Tappahannock High School - Annual Yearbook (Tappahannock, VA)

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Homecoming parade enlarged Junior Class float, Put the Saxons in the Dungeon won first place in the Homecoming Parade. Marguerite Taliaferro, Queen of the Fourth Annual Homecoming, is presented to the guests at the Homecoming Ball. Eighth graders work diligently to prepare their float Eruption. Tappahannock High School celebrated its Fourth Annual Homecoming with a pa- rade on Friday evening October 14th, fea- turing a marching band, colorful floats, and a number of Homecoming princesses. Starting at Jeanette Drive and following a course up Water Lane on to Prince Street, the floats paused in front of the Judges, Mrs. Phil Winston, Arnold Motley, and Joseph Spruill, Jr, , and then proceeded to the school, where the units dispersed. Following the parade, the Tappahan- nock Warriors met the Middlesex Saxons. During half time, Mr. Burmss welcomed guests and alumni returning for the event, after which Coach Ashton announced the winners of the best floats in the parade. These were: First place--Junior Class; Second place--FHA; Third place--Senior Class. The highlight of the half time came when the announcement was made to the crowd who the Homecoming Queen was. The crowning of Miss Marguerite Talia- ferro as Homecoming Queen for 1966-1967 then took place. On Saturday night the weekend of the celebration ended with the Homecoming Ball. The gym was gaily decorated and complete with sailboat, thatched hut, and scenery of tropical islands and sea water to carry the theme out, The Return of the Natives. The Beachnuts of Virg inia Beach provided the music. 8

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THS students take top honors in Forensics Once again Tappahannock High School came home with honors in Forensics, with two students holding first places, Brian Parker in Boys ' Prose, and Dottie Turner in Spelling, and two holding seconds, Nancy Davis and Jeff O ' Dell, both in Public Speak- ing, In school competition, results were as follows: Larry Rose, first in Boys ' Poetry; Theresa Hilton, first in Girls ' Poetry; Carolyn Downer, first in Girls ' Prose; Brian Parker, first in Boys ' Prose; Nancy Davis, first in Girls ' Public Speaking; Jeff O ' Dell, first in Boys ' Public Speaking; and Dottie Turner, first in Spelling. Then, in district competition at Randolph-Macon College, Nancy Davis, Brian Parker, Jeff O ' Dell, and Dottie Turner all took firsts in their competi- tion, These were the four that represented Tappa- hannock so well in State Forensics at the University of Virginia. School participants: Larry Rose, Carolyn Downer, and Theresa Hilton. Nancy Davis and Jeff O ' Dell, placing second in Public Speaking, discuss their performances. 7

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with more and better floats The SCA float, being worked on Friday noon to get it ready for the parade, was entitled Spirit Come Alive. Homecoming Princesses were: 8tii Grade, Pam Passa- galuppi; 9th Grade, Glenda Wilkerson; 10th Grade, Linda Crowe; 11th Grade, Barbara Parr; 12th Grade, Jo Anne Connellee, Linda Hicks, and Marguerite Talia- ferro, Queen. Senior Princess Linda Hicks, and Queen Marguerite Taliaferro view the game from the Princess float. 9