Phoebus High School - Spectre Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Oh! Those Marvelous Times Who will ever forget Shakespeare — especially MacBeth and the great dra¬ matizations in Mr. Heatwole’s class. Then there were the unbelievable science projects. How are clouds formed? What conditions are necessary to the proper growth of a plant? Will man lose any appendages by the year 2050? Student life at Phoebus revolved around the five minute rush (supposed¬ ly) to get to each class. Boredom usually set in when one had to leave the comfort¬ ing and relaxing environment of the classroom to grab that quick bite of in¬ stant energy from the cafeteria long about mid-day. All geared up ... new energy flowing through the veins ... the refreshed and eager Phantoms now moved on to yet an¬ other class. Once again, the hunger and thirst for that higher education over¬ powered the compelling force to partake of more munchies. World geography classes soon led to United States Government classes. Ninth graders and seniors alike found them¬ selves busy learning the life of the world. Let us not forget those awesome math problems! As if adding and subtracting were not enough to ask of us, the editors of all math books found it necessary to throw in those mind-bending word prob¬ lems. If Johnny had five apples and gave Mary four, what about Johnny? He was a fool! Electives usually brightened a stu¬ dent’s life. This was the golden opportu¬ nity. This was that special time where you were where you wanted to be, when you wanted to be there! And better than that ... you were usually doing some¬ thing you wanted to do! Unfortunately, one couldn’t stay there forever. Woa to the poor individual who had to work his brain for five hours, and as if that weren’t bad enough, had to migrate to the gymnasium for that final hour and breathe in that ol’ locker room smell. 13

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Right: Snow descends on the Phoebus Phantom on a cold January after¬ noon. Above: Greeting friends and walking to school t ogether is some¬ thing a majority of the Phantoms do Above: Much of the time between classes is spent getting the necessary materials from the lockers. Right: Friendship is the tie that binds; these young ladies have experienced much of life at Phoebus together. 12

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Getting Many times in our lives, the hardest part of any task is getting started. Some of us tend to be procrastinators, others are lazy, and then there is always tomorrow. When the bright September sun brought with it those ex¬ ceedingly hot temperatures at the beginning of a new school year, we had some dif¬ ficultygetting into the swing of things. Getting started wasn ' t something we really wanted to do. As each year of our high school life passes by, we must get started on a new endeavor ... an adventure that will hopefully enable us to grow as caring people in this Started world. It is not always easy to make new friends and to get started in new and different situations. The Phoebus Phantoms proved that this year they were more than ca¬ pable of conquering any mountains that might be placed in the way of their growth. Early in the year they got started welcoming new friends. As each day rolled by, they got started with whatever task was at hand. Getting started is not al¬ ways easy, but with the Phoe¬ bus Phantoms it is a way of life. Right: Looks like the gang’s all here! Phantoms on parade. Below: Al¬ though we have a great deal of fun here, we must remember that we must “Aim for the Top”! 14