Patrick County High School - Archive Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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HEARD IT. . . SELF WORTH Water, proteins, fats, acids, chemicals, minerals, and a number of other items make up the human body. What ' s it all worth? At prices today, monetary worth is difficult to deter¬ mine, but in terms of utiliza¬ tion, the chemical contents of the human body could provide the following: — enough chlorine to sanitize five swimming pools — enough oxygen to fill a large closet — enough salt to season 25 chickens — 10 gallons of water — five pounds of lime — enough magnesium for ten flash pictures — enough iron to make one nail three inches long — enough gluten to make five pounds of glue — enough sulfer to rid a dog of fleas — enough sugar to make half a batch of cookies — enough fat to make ten bars of soap — enough phosphorous to make 2000 match heads, and — as much carbon as there is in the lead of 900 pencils. SUMMER COMMITMENT Summer is a time to relax, have fun, and not worry about school for two whole months. Some students head for differ¬ ent universities for one week during the summer vacation. No, these students do not go to further their education. They go to attend the different camps held at these universi¬ ties. It takes dedication to give up an entire week of vacation. Elon College was where the baseball players sharpened their skills. Even the cheer¬ leaders attended camps to learn new cheers and stunts. The football cheerleaders also went to Radford University. The girls’ basketball cheerleaders traveled all the way to the Uni¬ versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Cougar March¬ ing Pride went to Ferrum where they learned their new half¬ time show. Not only do athletic teams travel to camps, but so do clubs. The FFA FHA clubs went to Smithfield, Virginia, to FFA FHA camp. The campsite is located on the banks of the James River, a couple of hours from Virginia Beach. Of course, there is also the ever popular 4-H summer camp in Franklin County. The football cheerleading squad is but one team that performs at athlet¬ ic functions. Prior to performances, hours of practice time have served to hone skills to near-perfection. To fur¬ ther enhance cheerleading skills, stu¬ dents devote summer vacation time at a variety of universities for camp workshops where they reap the bene¬ fits of instruction by professionals. DO YOU EVER WONDER? IF THEY CAN PUT A MAN ON THE MOON: why can’t you put metal in a microwave? why can’t they invent heated toilet seats? why can’t we use the word @! $ in the yearbook? why can’t they invent a smokeless cigarette? why can’t they invent an 18- day schoolyear? why can’t they invent a walk- man radio that picks up ten stations you like? why can’t they cure the com¬ mon cold? why can’t they make hot fudge cake without calories? why can’t you teach an old dog new tricks? why can’t they invent an easy assembly schedule that really works? IS IT TIME TO GET A NEW HYUNDAI? YOU KNOW YOU NEED A NEW CAR WHEN . . . A bicycle passes you in the fast lane. You don’t have to open the door to get out. It is smoking, and it isn’t even on. The repairs cost more than the car does. You become pen pals with a scrap metal company. You get a discount at the hardware store. The tow truck follows you around waiting for business. Instead of taking things off, car vandals put parts on. You don’t know which hole is for the gas tank. There’s nothing holding the rust together but band-aids. Mini-Mag 11

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HEARD IT. . . AREN’T YOU GLAD . . . 1. You use dial . . . 2. You don’t live in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood . . . 3. You know Mr. Graves . . . 4. You’re not a kid anymore ... 5. Joan Crawford isn’t your mother. . . 6. Miss Carter isn’t married . . . 7. Bruce Springsteen, John Cou¬ gar Mellencamp, and Bruce Wil¬ lis wear 501 jeans . . . 8. The cafeteria only serves stuffed peppers and onions once a month . . . 9. There ' s not a lot of crime in Patrick County . . . 10. You don’t live in Amityville, or on Elm Street . . . COUGAR DEN: EXCLUSIVE “HANG-OUT” After the closing of Tex’s, stu¬ dents had nowhere to hang out . . . then came Cougar Den! The Cougar Den is a small place, modeled after a night club, that is only for PCHS stu¬ dents and their guests. While there, students can sit around and talk, eat, watch TV, play video games, or listen to music played by DJ, Benny Puckett. There is a variety of music rang¬ ing from Run DMC to Motley Crue, so everybody is bound to hear something they like while they are there. The Cougar Den also had the local rock group, ALEAX, play there on the grand opening in January. As every¬ one will probably agree, the Cougar Den is a convenient place to just hang out and so¬ cialize. DON’T YOU WISH . . . 1. The guy beside you did 2. You lived in Beverly Hills 3. You knew him better. . . 4. You didn ' t have to grow old . . . 5. Cliff Huxtable was your father. . . 6. She was a little taller. . . 7. Willie Nelson wouldn ' t endorse Wranglers . . . 8. It was rib-eye steak . . . 9. There were more palm trees . .. 