Suffolk High School - Peanut Yearbook (Suffolk, VA)

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Too Soon So Close The third week of school seemed short notice for planning pep rallies , building floats , and electing a queen. IJ eanut Park glowed with light on a cold night in ™ mid-September. The floats had made their debut on the streets of downtown Suffolk, and now rested along the sidelines. The Windsor band rendered the National Anthem at eight o’clock. The Raiders, dressed in their scarlet and white armor, rumbled onto the field in a perfect line, awaiting the snap of the ball. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears had been shed just to reach this one moment. Ouch!” cried Hunter Edwards, an amateur who, like many other float-workers, tried to hit the nails at least as often as his fingers. On Monday of homecoming week there were four empty flat beds. It was then that students actually realized the greatness of the task ahead. You can r be serious. We have to take the chicken wire from this flat and put it on that tiny one? I mean it only took a whole day to put it on, cried Connie Harrell, annoyed at a sudden switch in freshmen flat beds which occured on Wednesday. While the floats were in preparation at the city lot, the school buzzed with pom-pom girls, band members, the flag corp, and the cheerleaders. All were busy preparing either steps, field manuveurs, routines, or new peppy chants. The Raiders practiced extra hard, hoping to capture a victory for the big game. We have a good chance of winning this week. The guys have worked really hard, and if spirit could win the game, we d win it by a landslide, asserted Coach Bruce McCutcheon. Halftime came suddenly and the game remained scoreless. The Red Raiders had managed to hold the Dukes of Windsor away from the goal for two quarters. Sophomore faces gleamed with pride at winning first place in the float competition. The juniors followed with second, seniors placed third, and despite the change of flat beds, the freshmen came in last. After the announcement of float results, drums began to roll and each underclassman and senior attendent was escorted onto the field. Hearts fluttered and a silence overtook the crowd. Miss Brenda Griggs! shouted the game announcer, as Mrs. Bailey handed our new queen a lovely bouquet of roses. All in all. summed up A rlene Smith, our homecoming went off smoothly, and it wasn ' t spoiled by our seven to zip loss. It’s a debut. The Junior Varsity Cheerleaders get their first chance to perform in the limelight at the Homecoming game. A week of memorizing eight new cheers paid off as the girls performed for the crowd. A gift for a giver. During halftime activities, former Coach Dick White is presented with a momento. A framed color picture of one of the shiny new helmets stamped with a Red Raider head was given to Coach White in recognition of his contribution to football. HOMECOMING

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Ger fired up! At the beginning of the Homecoming game against Windsor, the Red Raider team rushes out on the field thinking of how they will run the ball. Red roses and a crown. Withfi! demur smile, Brenda Griggs, escorted by Myles Richardson, begins her reign as Homecoming Queen. The entire student body cast votes for their queen the week before Homecoming festivities. HOMECOMING

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What ' s showing? Michelle Bayens searches through the Suffolk News Herald to see what is playing at the movies. Umm-umm good! Angie Matthews chomps away on a Hardee ' s cheeseburger after the game. What a shame. Terry Scott is forced to do homework on a Saturday afternoon, but he has plans for the evening. A rainy night at Peanut Park. Michelle Bayens, Sherry Ruden, and Bruce Porter sit out a driz 2 ly football game. WEEKENDS 17