Hampton High School - Krabba Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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In late April Juniors and Seniors who wished to attend the prom had to sign up for bids. These bids were taken from E. M. Miller and his date at the door by Mr. Seymour. The theme “The Loveliest Night of the Year” was car- ried out with decorations of gold, purple, and white in a Roman effect. Have Predominantly Roman Effect The boys’ gym was the scene of slow tunes and slow steps as the participants danced dreamily to the lovely music. Some danced while others looked on as prom night 1964 was a great present from the Class of ’65 to the Class of ’64. Mr. Mitchem, Junior class and prom sponsor, crowned Queen Kathy Seaton as King Lenny Ritenour watched. 29

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May eighth found Hampton High students in higli excitement. All week long the Juniors had been scurrying around busily preparing the gpns for the pi ' om. ‘ ' The Loveliest Night of the Year’’ was chosen as the theme. The decorations followed a Roman pattern with columns and fountains in the Roman tradition. White, deep purple, and gold were the predominant colors. Couples began presenting their bids at the door at nine o’clock. Once inside the gyms the students found a truly Roman effect enhanced by the dark- ness of the gtins and the excellence of the decora- tions. Two bands performed: the “Jet-Rollos” which played mainly slow music, were in the boys’ gym and the fast-moving “Blazers” performed in the girls’ gym. At ten thirty the King and Queen of the prom and their attendants were presented. Kathy Seaton and Lenny Ritenour were elected by their class- mates to reign over the prom. Presented before the King and Queen were the members of the court, who represented the Senior homerooms. All in all the Seniors and Juniors who attended the prom had a glorious, unforgettable evening. Members of the decorations committee form the gyms into a haven of loveli- worked very hard during the week pre- ness, ceding the prom in an effort to trans- Decorations for Prom Jeannette Saunders appeared to have been drowned in crepe paper but ac- tually she was preparing to help lift Cindi Creswell, Linda Farmer, and the ceiling. Billy Greenberger were members of the hardworking decorations com- mittee that transformed the two gyms. 28

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Commencement exercises were held outdoors on the school grounds at eight o’clock Thurs- day, June 11, 1964. Jacques Jones, Valedic- torian, led the procession followed by Yvonne Peters, Salutatorian, Paul Jackson, Senior Class President, the faculty, the band, and over eight hundred members of the class of 1964. . fter the im ocation by the Reverend Ches- ter Brown of the Hampton Baptist Church, Yvonne Peters delivered the Salutatory Ad- dress, Paul Jackson gave his last speech before the Senior Class, and Jacques Jones presented the Valedictory Address. Music for the program was provided by the Hampton High School Band. Scholarship awards were recognized by Mr. Garland R. Lively, Principal. Members of the class of 1914 were honored, and General E. Sclater Montague, Valedicto- rian of the class of 1914, delivered the Com- mencement Address. He told the audience about life in Hampton as he knew it when a Senior as compared with life today. General Montague predicted as many changes in the next fifty years as he has seen since his gradua- tion, fifty years ago. Mr. C. Alton Lindsay, Superintendent of the Hampton Schools presented the diplomas, tied with red and white ribbons, to the largest grad- uating class in Virginia. Class Night and Graduation The curtain had just closed after the presentation of “A Play on Words,” the skit given on Class Night. This year a safari theme was chosen, featuring the members of the Senior Hall of Fame as the inhabitants of a lost village which was dis- covered by the safari. On Class Night Nan Myers, Betty Haskins, Cheryl Burdette, and Betty Wade Wyatt admire their nosegays of red roses. All the girls wore white dresses on this occasion.