Pinckneyville High School - Pyramid Yearbook (Pinckneyville, IL)

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Pyramid Staff Attends SISPA Conference Layout Designers and Assignments Sandy Bigham, Senior Editor — Dedication, Faculty, Graduation Stev e Crumbacher, Senior Edi- tor — Graduation, Honors Bill Timpner, Senior Editor — Graduation, Honors Mary Urbanek, Editor-In-Chief — Introduction, Seniors, Senior Favorites, Senior Class Trip, Graduation Claudai Craig — Girls’ Sports, Cheerleaders, Special Olym- pics, All-Sports Banquet Laura Rushing — Underclass- men, Calendar Tim Stewart — Boys’ Sports, All-Sports Banquet Cathy Vaughn — Activities, Organizations Craig Williams — Division Pages Wade Graskewicz — Assistant to Boys’ Sports Erin Hougland — Assistant to Activities, Organizations Staci Stanton — Assistant to Girls’ Sports, Cheerleaders Lisa Thompson — Assistant to Activities, Organizations Barbara Webber — Assistant to Classes, Calendar Photographers. Kneeling: Russell Black, Craig Williams, Scott Boggis. Standing: David Eubanks, Mark Jones, Glen Hamilton — Co-Sponsor, J. J. Mohr, Cathy Beninati. Top: Randy Corley.

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Pyramid Staff Dedicates Yearbook To Coach Gary “‘Bear’’ Glenzy The Pyramid Staff takes great pride in dedicating the 1979 yearbook, “‘Col- lage , to Coach Gary Glenzy Coach Glenzy a from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with a degree in Physical Education. He was first hired to teach and coach football in Chaffee, Missouri, where he worked for three years. He was so respected by his squad, that during the last assembly, he was awarded a ‘POOH’ Bear as a gift of remembrance from his Chaffee team. A few of the Chaffee boys further explained that during Glenzy’'s last football season, they felt as though they were bear cubs with Glenzy as father bear, guiding and teaching them. But how the nickname “Bear” arrived in Pinckneyville is still a mystery. During the past nine years, Coach Glenzy has taught Driver's Education, History, and Physical Education, as well as coached baseball eight years, wrestling seven years, basketball four years, and football 9 years. He is pres- ently teaching Physical Education and is Head football Coach. For the past two years, he has been Athletic Direc- tor, which consists of many long hours spent scheduling all sporting events for the boys’ and for the girls’ teams. This is one position for which enough credit and thanks can never be given. As Head-Football coach, Glenzy has worked many long, hard, and hot hours during the summer, preparing the Pan- thers for the approaching football sea- sons. The season begins approxi- mately two weeks before classes with two practices a day — one morning practice and an afternoon or evening practice. However, when classes do begin, at least three to four hours are spent on the football field preparing for each week's opponent. This time excludes many hours of game prepa- ration, strategy plans, and chalk talks that are the responsibility of this man. The time he has devoted to the ath- letes at PCHS has paid off. Coach Glenzy has produced some of the fin- est teams in Southern Illinois as well as a top contender for our own Southwest Egyptian Conference crown. Coach Glenzy's wife, ek: teaches third grade at Pinckneyville Grade School. They have one daugh- ter, Genea, a ten year old, fourth grade student at St. Bruno's Catholic School. These two ladies follow his teams with cheers and moral support both on and off the field. Coach Glenzy’s family knows the meaning of “eats, drinks, and sleeps football. Not only in the fall, but all year around, he never stops mentioning new football plays and strategies. It is not unheard of for him to be talking football while walking down the street and stopping to dia- gram a play in the dust on a car. When Coach Glenzy finds spare time, a few of his hobbies include fish- ing, golfing, cooking and gardening. He also enjoys bowling, softball, bicy- cling, jogging, weight lifting — almost anything to do with sports.

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At Southern Illinois University Layout Designers. Seated: Barbara Webber, Cathy Vaughn, Lisa Thompson, Erin Houghland, Tim Stewart. Standing: Laura Rush- ing, Sandy Bigham, Claudia Craig, Susan Henry — Co-Sponsor, Wade Graskewicz. Top: Bill Timpner, Mary Urbanek. The Pyramid Staff of 1978-79 began the year with the distribution of assign- ments. Dedication and the yearbook theme were decided prior to any layout completions. March 5 wa s designated as the first deadline of forty completed pages, followed by deadlines of April 5, May 5 and June 5. All pages were expected to be completed a week in advance of the designated deadline. The yearbook photographers were responsible for the shooting and proc- essing of all pictures needed. The entire staff, along with co-spon- sors Susan Henry and Glen Hamilton, attended the Southern Illinois School Press Association (SISPA) Conference which was held at the Student Center of Southern Illinois University on April 6. In addition to the yearbook and newspaper awards, individual awards were also presented. Russell Black received second place in the special effects category and third place for activities with photographs that he submitted to the contest. An honorable mention was given to Mary Urbanek in the copyblock category. Mrs. Henry was a member of the advisory council for the preparation of yearbooks. Year- books from area schools were on dis- play and layout and photography ses- sions were attended by the staff mem- bers. After lunch, a short film of award- winning commercials regularly shown on national and international television was presented. At the close of the school term, the Pyramid Staff and co-sponsors cele- brated with a semi-formal dinner. Grati- tude was expressed and each member was proud to be a part of the school's book of memories. The staff's school year collage is now formed with feel- ings of determination and frustration, anxiety and accomplishment, and the self-satisfaction that each human being yearns to experience.