Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Smiles, long dresses, and tuxedoes were the order of the evening for prom-goers such as Beth Atkinson and Gary James. Taking a break from the action on the dance floor are Jackie Venters and her escort. Even Mr. Morgan and his wife got into the swing of things as they danced to the music provided by the two bands on board the boat. A iy if WTA, {tt} PROM '85 9

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Come Sail Away! When | saw Bob coming up to my door, | finally realized | was going to the prom. Chills ran up my spine; I'd been looking forward to this all year. Bob looked so handsome in his tux, and | must say | look ed radiant in my white gown. The worst part was over - the picture taking. We were off to our first prom. Shouts of “Drive safely, have a good time, and be careful” accompanied us as we got in the car. On the way both Bob and | tried to picture how the New Spirit would be decorated - streamers, flowers, linen table cloths and balloons. As we walked down the cement sidewalk, we viewed a long line of elegantly dressed prom-goers. We found a group of friends and joined them in admiring everyone’s attire. After a few minutes of waiting, we began to board the New Spirit. Everyone was greeted by tables covered with white linen cloths, balloons, and streamers as we had imagined. We found our table and began to eat after the ship left the dock. After dinner Bob and | went dancing, but others went up on deck and viewed the lovely, calm water. Toward the middle of the evening, they announced the Prom Queen and King, Danette Daniels and Bland Burkhardt. Well, they say “time flies when you're having fun.” It did. Eleven o'clock soon rolled around, and it was time to end the fun-filled evening. Everyone watched the crew members dock the ship. The night was not over by far for many, but the Junior-Senior Prom of 1985 was, and what an evening it had been. Ken Keefer and his date enjoy the scenery from one of the upper decks of the New Spirit. The boat's three decks allowed ample space for prom-goers to move about. % Cheek-to-cheek dancing and slow songs were | y ch the order of the night for prom couples. : a 8 PROM ‘85

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The Magic Moments of Homecoming 86 It was the first time | had ever escorted anyone for homecoming. Little did | know how the night would turn out. | had hopes that the girl | was escorting would win. It felt good to be in a tuxed o, trying to look marvelous, absolutely marvelous. | was sort of nervous walking Out onto the field in front of all those people, but that SOON went away. While waiting for everyone to get on the field, there was a certain amount of talking going one between me and the girl | was escorting. The conversations were basically predictions of who we felt were going to win. All of the contestants were now on the field, and the tension was building. We finally heard the name of the Maid of Honor Theresa Slezak, and now it was the queen’s turn. | was standing, wandering what |! was going to do if my girl is chosen as Homecoming Queen. Well, low and behold, she was chosen, and my heart jumped from a pulse of 7O to at least 180. Now what do ! do ! think to myself. | finally escort the new Queen over to the principal so he can give her a crown. We then headed towards the cars, nervous but happy. | helped the Queen into the car and watched as she went around the track. When the car came back around, | helped her out, escorted her off the field, and at that moment my job was finished. It was fun to escort the Homecoming Queen my senior year, and ! would do it again if | could. Lacking anyone who looked like Pee Wee Herman, the senior class asked sophomore Jon Troxler to play Pee Wee on their float “Seniors’ Big Adventure.” Queen Alan Pearce 10 HOMECOMING Bonnie Armentrout Beth Burkhardt } Junior Representative Jim Pittman Leann Cherry Senior Representative Barry Holland