Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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F0050 Passes dominate junior games There it was again-thejunior high football team's infamous pass. lt was one of many. With Coach Gary Shoptaw and Coach Mark Smith, his assistant, at the helm it was bound to be different. How could it not be with a team coached by two basketball coaches who liked to see the ball in the air? For a passing team, a quarterback is essential, and the search began the spring before and ended early in the fall in the now-proven, capable hands of Les Lewis. Les was a good quarterback because he had the physique and he was intelligent, said Coach Smith. The Bruins opened the season with a 25-6 win over Bauxite but fell to Vilonia the next week 8-0 for the only loss of the season. We had many chances to score in the game, and we really just beat ourselves, said Mitchell Reed. A 34-8 win over Scott followed, and then the Bruins had to hang on for a 16-13 win over Hazen. The Hazen game was saved by an interception at the buzzer. By then, close-calls were becoming daily routine for the excited Bruins. One could glimpse the players' helmets as they were being thrown into the air at random. We were literally saved by the bell in the Harding game, said freshman Kris Gillian, who explained that the buzzer went off before the other team could score. It was the first Homecoming game we've won in three years. The 14-8 victory clinched the conference championship for the Bruins. C1983 junior High rtrp F ootball 9' ' ' ' irrtg . L crii i - iiii s 25-, . iirr .-. 6 V L or tilar vaioniarf ireer w a srli 34 Scott 8 16 Hazen 13 L 2 . DeValls Biuff 0 yy rria . 1 lf0ff0iilpz siri . ttrt . airi . . 12. ,tirl 1' is r . 14'7Eff'i, Hardrngyw a rrl, 1 r 3 'Season Record: 7-1 . Break outl The 'unior Bruins smash throu h a run-throu h Chl'g'a'.lug'Mlchealllvalker mls upon water durmgabreakm before the Bauxitb game. Cheerleaders spgnt several hofrs 3 lumol hlgh game agamst CAC' making run-throughs for all games. l 46.Sports

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X illil A Students had their good weeks and their bad h h' 'hh ' ih A C if Iweeks, but Football Homecoming week was a Dress up days special week, unlike any other. For starters, the Homecoming ceremonies and . nmassagre dance required casual attire instead the formal wear HQfT1eCOrnlng that had prevailed in past years. .Sports I liked it better being casual because a suit is a much better investment than a formal, said senior maid Amy Bishop. Another switch came when the administration played a major role in choosing dress up days. The traditional Blue and Gold Day, which usually came on Friday, was switched to Monday, and instead of Punk Day, Bruins Have Class Day was added. On this day students were encouraged to wear their best clothes, and many complained about not being able to dress in garbage bags and paint their hair silver or purple. Thursday night the junior high team won their game against Harding Academy, 14-8, giving them the conference championship. We were relieved to win, said Coach Gary Shoptaw. Harding scored a touchdown in the middle of the fourth quarter and at the end of the game they were on our one yard line. Prior to the game, freshman Catherine Caruthers was crowned Homecoming queen. St. Bruin's Day Massacre was the theme of senior Homecoming, and the students and the Bruin football team made the best of it. With a 42-12 massacre of the Newark Kangaroos, the senior high football team sent students off to the dance in the best of spirits. More people showed up for the game, so we all played better! I was really hyped up, said sophomore football player Byron Brooks. At the halftime of the senior high game, senior Sara Kremer was crowned Homecoming queen. junior maid, Beth Waters, said, I'll remember being on court even when l'm old and gray. Apollo III was the disc jockey for the Student Council sponsored dance in the lower gym. Sophomore Katie Quaintance said, I thought that making the dance informal encouraged more people to come, which made it more fun. Though students were disappointed in some of the changes, the success of the football teams and the excitement surrounding the naming of the courts made the week a memorable one. ,,,. ,i 1, . W'-4,5 AVN-'gulf 4 C 5.1 ,J ,