cone Yearbook (Rapid City, SD)

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Examining the materials for the prom are the various com- mittee chairmen Chairmen are Marietta Bittrich, soph- omoresg Connie Steele, decorationsg John Kuypers, dance bandg Linda O'Connor, programsg George Hankins, gymj and Joan Berry, finance and clean-up. Through the coil could be seen the maiestic rocket which rose beyond the angel-hair clouds to the top of the gym Junior high antics and insufficient angel hair may have caused snags in the decorating but finally it was finished. Here the coil, which acted as a doorway, is constructed. 'Qs-...QA ,L ' f Months of Preparation and l-lard Work for Juniors Suspense and Excitement for Seniors Prom 1958 Lining up for the grand march which preceded the dance are these juniors and seniors who extended to the outside doors at either end.

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Last Mlnute Preparation Judges tor the parade Al Schaar Harley Hanson and Mrs Dorothy Moreton had the duty of chooszng the three wrnnrng floats from the l7 entrres As the trme of the parade drew near preparatmons hastened and at last the trnal crepe paper was stuffed and letterrng tunrshed The floats came and went rn a swrrl of naplans and stolen shoes ,PM MSS We wp gr, if E YG, .. 3,341 N14 ull' ZLL g.b5 B t A f-I-1,-L.,-. ? rl KTA ' D -'wrf 4 ' QW mf lru.l.l..nJur zs 4-nl.4,,A-S Most Beautrtul Float Pep Clubs Cross Over the Brrdge to Vrctory won the plaque for the most beautrful float The cheerleaders sat by a rose covered brndge whrch led to a burst of golden sun rays wnth a golden Vrctory above Most Ongrnal Float Wrth the theme We Can Con Sherrdan the Y Teens won a plaque for the most ongmal float Three parrs of gorgeous gams could be seen In the back and on each snde whale Patty Berry and Vrrgrma Fenoch rode on the front Most Humorous Float Were expectrng sand the soph omores as therr stork delrvered a foot ball down the chnmney of RCHS The sophomore class capped the trtle for the most humorous float

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lt was typical sorngtirne in our town! a wondrous world of vnsliw' breezes, dazzling moonlight, twinkling stars, and sweet-scented flowers It was the night at the lun ors first prom and the seniors' last Each moment and detail we hold in our memory - the corsages, at first tresh and dainty, the frothy tormals with glass sloaers, and white dinner rockets with bow ties, our excitement at first entering the transformed gym through the fiery red coil, and seeing the immensity of the silver rocket But how the time flew' We couldnlt beliexe it when the hands of the clock pointed to twelve and we hurried through the warm evening air to our cars, to drive to the base for the oost prom party We gorged ourselves an hamburgers, we danced until our feet ached, Then breathless and exhilarated, we watched the dawn deepen into daylight, and at last the first rays at the sun stole over the horizon, closing another chapter at our book of glorious memories 11 'Eb - With a lack of se'f.satistaction theze faar iuniors stepped through the red coil with simu'atecl heat produced by bright lamps as the fantasy of their work was realized. -3-'x Soaceman Mike Aldrich closes hatch number tive to the compression chamber where the thirsty dancers drank their till of either galaxy ga juice or jupiter lay yuice and listened to the eerie sounds of outer space. Under the rnuti-colored spotlights which gave an omnipresent feeling of spare the students danced while the soectators could Cnly envy. Beneath the argef-heir 'ei' og :nd beside the silvery rcrre' 'nese D'L.,,iC beire Q g :rigs e.en,ng at dancing ta read ther f:il-'ets which entitled then' ta C ride an the sxie soil, the lnter-pane-tary Lines X-. h l ,pf i