Kellam High School - Challenger Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Now a Dallas Cowboy. Herb Scott was ' once a Kellam Knight. where Rre They flow? Ever wonder what life will be like after high school? Will all the preparation for the future be really worth the time spent on it? The success of past gradu- ates of Kellam could be a pre- diction of the future. Perhaps the training they receive while at Kellam has something to do with this success. Kellam graduates have been very successful in the field of sports. Two former Knight football captains went on to be- come professional football players. Herb Scott, a 1971 graduate, is currently an offen- sive guard for the Dallas Cow- boys. In the four years which he has played for Dallas, Herb has been in three superbowls. Carl Summerell, who graduated in 1970, was a second string quar- terback for the New York Giants. Sports is not the only area in which Kellam graduates excel. Graduating from Kellam has always been an advantage, and many of the graduates who have gone to college have be- come even more successful. loe Harrington attended the Naval Academy. While at the Acadeniy, he was the brigade boxing champion. He is cur- rently working on his masters degree in Business Administra- tion and l.aw. Barry Bradbury is now As- sistant Director of Admissions .it lulon Lollege. Gene Bunn, who is a senior at Virginia 'l'et,h, has had a very ifkt iting t..ii'eer as a llokie foot- hall plaver lle obtained honor- alile nit-nlion as an All- American and holds the record for pass interceptions at Tech. Samantha Carroll has begun the first of two years at the American Academy for Per- forming Arts in New York City. She was also selected to do a commercial for Avon. Bob Tanplet and Buddy Gilikin started as freshmen on Virginia Wesleyan's soccer team. They helped lead their team to the Dixie Conference Championship. College is not the only alter- native after graduation. Debbie Corprew married her high school sweetheart, George Boomer, and returned to Kel- lam as an office secretary. George became Lieutenant Fire Chief at Davis Corner Fire and Rescue Squad. Beth Taylor also returned to Kellam, as a government teach- er. l.T. Van Derheiden, who is a detective on the Virginia Beach Police Force, Iuvenile Division, owns and operates his own business. Angela and Buck Dugan, the owners of beach night spot Pequod's, are former Kellam graduates. Reyno Crescini, after per- forming in a summer fashion show, has signed with Charm Associates as a model. He has also made a television commer- ical to be seen in the spring. Some successes occur quite soon after graduation, others take some time to occur. llow- ever, if all the opportunities for preparation are taken advan- tage of sooner or later success will he achieved. .Q it l e.,,,,,. , 053' Y ,' Although the office was a place Debbie Corprew Boomer wanted to avoid when she was a student at Kellam, she now works there as a secretary.

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