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

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Posing as tour guides Randy Williamson and Kitty Mguyen escort students through the halls for their first glimpse of the brand new school. During the tour brief stops 'fff, were made to show aspects of student life J to the Freshmen and Sophomores. f 1 r Holding up the Frank W. Cox High School's flag, Christine Vion and Tracy Gregory ex- plain the school's heritage. - . :o« High School's , ■ rv (jSKXi ieniors Stratton Dechert, Jim Palermo, nd Squeege James represent athletics of- jred at Cox to encourage newcomers to ■ecome Involved in sports. Pcu 4j Orientation 1 1

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- (, J- ecy baby o dLTncLad a A Brand New School Underclassmen Take an Interest The students enjoyed the pre- sentation and were thankful for the sneak preview through the halls. Senior Ann Swapp connmented, The tour of the school helped nne find my classes on the first day of school. The S.C A Advisor, Mrs. Holland, connmented, More students . 0-A 0v ( ; (2) ( jy V- At first, the students gathered in the cafeteria to watch a welcoming : cheer from the Varsity Cheer- j • ) II - leaders, a skit by the National (OJ 'C y(C' -O A Honor Society and a performance ( J ' by the Coquettes. Then they wat- Q VjfYV O XjiA ' (3CL h °vie The Best Years of ' , Your Life . After, a guided tour was IC OCrryTXAJjTTL iven. The freshmen and sopho- tnores were taken to different sta- came than we had ever hoped to L Oc-JC- tions throughout the new building attend; it's nice to see students tak- ( W' W (j7w i ,py Cheerleaders and Coquettes, ing an early interest in the new ' iiJjU- where they were encouraged to school. The students left Orienta- get involved in various activities, tion content and confident with the Tracy Gregory, who was speaking knowledge of their new school. at the Heritage station, remarked, Camille Davis and Jennifer I had a blast teaching the under- Clarke, the co-chairmen of Orien- classmen about Cox High tation, began the planning of School's heritage. Orientation in early August. With The juniors and seniors arrived the help of several other students at Orientation to be welcomed and the S.C.A. officers, they dili- Cheerieaders Kim Armsuong and Liz back. They were also given a short gently worked together to orient Jones wait for the Sophonnores and ■' = j a Freshmen to arrive on Orientation Day. tour throughout the new schooi. the Students to the school. i r The Coquettes of 1983-84 perform their routine for the Freshmen and Sophomores at orientation. 10 Orientation

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The stands were filled with nicely dressed families, friends, and teachers. Anticipation hung in the air. June 10, 1983, seenned rather normal for most people, but it was much more than an ordinary day for the class of '83. On that warm, windy day the seniors took their march onto the field to the tune of Pomp and Circum- stance. Smiles were plastered on each and every face. Success was the feeling. They knew at that point that they had made it. Most of them were extremely curious of what was in the future for them; whether they were going to college or straight to work. These gradu- ates knew that they had challenges to meet ahead of tht Last Class of the Old Cox Graduation '83 Tears came to the eyes of al- most everyone there as Joe Speckheart, the Valedictorian spoke. One spectator said, His speech was extremely moving and inspiring. This ceremony would be un- forgetable to those seniors, not only because they were graduat- ing, but because it would be the last graduation ceremony held on the football field of the old Cox. It was sad to see so many close friends leave, said one student. As the class pushed their tassels to the other side of their cap, Tim Hale dramatically threw his as if to say. THIS IS IT!! And that was exactly what it was for the class of 1983. Alicia Ballew and(Vera Adams)helped with Graduation by giving diplomas to Mrs. Waters for her to present. 12 Graduation