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

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Virginio Beoch's oldest historicdl rnonu- rnent stdnds neor the site where the country's first settlers londed. Princess Anne Courthouse wds the origi- nol odrninistrdtive center of the city, lt is still used GS port of the municiple com- p ex, 2992 xv- ' v., 4. H ,.jFfe,. rl - H -'wr rv 445 -E?4f ' . .-4. .I il ll li ll f rev. G at 4. 2 Opening Keeping wotch over the Atlontic is Nor- woy's gift to our city. The Norwegien Lody wds presented to us by our Euro- peon sister city Moss, Norwoy. Student Activities Director Doris French works with Cldudio Cosirndno on the self study evdluotion booklets.

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O ' E I i Vt 'S 11' r-4 Peerage . Princess Anne High School 4400 Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462 Volume 29 l O 1 iii.

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Beach Pride ln 1962, the area between the Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina consisted of many small communities which formed Princess Anne County. ln that same year the schools address was Lynnhayen, Va. It was situated in a rural area sur- ded by farms and small ential areas. :tivities Director, Doris :h remembers t'The cows ng up to the fences of the 'tockey tield. The lights from Dotball field attracted the i and they lined up along inoe. At the time there was a from the stadium all the to Constitution Avenue. ln- andence Boulevard wasn't and P.A. was a building i the middle of nowhere. ir secondary school system sted of three high schools. ess Anne, the largest in the ity: Virginia Beach High, a population of 300: and Jsville Union, the school for :ounty's black students. a Chesapeake Bay Bridge- hesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel to connect Tidewater and the W D shore of Virginia. lt is the longest f it's kind in the world. f-'fiusrsv .i'.'f ' ' n' '4.' ' V Q :X ff f ..' l' X -1-in if -- Y x Q I 5' W.. :-if m Q .Q 1-. 'lR'J'!hr,', i N .: if -W ,.' ' -ewiia--'tl -A. . ' Vs , Y ' , 'M' --fa I 1 - t f ,ug V A 1 ',.r +V A 198 Y' 4 . I . hx-Tvkp Tunnel was a reasonably new addition to the areas growing fame. lt is recognized as the longest expanse of it's kind in the world. However in 1963, the small communities were consoli- dated and Princess Anne Coun- ty became the City of Virginia Beach. ln the cities twenty year histo- ry, six more high schools have been built and it has become the largest city in the state as well as one of the fastest grow- ing in the nation. The differences in our enviro- ment are plain, but much has the individual changed? Busi- ness teacher Helen Walton re- sponded to that by saying, To- day many students are more in- terested in jobs than homework. But, I am of the firm belief that students do what is expected of them. Virginia Beach is an exciting. ever changing city, and we are PROUD OF THE BEACH. Telephone conversations have always been a favorite lunchtime activity 'ne original booth is now used as a storage closet. Mrs. Helen Walton, business teacher, re- flects upon the many changes that have occurred during the last twenty years Opening 3