West High School - Warrior Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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.5 Depicting scenes from the old South are Cradle Cuties , Becky Boston, Martha Heald, and Pat O'Leary as they perform-in this year's annual variety show, Great Daze. The Cradle Cuties , composed of ten junior girls, did a song and dance routine in which they sang that familiar Southern melody, Mammy's Little Baby Loves Shortnin' Bread . T. V. FANS SEE GREAT T.V. station WEST presented Great Daze , the annual variety show sponsored by Student Council, Stagecraftets, and Publications on February 21 and 22. The production was directed by Mr. Harry C. Lindberg and student directors Sharon Gersten and Bernie Rosenblatt. Miss Carolyn Wones was business manager, and Mrs. Ethelyn Poratunsky directed publicity. Accompanists were Maurcina Ellis, Larry Lathom, and -Iohn Russells band. Opening with the Jane Tyler dancers, the show, emceed by Al Acker. presented the outstanding West High talent. Enter- tainers included a vocalist singing Stardust g a precision hula hoop act, Hoop-ey g an accordion solog a cowgirl actg an accordion duet. Oodles of Noodlesug a musical act, This Was Told Me in Confidenceug a solo, Almost Like Being in Love g drill team exhibitiong a tap danceg a vocal and dance number by the Four S's 1 a violin solog and a musical act, Mammy'5 l,ittle Baby Loves Shortnin' Bread . CQomplc-ting the show were a Charleston act, a vocal solo, an accordion solo, a Swedish Polka , a vocal rendition by the Sitigcopates. a piano solo, a boys' quartet, a solo, four senior lvtiys, .lllll llll'l'C lUllSlC2ll ARTS. Klavortinu to the spirited music. The CQhildren's Marching Song , are Zan lirit kson. Nancy Coomber, Karen Fry, Sally Montgomery, Kay Hen- lsest. Sarah lflson, and Maxine Kraft. This group of talented juniors per- tormed intricate designs with their fluorescent hula hoops. I-I DAZE Ili O pm Q1 variety show 1' If- xf - 1- P K f is t

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ROYALTY PROCLAIMED DURING MAY FESTIVAL The May liestival, presented hy the hand, orchestra, Glee cluhs, A Cappella choir, dancers from senior girls' physical education classes, and the May Court, is an annual program given tlurinlig the first week of Nay. 'l'he triumphal entry of the May Court inaugurates the im- pressive prograin. Following this grand processional, each par- ticipating group presents its part of the program. Finally the long-awaited inontent arrives: the senior class president reveals the identity of the King and Queen to the tense, expectant audience. As the newly crowned King and Queen occupy their places of honor, the dancers perform the traditional Maypole dance. The festival comes to a tremendous close as the band, orchestra, and vocal groups accompany the dancers in the finale. Skilled dancers, composed of girls from the senior physical educatior classes, perform intricate steps during their presentation of a moderr country dance in the 1958 May Festival. The 1059 May Court is comprised of the following seniors. BACK ROXV: Art Wttslilwtirri, Vance Jones, Charles Fspy, Ron Wilke, Steve Davis, Nate Martin, Greg Manalli, and David Ishizalii. FRONT ROW: R1Ci11'l lledetlxed in leis of pink tarnations, the newly crowned 1958 May King and Queen, Rhoades Lawton and Marilyn NXform1ey, happily heyuin their royal reign. 1llfl.QXX' Kllimaxing the 1058 May Festival activities, the dancers from the girls' senior physical education classes artistically weave the Maypole Sfl'l'.Hl1Cl'S. pam. A 'QW - p.+lf 'B .. Vea Lynne Snyder, Marilyn Triebel, Mary Ann Cacciatore, Virginia Bufalo, Sharyn Simpson, Sally Cameron, Doris Hayden. and Treasure johnson. fx. 61. Lifes wi 1' Q . x T' ,a fx 3- I5

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FE 1 QA Kiuiren Xvellmiin, Pitt Block. Judy Aden, and Sidney Bates listen attentively .is Liv Knrriker, tt-titer. tells them some of the latest gossip. The girls sang This Wins Told Me in ilontidenceu in the T.V. presentation of Great Daze. Others in the :ict were Silmh Flson and Ramona Reed. As the curt.iin opens, the spotlight appears on ar dance team composed Of Mgirtliii Vim Sickle and Beverly Bates. The couple, featured as boy and girl, dance ii puppy Swedish Polka in the West High vziriety show. Singing You Can't Get ti Man with a Gun are senior girls Betsy Ross, Linda Simons, Sue Diamond, and Diane Labowitz, stand ing, and Doris Hayden and Lynn Draznin, kneeling. These sharp-looking cowgirls found they couldn't get their man with a gun but they were suctesslul in their quest with a dainty, feminine handkerchief. i l 3?- x f , in i .--Re