Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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igniting the spark All great fires begin with sparks and likewise all ideas. When Dr. Robert Dowda began the year announcing, P.A. is the place to be, we all knew 1983 would be full of big ideas. As the year progressed, we began to group these big ideas into two categories, those that went over really big and those that were grody to the max. The fact that P.A. was determined to be the good word proved hope of good ideas, and there were plenty of them. The school year began with a bang as we could hear the pounding of athletes and parents working to piece together the new weight room. - lt was good for the athletic department, said junior Danny Norman. We needed a more consistant weight training program. On Jan. 14, a new scoreboard, paid for by Bruin Backers and Junior Student Council, was dedicated in memory of Lynn Nelson. Besides the scoreboard, P.A. entered the high tech race with the addition of coke machines and computers. But ideas originate from people and their best ones center around themselves and each other. The seniors, expecting to be put on the endangered species list with their dwindling class, were thrilled with the arrival of six new members. We made some good friends, and they brought a little new blood to the system, said senior Chuck Russell. We blew our horns over P.A.'s largest fifth grade band and looked forward to another fun year in the Big BrotherfBig Sister program.

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BUFH outs It happens all the time. Ideas are suggested that sound ingenious but when finally put to the test they fade like the dying embers ofa fire. P.A. had a few of its own burn outs in l983. Take the picnic tables for example. You know, the seniors' favorite Tinker Toys. At one time fashion trends were the only motivation for changing wardrobes. But in 1983, the dress code dictated our outfits. The boys kept their feet warm with required socks while we all- had to dig in our closets to find belts, shoestrings or ribbons to keep our pants up. Detention hall was abolished, but instead minor offenses were doled out like candy. Some of us like senior Paul Crow got them for everything from asking a teacher if she was in the Miss America Pageant to chewing gum. We also got them for bringing food into the building, yet a teacher's supply of coffee seemed unlimited. Besides coffee, we noticed some other very personalized aromas. The chemistry room produced a stench like rotten eggs, and Mrs. Phyllis Cordon's English classes suffered through the smells of dead rats and other U.S.O.'s funidentified smelly objectsl. Meanwhile, the smoke from the teachers' lounge wafted into room 21, and sophomores staged a sit in strike to protest. 1983 had its share of ups, downs and burn outs. The day started with a struggle to wake up, dress properly and start the car. It ended with trying to keep our eyes open in seventh period because we were up late studying the night before. But with the bad came the good. What senior would deny that stacking the picnic tables was fun? And chances are, when we reminisced about 1983 we would all smile instead of frown. Shrinking the stack. After hearing from Mr. Mclntosh. the senior boys were sent to take down the work ofart they had created before school. f zt. . Xi Y V , . All tied up. Students found themselves occupied during homeroom as they ransacked their lockers searching for something long and skinny that would substitute for a belt. XR