Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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.1 ■ Thousands of wooden supports! Key clubbers Mike Moon and Curt South perform a valuable service, refurbishing the Peninsula Rescue Mission. Aided by signs, pom-poms and cheers, the proud Class of 1980 displays unity at the Football Homecoming pep rally. - Using his football instincts, Coach Howard Jackson sends in a possible six point play via Grover Harris. INTRODUCTION . 7

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With about 1500 students at Kecoughtan, there were indeed different faces and personalities accompanied by their invisible shields. From this incredibly giant number of distinct individuals, groups of students with similar interests were formed. In these groups, lasting friendships and alliances were made. Happily, most of the groups were open to students who seemed to feel at ease in any group. Sometimes, the group would unknowingly form its own type of shield, a collage of personalities, hopes and dreams portrayed on a shield of imagination. From these group shields, the members added to their own shields new symbols as they were enriched by their experiences in the group. Fortunately, there were no rivalries among the groups, as each was taken for what it was, a circle of friends. Certain groups were formed from common activities or interests, such as members of the same foreign language club, sports team or drama club. For whatever reason it was formed, each group of friends made the high school year a friendlier and more exciting happening for all Warriors. Through it all, the shields bearing the students ' personalities were changed, with new and special symbols added because of encounters with their friends. Cun this be the latest fad in disco fashions? Entertaining Warriors during halftime festivities, Nancy Seitz, Doreen Foster, Adrienne Brandon and Debbie Edwards step to the beat of the drums. Oblivious to the professional football game on television, seniors Linda Corey and Jean Peters entwine flower after flower into chicken wire for the Senior Homecoming float. 6 INTRODUCTION

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8 SPECIAL EVENTS Warriors donned their very best moods, students entered shields for the year ' s special events, wholeheartedly into the winter expressing and sharing with others. festivities under tinsel stars and relaxed These important occasions were stored in the atmosphere of a Williamsburg deep in the caverns of every student ' s Christmas at the annual Mistletoe and memory — to be treasured throughout Holly Ball. the years, to be savored, and loved as Once again, wearing their shields memorable moments in their lives. symbolizing school spirit, the students Beginning in June, the year ' s events attended the basketball homecoming shaped into realities. Even during the festivities in February. Snow summer vacation, when KHS ' ers wore dampened two of the Spirit Week ' s their light summer clothes and put dress-up days, and made the event a studying out of their minds, they still wintry experience; however, the snow wore their shields, comprised of their was conquered as the students wore beliefs, dreams and visions of their their costumes for Spirit Week, beings. These they shared with their crowned their homecoming queen and families, friends, and strangers. In danced in celebration and honor of the August on Orientation Day, the basketball team. Warriors discarded their shorts and As the school year drew to a close, bare feet and put on traditional school juniors and seniors adorned in their attire. individualistic shields, were fortunate With the beginning of school came to enjoy memorable nights of formal the year ' s first dance, the annual dress, dinner out, and dancing with Back-To-School dance which was an their partners at the Junior Ring Dance overwhelming success, particularly for and the Senior Prom. Seniors enjoyed students who had missed a certain the culminating event of their school co-ed during summer break. The finale lives by making the Prom an all-night to months of sometimes tedious, but affair of dancing and partying, always satisfying labor on the Finally, the day came in early June for homecoming floats came at the football the Class of ' 79 to meet for the last time homecoming festivities in October. to walk down the aisle, to be School spirit expressed on their shields, recognized for their achievements and was high as class competition was to receive their diplomas. Their shields resolved; the football team beat were then complete with fine Pembroke 35-0, and a dance for spirited depictions of the year ' s special events. Warriors was held. their memories of high school life, and , Complete with their decorated their dreams for the future which were yuletide shields and joyful holiday closer to becoming realities.