Frank W Cox High School - Talon Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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No Floats '84 Neglects Cancellation Cancelled! So went the 1983 October Night, the court looked Honnecoming float parade. The of- radiant. The Senior nominees for ficers of each class voted not to Homecoming Queen were Beverly have floats in the parade due to Kidd, Vera Adams, Leslie John, poor weather. However, the mighty and Kris Kelly. The Queen is voted class of '84 came through. Despite on by the student body during the rain, drizzle, and cold weather, Homecoming week. The nomi- the seniors were determined to have a float in their last Homecom- ing. It was the only float in the pa- rade; the theme of the float was A Jungle Book. The game was another disap- pointment. Cox lost to Kellam, 1 1 - 7. The excitement really started during half-time with many beauti- ful girls riding in sleek Corvettes and other sportscars. The cars came to a stop one by one and the Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Attendants stepped out of their cars. The field began to glitter as the court paraded onto the field. The array of colors of the girls' formal gowns were a magnif- icent sight. Despite the icy cold nees waited anxiously on the field for the announcement of the Queen ... ... and the 1983 Homecoming Queen is Beverly Kidd. ' Julie Burbank, the 1982 Queen, crowned Beverly as her successor in the Cox High School tradition. '1 almost cried when my name was announced, exclaimed Beverly in the height of excite- ment. The preparation that goes into this annual event takes lots of dedi- cation and hard work. The two people behind the scenes that choreographed the event were Debbie Tucker and Chuck Wagner. Senior (Kris Keilyjand Mr. Russ Kelly. Queen Beverly Kidd and Mr. William Kidd. Senior Leslie John and Mr. Barry John. SeniorA era Adam«i)and Mr. Richard Adams. Senior Clay Conl wright and Dr. Douglas Conkwright. Junior Tysha Theuyerland Mr. Charles Theuyer. Junior John r im KayJ Kay. and Mr. Sophomore [ lissd Andcr son and Mr Peter Cum- mings. Sophomore Rachel Atkin- son and her brother Mike Atkinson. Freshman Kari Brooke and Mr. Harry Brooke. Freshmanfkristy Cebrowski) and Mr. A.T. Cebrowski. 1 4 Homecoming

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Valedictorian Joe Speckhart along with Ju- niors Camille Davis and Tracy Gregory lead the Honor Graduates down the track. JoAnne Ridout shows her enthusiasm as a high school graduate. Principal Lottie B. Waters and Reverend Dickinson listen attentively with the grad- uating class of 1 983 as valedictorian Joe Speckhart delivers his profound state- ment. The optimist always looks at the doughnut while the pessimist looks at the hole. loe Speckhart sits anxiously after receiving lis diploma and giving his speech as Vale- I lictorian. Graduation 1 3

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Inclement weather forced the float competi- tion to be cancelled, but the seniors managed to get theirs completed anyway. Wink Meison poses as the Junglebook char- acter along with some of his friends. Last year's queen, Julie Burbank, congratu- lates Beverly Kidd, the 1983 queen, as Mr. William Kidd proudly watches. Before being crowned queen, Beverly Kidd is driven into the stadium along with the others. Homecoming 15