Onancock High School - Trident / Beacon Yearbook (Onancock, VA)

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STAFF Copywriters: Paul White, James A. Rew, Pam Melson, Linda Kilmon, Phyllis Parks. Society Editors: Claudia Nottingham Jackie Custis. Typists; Nancy Livesay, Lou Ann Fick, Shirley Lewis, Jerry Long, Dianne Kill- mon, Frankie Smullin. Photography: Clara Jacob, Curtis Bad¬ ger, Penny Byrd. 29

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ANNUAL Editor; Johnny Rogers Co-Editor: Barbara Fitchett Jr. Editor; Kim Miles Business Managers Henry Custis Dicky Dix Kitty Nock Sports Editors; Bobby Taylor Val East Art Editors: Bobby Swain Darlene Harmon

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HISTORY Time, like an ever flowing stream, has borne us on until now as the Seniors of ' 63, we look back on four wonderful years with awe, wondering where they went. Pressing the time machine button to project us backward we stand as fifty-six bewildered Freshman about to enter the portals of high school. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Pennewell had the task of being our home room teachers. We proudly went about the job of electing class officers: President, James A. Rew; Vice-President, Johnny Rogers; Secretary, Paul White; Treasurer, Margaret Mapp; Reporter, Henry Custis. We Freshmen soon discovered that we had many fine athletes as football, basketball, track, and baseball rolled around. Val East and Penny Byrd were chosen as cheerleaders. Many of our classmates attended their first Athletic Ball. We also began to earn money. This year Mrs. Wood took Linda Kilmon and Kitty Nock to the Latin tourna¬ ment in Norfolk. As the sociable Sophomores we came back to school after a wonderful summer, again under the guidance of Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Pennewell. We elected the following officers--President, Dianne Kiilmon; Vice- President, Barbara Fitchett; Secretary, Linda Kilmon; Treasurer, Clara Jacob; and Reporter, Darlene Harmon. This year the girls had the pleasure of joining the Tri-Hi-Y and a few became members of the newly formed Beta Club. Again this year some of the Latin students journeyed to the Tournament, they were Johnny Ro¬ gers, Linda Kilmon, and Kitty Nock. The Jolly Juniors, now in the hands of Mrs. Booth and Mr. Fisher, in a rush of enthusiasm elected Darlene Harmon as President, Bobby Taylor as Vice-President, Jerry Long as Secretary, and Barbara Fitchett as Treas¬ urer. Johnny Rogers was selected as Junior editor for the annual. We then anticipated the arrival of our class rings while we welcomed Virginia Valentine and John Eddie Churn into our group. Money--our biggest worry--was brought in by the sale of cards, stationery, and candy. The Beta Club members attended the Beta Convention in Roanoke and some of the Juniors on the PARCHMENT staff went to SIPA in Lexington. Then the great nig ht came! Serenade in Jade, our Junior-Senior Prom was presented on May 18th to the tune of Chick Chicone and his orchestra. The night glittered and sparkled with the promise of dreams come true. Forty-seven Seniors, who weren ' t believing this, entered school on September 5 under the rein of Mrs. Booth and Mr. Fisher again for this last year of youth. Bobby Taylor served as President, Linda Kilmon as Vice-President, Max Eller as Secretary, and Johnny Rogers as Treasurer. Co-editors of the BEACON and the PARCHMENT, respectively, were Johnny Rogers and Barbara Fitchett and Curtis Badger and Pam Melson. We welcomed Nancy Livesay and Brenda Key into our class. On December 14 we presented CAMPUS QUARAN¬ TINE directed by Mr. A.K. Fisher. Then followed the filling out of many applications for college, business school and jobs. Barbara Fitchett, as maid of honor, represented us in the Tenth Annual Azalea Festival at Norfol k, Virginia. Just around the corner was the beautiful prom, given in our honor by the Juniors, and then graduation. Today, June 5, 1963, is our graduation day and though we shall part now--for some will marry as Nancy Belote, Donna Pruitt, Linda McCloud, and Joe Wescott have; some go to college or business school and some to work--I hope that we will always remain friends and cherish our many wonderful memories. We leave you this poem from THE SANSKRIT for graduation day. LOOK TO THIS DAY Look to this day. For it is the very life of life, In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existance: The glory of action, The bliss of growth, The splendor of beauty, For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision; But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day 30 Pam Melson Historian