Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Junior Boys' Track: ffront row Q Sean Jones, Danny Eades, Matt Brighton. frow 23 Ryan Moore, Richard Mosley, Matt Hooper, Colburn Howell. frow 3j Bill Wellons, Nolen Buffalo, Bo Dunlap, Mark Ruggles. irow 41 Thomas Blackmon, Chris Grace, Hardin Bale, Andy Vines. Tennis Team: lfront rowj Darwin Davidson, Jake Redman, Jason Neal. frow 21 Bryan Dunlap. Catherine Caruthers, Karla Perkins, Curt Holton, Brian Landers. frow 3l Jennifer King, Gina Gibson, Tommy Wright, Rachel Redman, Les Lewis, Marley Marley. .... it Junior Girls' Track: lfront rowj Jennifer Burleson, Kate Spradley, Allison Perdue. frow 21 Laura Roberson, Andrea Russenburger, Tanya Ali, Lisa Flora. irow 31 Rebekah Smith, Sandra Brewer, Katherine Smith, Courtney Kuns. 68 Sport.

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Without kipping a beat! Pulaski Academy can boast of many neat activities. One of the most original is found in the lower school, the Bouncing Bruins. The Bouncing Bruins is a jump rope team sponsored by the American Heart Association as a like doing all the performances. Practices were held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school. The members learned many new routines with different tricks such as the skier, wounded duck, or the frog. for Pulaski Academy. It also teaches them fitness and health. All of the lower school classes participated in Jump Rope for Heart in February. They helped earn money for the American Heart Association. The jump Performances are so exciting because you get to go places ana' show other kids how much fun jump-roping is. Sara Leonard part of their Jump Rope for Heart program. Tryouts were held at the beginning of the school year. There were sixteen returning members, and out of sixty trying out, twenty-three new members made the team. Fourth grader, Sara Leonard said, I made the jump rope team in third grade. I was really excited about it, and I Amber Noble, fourth grader, exclaimed, The routines are lots of fun. My favorite step is heel- toe. The coach of the Bouncing Bruins, Kathy Melvin, commented, The jump rope team has grown so much since the beginning. I think it's good for the lower school students to have a chance to belong to a team rope team also did demonstra- tions for other schools around the state. Jennifer Cozart, second grader, explained, Jump roping is a fun activity to do with friends. I really enjoy representing Pulaski Academy. B , A 1 2 1 '- 24 J ' . ' if f . Q - 1, 'F , ' - , 4, , W , ,, .I , . - o In Yea, 'fi I 5 f 2 1 FY v Y, MW, sa, ' - 0 ' ,. - ' ti 5. 2 , I 1. - 5 , . , V P , A . ,K ir f 2 l 9, I 3 ' , Q --, ' , U s Nh f fe - - t ,we,,, anim - if , ntwsf, ,- ' M 5 L '-,iv . 'L K A , . . K 5 A K , 2 . A ,n QP Q I V J l v '- W 1' ' 1 W ,gg , ,0f.,,lX I -6 . , A. E I ' . , ,I .' ,,' 'V sw J . 1 5 Q, .. ' I . Af' ft . 5 . 'fr . '.. ' 1. -az f J fs 1 - f if. I f M 'sf t f .. ' 'J ff ta. ti A K., 'V W ' 4 .N ' ,Q . fr ,-PM ' , A ' A ' . 1 ' ' i X ' Q X ' gy ' A V, ' H- ' ' F .ir - ' -C .' .5 '33 .. - -px All N I t nag! ' f?-1, 45j 'a 0 -' , i I X, V. ' ,,.b X16-,a.s Hhs., ,, I , 1 xx'-al J N 5 Ng 51 M :ZR Sw. '-.1 1 15 , . if x Kg .. .: 1 E X571 -:B -'Rfb' M171 M ,gm af W D44 aw 2 gif' ,X ,- Jump Rope Team: Uront rowj Sharon Strong. Allison West, Krista Cordon. David Mathews, Jenny Wilson, Marcus Rothwell, Brooke Spears. trow Z3 Ryan Hamra, Whitney Stansbery,Jel'f Pride. Melanie Fletcher. Amber Noble, Jennifer Jett. Jodi Hendricks, Sara Leonard. trow IU Betsy Torti, Stephanie Patterson. Andee Cohen, Brian Hughes, Jenny Cozart, Ellen Back, Robby Vogel, Kelly Tomlinson. trow 41 LaRhesa Hughes, Melissa Owens. Monica Adams, Virginia Ann Oliver. Andrea Sturgis. Carie Runyan. Jill Hasson, Kathy Melvin tcoachl. trow SJ Anandi Seth, Josie Dickins, Lori Taylor, Jenny Freeman, Leslee Brosh, Wilson Brewer. .lump Rope

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Sprin into action With each spring that rolls around every year at PA, there is a plethora of activities in which students partake. The majority of these activities are sports, and they include soccer, golf, tennis, too, stated Brian Landers, senior. Thejunior high team had an abundance of girls this year. Nevertheless, they all had a chance to play. The golf team showed I was pleased. We had some young players, and they all played up to their potential. Coach Shoptaw and track. Coach Mark Smith coached the soccer squads, Coach Gary Shoptaw was in charge of the golf team, tennis was directed by Coach Kathy Melvin,and Coach Brett Smith headed the track team. When asked about his advice on running track, Coach Brett Smith replied, lt's simple. I just tell them to stay between the two white lines, take a left at every chance, and run back as hard as they can. The tennis team demonstrated their athletic ability against their various competitors. Tennis was a lot of work, but we had fun Putt, putt, putting away. Senior High golf team Chris Tuohey. Brent Trammel, and David White practice their putting technique. excellence, even with its low number of participants throughout the year. Since there were few members, we had a chance to get close with each other and Coach, commented Brent Trammel, senior. Last year the soccer team staggered under the weight of injuries and the skill of teams of much larger schools. This year, however, the team made a very good showing with a young team that had an even distribution of skill. Some sports were deleted, and some had a low number of participants. Despite this, the Bruins maintained to stay on top. ., ma Junior and Senior Soccer: lfront rowj Nolen Buffalo, Ryan Holder, Adam Schrot, Chuck Fiser, .lum Culp. Michael Kennedy, Lane England. Eric Jameson, Sam Roemer, Kelsey Stout. trow 23 Patrick Schueck. Bo Dunlap, Stephen Dawson, Kevin Schwartz, Wes Harris, Jack Mulhollan, Mark Badger. trow 3J Andy Albertson, Robb Fiser, Brad Geddes, Chris Herron, Jason Kuns, Boone Atkins. trow 43 Frank McKinney, Derek King. Brian Swink, Mark Rowland, .lake Redman, Jeff Borg. trow Sl Scott Heron. Brian Landers. Spring Sports 69