Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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F3111 Rachel Kremer Rachel Kremer has been a devoted uin since her arrival in eighth grade. She s shown her support by representing . academically. with her good grades. d has especially supported the Bruins h her dedication and hard work on the ill Team. She was captain of the Bruin ppers this year. Rachel was also honored by being arded a place in Who's Who Among erican High School Students. She was o elected vice president of FBLA in 5. Rachel's efforts have earned her scholarship to Springhill College in Alabama. of P.A.'s smallness l have some friends for life. she said. I1 Freddy Perkins All-American would be the best way to describe Freddy Perkins. A P.A. student since the fifth grade. Freddy played football for five years. He has been a great contributor to the team's spirit and drive. Freddy received all district honorable mention for the l98l-82 and l982-83 school years. He was also voted class favorite in his freshman and sophomore years. Freddy was president of FBLA in his senior year. P.A. has given me a great education and friends to last a lifetime, he said. g, ,eff was Cindy Thomas After Cindy Thomas's nine years at P.A. she will miss it very much-the feeling is mutual. Cindy has represented P.A. very well in many areas. As a cheerleader for three years, Cindy always worked hard to support the teams. She has earned high honors by being one of the top students in the senior class. Cindy especially strived to make the 1983 Bruin one ofthe best P.A. yearbooks yet. She was elected to the basketball Homecoming court by her class in I983. Cindy was also state president ofthe senior Y-Teens in her senior year. P.A. has given me the best education I could get, she said. l am happy that l have made some friendships to last forever . fwi. . A t 'U 3 'lla C ,QC - A V i . . A . f Hall of Fame! 107

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.,, rdf Skoal brothers. SWAT teams and beach parties had all faded into the past. but the class of I983 was determined to leave its mark and chose the picnic tables as their ticket to rebellion. The tables arrived on the scene in October and soon became the seniors' pet prank as they reverted to childhood play and used the tables likea giant erector set. lt became a game to see how quickly they could stack them into a pyramid shape. Because the picnic tables cost the school Sl.500. which is about Sl25 each. the administration frowned on this construction activity saying that the picnic tables were not designed for this and we have to get someone to unstack them: it just makes an extra job for someone. But did the seniors take heed of this warning? Why of course not! Shawn Camp. one of the first stackers, said the idea was born at Mead Hall by the Party Animals. We didn't want to vandalize the school or do anything that would hurt the school: we just wanted to make our presence known. Graham Smith said. All the senior classes before us have left their markg now it is our turn. lt was rumored that the gang was led by an unknown leader with the nickname Bud who influenced them to stack the tables. Regardless of other pranks, l983 would always be remembered as the year thc picnic tables replaced the Yankee evergreen as the courtyard Christmas tree. -L., 1' ffivl prfwv 2 , If r A , ' 1 ,tgirl va .4 I