Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Concentrating intently, junior Chari Pepin demonstrates her ability to play classical piano which won her the talent award as well as First Runner-Up. Receiving the laurels lauded to a newly crowned queen, Paige McKinley accepts the warm congratulations from Linda Duck. Taking the microphone, Dominique Fequiere gathers her thoughts before answering the question. SPECIAL EVENTS 25

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Came ta Sfcns cA ' ond After sitting in the dark room all summer for three long months, school finally started, and I received my first assignment-football. I liked football, but for two straight months of going just to a gridiron can get to any camera. After football came the basketball season, which was a welcome change, yet that season seemed even longer. I missed the Cross Country and Girls ' Tennis seasons. I was really getting depressed. Next, I was assigned to cover the Miss KHS Pageant. 1 could not believe it. In two hours, I was oiled-up, my lens were all shined, and I was ready to go. Scheduled for a Friday night, the pageant, sponsored by the senior class, was a gala event, and I was a VIP. I went right in, did not need a ticket and had the best seat in the house for I could sit anywhere I wanted. Loaded with film, I was ready to go. Finally the lights dimmed; the ITampton Arts and Humanities Jazz Band started a snappy tune, and out strolled Bryan Turner and Holly Thompson to preside over the ceremony. The nineteen contestants were intr oduced, modeling sports apparel. Because of two ties, ten of the nineteen contestants were chosen as finalists, instead of the customary eight. Each of the finalists exhibited her special talent. One played a classical piano piece, one danced, and a few sang popular or even their own songs, to name just a few examples of the diverse talent. Intermission arrived at the perfect time. After I had finished two rolls of film, I needed to rest and reload once more. Following intermission, the contestants modeled their evening gowns, and I could not take pictures fast enough. Each of the finalists answered thought-provoking questions, and then the judges began tabulating the scores. Tension rose during the brief break; the results were compiled and counted. Junior Mary Edgette was awarded the Scholastic Award. Third runner-up and Miss Congeniality went to senior Suzy Cunningham. Senior Pam Meadows was second runner-up; winner of the talent award, and first runner-up went to Chari Pepin. Finally, with deliberate hesitation, making the tension unbearable, junior Paige McKinley was crowned Miss KHS 1979 by Linda Duck, second runner-up in 1978. Inevitably, the evening ended. Unfortunately the time passed too quickly, but the memories would sustain me forever. Even if I spent the rest of my days oh a sports field, 1 would fondly remember the Miss KHS Pageant and be content with my fate. Accompanied by Bill Stewart, Debbie Edwards plays the popular tune Stairway to Heaven on her flute. I 24 SPECIAL EVENTS

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“Don ' t cry Emily. I ' m glad you tell me about the faults in my character. Fumbling in an improvised soda shop, Kim Niemberger and Steve Pobanz enact the nervous intensity of young love. Here chick, chick, chick. Feeding her imaginary hens, hometown Mother Gibbs, or Jade Jewett, hastens through her morning chores before running to chat with her neighbor. Anthropologically, man ' s history here dates back to Early Amerindian tribes . . . Entranced in his favorite subject. Professor Larry Pfeiffer enlightens the audience while David Bym disbelievingly peers on. 26 SPECIAL EVENTS