Hampton High School - Krabba Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Fall Activities Fall, 19b2, was just another season of the year; nothing out of the ordinary, nothing spectacular. Yet it was different; it was spe- cial. We will never see Fall, 1962, again. For Seniors, it was melancholy in that it was our final Autumn together in high school. For the first time while at Hampton High, Juniors experienced the thrill of winning football games. Sophomores settled down to become an actual part of Hampton High School. Yes, this Fall was unique. For now it be- longs to us, and we shall never forget it. Fall found students electing class officers for the coming year. Judy Yates checks registration while these Juniors vote between classes. College Night was held at Newport News this year with the SCA cf both schools acting as guides for the occasion. Susan Marple checks plans with Newport News representative while Paulette Jackson, Mary Jo Schwalenberg, and Louise Beard look on. 12

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System, IBM Mark Beginning of 1 962 Soon after Orientation Day came the return of nearly 1500 more students, giving Hampton High School the largest enrollment in its history. With over 2900 students and faculty, we became one of the larg- est high schools in the state. Several changes were necessary for the adjustment to this increased enroll- ment. The shift system was probably most prominent wit h Juniors and Seniors arriving before eight o’clock in the morning and Sophomores staying on the second shift until after five in the evening. This caused a definite hardship on the Administrative personnel who had to come early and stay late, but who were devoted enough to their professions and to our school to do so. Another adjustment made was to the presence of the IBM system in our school. The beginning of fourth, seventh, and ninth periods found someone from each classroom taking the absentee cards to the IBM room for processings Not only were attendance records maintained by the machine, but also the end of every six weeks’ period found it printing report cards for distribution to the students. Who knows? Maybe one day they will invent one that will even learn for us. Even though the year began a little differently than before, adjustments to the changes were soon made as we settled down to complete another year in our life at HHS. 11 We began our year with many pep rallies. Here, the majorettes do a routine accom- panied by the band.

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Displayed Crabbers’ Enthusiasm Many pep rallies were held in the Fall behind the building. These heightened the spirits of the Crabbers, who supported the team well in attendance both at home and on the road. We were justly repaid by a fine performance of the Bie Red. Following the pep rallies at school, Friday nights usually found the students of Hampton High attending home foot- ball games at Darling Memorial Stadium. The band always had an enjoyable half-time program to present. Here, they participate in a mass band made up of all the junior high school bands in Hampton in addition to the Hampton High School band. 13