Kecoughtan High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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DRYING OUT! Wendy Manley and Joan Eaton escape the rainy Bay Days’ weather by getting a bite to eat at the N-Towne Cafe in downtown Hampton. HERE THEY COME! The Kecoughtan High School band marches down Me lien Street in the annual Phoebus Day Parade, October 10. The band won First Place. Community

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Community occasions offer all chance to Celebrate! wo of them happened “Bruce Hornsby was rockin! I T once a year. The other one happened only once every two-hundred years. They were days of special community ce¬ lebrations. Bay Days, Phoebus Day, and Constitution Day focused on community recognition and the 200th anniversary of the Constitu¬ tion. Drenching rain may have caused Bay Days’ fans to be a little soggy, but it did not affect the suc¬ cess of the annual celebration of the Bay, September 11-13. The event drew hundreds of students who braved the rain and the crowds to scream and sing along with Bruce Hornsby in his two-hour concert, gorge on a wide variety of food, play games, and watch fire¬ works explode over the Hampton River. wish I’d gotten there sooner,” said senior Dawn Casavant. “I thought it was neat to watch fireworks in the rain. It sounds really awful, but it was actually fun getting soaking wet,” said junior Christy Vaisvil. Students joined the nation in observing the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Constitu¬ tion, September 17. Government teachers Mr. William Cawley and Mr. Revis Conrad took seniors to a city-wide rally in honor of the Con¬ stitution. Rally participants marched from the Emancipation Oak at Hampton University to the former Veterans’ Administration Building field where Virginia’s Attorney Gen¬ eral Mary Sue Terry, Mayor James Eason, Superintendent of Schools LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT! The Kecoughtan NJROTC Color Guard follows the Phoebus High School Color Guard along the route to the Veterans’ Administration field for the Constitution Day rally, September 17. JUST SAILING ALONG! Spectators watch from the docks as the Parade of Sails passes down the Hampton River to kick off the annual three-day Bay Days ’ Celebration, September 11. Celebrations Dr. Donald Musselman and the high school SCA presidents spoke on the Constitution and Hampton’s role in the founding of the country. Finally, the band, flag twirlers, and majorettes joined with area resi¬ dents to celebrate Phoebus Days. The annual three-day event featured races, tournaments, a gala parade, the crowning of Miss Phoebus, and a festive ball. Area high school bands and ROTC units took part in the parade, Saturday morning. The Kecoughtan band, under the direction of Mr. Paul Ferguson, won the First Place trophy. “I was proud to be a part of the band.” said Majorette Laura Brooks. JOIN THE CROWD! Bruce Hornsby fans gather in the City Hall parking lot to a wait the Williamsburg native’s two-hour concert on the opening night of the annual Bay Day’s Celebration, September 11.

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A CLASSIC! David Hurst, ' 87, and Emily Keith dance the roles of the Snow King and Queen in the “Nutcracker. ” INTO THE WIND! Ethan Lee sails to the starting line to begin a race in the Peninsula High School Fall Regatta. HIT THE SLOPES! Beth Witherspoon and friend Anna Walker test out the snow at Seven Springs in Pennsylvania. Personal Sports 4