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

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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

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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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To complete a job of such giant proportions, as the Mayo River Flood control project, requires heavy equipment. However, the benefits from such a project justify the assets needed for its completion. T.G.I.F.!! Finally it is Friday!! You have looked forward to this day for a week. As the tardy bell rings you stop to compare weekend plans. Run, you are late! The excitement of weekends hits everyone from greenies to Mr. Hiatt. Students seem more talkative than usual and teach¬ ers often have to write the day off as class discussions. How¬ ever they managed, students made it through the day and breathed easier at the 3:02 bell. Friday nights were usually set aside to go see the games and to cheer the Cougars to vic¬ tory. Afterwards, many went to Druthers, the Cougar Den or just riding around town. Saturdays are a different sto¬ ry .. . Sleeping late, eating late, and goofing off! Some prefer to eat while watching the antics of Pee Wee Herman or the Smurfs, or some other cartoon. Others prefer to get going, and take off shopping! And still oth¬ ers spent their Saturdays add¬ ing to, instead of depleting from, their bank accounts. After a tiring day, students were ready to have some fun! Whether it was a night at the movies, pigging out on pizza, or spending the evening watching TV at a friends house. Saturday night was the night to be out. It seems everyone waits until Sunday night to do their home¬ work. ‘‘Somehow I manage to cram itall in on Sunday nignt. “I just do not have the time until then, admitted Pam Hopkins. It seems like that only on Sun¬ day night do most students re¬ alize that Monday is closing in. I do some of it Sunday from 1 to 3 and take a break from 8 to whenever,” says Tim Britt. A few do their homework ahead of time, some do it Sunday night and forfeit sleep, and the majority leave it to homeroom on Monday morning. In either case, they don’t regret the weekend and plan to do it again! AHH, sleep. The perfect end¬ ing to any weekend. As you be¬ gin to drift off, something in the back of your mind reminds you of the English paper due tomor¬ row. You try the tried-and-true method of “out of mind, out of sight”, but more thoughts come flooding in—a Spanish test, and Chemistry quiz . . . oh, and Geometry homework. Which will it be, sleep or home¬ work? The choice is yours. LASER: READING IT LOUD CLEAR What do you think of when you hear C.D.? No, not “10-4 good buddy.” We’re talking about compact discs; the big¬ gest innovation in sound since the invention of the phono¬ graph. Using a laser to read the disc instead of a stylus makes even the smallest component of mu¬ sic come through loud and clear. Just what has made compact discs all the rage? It ' s their su¬ per-clean sound, without the hisses or scratches of long- played records or tapes. The discs are unscratchable, com¬ pact, and yes, have an infinite playing time. Though hard to find at first and restrictively expensive, the availability of the discs has in¬ creased. Compact discs are the wave of the Eighties, stat¬ ed MCA Records executive Roger Phillip. As Mr. Kloock sees it, “The sound is beyond comparison and it won’t be long before we see the prices of discs become lower than the prices of albums and tapes.” Though not unreasonably ex¬ pensive, compact players do cost a little more than your reg¬ ular stereo, beginning at $250. According to enthusiast Tim Britt, “the sound is so perfect that you can even hear some¬ one cough on it. And listening to drums on one is just like be¬ ing on stage.” As for the future of compact discs, they could pass in and out as quickly as eight tracks did. But the experts don’t think so. According to them, C.D’s will make records obsolete. CHEERS! Alcoholism and problem drinking cost the economy over $71 million a day — $27 mil¬ lion is from lost work, $23 mil¬ lion in health and medical costs, $18 million in motor ve¬ hicle accidents, $2 million in research and prevention pro¬ grams, and $1.4 million in criminal justice costs according to the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services links alcohol to: 37 out of 100 suicides, 70 out of every 100 murders, 50 out of every 100 arrests, 20,500 deaths a year, and more mental hospital admissions than any other cause. In addition: Between 45 and 60% of all fatal crashes involving a young person are alcohol related. Approximately one-half of all fire deaths involve drinking. About 50% of those who died in falling accidents had been drinking. Over 50% of drowning vic¬ tims had been drinking. Mini-Mag 13