Virginia Beach High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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This year, l953, the students got down to a good start. Our officers for the S. C. A. and the S. A. A. had already been elected the preceding year, so everything was ready to go. The seniors, suddenly a bit more mature, got privileges which they deserved, and, of course, they got their say in many things like figur- ing ways out ot classes. l had a good football team this year, and also good girls' and boys' basketball teams, while other sports filled in as extra curricular activities. A brand new stadium was completed and dedicated with all the trimmings, plus a football queen. This year a Senior Annual Statt was formed and various clubs continued their work. The history of the T954 graduating class is quickly coming to an end. They have given me trouble iust as they've given the teachers trouble, but they are a nice group of ladies and gentlemen. ln June they will be go- ing out into the world as men and women. Some will be going to college, some, to work for a living, and others will be getting married. I have enjoyed them like everyone else, and I wish them all the luck in the world. lThat's coming from my tounclation.l lt has been great, seniors, having your help in making me a respectable place in which to obtain an education. 29

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63f0'Lq0f7 S ' Let me introduce myself. I'm the new Virginia Beach High School, and this year I have the pleasure of graduating my first seniors into the world. My juniors were seniors for two years, because I had no senior class the first year. Sounds confusing, doesn't it? In i952 I was completed, but not until I had kept the Princess Anne County Schools from opening on time. I guess the students didn't mind having a few weeks' extra vacation, at least nobody told me about it! Opening day rolled around and still everything was in confusion, for I was still incomplete. My gym and auditorium still looked as if a cyclone had struck them, and my poor students were taking gym in the chemis- try lab. The girls took exercises, which included jumping over my pipes. This proved to be a noisy ordeal, for with the hammering and jumping I wasn't the quietest place in the city of Virginia Beach. My students surely are grateful for me, because they consider me really theirs. Most of my students came from ------ . I am leaving that school's name unmentioned, for that was a place of the past and I was their future. I surely was blessed with spirited people. Elections were held for the S. C. A. and the S. A. A. officers, and the various clubs. The Dramatics Club brought honor to the school by winning a distinguished rating at the State Contest. My boys, mostly juniors, helped to install my gym equipment and also my stadium bleachers. I was thrilled as I watched the enthusiasm these boys had. They helped to level my ball field and sow my grass, so they could have a good looking stadium to play on the following September. The girls formed a cheerleading squad, which cheered the boys on to many victories. My halls have echoed to the merriment of my seniors time and time again. Never have I contained as much noise as the day when Senior Shrieks came from the Junior Class as they showed their school rings. Proud? Peacocks took a back seat that day. To do things up right the class received their rings at the first annual Ring Dance. Laughter, smiles, and a few misty eyes made me realize how much the Senior Class really liked being My Senior Class. All of a sudden, out through my doors would rush empty stomachs. From watching the lunchtime rush, I've come to the conclusion that my doors should have been made at least four feet wider. The bell would ring and down the halls they would go, but I noticed almost everyday a dark haired girl trying to teach some other girls how to jitterbug while others were madly walking falmost running ---- well, skippingi towards the lunchroom looking for someone to let them up in line. My teachers were trained to look out for this and they would, time after time, lift the person gently out of place and deposit him at the far, far end of the line. Some days I gave that lunchroom, and in fact the whole school, lots of trouble. You see, I leaked-just a little, mind you, but enough! When it rained, the water seeped through here and there, and to my dismay, buckets had to be put under my roof. At first I thought that was insult, wouIdn't you? I wasn't the only one who caused trouble. My students-bless their hearts-had their share of fun and trouble, and since this is the history of my first seniors, l'Il just tell you what they could do. I was always catch- ing the juniors sneaking out of class, forging notes, etc., but that's only human. After all, who wouldn't do this for a few laughs? INot l.i 28

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