Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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SENIORS, SENIORS! Seniors scream wildly at the first pep rally drowning out all of the oth¬ er competition. The class organized cheers over the summer. HOLD THAT STEADY! Leland Stonewall and Justin Tassara roll up the flag at the football game, September 5. “Bay Days was so much fun. The Hooters were great! It was one of the best nights I’ve had in a long time.” Eva Montanez “We thought the game was going to be can¬ celled because of the rain, but the rain made it better. There’s nothing like watching foot¬ ball under an umbrella with a lot of friends.” Lisa VanPelt September

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Fresh Start Friends mingle at Bay Days, Bash, games eptember was a month to “grab the last bit of summer fun,” “to see the Hooters at Bay Days,” to “catch up with all the summer gossip,” “to make new friends,” and to start “a brand new me!” As students poured into the school in September, old friends embraced and exchanged schedules while new students struggled to find classes. It was time to get started with the famil¬ iar routine. First on a busy schedule was a football game, September 5, against Phoebus. Although rain threatened a cancellation, the game resulted in a 10- 7 victory as fans huddled under um¬ brellas to stay dry. “It was really fun watching that first game. We were all under one um¬ brella trying to stay dry. Somehow, I ended up soaked anyway,” said fresh¬ man Amy Obeck. The annual Bay Days celebration, September 12-14, drew hundreds of students who joined the estimated 500 thousand fun-seekers in the festivities. The Parade of Sails and opening cere¬ monies began the event on Friday. That night, students screamed and applau¬ ded as the Hooters took the stage for a two and one-half hour concert. “The Hooters were the most ‘turbo’ ever. It really seemed like all of Hampton was there, waiting for the next song,” said junior Jimmy Shotwell. Underclassmen pictures were tak¬ en for the yearbook and the first pep rally, September 12, brought the clas¬ ses together for t he first time. At the pep rally, sophomores and juniors tried to get their acts together, while seniors, who had been organizing all summer, were definitely in top form, drowning out the competition. Freshmen and ex¬ change students looked on in bewilder¬ ment. “I’ve never been to anything continued on page 15 GIRL TALK! Stephanie Ingram, Kara Morey, and Becky Viale engage In a serious con¬ versation In between playing games and eating burgers at the annual Campus Life Burger Bash, September 25. RAIN, RAIN, GO A WA Y! Shelley Lawrence and Crystal McHerrin huddle under umbrel¬ las at the first football game. September

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September LET’S GO TEAM! John Dixon, Matt Steimetz, Ray Washington, Randy Wildes, and Russell Alves watch the action on the field during the Denbigh game. ANYONE FOR COFFEE? Working for candi¬ date Herb Bateman, Melanie Morison looks for a potential customer in the crowd at Bay Days, September 13.