Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Ride'em cowboy! Sophomore Tom Ryan helps classmate lason Leavitt with his neckerchief on Western Day. Students were dismayed about the lack of spirit during Football Homecoming. S-I-r-e-I-c-h. Senior cheerleaders act out a skit for Football Homecoming. Coming before Back to School night, Homecoming was earlier than usual and spirit was down. i I 2 Emrrsif -err 4' sf 2 E ,Q a mai' ,Ml ,. ,,,,.,, V WGA n V IVV A , MWMWFFP' C Q ,mv-fr of 'tl lunior High Homecoming Court: Buffy Forsythe, seventh grade maidg Tacy Sundell, eighth grade maid, Marley Meyer, freshman maidp Catherine Caruthers, queen, Kelly Hyde, freshman maid, Tracy Howard, eighth grade maid, Monica Trammel, seventh grade maid. Here comes the queen. Sara Kremer and her court salute during the Star Spangled Banner. Sara, captain oi the senior high cheerleaders, still salutes in the cheerleader's style. Senior High Homecoming Court: Katie Quaintance, sophomore maid, Holly Tompkins, junior maidg jennifer Haynie, senior maidp Sara Kremer, queen: Amy Bishop, senior maid, Beth Waters, junior maidg Tanya Siebert, sophomore maid. Football Homecoming.49

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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 ,

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50.Sports l - UN S? gi-,X,lXl EW Pint Size Players Athough most thought of Bruin athletes as coming in the 6'2 , 185 pound variety, some 3'2 students were equally involved in athletics. Along with a variety of activities to participate in, first graders found a variety of reasons for participating. Tom Bruno said, I take karate because it's fun doing all the kicks and moves. Other students needed a little persuasion. Sara Leonard said, l take dancing because my mother makes me. However, one second grader took her after school athletics more seriously. Second grader, Melissa Owen skated competively and had won a bronze medal in the nationals. Her reason for skating was Because it is funl Third grader Shereen Soqhier, worked at a variety of sports including tennis, kickball, swimming. Her reason for putting so much time into these sports was l'll be active and not lazy. Brett Tucker, an active baseball player said, We won all of our games. We played every team and never lost. We all went to Gatti's and got gold telephones with our names on them. Dancing was popular among fourth grade girls. Cindy Black said she danced because I love to dance and I also like gymnastics because you can win lots of things like ribbons and trophies. Courtney Ku ns, another fourth grader, was named the best all-around gymnast out of 178 girls at the Northside YMCA gymnastics meet. Her ambition was to someday go to the Olympics. It was obvious that the lower school would soon provide P.A. with many top athletes to support and cheer for.