Hampton High School - Krabba Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Athletics at Hampton Help “Victory ’63” was the title of the enormous sign displayed at the Turkey Day game. The cheerleaders, both varsity and junior varsity, were very in- strumental in the promotion of school spirit. The Hampton Crabbers were well known in their efforts to keep school athletics fair and clean. I I: Ellen Hancock along with the six other junior varsity cheerleaders helped the varsity cheer- leaders at all home football games by cheering in the grandstand. The Key Club presented the student body with a beautiful victory flag. Junior varsity cheerleaders Martie Sandman and Ellen Hancock were responsible for the flag. The school has always been a place for young, eager people to learn and grow, both physically and mentally. The athletic field, a major part of a modern school’s curriculum , was a place where Crabbers learned sportsmanship and fair play. Hampton’s young athletes participated in many various sports. School opened with an Eastern District leading cross country team and an excellent football squad. As the year progressed so did the terrific basketball team that captured the hearts of the spectators at Richmond as it upset two teams and made the finals of the State Basketball Tournament. Spring brought the determined baseball, tennis, golf, and track teams. The Tidewater Re- lays with such stars as Jim Beaty, John Fennel, and Cary Wesinger highlighted the spring season. Only a small percentage of the students could perform on the athletic field, but the entire student body cheered and shouted as all the students learned the meaning of SDortsmanshio. jii ' Vi

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Display Christmas Spirit in Many Ways Pat Grant, Julie Hackney, and Ellen Hancock mixed fun with hard work as they struggled diligently to complete their work on Miss Magette’s door be- fore the deadline set by the judges. Mrs. Taylor’s homeroom could find a true sense of satisfaction in the time they spent to create their lovely prize-winning door.

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Build Well-Rounded Students Led by the cheerleaders the mighty Hampton track team The Crabber Express was determined to take the marched onto the field at the Tidewater Relays in the tra- basketball team to the State Tournament in ditional way. Richmond. This was the theme to one of the best pep-rallies of the year. Jimmy Crockett made a quick handoff to Billy John- son after putting a fine 880 clocking in the Distance Medally Relay during the Tidewater Relays. Famed distance stars such as Cary Wesinger and Jim Beaty participated in the Tidewater Relays. Wesinger and Beaty ran in the Dis- tance Medally Relay. 21 SB . ? 1 •