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

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es ae ee ewe PRD Play rehearsals were no laughing matter for Chip Tiffany, Angie Douglas, and Greg Dis- cenza. Here they diligently went over their lines for the play “The Mouse that Roared.” Waiting for the 5th hour bell to ring, Brian Zamora stops by a lunch fable to talk with some friends. ACTIVITIES 5

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4 ACTIVITIES On Toga Day, Senior Keith Bocklet tries to so- cialize with an unwilling senior, Diane Taylor, during second lunch. Trying to keep up with each other, Scott Alexander and Charles Woodruff synchronize their watches. madgine this ... the alarm rings and you're rudely awakened — at the break of dawn. Glancing at the clock on your bedside table, you see it’s 6:15. You rise from your warm bed, stretch, and begin your moming routine. After breakfast, you grab your books and head out the door. You reach your bus stop and stand in the cold moming — air. You arrive at school and walk toward your friends. The bell — rings at 7:31 and you break away to go fo your first hour class. — The teacher walks in the room and starts the moming lesson. — books, and rush to catch the bus home. The bus comes to a shuddering halt and you hop off and begin the trek to your house. Inside, you begin your homework. After studying, you — get ready for dinner. After dinner, you head for the living room and sit down fo — watch a couple hours of television ... until you realize that — you're bored. The same old things just don’t hold any appeal | for you. What's there to do on a Friday night besides go to the — mall, catch a movie, or stay at home and watch the tube? There isn’t anything to do anymore. What's left? Sometimes we don’t realize how important activities are to most students. Activities give the students something to do be- — sides homework and television. They make school life less — tedious and bring the students together in a more social environment, forming memories to cary with us for the rest of our lives. How many times have you wanted to go to school just because there was some activity afterwards? So many activities take place after school, such as dances, hall decorating, and play rehearsals. Sometimes we forget to appreciate the variety of activities offered to us at school. Enjoy that variety ...

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The Stars! The Glamour! Madonna! Grace Jones! Tom Petty! Sly Stal lone! The Mackenzie Brothers! Those adorable Care Bears! These are just some of the famous screen idols and songsters that could be seen in the halls during the first week of October. What brought these Holly- wood stars to such a humble abode? To put if simply, they were never here. They were impostors, participating in the fun and merriment of Homecoming week. Each day of the week was assigned a different cat- Dress-up day inspired seniors Karlin Hedin and Tatiana Abemathy to dis- guise themselves as McKenzie brothers. Togas and face paint do not stop Stacey Tyndall from enjoying her lunch, 6 Homecoming egory for dress up. The week began with Costume Day. The traditional clowns and flashers were present but the halls were really dominated by the Madonnas and Tom Pettys of today. A Care Bear or occasional Smurfette could be seen among the DOP SINGeTS. Tuesday was Pee Wee Herman Day. The school’s most popular preps, jocks, and beauties were turned into geeks and nerds. Tacky clothes, broken glasses, and lunchboxes were in evidence everywhere. Movie Day, on Wednesday, brought some of the real superstars back. Along with the Rambos and Tom Cruises were some of the oldies such as Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Vivien Leigh’s loveably vicious Scarlett O'Hara. Thursday was the tradi- tional mouming day for the opponents, the Gloucester Dukes. The students came to school decked out in black. some ladies and gentlemen even dressed for the “funeral” in their best dark suits and black veils. Friday, Toga Day, was the day that all seniors waited for. While the rest of the classes wore their maroon and gold duds, the seniors draped themselves with sheets of assorted shades and patterns. Top celebra- ties such as the peanuts gang, the Star Wars cast, and the Sesame Street gang really were hanging around ... the bodies of the seniors! The day was filled with laurel wreaths, maroon and gold face paints, and general merriment by alll. On Pee Wee Herman day, Senior Gregg Discenza showed Poquoson what a real nerd should be.