Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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A little magic. The senior class presents their float during the Homecoming parade. The float, with riders Cindy Blackwell and Marci Haynes, finished in second place. A “hare-raising” experience. Senior Cindi Baucom holds a cuddly rabbit during the Homecoming parade. Hats off. To the surprise of everyone, the freshman class won first place in the float competition. And the winner is . . . Janice Hicks was crowned Homecoming Queen at the dance rather than at halftime as originally planned. The gift in her hands, presented by the SCA, is a Jefferson cup. Escorting Janice is senior David Stallings. Homecoming 15

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RAIN, The theme of Homecoming was “MAGIC”, an ironic theme because we really could have used a little! The Homecoming Co mmittee faced an unusual situation-it rained! In ad- dition to this, only four organiza- tions entered floats in the parade. The football game was postponed until Saturday night, but the crown- ing of the queen was held Friday night at the dance in the gym. The dance, featuring “Red Bird” was ar- ranged by Homecoming committee chairman, Sandra Darley. Janice Hicks was crowned Homecoming Queen, and Gina Phillips won the ti- tle of Maid of Honor. A spirit contest was held during Homecoming week. Activities in- cluded a flag re-dedication, bonfire, RAIN GO AWAY Traitor day, Homecoming assembly, Trucker day, and concluded with Homecoming. The seniors won the spirit contest, placing first in every activity except two. The juniors won the pep rally, and the freshmen won the float competition. Perhaps a little magic was present because theTruckers clenched their first victory of the season with a 28-6 win over Manor. The yearbook had its own prob- lems as well. Due to the weather, editor Debbie Supinski could not lo- cate the photographer. “I was al- most in a frenzy. After about thirty phone calls and awild goose chase I luckily ran into the photographer at the school!” Smile! Members of the 1980-81 Homecoming court pose prior to the evening’s coronation. They are: Michele Degaraff (sr.), Janice Hicks (sr.), Gina Phillips (jr.), Tammy Maddrey (jr.), Pam Milby (sr.), Beth Dunlap (sr.), Anne Goldman (sr.), Sherri Calhoun (jr.), Janet Wil- liams (jr.), Tracey Howell (jr.), Marlene Barnes (jr.), and Kendra Davis (sr.). Happy Tears. Gina Phillips tearfully accepts the title of Homecoming Maid of Honor at the dance. She is escorted by junior Brian Carr. Clownin’ around. Along with the Homecom- ing floats, the parade featured the Little League teams and cheerleaders, and many students like Lori Thomas dressed up to de- light the crowd. 14 Homecoming

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16 Lunch EVERYONE'S ¥ FAVORITE CLASS What could be more exciting than a food fight? Or a queasy stomach in fifth period? Or waiting in a mile- long lunch line for a lunch? The lunch period is the social high-point of the school day. It is the only time when students can talk freely without getting in trouble. Many students, however, escape the delicious fragrances of the cafeteria by eating and talking outside on the baseball bleachers. Although lunchtime is usually the “relaxing” period of the day, tension among students was evident. By the middle of October, two major food fights had occurred in the cafeteria. According to the October Trucker Topics, ‘the mass food- throwing oc- curred from individual incidences that encouraged other students to participate.” In addition to this general clamor and uproar, a new lunchroom sound arrived: music. Adam Scarr headed the SCA committee which worked Lunchtime solitude. The steps outside the lunchroom provide a quiet place for John Field to eat his ice cream sandwich. Mile long line. Because students were late to class due to long lunch lines, an extra five minutes was added onto the lunch period. to get music played during lunch- time. This committee polled stu- dents to find out which radio sta- tions were most popular. The top four stations were K94, FM99, Q104%, and WOWI. A schedule was set up by which each stations was played periodically to ensure fair- ness to all students. Inflation hit the cafeteria, as it did everywhere else. Prices rose on ev- ery item except milk, with stayed at 10¢. Lunches jumped from 50¢ to 60¢, Coolie fruit drinks from 25¢ to 30¢, and ice cream from 20¢ to a quarter. a