Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Preparing to walk through the crossed sabers of the NjROTC Honor Guard, attendants and their escorts appear absorbed by separate thoughts. (Left to right: Myra Dell, Stan Wilson, Don Harrison, Karen Rummler, Scott Williams, Kelly League, Jimmy White, and Kris Bond). Surrounded by the band. Homecoming Queen Karen Rummler has eyes only for escort Scott Williams. V • i . C Jgt ■•W iib ' • , w - tmSBk $ -vr ' Showing their homecoming spirit, Cindy Caudill and Sandi Allen clown around during the homecoming parade. FOOTBALL HOMECOMING • 19

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UPBEAT SPIRIT Kecoughtan ' s 1980 Football Homecoming Festivities began with the traditional dressing up days during Spirit Week. Tuesday was Hat Day, Wednesday, Cowboy and Indian Day, Thursday, Suspender Day, and Friday was Green and White Day. Sophomores won the annual Volkswagon Race as both the junior and senior classes were disqualified, but the excitement of Homecoming kept the upperclassmen in high spirits. The beat quickened on Friday as students participated in the pep rally, the parade and the game. Held during fifth period in the gym, the pep rally gave students an opportunity to channel their energy into class competition. The Class of ' 81 shouted its way into a first place, while the juniors captured second Although only half completed, the Senior War¬ rior shows he ' s nothing to mesh” around with. place. Friday afternoon also marked the annual Homecoming Parade. Although all three classes put forth a tremen¬ dous effort, the judges awarded the First Place Trophy in the Float Com¬ petition to the Junior Class, the Senior Class received second place, and third place went to the Class of ' 83. Friday night, hundreds of Warriors flocked to Darling Stadium to watch and cheer the Warrior football team on to a 34-21 victory over the War¬ wick Raiders. At half-time, the 1980 Homecoming Court was presented to the crowd. Sophomore attendants in¬ cluded Georgien Gianaris and Sherri Seals, while Kris Bond and Kelly League represented the junior class. Senior attendants were Carolyn Broskie, Myra Dell and Karen Rummler. Cheers echoed throughout the stadium as Karen Rummler, es¬ corted by Scott Williams, was crowned 1980 Homecoming Queen by SCA President Steve Locke. Excitement was carried over into Saturday night ' s Homecoming Dance as students took time to unwind and dance the night away. All in all, Homecoming festivities retained the traditional up-beat” spirit of Kecoughtan. 18 • FOOTBALL HOMECOMING

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1 J k Melissa Smith Lynn McCormick Donna Joye KHS BEAUTIES Janet Edwards Lisa Mikula Miss KHS contestants show their combined talents in the open¬ ing number, Thank Cod I ' m a Country Boy. Doreen Jones Karen Emerson Darkness spread over the audito¬ rium and the crowd hushed as the curtain rose revealing contestants in country style attire. Miss KHS of 1981 had begun. After a well choreographed swing” to Thank God I ' m a Coun¬ try Boy” by the contestants, master of ceremonies, Mr. Jeff Cannon, car¬ ried on the commentary as each of the girls modeled casual wear. While the contestants waited nervously, Mr. Cannon announced the seven finalists. These finalists had been chosen the evening before in the preliminaries on the basis of modeling of sports and formal wear and the talent competi¬ tion. The finalists quickly returned to dressing rooms during intermission to change for their talent presentation. Intermission enabled the Hampton Jazz Band, under the direction of Kecoughtan ' s own Mr. Fred Pen- dergraft, to perform a number of well-known songs. The contest continued as the girls presented their talent and then re¬ turned for the evening dress competi¬ tion. After modeling their gowns, each finalist responded to a question which asked how they would react in a hypothetical situation. The audience and participants held their breath as the winners were announced. A beaming Tammy Ussez was awarded Miss Congeniality and Miss Talent went to Anita Dixon. Jan Roberts was announced second runner-up while Marian Bland received the hon¬ or of being first runner-up. Anita Dix¬ on blinked back Jubilant tears as she was crowned Miss KHS of 1981 by former Miss KHS, Kari Edwards. All in all, it was a beauty of a contest. 20 • MISS KHS PAGEANT