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

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BOTTOM: Sophomores organize their section for a football pep rally. MIDDLE: Old football jer- seys make good costumes for the Drill Team ata pep rally performance. TOP LEFT: An unofficial card section shows Granby what the Mariners think of them. TOP RIGHT: Cheerleaders pre- pare students to gobble onions disguised as candied apples in a pep rally contest. Spirit Rocks Gym A spirit-filled atmosphere grew from pep assemblies where stu- dents competed in jello eating, egg throwing, dancing and onion eating contests. Classes rocked the gym with shouts as each grade level tried to win cheering contests. Sophomores revolted juniors and seniors by showing more spirit and organization than was traditional for first year students. They succeeded in capturing all honors at the Spirit Week Pep Rally with their rowdy cheering and skillful tossing of eggs. Spirit turned to tears when juniors learned that seniors had won the hall decorating contest, but the vic- tory went unsung as the contest results were never announced to the student body. Vandalism was twisted into school spirit when students from arch-rival Warwick High School repeatedly painted Ferguson with bold red sym- bols of their feelings of superiority. ‘| Love Barbra, WHS is number one’’ and obscene drawings on nearly all exterior doors, windows, walls and the tower, greeted Mari- ners as they arrived at school the morning of the Ferguson-Warwick football game. A return batch of blue paint was bestowed on Warwick as Mariners also became vandals. 4 Nobody CanDolt... |

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Competition Builds Pride for Mariners Sweat rolled off athletes’ faces as they competed to become first place teams in Cross-Country and Girl’s Ten- nis. Competition was not limited to Fer- guson’s athletes. The Key and Keyette Clubs battled to become Ferguson’s most active serv- ice club. Grade levels rivaled heavily during Spirit Week and at Pep Rallies. Each class decorated a hall, tried to be the most spirited at rallies and devised displays of confetti, banners and bal- loons in the continuous battle to be recognized as ‘‘Most Spirited Class.”’ For Mariners, competition turned hum-drum school days into days of fun and excitement. : os A ; J a - 2 a xe oy : oe b a a Br. LEFT: Watching the ball, Kim Waltz begins her defensive attack on Gloucster. ABOVE: Bunched together, Ferguson runners finish first. a OE egies ae ae CER eS ee aS Yt | OS wee eee oo oo ‘eof aa ae a eee OO Os 2 wages Dee aS Be NGS PORE = ABOVE: School competition takes the form of vandalism. Like the Mariners Can 3

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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