Homer L Ferguson High School - Mariner Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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RIGHT: Bagging groceries is one of Bob Horne’s responsibilities at Farm Fresh. a eet veer renee enn IST ee ee ABOVE: Customers wait while Glen Meadows hand packs pumpkin pie ice cream for Baskin Robbins. ABOVE: D.E. students Sandy Slaydon and Doris Largena take Burger King orders. 6 Nobody CanDolt...

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SASHA SAAR AAT RAE HORE OLE NERO PE REAESE ISOS IE BELEP LEY SARS OMLEE LEEDS RAL SISO TE a TOP LEFT: Spirited Seniors make sure everyone hopeful she is the one that is loved, but the graff- knows who they are at a football pep rally. TOP iti on the school entrance is especially interest- RIGHT: Coached in projecting personality, Drill ing to Barbara Overman. BOTTOM RIGHT: Half- Team members warm up their smiles before a time ceremonies begin as Drum Major Carolyn performance. BOTTOM LEFT: Every Barbara is Davis leads the band onto the field. Like the Mariners Can 5

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LEFT: Counter service and making subs are Kathy Conner’s responsibilities at the Subway Station. BELOW: Laughing at her problems mak- ing change, Valerie Holt checks out a Farm Fresh customer. I A A samlamtiaag AOE See TNORE artic aaa Jobs Earn Cash The high cost of fun drove Mariners to seek jobs. Most seniors left school after fourth period to work and many underclassmen were in work programs or worked evenings and weekends. Cooking burgers and fries, ringing cash registers, selling shoes and cloth- ing, cleaning motel rooms and making deliveries all were sources of ready cash for Mariners in time of inflated costs of movies, concerts, pizzas and clothes. Working students tried to juggle homework, a social life, the job and sleep. Dozing off in history class or cutting school to finish a paper for Mrs. Anthony wére symptoms of the conflict between the job and homework. Miss- ing a party at a friend’s house because of working was probably the biggest sacrifice a Mariner made, and it was all ABOVE: Returned books pile up as Christine . LA §8SAudersS Pulls desk duty at the Main Street done ironically enough to earn money i cmmenrenmmees | for spending on a good time. Like the Mariners Can 7