10. You lived on Park Avenue MOVIE REVIEW Got a minute? See how many of the year’s best mov¬ ies you went to see, and how many of the box-office hits you missed! Sammie Cassell and Benny Puckett have a casual conversation with a friend. The Cougar Den, on Main Street, provides a hangout for many teenagers; a place where they can sit back and relax. Movies to Remember Karate Kid II Top Gun Stand By Me About Last Night Friday the 13th, Part IV Cobra Rocky IV American Tail Poltergeist II Psycho III Nightmare on Elm Street II Raw Deal Star Trek IV Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Wisdom Nothing In Common Platoon Crocodile Dundee As for Quicksilver, it was gone in a flash. Wildcats was nothing to cheer about, and Heartburn was just that. Both Iron Eagle and Legal Eagles were shot down early in the season. Howard the Duck nev¬ er got off the ground. Laby¬ rinth remained a puzzle even after viewers saw it. And American Anthem drew no pa¬ triotic response. The movie Legend won’t be one, and Once Bitten took a serious bite. These hits and misses, of 1986 were the ones that we remembered the most and with good reason! WATCH OUT! Television gives us the chance to kick back and relax. Family shows, sit-coms, and soaps dominated the T.V. scene in 1986-1987. Here are a few: Moonlighting Hill Street Blues The Golden Girls Dynasty Dallas Crime Story Cosby Show Family Ties Remington Steele Night Court Cheers Facts of Life Kate and Allie Miami Vice ALF Hunter Amazing Stories MacGyver People’s Court Divorce Court The Judge Oprah Winfrey Show Newhart Santa Barbara Young and the Restless Guiding Light 10 Mini-Mag

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WEIRD STIMULUS HEARD IT. . . Heard II IN THE VJ CLASS ROOM What time does the bell ring?” “1 got the wrong book.” We’re going to have a “What’s for lunch?” test?!” Be right back ... got to go to the bathroom.” Do you have a pencil?” “My pen broke and it’s all “Can 1 go to the locker?” over me . . . can 1 go to the What time is this class bathroom?” over? “1 wasn’t talking!” Are we going to the library 1 wasn’t the only one talk- today?” ing.” “Can 1 trim my pencil?” “But he asked me a ques- “Can Mr. Dillon suspend me tion!!!” because another teacher “Can 1 go to the office and said 1 was smoking?” turn in my conducts; 1 don’t “My mother says 1 don’t have time during lunch.” have to do this.” Do 1 have to do this?” My locker was jammed and Does this count as a 1 couldn’t get my notebook out. grade?” “How many questions are on “1 had a game last night. Can 1 turn in my homework to- this test? morrow? “We will have a test tomor- How many pages is this test?” row. “We’re not going to be here.” “This class is so boring! THINKING ON YOUR FEET If you’ve got the nerve to talk loud enough in the cafeteria for your friends to hear you (and who doesn’t?), then you have got what it takes to get up in front of a group and speak for FORENSICS. Many PCHS stu¬ dents had the nerve to do just that and they came out win¬ ners. WINNERS Doug Perry—Humorous Inter¬ pretation Tonya Halsey—Serious Inter¬ pretation Rani Lankford—Girls’ Prose Reading Marty Gates—Boys’ Prose Reading Kara Griffith—Spelling Charisse Hill—Girls’ Poetry Reading Talley Griffith—Boys’ Poetry Reading Robin Roberts—Girls’ Original Oratory Randy West—Boys’ Extempo¬ raneous Speaking Brian Turman chooses from a pile of cards to see in what or¬ der he will be required to speak during extemporaneous compe¬ tition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Phyllis Eastridge watches to make cer¬ tain that the selection is a ran¬ dom one. PCHS Days give everyone an opportunity to search through their drawers and closets and compile the strangest, weir¬ dest, funniest costume possi¬ ble. Each day of the week is as¬ signed to be a certain dress-up day. The best costumes is cho¬ sen and each afternoon the winners are announced. With all this in mind, don’t worry if you see an oversized baby crawling up the hall. Don’t look twice if some beach bum and his float are paddling out to sea during second period. And most of all, do not run if the Pagans are eating their chow beside you in the cafeteria. FLOODS PROMPT PROJECT Raging waters destroyed a section of Dobyns Road. Down¬ town Stuart was submerged un¬ der a torrential rainfall. Mayo River on the rampage! Those headlines and many more like them, made frequent visits to the front pages of Pat¬ rick County’s newspapers. It was then that someone decid¬ ed there must be an answer to the Mayo’s flooding problem. Thus began the construction the Mayo River Flood Control Project. Technically a diversion channel, the project is de¬ signed to carry the excess wa¬ ter load of the Mayo River dur¬ ing the frequent time of high water. However, there are those that might very well ask, is the Flood Control Project such a great idea? The various con¬ tractors in charge of hauling dirt from the sight have been known to spill large amounts of it on the road. Also, there has been at least one dispute as to the legality of some of the dirt¬ dumping spots. All in all though, the flood control project is probably a good thing to have on a rainy night. 12 Mini-Mag