Norfolk Academy - Horizons Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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n.. .A I P . 4 v 1 , 5-4 J fa. , 9 at 'a Above: Scott Casper, after receiving the Segar and the Latin Awards, comes up to accept honors for excellence in English. Left: Mr. Tucker and Mr. Perry wait for the seniors to file into the gym and take their seats.

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GOING OUT IN STYLE Class of '82 loses their marbles From the moment the procession of seniors entered the gym to the moment they filed out as gradu- ates, Commencement '82 was a memorable occasion. Patricia Wallace and Scott Casper, as the senior girl and boy who demons- trated the highest degree of lead- ership based upon the influence of character, were honored with the Virginia Ellis Talbot and S. Barron Segar Awards. Lucy Schwan received the Class of 1952 Award for her outstanding senior speech, and Perrie Taylor and Daniel Becker delivered valedictory addresses. At this point in the commencement exer- cises, the Class of '82 deviated from the course of tradition. As Mr. Tucker awarded the diplo- mas, each student handed him a marble. As he fumbled with the slippery gifts, the graduates de- lighted in his confusion. To top it all off, several male graduates slung jackets over shoulders, donned hats and shades, and clenched cigars in their teeth as they exited the gym. There was no question that the Class of '82 had graduated in characteristic style. Just as in the Upper School, Lower School graduation was a one-of-a-kind occasion. Since the seventh grade would move up to Boyster next year, Smith-Hofheimer graduated two classes, the sixth and seventh grades. The Lower School speech award went to Anna Mas- tracco and Todd Ricketts. Mr. Tucker presented Jeff Martin with the Vickery Alfrend Award as the outstanding boy in Lower School, based on scholarship, character, leadership, and citizenship. Tyler Pender was honored with the Bess Moore Citizenship Award. Top: Perrie Taylor and Daniel Becker deliver their valedictory addresses. Above: Mt. Tucker honors Tyler Pender with the Lower School citizenship award.

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MIDSUMMER MADNESS While most NA students headed for the beach at the first sign of summer, many explored new faces and new places here and abroad. The school-sponsored Humanities trip attracted eleven eager travelers who visited museums and cathedrals in Eng- land, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Germany. Traveling by what chaperones Miss Mays and Miss Holmes called the ank- le express as well as by count- less buses, trains, and subways, the eleven, as Dawn Lucci put it, had an educational and crazy time and made many memories for years to come. Cay Rabino- witz spent her summer in Franoe with the Students Abroad pro- gram. lt was a good language experience for me, she com- mented. Being there for six weeks gave me a real taste of the people and the country. Closer to home, Stacey Smith was a counselor at Timber Ridge Camp in West Virginia. It was a small camp, so everyone was really close, she said. After two months, it was hard to say good- bye to summer friends. Dana Myers, Katie Brown, Eric Gros- fils, Mary Chapman, Kim Wilcox, John Syer, and Fred Babcock took trips coordinated by Wilder- ness Ventures. While John vi- sited Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Fred explored the Rocky Mountains, the rest of the group took the Northwest Expedition, hiking and rafting in Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming, and climbing Mt. Rainier. They all agreed with Eric Grosfils, who noted that lt was the best sum- mer of my life!