Manor High School - Mustang Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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to 1981 King Jeff Brown. candy and confetti. Smiles amid the excitement shone on the faces of the 1981 court. After a brillant performance the Marching Mustangs return to the bleachers to cheer on the football team. The 1981 Homecoming Court consisted of: Pam Smith and Jeff Brown, Homecoming Queen and King; Shirvelle Parker and Jack Salmon, first runners-up; Teri Brown and John Mixon, Senior Attendants; Roxanne Long and Rickey Randall, Junior Attendants; Lisa Thompson, Sophomore Attendant; and Jewell Vincent and Joe King, Freshman At- tendants. The crowning of Homecoming Queen Pam Smith by the 1973 King Nathan McCall brought a smile The cheerleaders really got the spirit by throwing Student Life 15

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Coming or Going? Homecoming ’81-’82 It is no secret that for the past ten years, Manor High School's homecomings have been held well away from “home.” Due to lack of a place to call ‘‘home,” the Mustangs have been referred to as the ‘‘orphans of the Southeast- ern District.” In spite of the nu- merous taunts poked at us and the trauma of floats that blew away on the trin to the homecoming The Mustang flag corps sets the pace for the Marching Mustangs to parade on and off of the field. ¢ ae yay? ¢ hg ¥at Soh td The Society of Arts and Crafts captured beauty, color, and theme in their pictur- esque float. 14 Student Life game, the Mustangs have stuck together in true family form. Our school spirit has not been les- sened even though our home- comings should be called ‘““home- goings.” Manor’s pride and digni- ty on these occasions have shown the other schools in our area that the Mustangs definitely know how to ‘Do It In Style!’”’ The frustration of the sideline is part of being on the team. Bobby Jeffreys waits patiently for his turn.

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be As much a part of school as a textbook, the resi- dent cricket takes his turn at “hitting the books.” Illegally beating the rush to the bus elimi- nates the running and shoving which al- ways go along with the end of the school day. With the first football game having been played before the The V opening of school, school spirit in unfolded slowly. When the Ju- nior, Sophomore, and Freshman classe s joined the Seniors in cheering and showing school spir- it at the pep rallies, school spirit had returned to Manor. October was the month of Homecoming. It also brought an end to the first grading period. Students moaned and groaned about unit tests, book reports, and projects. School, it seemed, was finally well under way. —— — Lunch lines always slowed as the students stopped to choose their meal. The Class of 1982 set a spirited example at a Friday pep rally yelling and shouting, es- pecially for the “SENIORS.” 16 Student Life