Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Entranced by the music, Bill Browning and Cherie Vlustico exhibit their individual interpretations af disco dancing. japing in amazement, Steve Simpson wonders low his partner, Nancy Owens, can have so nany moving parts. Ip Jr m ■ E SPECIAL EVENTS 15

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Attention all you Disco Dans and Boogaloo Betties! The Senior Class is sponsoring a Back To School Dance. Come celebrate the new school year with fellow flappers and dance to the hottest sounds in Hampton, Virginia. The price is a mere $1.00 per person or $1.50 per couple. The two-stepping begins directly after the football game against the Hampton Crabbers. Don ' t forget to keep your football ticket, so you can save fifty cents! Weeks before the actual dance, Boogaloo Betty (alias Mary Maston) filled the halls with propaganda encouraging amateur John Travolta ' s to attend. Inspired by the enticing broadcasts, Kecoughtan ' s Kings and Queens of the Discos hustled on down to the cafeteria. Upon entering Cafe 54, dancers heard the sounds of popular disco hits played by WGH disc jockey, Nick O ' Neal. Amidst jitterbugs and Latin hustles, Nick O ' Neal judged a dance contest. Dena Foust and Julius West captured third place, Eddie Johnson and Trish Waagner danced their way to second place, but it was Nancy Owens and Rick Murray who were chosen the best KHS disco dancers. Grossing approximately $200, the Senior Class made their first money making project a success. Losing Disco Dan, Boogaloo Betty, music, a DJ, and spiralling lights to the approaching early hours, Cafe 54 began its transformation back into the humble cafeteria. Disguised as th e train engineers, Casper Cooper and Sheryl Sweat lead the remaining cars” to the sounds of Donna Summer. Snappin ' and tappin ' her way to learning the hustle, Nancy Foster concentrates on the dance ' s intricate footwork. 14 SPECIAL EVENTS

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( ying md Whatever you do, keep this a secret! — the famous last words of a pep rally organizer. As each pep rally approached, classes created new gimmicks, hoping to capture the coveted Spirit Jug. All too often these 0 gimmicks took on the title of secret i weapons, which hopefully would g ensure the creators and their class a certain first place victory. At one point, helium balloons, wall-to-wall posters, flash cards, green and white shakers, mammoth wooden figures. Warrior headbands and lighted billboards innundated the gym. These garish displays were considered the ultimate weapons by enthusiastic Warriors. With the approach of each pep rally, loyal class members frantically worked to design the first place clincher! Eventually, frenzy overwhelmed the classes as they strove for more and more outlandish displays. Toward the middle of the year, the students asked Do we really need all this paraphanelia and fierce rivalry between classes? Warriors realized that the purpose of the pep rally was not to prove class superiority, but to demonstrate the confidence and faith the students had in the KHS athletic teams. Classes became more concerned with unity, loudness, and school oriented chants. For once, sophomores, juniors, and seniors did not set out against each other. This common goal created a real sense of unity and boosted the morale of team players. Newly inspired Warriors set about filling the void of the obsolete secret weapons. They regained the real meaning of school spirit with the rediscovery of thunderous voices, clapping hands, and stomping feet. The culmination of these ingredients consumed by spirited Warriors brought about the birth of a new species — A UNIFIED KHS!! f • 1 If s P 4f Challenging sophomores and seniors in a show of spirit, the juniors shout the traditional “We ' ve got spirit! Yes, we do! We ' ve got spirit! How about you! 16 SPECIAL EVENTS