Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Dancing, Laughter Create Light After long, careful con- sideration, the Senior Class chose In the Still of the Night os the theme of their lost class porty. Once again the Seniors outdid themselves, and for a few hours, on the night of November 5, the Girls' Gym was transformed in- to a starlit ballroom os the Seniors danced under a heovenly ceiling of blue, white and block. To fur- ther set the mood, the sil- houettes of doncing coup- les decoroted the gym walls. As the lost dance of the evening was being played, many Seniors were sad- dened by the thought that this, their lost closs porty, hod come to an end. That Hord Times ore good times was proved by these Juniors of their closs porty.

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Raiders Victorious Nancy, o loyal member of the queen's court, congrotulotes Cynthia. Homecoming, the first big social event of the yeor, wos held September 23. On this night, Tolleston won its first Homecoming gome in four yeors. The finol score - • Tolleston Blue Roiders, 13; Emerson Tor nodoes, 12 • - reflects whot a hord-fought gome it was As the tcorns troveled up ond down the field, the cheerleaders and fons yelled excitedly. At the holftime, the Tolleston Concert Bond morched smortly onto the field, stepped through their routines ond ployed many songs. Then the b»g moment come • • the announcement of the 1961 Homecoming Queen Senior Cynthio Kvochkoff had won the coveted title; Nancy Kelley. Cotalmo Villoruel, Chormoine Flynn, ond Betty Dixcn be- come members of her court. Cynthia wos crowned by John Wolloce ond presented with o bouquet of blue ond white mums by Robert Wilson, co-coptoins. After the thrilling gome, most Tolleston students went to the Boys' Gym for the Homecoming Sock-Hop Vorsity cheerleaders helped moke the 1961 Homecoming o success te Will he score the winning touchdown? Tolleston Concert Bond members impatiently owoited the holftime.

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Atmosphere At Class Parties Sophomores tockle the job of putting up o folse ceiling for their closs porty. The Junior Closs proved that Hard Times'' ore good times of their closs porty, which wos held March 10. Money bogs with wings were the deco- rations which carried out their theme Doy-old doughnuts and Kool-Aid were served during a brief intermission from dancing The Sophomore Class chose tiny blue and white stars to carry out their theme, Stardust. Doncing under a web of blue crepe paper, class mem- bers praised the way the committee hod decorated the Girls' Gym to transform it into on elegant ballroom. Music and laughter could be heord throughout the gym on April 7 os the Freshmen danced ond talked the even- ing away at their biggest social offair of the year, their first closs party. Eddie Dfoke inquires whether or not Corol Henderson or Jeon Nichols would like o gloss of punch. 21