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

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How's the Weather? Left: Bridgette Stewart doesn't seem to mind being hit by a snowball. Right: Denise Wilson, Sue Taylor, and Julie Pyatt run Y 339' 'X' , W 1 R65 'f 5'g'-mfw pi S r S , A 1 6 S ktzx 's 'IVA' LS We ' 'f'e'1j9v: . to class through the snow. Below: Eric Allen enjoys his walk in the H snow. 1 . In H ' Qi Iggy. K . Virginia Beach found itself in winter's grasp this year. Snow and cold wind tor- mented people as they went about their daily tasks. For the first time in decades, northern and eastern Virginia were de- clared disaster areas. lt all started with the low temperatures, the average being in the twenties. Virginia Beach was not used to the ice and snow brought on by the cold. Many public utilities warned of the freezing weather. Power shortages were a result. Schools were forced to close. Rivers and lakes froze over and stayed frozen for a length of time uncommon to this area. Children seeking a nice ice-skating rink were drowned in the icy waters of seemingly totally frozen ponds. ' The cold winter hurt many Virginiansg especially fisher- men. Fish were scarce, due to ice. Other Virginians had a hard time keeping warm. The Salvation Army housed more people this winter than ever before. Heating fuel was scarceg but even more scarce was the money to pay for it. I ff 02544 ,Pl 4 i 1

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AUNTIE MAME LIVES AT PA' Beauregard and his family wait Mame, darling, this is your new impatiently for Mame's arrival. nephew Patrick. , j ly f 5 if A t 'ZA r :il 5 , . . . J . i I Life is a banquet, and the audience at the Friday and Saturday nights' perform- ances on December 3rd and 4th feasted on two hours of comedy. Involving over forty students, Auntie Mame was well received. The play was the story of Mame Dennis, an eccentric, fun-loving, super- sophisticate whose lifestyle was interrupted by the inheritance of her nephew, Pat- rick. Beginning with the Roaring 20's, the battle between conservative and liberal was fought throughout the play. Mame puts Patrick in a progressive school in Green- wich where everyone runs around stark naked. When Mr. Babcock hears of this, he sends Patrick off to an exclusive boarding school in Massachusetts. A unique ef- fect was achieved forthe play within the play on the stage. The audience witnessed the backstage antics of the cast and crew. One of the truly memorable scenes of the play was set on the Peckenivood plan- tation in Georgia, the home of Beauregard Jackson Pickette Bu rnsidep the dashing southern gentleman who swept Mame off her feet. The auditorium dripped of the Deep South with birds chirping, sweet music, and the fragrance of lilacs, which the ushers sprayed around the audience. The play was alive with colorful characters, people to laugh at, people you would like to strangle. Most of the scenes took place at Mame's vividly decorated red apartment that took the cast and crew four days to complete. The production was created over an exhausting four weeks. Surprisingly after the two showings most of the cast wanted to DO IT AGAIN! For the many dramatists of Auntie Mame life was made a banquet. Under the direction of Mr. Larry Williams, Drama and English teacher and Thes- pian sponsor, were the following students and their roles: Karen Stewart Norah Muldoon Angela washington Vera Cha,-les Now Pat read me all I need to know Ralph Devine about horses The hunt you know is M, Lindsey Woglsey In flffeen l'T1Il lUfeS Barry Fizer Patrick Dennis, as a boy Benny Reeves Ito David Schaffer Chris Wilkenson Mary DeFir Auntie Mame Marshall Starks Mr. Babcock Jeff Painter Susan Flautt Marian Cipolla Flay Dunn Allison Stern Carl Bush Sandy Woolridge Vicky Wagner Chris Bush Beauregard J.P. Burnside Sally Cat MacDougaI Mother Burnside Patrick Dennis, as a young man Agnes Gooch Brian O'Bannion Gloria Upson Doris Upson Claude Upson

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Candy Cane Honors 8 Girls Flow 1: Debbie Fentress, Mary McKee, Row 2: Michelle ReDavid, Linda Fteuschg Row 3: Donna Slaughter, Mary Ann Thompson, Lisa Westfall. Not pictured Patty Van Petten. The tradition of Candy Cane was broken in '76 because for the past eight years the dance had lost money. The l.C.C. decided to make the dance informal but still keep the court honor- ing senior girls who have done exceptional work for the school. No queen was to be cho- sen, no long gowns or escorts were seen. Confusion surrounded every aspect of the dance. The student body did not, for the most part, know what was happening. There was controversy over who was to sponsor the dance. The night set for the event was a Wednesdayg however, due to various mishaps, on the Friday before no band contract had been signed. Jason Mann, the popular disco D.J., was called and agreed to appear. No one was sure if the dance would go on at all. By that time all the clubs had nominated two girls: SCA officers had tallied the lists, and the clubs had voted on the finalists. There was an idea to decorate the whole gym with Christmas lights. Each club was to lend the sponsors a string. When Wednesday rolled around, the stu- dents' attitude toward the dance was, Well, l'll drive by and see if they're having the thing. The music that night was greatg the gym was dimly lighted by six strings of Christmas lights: and there was a profit of S40.00. There was disappointment in the handling of the event, but the Good Times Christmas Dance was well enjoyed by those in atten- dance. ,gv 28 f Features . z Wliix' ' I, ,yt ti xp A We 'N Xt. X' xV7il.J1fl!! X