Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Close encounters The third grade went to the Arkansas State Fair and the bakery. and they even invited Senator David Pryor to visit Pulaski Academy. The kids were tickled to death. They wore their sunday clothes and brought their cameras. Flashcubes popped continually as he spoke to the kids about his job in Washington, D.C. He asked the studentsa number of questions. and they were never wrong. Impressed. Sen. Pryor said. You kids must really do your homework. The visit went along with their study on government which also included a trip to the State Capitol. Fifth graders took a trip to the Mid- America Museum in Hot Springs. Stephanie Campbell was particularly impressed by the I5-foot acquarium filled with all kinds of fish. During their study of Indians in Arkansas history, seventh graders travelled to the Toltec Indian Mounds. It was kind of boring. said Grace Ann Mulhollan, because we had a film before we got to visit the mounds. The movie was about the history of the mounds and the Indians that lived there. However, most students wouldn't dare admit they were bored by field trips. After all. it was more exciting than being in school all day. 441 Academics sv- . ,,,f avi! W ll ? ji fi.- Puppy lover. Greta Gibson. third grader. gives a lovable hug to a puppy at the Arkansas State Fair kiddie barn. l just wouldn't let him loose because I love puppies. she said. On the warpath. Seventh graders listen the the guide explain the history ofthe Toltec Indian mounds near Scott. The entire class spent the day at the park. f, 5'1 . 1 -, if I' -'P' .-' we ea f., gs 3 A xxxikgl t I gt Qi gilwzx. Q A . ,xv . V ts we X. ,g A xt 1 g 'ftq sf., 'Q ,tt - 1- .f iff 213 51 ' , 5: I :f 'ff's 1,e. - ...g.-.-.rav e . ' - - XPMli1P2f1i2t Yf?:u?si,.I 'L X . . igmf. Z4 -if' -b - f. egfygs. ,viiktlgb -',k1v.q. K . s - A 1-gfafirsfw . fry? QEQY-QF,-.tx K2-.4 i'g1.g.4 -'gg - - tg.1ee5:e3fr3-,- 'M'-Q4-5 . . . .ts.s 'ff' . Down on the farm. Laura Campbell takes a ride on a tractor that kindergartners saw on farm day. Warming up. Pat Fallows. senior. helps Patti Jones. junior. fix hot chocolate on the ecology class backpacking trip to Haw Creek Falls.

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Some people looked at it as recreation, a time to have fun, but others saw it as a requirement or a must ifthey wanted to graduate from high school. No matter which way they viewed it, students from pre-school through twelfth grade had to take some form of physical education. Physical education was more than just exercise as students got a taste of volleyball, basketball, softball, fitness and weight training, aerobics, soccer, gymnastics and track and field. Upper school students also had a badmitton tournament in all P.E. classes. Wes Kirtley, sophomore, the winner in sixth period singles, said, l played my best game against Tom Brenner. He almost beat me! A lot of students who took P.E. didn't really like the idea of having to take it as a requirement. l wouldn't have taken it if it hadn't been required because you get all hot and sweaty and then you have to go to your next class, explained junior Amy Davis. On the other hand, senior Tom Brenner enjoyed P.E. because it helped to take his mind off things. The students also had to buy a uniform, T-shirt and shorts, of which sophomore Stacy McLeod said, We had to buy it, but we never wear it because nobody likes it. Besides their regular units, each lower school grade had a special unit. First and third graders went skating, second graders took a dive in the Westside Y pool, fourth graders played Putt Putt, and fifth and sixth graders studied canoeing. Unlike their high school counterparts, lower school students looked forward to P.E. Sixth grader .Iay Parker said, I love P.E. because I always have a good time and Mrs. Kim makes it fun too.