West Deer High School - Coalagra Yearbook (Russellton, PA)

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November Featured Pep Rallies . . . junior Auction . . . and Tetanus Shots!! Pep rallies, tetanus shots, elections, the junior Auction, Beverly Hillbillies, Thanksgiving . . . put 'em together and they indicate what we talked about mainly in November. The usual pep rallies and after-game dances were in full swing, and they proved to be the right change-of-pace for the daily classroom work. Most of the excitement was generated by the juniors at their annual fund-raising auction. After the traditional desperation, all ended jubilantly with the juniors clutching over ,ilI,300,prohts to be used for the prom. During the month the Cuban situation eased somewhat after the tension-packed episodes of last month. Nevertheless, the world still watched nervously as an unexpected border war flared up between India and China. Everyone was particularly interested in this month's general elections since one of our faculty members, Mr. Piazza, was running for the position of state assemblyman. Back at the ranch, any student could be found doing his homework f????j while watching the Beverly Hillbillies, the TV comedy currently receiving the highest ratings, and humming the hit song ofthe day, Big Girls Don't Cryf, 8 1 I er -4' M 4 dw -gg WE'RE THE BRAVES-Pep rallies wcrc always a lot of fun THE GANG'S ALL HERE-A spirit of friendship cle- velopctl at the fun-Hllccl dances that followed football and basketball games.

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October Turned Gut To Be Awe-Inspiring . . ug MARATHON TWIST-Everyone lends support as Big Mike and Maxine Flynn prove to be the best twisters at the SKS party. LONG AND SHORT OF IT-One of the crucial prob- lelns facing the world this year was the length of girls' skirts. Here's a front row view of the extreme contrast in skirt lengths worn by WD girls. Happy . . Tense .... We experienced October, 1962, with mixed emotions. We were fascinated by the awe-inspiring scene of West Deer in the fall . . . the campus green with its smooth, velvet appearance . . . the majestic tall Oaks across the road gleaming in the sunlight, gayly made up in a myriad of colors in a hnal adieu to warm weather. We were happy for this was the month we again won the Antler football trophy, of the S or S, and of new friendships now firmly established. We were tense over the latest world tension. In a .startling show of strength and determination, President Kennedy issued lightning orders to blockade Cuba because Russian missile sites were being constructed with alarming rapidity. Everyone held his breath. Did it mean war? Only time would tell. In the meantime, every heart skipped a beat at the sound of planes overhead or when the TV program was interrupted by the almost constant news bulletins. Weather-wise, we watched in amazement as snow with a one-inch accumulation fell as early as Oct. 24. It caught the students without their boots and teachers without winter-grips on their cars. The month closed with another world- shaking problem: What to do about the length of girls, skirts which had just about reached the point of no return! It was a funny sight to see girls checking to see if they had an acceptable length. That is, if the skirt touched the floor while she was kneeling, it passed the faculty glance approval. If it didn't touch, well it at least passed the dance stag line approval.

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'l'v fl YAHOO!-'l'Iu-y say if you cxprcss wh:1l's on your mind ul lhc lilnc, il elm-sn'l hurl us much when you gc! your lclzunls shot. TV FAVORITES-Many :l pugc of nighlwork was duno during lhc yvan' while at thc sznnu Linn- watching thc- lk-vurly Hillhillivs. on lclc- vision. M 'Q' GOING ONCE, TWICE, GONE!-An antique Iuhlv mlm-s its hit all tha- junior Aurliun to help misc funds for ilu- prom.