Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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Cecilia Jackson Reigns As Miss HHS, 1976 How can we have a pageant without any funds” was the prime question at the February meeting of the class of 1977. The answer from sponsor, Mrs. Earlene Lampman, was Simple, we work hard and get everything donated.” It worked, for the pageant cost only $25 but the profits were good enough to pay all costs of the prom. Having no entrance requirements and being the big money making event of the year, every junior girl was urged to participate. After the first meeting and preparations got underway, most girls found it was not so bad. Hours of practice, along with the helpful hints of Mrs. Clyde Harrison and Mrs. Lampman, led each girl closer to the big day. Then March 20th arrived. Friends, families, and spectators filled the auditorium to see the “Star Spangled Parade.” Each of the 104 contestants entered the stage before a huge American flag, walked through a glittering star, and passed before the six awaiting judges. After walking, smiling, and what seemed like hours of waiting, Cecilia Jackson became the new Miss HHS. Kim Calos and Betty Northington were the runners-up. Tammy Strickland was voted Miss Congeniality by the girls in the pageant. Cecilia Jackson receives congratulations from family and friends after the pageant. Tammy Strickland receives her Miss Congeniality” ribbon from pageant director, Mrs. Earlene Lampman. Junior Class sponsor, Mrs. Earlene Lampman, displays a silver tray given to her in appreciation for her time and effort to the class. 12 Miss HHS

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With 350 travelers, and 50 airport seats, the floor becomes the only place for luggage and traveler during the long wait at Hanover Airport. “Germany. We’re really going to Germany. 1 just can ' t believe it,” were the sentiments of those fifteen students and sponsor, Mrs. Earlene Lampman, who left New York on Friday, August 6, 1976; final destination — Peine. West Germany. After a brief stop over in Zurich, Switzerland, the 727 landed in Frankfort where German guides loaded the group on Mercedes buses and began an afternoon journey along the Rhine River. For the weary travelers who had had no sleep for 24 hours, the motion of the bus made their eyes close. However, every few minutes their dozing would be interrupted with, “Look, over there on that hill, another castle, from Mrs. Lampman. The group arrived that afternoon at the Weinstock Hotel in the little Rhine village of Linz, where they spent three days visiting castles, churches, and such cities as Bonn and Cologne. Finally they reached Peine where German families and friends awaited them at the school, Gymnasium am Silberkamp. Days and weeks seemed to fly as these SESers visited modern cities, medieval cities, attended classes, and hiked in the Hartz Mountains. The most eventful day of all was the trip by bus across East Germany to reach Berlin. They were amazed at Communism in action as they viewed the haphazard methods of farming and rode at no more than 35 mph across the East German autobahn. As their passports were scrutizined and faces examined at least five times they began to appreciate living in freedom and all felt a sense of relief when the bus crossed the frontier into West Germany. And then it was all over. Tears and more tears characterized the farewell party. The bus that headed for Hanover Airport was anything but happy. As fate would have it there were air transportation problems. The group settled down for a three hour delay that turned into an uncomfortable 20 hour vigil. Finally, the next morning at 7 a.m. the travelers boarded a Spanish Airlines DC10, complete with Spanish stewardesses who spoke very little English. After a one hour stopover in Shannon, Ireland, this travel worn Bunch landed at Kennedy Airport, plodded through customs, and boarded a plane for home. Suddenly, they weren’t tired anymore. So what if they’d had 40 hours with no sleep. Germany had been wonderufl and they could hardly wait to tell everyone and besides, they were going HOME. During a champagne reception at the Gymnasium am Silberkamp, Hopewell students meet and toast with Peine’s Burgermeister (mayor), Gerhard Heinze. Students view one of the first VWs every produced, the 1938 model, during their tour of the Wolfsberg Volkswagenwerks. Travel 11

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M iss HHS, Cecilia Jackson and runners-up, Kim Calos and Betty Northington smile for the crowd of family and friends. Cecilia Jackson. Miss HHS 1976, displays her flowers and crown. The ten finalists in the Miss HHS pageant are Jackson, Ellen Barton, Dell Glass, and Betty Linda Graham, Teresa Saunders, Ann Easterling, Northington. Chrissy Herman, Janet Bane, Kim Calos, Cecilia Miss HHS 13