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

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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.

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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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SCHOOL LIFE Students work diligently while Miss Kelly answers a question during the Spanish final. Don Milton casually leaves school after o day of classes and activities. A school, a house of knowledge . . . For many students of our school, a week day is not restricted to just tests, notes, and lectures,- most pupils are participants in various activities characteristic of Westbury High. For example, willing or not, a student must employ either his strength or ingenuity in combatting the jammed halls or suffer the consequences of coming late to class. Of course, all here at Westbury are appreciative of the unique and numerous assembly programs sponsored for our benefit. Extra-curricular activities at Westbury High are not merely limited to school days. Almost every weekend finds the school brimming with students who have come to enjoy a swim, a class play, a school dance, or an athletic contest. John Leslie, Marlyn Corbin, and Fredi Bloom represented us at District Chorus, while Myrna Mock participated in All-State. Senior class members, Rosemary Barbati, Vicki Rubin, Pam Brucato, Carol Terranova, and Mike Russo, prepare artificial snow flakes for the King and Queen Dance. 20