Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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A NATIONAL GALA: Fireworks light up the sky WHERE ' S THE WATER? Varsity football players over the New York Harbor as thousands of coo! down after hours ofgrueling practice. Tern- Americans celebrate the Statue of Liberty’s perafures soared into the 90 ' s when the team one-hundredth birthday. began practice, August 10. Summertime

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Summertime ' And the living is easy ' ree at last! When the last bell rang June 13, under¬ classmen raced for bus¬ es, the student parking lot, or took to the side¬ walk to begin eight weeks of freedom from classes, more commonly called “summer vacation.” Although most of the summer was marked by scorching heat that often sent the mercury soaring into the upper 90’s and a drought that had Hampton residents ration¬ ing their water supply, beach lovers and sur¬ fers took great delight in the blazing sun and cloudless days. They grabbed their gear and headed for the sand and the waves. “I went boogie boarding and laid out on the beach at Nags Head. I also met a lot of interesting people,” said senior Jeff Coving¬ ton. Long awaited family vacations took stu¬ dents as far West as California and as far East as New York where the grand celebra¬ tion of the Statue of Liberty’s birthday took place over the Fourth of July weekend. “The experience I had that weekend was wonderful because I saw so many different kinds of people and discovered a new side of New York City,” said senior Lisa Vega. Bethel High School overflowed with 1,250 students who found their freedom cur¬ tailed because of summer school. “The teacher I had didn’t give us home¬ work except to finish our work, so, after 2 p.m., the rest of the day was mine,” said se¬ nior April Southall. Other students found jobs and spent their summers earning cash. Senior Michael Brown worked at Peebles Department Store at the Village Square Shops in Willow Oaks. “It kept me busy, provided a good job ex¬ perience for the future and I earned continued on page 6 LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT! The band practices its routines in the student parking lot by the gym. Band members began practicing in August. WILL THAT BE ALL? Mike Brown rings up a pur¬ chase for a customer at Peebles Department Store in Willow Oaks Village Square Shops. Summertime HANG TEN! Scott Worth catches a wave at Buck- roe Beach during tropica! storm Charlie that hit the Peninsula in late August.

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f Summertime continued from page 4 money to buy a car,” explained Brown. School leaders and academic achievers spent a large part of the summer involved in enrichment programs, and attending worksh¬ ops or camps. Editors of Tribal Tales and the Toma¬ hawk attended workshops at Virginia Com¬ monwealth University and Princeton Univer¬ sity. Seniors Mark Heaphy, George Dou¬ gherty, and Robb Lanum went to Governor’s School at Mary Baldwin College. Twenty rising seniors were delegates to American Legion Boys’ State and American Legion Auxiliary’s Virginia Girls’ State in June. Senior Kris Pelham, a delegate to Girls’ State, was one of two girls selected to repre¬ sent Virginia at Girls’ Nation in Washington, D.C. “I had a great time at Girls’ Nation,” said Pelham. “I learned a lot about govern¬ ment and met President Reagan. However, I would never want to be a politician.” Drum Majors Tom Smith, Tier Thomas, and Kenya Yarbrough attended band camp in Westchester, Pennsylvania and varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders spent a week at cheerleading camp in Richmond bringing home the Spirit Stick. “It was a great experience for all of us. We learned more about each other and many new cheers. It was a lot of fun,” said senior Melanie Morison. Football players, band members, flag twirlers, and majorettes returned early in August to prepare for the football se ason. The heat made the long and gruelling practices that began August 10 for the football team “tough.” “We started early and finished late. The practices weren’t easy, but they really paid off,” said junior defensive end Butch Tolley. For many students and school personnel, the year of “Fine Tuning” began long before September 2 when students reported for the first day of classes. Summertime