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

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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

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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 SOARING EDUCATION COSTS PROMPT COMPARISON SHOPPING According to a 1986 survey, nine Virginia colleges and universities top the $10,000 mark for undergraduate tutition. The most expensive institution is Randolph-Macon Women’s College at $12,085. Mary Baldwin College in Staunton and Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar reach $12,000 with Washington and Lee in Lexington, $11,950; Hollins College in Hollins, $11,900; Hampden-Sidney College in Hampden-Sydney, $10,850; Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, $10,400; University of Richmond in Richmond, $10,075; and Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, $10,025. The following listing may prove helpful for college planning: (costs reflect tuition ONLY) NAME LOCATION Averett College, Danville ENROLLMENT 972 IN STATE COST $7800 Bluefield College, Bluefield 400 $5980 Bridgewater College, Bridgewater Christian Broadcast Network 819 $8985 University, Virginia Beach none $4000 Christopher Newport College, Newport News none $1770 Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg Mennonite $8250 Emory and Henry College, Emory United Methodist $7794 Ferrum College, Ferrum United Methodist $7450 George Mason University, Fairfax none $5282 Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney Presbyterian $10,850 Hampton University, Hampton none $6464 Hollins College, Roanoke none $11,900 James Madison University, Harrisonburg none $5220 Liberty College, Lynchburg Baptist $6240 Longwood College, Farmville none $5299 Lynchburg College, Lynchburg Christian $10,025 Mary Baldwin College, Staunton Presbyterian $11,185 Marymount University, Arlington Roman Catholic $9800 Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg none $4960 Norfolk State University, Norfolk none $3588 Old Dominion University, Norfolk none $5441 14 Mini-Mag