Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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ou;g Beware sweet lads and lassies on this bonny brine, ' tis Football Homecoming on shore This chant, along with other chanteys, echoed through the halls as Warriors exchanged their bows for oars, ready for adventure on the high seas. In the early tides of homecoming week, yeomen Warriors caroused in ritual costumes on spirit days: hats and jerseys, green and white tribal robes, and liberty Levis on ' Scurvy Day. ' Ancient sailor revelry was reborn on Toga Day when yeomen, dressed in Roman-bedsheet togas, roused a food fight in the meSs hall. Launching the major homecoming bouts was the VW race. Divided into classes, the Warrior crew fell to attention on the football field. The VW race ensued and winning times followed class succession; seniors first, juniors second and sophomores last. Yet, with the judges ' decision to disqualify the upperclassmen, the sophomores carried the victory to sea. Burning and looting followed the race. Anything from fallen wharfs to stolen fences burst into flames on the track field as the first bon-fire in two years lighted. Feverished Warriors danced around the blaze while pensive yeomen watched from a distance, playing guitars and singing old sea tunes. Stormy seas waked homecoming day. Warrior seamen assembled on the gym decks for inspection in a sixth-period pep rally. Chanting swelled the decks as antagonism between the classes broke into the Spirit Jug competition. Frantic and frenzied war cries highlighted the awarding of the jug to the senior shipmates. Exhausted after the jug ' s looters were declared, crewmen deserted ship to put the final touches on class floats. On the pavement-waves of the streets of downtown Hampton, Warriors lined up in battle formation for the dusk Homecoming parade. Decorated cars, floats, and the frolicking KHS band sailed toward the ominous Darling Stadium for the final adventure — the football game. In the game ' s first-half. Warrior victory loomed over the scoreless Pembroke Pirates. Spoils of the battles were divided at halftime with the crowning of Kelly Humphrey See Sfo tmu Seas as Homecoming Queen and with the first place float competition trophy awarded to the senior class. With visions of victory in their eyes, yeomen team members intensified their second-half strategy, drowning the Pirates by a 36-0 score. Revelry and merrymaking followed the high sea adventures as Indian seamen chanted, danced and caroused at the Homecoming dance. Although enchanted days on stormy seas had corhe to an end for the yeomen. Warriors awaited the chance to exchange their bows in any forthcoming ventures. Heading off the Pirates at the pass, the band of Warriors, garbed in ceremonial dress, patiently await the battle cannons. Beware of the arrow! Strutting down the parade route is the Key Club ' s VW, proclaiming a warning to all Pirates. 12 SPECIAL EVENTS

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Roaring into summer, Busch Gardens ' Loch Ness Monster, with its double loops, thrills many Warriors in search of adventure. Although shackled for drunkeness at Busch Gardens, senior Bob Prato smiles in memory of his blasphemous act. A full sail makes for happy sailors as some Warrior boatmen skim across the high seas of Elizabeth Lakes. ' T ' vfhei. ' ' SPEtiAL EVENTS 11

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And I wonder if that person over there would like to dance? Anticipating the band ' s next song, Gigi Lovett and Victor Watson dance at the Homecoming Dance. Sailing through the parade upon the prow of a white corvette, sophomore Mari-Ann McLeod symbolizes the mermaid figure-head that guided Jason and the Argonauts through peril. In the spirit of the Death Mobile from National Lampoon ' s hit movie, Animal House, anonymous Warriors threaten to pirate Pembroke ' s pinnace. SPECIAL EVENTS 13