Princess Anne High School - Peerage Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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Few vacant seats were available at 1 the yirst Princess Anne assembly or -1 at any others thereafter. Nearly ninety dollars was netted by the newspaper stag as a result of this sock hop following the game with Newport News. Thousands of rollicking, rowdy students assembled in the auditorium for the first program, Their air of jollity was soon dispelled under the stem gazes of the Hawkeye-d Hannahsf' This subdued atmosphere lasted until Miss Black accidently played Shake, Rattle, and Roll for the recessional. Cone for the teachers were the lazy days of summer. Present were the hours of filling out orange cards, black cards, yellow cards, pink cards, striped cards, plaid cards, and last but not least, polka-dotted cards. fThese were federally connected forms.j Never was the line of disciplinary problems at the office so extensive. Drastic action had to be taken to curb the vim and vigor accumulated during idle summer months. Mrs. Bessie Long fills book orders for freshmen.

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EPTEMBER Bewlldefed eighth gflldefs -mid!! 0 Excitement reigns as Cavalier fans School 1711110 Amu-Wd UPPW Ula-9-5 7'e'1 cheer their eleven after a touch- watch but oger no helping hand down, A new beginning, the start of a new year. For some it would be the last year. For others it was a whole new slate, four years to prove their worth. New faces, new buildings, thousands of gleaming tiles, and a thousand new feet to tread upon them. Like anything new, at first there was nothing but confusion. Books to buy. Locker assignments. New friends to be made. Challenges to be met. There was that crabby old teacher -who gave you homework the first night, and that one boring subject which lulled you to sleep every day. Sometimes it was hard, but the reward was always worth the work. Soon the cool breezes which told of winter's approaching cold were whis- pering through the trees. Football!! Hardy sport of the high school gladiators. The game and the spirit. john Curry peddling peanuts, the coca-cola spilling down our backs, Claude Tyree and his orange hat, the eighth graders playing Tarzan on the goal posts. The noise, the lights, the color. The serenity of the calm as the band played our National Anthem, the clutching at my heart as the kickoff became a reality. svnvultlt-sn.

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Ace Newspaper Vendor, Ioyce McCloud, corners Ronnie Hedly and makes her sale. This was the frst issue of the '55 - '56 Page , Princess Anne's prized news sheet. Unaware passersby continued on their way. Later when the news seeped out, Joyce was mobbed by prospective purchasers. Fwe sophomores look hopelessly at their first report card of the year. By Q the expression on their faces you Q would think they received a few I three prongedl' letters. N ff George Wetherington, lane Parker, Kenny Mathews, Louis Halsey, Jimmy Loftin, Terry Parkerson and Janet Morgan, candidates for senior oficers, watch Mrs. Barnes, Mr. Oliver and Mr. Williams count the ballots.