Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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SAVAGE TANS! Dustin Ruehle, Beth Witherspoon, and Lori Hilbert spend a day working on their tan lines at a “hot spot” in Virginia Beach. ON THE ROAD AGAIN! Girls’State de¬ legates Stacie Neal, Eleanor Magers, and Phoebus High delegate Rosalyn Staggs wait for the bus to take them home. Summertime REFLECTIONS OF YOU! Despite the rain puddles in the student parking lot, band members line up to practice for the upcom¬ ing football season.

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4 The lazy, hazy days of summer precede chooltime B arely opening your eyes, so as not to let in too much sunlight, you glance at your obnoxious buzzing alarm clock. “It’s 6:30 a.m.,” you think, dis¬ gustedly. You smack the snooze alarm and roll back over into your huddled mass of bedsheets, comfort¬ ably formed into a private nest. “If only it was summer again, I’d lay in bed until noon,” you think. Those were the days! The days when suntans and summer jobs were your only concerns. The days when your daily schedule consisted of spending a long hard day “catching rays” and sitting around watching re-runs of “Leave it to Beaver.” “I had a blast this summer! Nine of my friends and I went to Nags Head for a week. It was a killer!” said senior Kelli Keeter. While some students were out working on their tan lines, others were stuck inside behind a counter working at a summer job. “It was rough sacrificing some of my free time to work this summer, but the money I made made it all worthwhile,” said junior Mike Annis. And, then there were those who TAKE FIVE! Senior Class President Thad Simerly takes a break from selling coupon books this summer to raise money for the Senior Class. killed two birds with one stone. “Lifeguarding took away a lot of my time, but it still allowed me to work on the most meaningful neces¬ sity of summer-getting a savage tan,” explained senior Traci Turner. From June to August, most stu¬ dents enjoyed a break from school, but there were those unlucky ones who spent their break in summer school. “Summer school was an inter¬ esting experience. I hope I never have to go through it again. I would not recommend it to anyone,” stated senior Ron Reddy. For some rising seniors, the first week of summer break found them attending Virginia Boys’ and Girls’ State as delegates. “At Girls’ State we all had to wear beanies to separate us as Na¬ tionalists or Federalists. The whole week was like a continuous pep rally. We cheered everywhere we went. I’m really glad I went, but I’d never do it again,” said senior Eleanor Mag- ers. “Everywhere we went, we mar¬ ched and sweated,” said senior Ralph Butler. “It was too hot!” As the dog days of August drew to a close, many students attended WORKING HARD! Lifeguard Mike Hatt earns spending money while keeping up his “Coppertone tan” at Elizabeth Lakes pool. SUMMER SCHOOL BLUES! Tim Watts strolls into his U.S. Government sum¬ mer school class at Bethel High School. 10 Summertime jLisriM camps or workshops in preparation for the school year. “I had the best summer ever. I went to Richmond and attended a gymnastics camp,” said senior Kathy Routten. “We, Joe and I, had a great time at VCU’s Editors’ Workshop,” said senior Kristy Alligood. “We learned a lot and met some new people. Now, we’re ready to start the paper again,” she explained. August 10 marked the begin¬ ning of practice for football players, as fall sports got underway, despite the heat. The band, majorettes, flag twirlers, and cheerleaders also began practice for fall events. Summer was drawing to a close as janitors pre¬ pared the building for the onslaught of students expected back on Sep¬ tember 8. “The last few weeks of summer were very pressing for me. The only thing that kept me going was the thought of graduation-nine months away,” said senior Whitney Bartlett. Finally, it was time to go back to days filled with pop quizzes, homework, drills, boring lectures, and cafeteria food. It was time to get started again on a new year. Summer was over. It was schooltime! 4

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12 Pep Rally CATCHING UP ON THE LATEST! Machelle Guthrie and Terri Coursey ex¬ change the latest gossip in the top of the gym during the Homecoming pep rally. WHAT’S HAPPENING? Cheerleader Christy Vaisvil ponders her next move while juniors wait for the cheering to begin. SENIOR SPIRIT: The Senior Class whoops it up with a big display of spirit dur¬ ing the fall pep rally, October 16. Seniors planned for the event all summer.