Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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A trip around the world . . . The lights were low, and everyone sat in hushed anticipation. Then the street lights flickered on, and all of a sudden the audience was transported to Paris after dark. The girls took off their berets, hung them on the lightposts, and jumped into the Seine to per- form another beautiful and art ist k swimming routine. These were the Sharks, this was the Sharks Pageant, and through the theme Travel Treasures they visited India, Mex- ico, Hawaii, and many other exotic lands. With attractive costumes, colorful light tech- niques, and well-synchronized acts, the Shark Club ' s annual piece de resistance provided three entertaining evenings, and certainly no one regretted having gone. There was grace- ful beauty, sidesplitting slapstick humor, and that wonderful sense of going somewhere without actually leaving. The 1963 version of the Sharks Pageant was certainly as good as, if not better than, the Sharks Club tra- dition. Faces radiate excitement and tension in the locker room before the opening night of the annual Sharks Pageant.

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Balloons are ready to fly as soon as the Homecoming Queen an J Scr courr ere introduced. The splendor and excitement of Homecoming usually seem to end so soon, but this year the weatherman thoughtfully and unexpectedly offered two homecoming games. In the falling rain, drenched but hopeful Roosevelt followers awaited the kickoff. Even the foresighted fans equipped with umbrellas and rainwear were unable to escape the torrential downpour, but, with pride, most fans remained in their coveted seats until the announcement came that the game had been rescheduled. The mounting enthusiasm made students all the more determined to have a victory. On a clear evening the following Saturday that goal was happily accomplished. Stu- dents then hurried home to change and depart for the dance, a dramatic ending to a memorable Homecoming, 1963. Her Majesty Carol McCollum is escorted to the throne by Jeff Newland at the Homecoming dance.

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A joyful holiday Christmas binds hearts together, and dur- ing the yuletide season Roosevelt ' s close-knit family is thus brought together even more. Keith Carlson and Oakley Ethington, mem- bers of the faculty, formed an unquestion- able unity between all students as they sang solos, to resounding and sincere applause, at this year ' s Christmas assembly. The crowded auditorium was faintly lighted by the candles of the Concert Chorus, and the voices of the student body combined to create a warmth of security and good will. School halls appeared reverent and friendly as they displayed the holiday ' s decorations and advertised messages of exciting activi- ties. Parties, hay rides, Christmas cards, tobogganing, and dances added their own special type of merriment to the joyous sea- son. Festive Christmas dances — Heavenly Holiday , Crimson Caprice , and Silver Mist — were presented privately by three groups of senior girls. The season frolicked finally to an end, but memories will linger in hearts and minds for years to come. Gone are ice and snow and slippery sidewalks, heavy coats and warm scarves and stocking caps, chilly hands and red cheeks and nippy noses, hot chocolate and singing voices and welcomed fires — until next year. Ho! Ho! Ho! Loolc what I have here! exclaims good old Santa Claus, who bears no resemblance whatsoever to Greg Narber.