Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Weaving the Fabric It was a typically warm and sunny summer ' s day, yet one that marked a tran- sition in the lives of 1 644 Warriors. Another school year had begun, and con- sequently students had to adapt, even if reluctantly, from the carefree styles of summer to the more defined limits that came with the business of education. Even as the strains of Bicentennial fervor waned, the year held promise for everyone. For some, it was the year to prepare for college; for others, to get out of school and into the working world. The year 1 976 held one more chance to beat Hampton, or make the honor roll, or simply have fun and good times. What- ever was anticipated, however, involved other people. Through classes, clubs, sports events, politics and traditions, teachers, fellow students, friends, and even enemies were all woven into one multicolored fabric that made up the 1976-1977 school year. All the world loves a clown with a melancholy smile, Lisa Cipriano entertains crowds and at the same time vends caramel apples for the Drama Club Table of Contents Introduction 1 Special Events 8 Sports 48 Clubs and Organizations 100 Academics and Faculty 160 Community 210 People 226 Closing 320 And we ' re headed for another championship season! Soccer coach Joe Hagy announces his team ' s in- tentions at the opening pep rally. Introduction — A

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Don ' t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes! With obvious zeal. Scott Snyder and Randy Wilson take advantage of one of the few snow flurries of the winter to fire snow- balls at unsuspecting victim . Now where is that ticket booth? Searching with a Hampton Crabber. John Tell What do you make of these calculations? Mrs Maggie Oliver and Mrs Debra Mortimer enjoys the warm sun at Hampton Fair Day ponder over a student s use of the formula for finding density. Introduction — 2

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Kecoughtan ' s champion slaapwritar. Jeff Wade, dozes off in mid-sentence during second lunch. “Threads hold the fabric together . . Just as each thread is vital to holding a piece of fabric together, with- out each person the student body could not exist. The individual was called on to support his own interests, whether they lay in the classroom, at a club meeting, at a sports event, or in a non- school-oriented activity. And just as the group depended on the individual for support, so the individual could rely on his group for support. The two were in- exorably woven together in everyone ' s lives. The cloth could not take form unless all the threads were in their place, and each thread had its own se- parate place in which to fit. Cooperation and participation (or lack of them) proved major factors in determining how the year unraveled, in- cluding everything from float construc- tion and other class projects to working for the election and gathering with friends. Speaking of spokes . . . The dozens of bikes parked on the racks were evident of Warriors’ increasing inclinations to ride to school, both out of necessity and the enjoyment of pleasant spring weather. Dwarfed by a steel tower rising on the horizon, this pier of rotted wood stands in the midst of several boats docked at the Hampton Marina. 4— Introduction