Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Boredom overcomes Karen Murray as she listens to speakers repeat the same message several times ■f QUESTIONS First day at Kecoughtan, oh, wow! How do you spell it, anyhow? Anybody know where we re s ' posed to go? The school ' s so big! I know I ' ll get lost! After nervously milling about the halls, the 800 questioning sophomores found their way into the auditorium. Here, everyone was welcomed to the orien- tation by Steve Lewis, SCA Presi- dent. Organized by Lori Agud and Mary Cooper, the program consisted of many rejuvenated classic skits as well as several original ones. The first skit performed was the 1 2 years of schooling. No one at practice will ever forget Lori yelling at everyone to Please shout! Nevertheless, the 77 ' ers still had to strain to hear; however, they gradually began to relax and laugh. Finally, Mr. Dyche, after giving the new students an official welcome, had them proceed to the cafeteria to pick-up their schedules. Getting a schedule was easy; the difficult part was finding homeroom Upperclassmen who were acting as guides could be easily identified by their green arrows marked, strangely enough, Guides . Unfortunately, many guides confused the sophomores by directing them to the nearest stairway or elevator. (In case anyone still has doubts about this, the school definitely has neither.) Eventu- ally, everyone managed to find homeroom and later the rest of their classes. The orientation day, with the pro- gram and a brief visit to each class, answered some of the sophomores ' queries. However, they still had a few more ques- tions that only time and experience could eventually answer. What should I wear Monday? Will I have tons of homework every night? Does everyone really put sophomores down all the time? One of the 758 sophomores. Teresa Lee. receives her schedule from Miss Zelma Lockley Patchwork — 1 3

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,• HP Patchwork — 1 2 As chaos reigns in the cafeteria a well-organized Mrs Barbara Mennenga calmly searches for Tim Bolt s schedule Drip Drip Drip Second graders Sue Supan and Wendy Winbourne wring their wet panties for the 1 2 years of school skit Vigorously shaking pom-poms. Cindy Price encourages the Class of ' 77 to participate in the fight song. Hail to the Warriors

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The excitement mounted. When all the skits and preliminary cheers were over. SCA President. Steve Lewis, stepped to the podium. Is everyone ready for the Spirit Jug competition? he cried. The deafening roar from the stands proved that everyone was ready and willing. Sophomores go first! he announced. Battle Cry WARRIORS VICTORY Slowly a faint whisper from the soph- omore section wafted over the assembled classes. The JV Cheerleaders could be heard, but they received little support. Unfortunately, since rivalry between the junior high schools was still present, the class had not yet united. O K. It ' s the juniors ' turn! V-l-C-T-O-R-Y This time the cry was stupendous! Cheerleaders were drowned out by the screams and whistles. The school ' s smallest class had organized into a highly spirited group. At every pep rally they had banners and placards. The exchange of 75 rules versus 76 rules was almost as noisy as the competition for the Spirit Jug. Steve Lewis banged his gavel. Raising his hands for silence, he announced, Class of ’75, it ' s your turn! An enthusiastic cheer of S-S-Sen, l-l-lor. Senior! rebounded through the gym. Then V-l-C-T-O-R-Y Usually dignified seniors jumped, hooted, and clapped their hands to express their support. Once again, Steve stepped to the podium. Immediate silence followed. Everyone leaned forward to hear who had won. Jubilant pandemonium broke loose as the president of the loudest, most spirited class grabbed the Spirit Jug. Carried in a triumphant march through the gym on his classmates shoulders, he waved the Jug victoriously. The losing classes trailed out of the gym, depressed by the outcome. However, as the fresh air revived them, they regained their excitement and began to anticipate the night ' s game. Say ahhh! Seniors Lori Agud, Cissy Petty, and Mary Cooper scream wildly during the Spirit Jug competition What ' s this? Coach Revis Conrad giving his boys a pep talk? Nope — the garters give them away! It ' s the cheerleaders imitating the basketball team during a pep rally skit Patchwork — 14