Poquoson High School - Islander / York Chronicle Yearbook (Poquoson, VA)

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“Beautiful Girls” The 1983 Homecoming Court was made up of six very beautiful girls. Representing the Senior Class were Darlene Evans, Carol Carmines, and Leslie Ferguson. Carol, who was active in FHA and art, chose Mike Pruitt as her escort. Leslie Ferguson, a member of the Varsity Club and FBLA, was escorted by Tommy Garner. The Juniors were represented by Jill Parrish. Jill, a Varsity cheer- leader, was secretary of the Junior Class and was a member of both the Key Club and SCA. Jill chose as her escort Kevin Earley. Susan Roberts represented the Sophomore Class. Susan, who was active in track, the Key Club, cheerleading, and gymnastics, was escorted by Chad Grube. Representing the Freshmen Class was Stacie Barton. Stacie, also a Varsity cheerleader, chose Bill Ward as her escort. Senior Representative Carol Carmines and escort Mike Pruitt (top); Senior Representative Leslie Ferguson and escort Tommy Garner (middle); Junior Representative Jill Parrish and escort Kevin Earley (right); Sophomore Repre- sentative Susan Roberts and escort Chad Grube (left); Freshmen Representa- tive Stacie Barton and escort Bill Ward (bottom). Homecoming 13

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In her four years at Poquoson High School, Darlene Evans set a shining example of excellence and leadership. She was a Varsity cheerleader, class president, and Student Council member each of those four years. She was chosen to attend Girls’ State her junior year, and she was selected to be among those listed in Who’s Who Among American High School Students. Darlene, who was a member of the National Honor So- ciety, also served as the secretary of the Key Club her senior year. Somewhere in between her club meetings and fund raisers, Darlene found the time to excell academi- cally as well. She received a multi- tude of awards which reflected on her academic accomplishments, and she maintained one of the highest averages in her class. As a junior Darlene was chosen as the Homecoming representative for the Junior Class, and on the even- ing of October 28, Darlene Carol Evans was crowned Homecoming Queen 1983. The ceremony took place during halftime of the Homecoming game. On hand to crown Miss Evans was Cathy Young, Home- coming Queen 1982. Darlene chose as her escort Mr. Kip Flynn, also a senior. Kip was well known throughout the school as both a thrilling actor and capti- vating speaker. He was a member of the 1983-1984 Tidewater Chal- lenge team, and he also competed in the 1983 Academic Bowl. When asked what she initially felt upon hearing the announce- ment that she was chosen Home- coming Queen, Darlene said that she was both “‘overwhelmed and surprised.”’ Being crowned Homecoming Queen was particularly special for Darlene because the honor had been previously bestowed on two women very close to her. Dar- 12 Homecoming lene’s mother, Mrs. Karen Evans, was chosen to be Queen in 1960, and Cassie Watkins, Darlene’s aunt, held the title in 1966. ‘When I found that I was in the running for Queen,”’ Darlene said, “my first thoughts were of how nice it would be to hold the title once held by my mom.” She also stated that being a Poquoson na- tive herself, she was especially pleased the 1 983 Senior Repre- sentatives were all ‘Bull Island born and Bull Island bred.” The Senior Class of 1984 is very proud of her. Fun-loving, depend- able, and understanding, Darlene Evans is indeed a very special lady. At the crowning ceremony during halftime of the Homecoming game, both Dr. Vorhauer and Cathy Young, Homecoming Queen 1982, were on hand to congratulate the new Queen, Darlene Evans.

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“Oh! What a Night!” On the evening of October 28, the Poquoson Islanders met the Bruton Panthers in the 1983 Homecoming game. There were several goal line stands in this, one of the hardest fought games of the season. Poquoson scored a touch- down which was called back be- cause of a penalty. The teams bat- tled it out, and there was no clear winner until the final seconds ticked off of the clock. Although Poquoson did not emerge victo- rious, the team walked away hav- ing played one of their best games of the season. The football game may have been the main attraction, but there were certainly plenty of other acti- vities going on to entertain the crowd. The Islander Marching Band took the field in an array of “Gee, Mr. Smith! When are the new band uniforms coming in?” Halloween costumes. The senior footb all players and cheerleaders, as well as their parents, were rec- ognized before the game. The younger cheerleaders of Po- quoson took a few minutes to show their talents, and the “‘old- timers”’ took time out to show us how they used to cheer for the Bull Islanders. At halftime the announcement was made that the Sophomore Class had won the float competi- tion, and Darlene Evans was crowned Homecoming Queen 1983. The night of the Homecoming game had something special in it for everyone, and the special magic of the evening will not soon be forgotten. Tommy and Mr. Jordan were among those introduced before the start of the game. Osage emcee cert RE gb BA SLOPLMEB LOLOL AA LOY The Poquoson High majorettes show the crowd their traditional can-can routine at halftime. Poquoson’s third string — the Varsity cheerleaders wore football jerseys to the game just in case. 14 Homecoming