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

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I More Than Hike! Tension mounts as quarterback Terry Harris prepares to make another fabulous Cougar play. A Feeling T he juniors came out on top this year, and they dis¬ played the winning chain at Thursday’s pep rally. The se¬ niors took the defeat well, but one senior still believes they should have won: If you look at it proportionally, the seniors beat the juniors.” Maybe so, but the decision still stands. The Homecoming Court was also presented to the student body at the pep rally. The court was as follows: 8th grade, Tammy Greene and Sara Harnsburger; 9th grade, Jenny Redmond and Mary Beth Mar¬ tin; 10th grade, MendyCoalson and Melissa Hill; and 11th grade, Wendy Law and Cyndi Crissman. The senior class was represented by Robin Roberts, Becky Reynolds, Jean Castillo, Linda Frankum, Kristi Akers. The big moment came Friday night at the football game against Drewry Mason. The game got off to a great start and fans were psyched up and ready for the announcement of Homecoming Queen. It was a very chilly night as the candi¬ dates shivered at the halftime show. Finally, after what seemed to be the longest wait at the cold¬ est temperatures, Linda Fran¬ kum was crowned Homecom¬ ing Queen 1986. The football game was not over, however and the Cougars gave it their all, even until the final seconds of the game. The Spartans, though, took advantage of some of the Cougar errors, and won the game. The Patrick County fans were not disap¬ pointed in the team’s perfor¬ mance as they cheered on. Bleep, what do you think about this Earth culture?” Well, Mush, I must say it’s not quite what I expected. Life on planet Zorbort was never like this. “It seems like some sort of celebration.” What would aliens think about Earth people if they vis¬ ited this school during Home¬ coming Week? Imagine their re¬ action after seeing nerds and punkers running around. They might even feel right at home! Homecoming Week was es¬ pecially successful. October 13-17 got underway with a toga dress-up day. Sandy Collins was the winner for best toga. Graham Witt, Tal Swails, Tara Massie, and Autumn Smart won the honor of Nerds of the Day when they broke out of their shells and came to school casually. Others wore buttons or green and gold on Tuesday. Punkers dominated the scene on Wednesday, and the more normal people wore their con¬ cert Tees. Paul Vivier and Beth Haynes won the best-dressed punk award. Thursday was 50 ' s day as Lisa Handy and Jona¬ than Clark took the honors for best-dressed. Beach Day took place on one of the coldest days, but that didn’t stop the beach bums from having their fun. Melissa Hedrick was cho¬ sen best beach bum. Other activities that took place during the week included an M M guessing game and the very competitive spirit link contest. The Homecoming Dance was held after the game, and entertainment was pro¬ vided by Sound Unlimited.” Homecoming Week was as successful as school spirit was high. Another Homecoming celebration has passed by and students will always remember that it was More Than a Feel¬ ing. Homecoming 25

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As the class compliments his legs, Coach Sawyer displays his Marine-built muscles. He was one of the many teachers that participated in Homecoming Week. Bobby Spike” Cunningham looks on as Julie Holland explains what it takes to be bad to the bone. Standing in the cool October air, Jean Castillo and her escort, Tim Britt, anxiously await the halftime show. Pete Hubbard escorts Linda Frankum, A daydreamer believer and Homecoming Queen 1986. 24 Homecoming

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A beauty pageant, dance contest, fashion show, Demolition Derby, and a pig-kissing contest!? Where can you find all this and much more? Where else but at the Patrick County Fair, over 10,000 people from Patrick and surrounding counties came to see this kaleidoscope of ac¬ tivity. Aside from the rides, games and exhibits, there is always something for everyone at the PC Fair. Monday night the pop¬ ular Miss Patrick County Fair Pageant was held. The winner, Miss Kimberly Wright of Bas¬ sett, was a 1984 graduate of PCHS. She presided over some of the remaining activities of the fair. Tuesday night was Student s Night, with students admitted free. On Wednesday night, the De¬ molition derby was held and one surprise contestant was Sherriff Jay Gregory. Judge Greenwalt won the ever-popular pig-kissing con¬ test held on Thursday night. There were the exciting Dash For the Mash” pig races that proved to be the highlight of the night. The pig-kissing contest was held sponsored by the PCHS Band Boosters. Friday, fairgoers were enter¬ tained by the popular country music group, the Kendalls in their first performance at the PC Fair. Saturday, however, was the last day of the fair, and to accomodate the many peo¬ ple, the fair opened early. The grand finale went out with a blast as giant fire exploded over the fairgrounds. This was indeed a very suc¬ cessful fair with approximately 1200 agricultural and craft ex¬ hibits were entered, and many were entered by PCHS stu¬ dents. But as with all good things, they must come to an end. As the lights dimmed and the ferris wheel took its last spin, many people, whether the young or the young at heart, wished it would last just One More Night. “Life in the fast lane is rough on your hair!” says Ramona Gunter after It ' s a run for the roses as these pigs a wild ride on the Rock-O-Planes. round the bend. The winner of this race gets to kiss Judge Greenwald. 26 PC Fair