Westbury High School - Wing and Spur Yearbook (Westbury, NY)

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David Drucker and Michael Bernbaum illustrate the variety of male styles so prevalent in 1962. FADS OF '61-’62 With the advent of the sixties well under way, many new fads de- veloped in this mechanized, automated, and quick-paced decade. A few years ago the word to tease meant to annoy, but now it is synonymous with hair, and the bouffant, quisshe, and artichoke hair-dos are commonly seen. The definition of the word twist once meant to distort, deviate, bend, but now the most common meaning is the new dance as exploited by Chubby Checker and Joey Dee and the Starlighters. Short skirts and pants were introduced as casual clothes. Metrecal and other dietary liquids are replacing the rich calorie-packed foods, but pizza pie has become one of the most popular repasts. These fads — clothing, foods, cars, and music — reflect the tastes and ideas, the very mood of the people and the times. The fads of the year . . . These cars in the school parking lot ore typical of those driven by students this year. Sneakers, loafers and socks, “flats, and short skirts were part of the typical attire at Westbury. From the Pachonga to the Twist, it was a bright year for Westbury High Dancers.

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Miss Keevil listens os one of her Latin students translates a difficult passage. the lives of those who compose them. Sandra Harrell watches as Mr. Dollar checks Marie Monteforte's margin during an office practice class. Mr. Vigilante helps Tina Bell answer a troublesome question during study hall. 17

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Some of this year's magazines are displayed in the library to the students of Westbury High. Pam Brucato admires the latest in teen-age pocketbooks. mirror the minds of the people. The ever popular lunch of hamburgers, french fries, and coke is enjoyed by Tom Schiffmacher. B. Kieselstein and E. Rothman aptly demonstrate the Twist at the Junior Soc Hop for K. Sharpe, M. Klein, and J. Laiserin.