Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Demonstrating his musical abilities, Principal Harry B. Dyche beats the snare drum, while ex-drummer Cookie Kimball marvels at Mr. Dyche ' s artistic talent. It ' s a bird! It ' s a plane! It ' s Wesley Witten! Leaping from a glossy gym floor in a single bound, Wesley urges Warriors to take part in the pep rally antics. 79 RULES! 79 RULES! Spirited Seniors show their knowledge of numbers, while demonstrating their pride in ' 79 in the Spirit Jug competition. I I , SPECIAL EVENTS 17

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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

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T t ■ I 111 Thoroughly perplexed, Doug Duval and Ja ck Cowan prepare for another obstacle, a schedule filled with classes they can ' t locate. n S — h-1 sobhowo tes Eager to embark on the last leg of their journey, which began with kindergarten, the novice Warriors milled around, awaiting entrance into their new school. As they were ushered into the auditorium, the meek tenth graders appeared nonchalant, but shivered with anticipation and apprehension. After being officially greeted by the Big Chief, Principal Harry B. Dyche, and SCA president Julie Harding, the anxious sophomores were welcomed by those I sophisticated Warriors — the 1 skit, “Twelve Years. After the performers had exited and the laughter subsided, the newly inducted ' 81 ' ers received their schedules and were told to report to their classes. A simple order? Not on your life. How could —Ithey ever hope to find their classes within the enormous labyrin th of KHS or amidst tales of elevators and swimming pools. The novice KHS ' ers, overwhelmed and confused, were now at the mercy of their tribal elders. Hesitantly, some sophomores approached an austere upperclassmen — with a variety of skits and performances. Satirizing a sophomore ' s first day on the KHS reservation, they explained what it was like if one were NOT fortunate looking upperclassman and asked for directions to a particular class, only to receive in reply, “Do you know the KHS fight song? No! .Well, memorize it by Friday, or enough to be a Warrior. These — else. Others encountered the humorous presentations were “Right Lane Closed sign near the followed by a rendition of the song,H science department. Last Kiss. Twirling to the disco H After what seemed like an tunes Best Disco in Town and Disco Inferno, the majorettes and flag twirlers whirled the audience into a frenzy, then closed with the school ' s unofficial fight song, Horse. Excited cheerleaders displayed fierce KHS spirit and handclapping and foot stomping cheers. The award-winning NJROTC drill team demonstrated precision marching and teamwork with glistening rifles. Completing the program was the everpopular eternity, 2:45 arrived. Bewildered sophomores left the school premises, wondering if it would always be so complex and perilous a journey to find geometry and English. Would they ever become calm and assured like those juniors land seniors who were in part responsible for their present state? They were thoroughly convinced that a sophomore ' s lot was not an easy one! — 18 SPECIAL EVENTS — I n