Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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green and d Bill Miss G ° ® s °Kevin pose Cd S a e a,IS phe e be,0re r eiTiorab ea r. the Life as a student: SPIRIT ALIVE S tudent life encom¬ passed all that we did between classes, practice, and extra-curricu¬ lar activities. It included those special moments with friends, sweethearts, and families that did their part in “Keeping Spirit Alive in ’85.” Parties outside of school were a way to celebrate. Birthdays, holidays, or un¬ suspecting parents who left town for the weekend were more than enough reason for planning casual get- togethers. Munching down on pop¬ corn at the latest flick, eat¬ ing a pizza at Gus’s, and screaming with anticipa¬ tion at a concert were also favorite activities. Flam¬ boyant Prince and the tremendous success of “Pur¬ ple Rain” replaced Michael Jackson and “Thriller” in the affections of teens. Other memorable mo¬ ments included partici¬ pating in Homecoming festivities, attending work¬ shops on college campuses, helping to build class floats, looking great in the latest fashions, banking your paycheck on a Friday night, or campaigning for your favorite candidate in Election ’84. For some, student life meant a part-time job, mem¬ bership in Campus Life, and other outside activities in the community. There were highs and lows, good days and bad days, but for all, the memorable mo¬ ments, the carefree times, and the lasting friendships form¬ ed in high school were a way of maintaining and “Keeping Spirit Alive in ’85.” a way to keep Student Life Divider

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Relaxing on Darren Swann’s car in the student parking lot and dis¬ cussing weekend plans are Swann, Denise Yuengert, Cassandra Vann, Danny Bickett, Kim Brighton and Alison Johnston. 10 Student Life Divider

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Students combine fads, fashions for An exchange student from Denmark, Peter Rasmussen, enjoyed Virginia ' s warm fall weather and wore shorts and sandals to school until late in October. An individual look an ut Mom, please buy me a Forenza sweater. They JL-J only cost $38 and every¬ body has one!” Everybody did have a Forenza sweater and, regardless of cost, any¬ thing else that was new or trendy in fashion. Gone were the old, sloppy jeans and “anything goes” attitude of former years. Students exhibited a high sense of what was in style and dressed for school in the latest fashions. Speaking to the Home Economics classes, Brenda Phalin, a fashion merchandising instructor from Bethel High School, said, “The main theme for fall fashions is the ‘men’s wear’ look—oversized.” The dropped shoulder line, resulting in oversized sweaters and uncon¬ structed jackets, and a wider sleeve under the arm all helped to create the popular “baggy” look, as evidenced by the Forenza sweater. “It’s easy to wear the layered look,” said junior Laura Dukart. “I love it. It’s comfortable and loose-fitting.” Colors, ranging from muted greys and browns to flourescent reds and oranges, added to the overall impres¬ sion of style. “I like to wear the new bright colors, because they are eye-catching. People take a second look,” said Ariana Watterlohn. The popular Forenza came in a rain¬ bow of colors and some students had more than one. “I have a bright green, and a navy blue, and I borrow Laura Renn’s yel¬ low one,” said senior Laura Reed. “They are really comfortable.” Other trend setters worn by stu¬ dents were dangling earrings, neck¬ laces made of metal and wood, twisted ropes of beads, and flat shoes. The guys, like the girls, were equally fashion conscious. Some of their fash¬ ion sense went to their heads. Mo¬ hawks, shaved heads, and Lovell Wooten’s rings were all ways students chose to be unique. “The reason I have my hair cut like this is because I like to be well-known and to see people, especially girls, take a second look,” said Wooten. Jeans and Bermuda shorts were still popular choices of apparel. Because of unseasonably warm weather, the clas- sic Bermudas were worn until November. The influence of rock stars like Boy George, Madonna and Prince was also part of the total fashion statement made by students who created their own unique look from the many choices available to them. Showing off his individuality with a unique haircut, Lovell Wooten “turns heads. Chatting with Jean Lembcke during lunch, ' rphanie Newsome strikes a pose that shows off bat-wing” sleeves, typical of the fashionable baggy” look.