Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Sticks and broke some The plague of injuries upon upper school students at Pulaski Academy reached almost epidemic proportions. The injuries ranged from those involving a pulled or strained muscle all the way to one concerning intricate, risky surgery. Fortunately, all those receiving injuries have recovered or are recovering, but still, no one likes to be injured. Probably the most common injury, to this date, was the injury causing the continued use of crutches. On any given day, three or four pairs ofcrutches could be seen. They became as common as pop quizzes or study questions. Undoubtedly the most serious crutch-related injury, and probably the most serious injury in general involved senior Mark Rowland. He injured his knee in the very first scrimmage game against Bald Knob. Mark walked with crutches due to a torn cruciate ligament. Now that he is off crutches, toting a wicked scar and walking again, Mark is optimistic. In addition to this, there were many other injuries causing the use of crutches. Senior Catherine Caruthers was on crutches for about two weeks. She tore ligaments in her right foot. Bill Sowers, a junior crutch user, tore ligaments in his ankle in a football practice. 6 Student Life Freshman Amy Martin suffered from an ankle injury as well when she landed incorrectly from a cheerleading dismount at a pep rally. There were also many other students who were on crutches during the year. Seniors Julia Jackson and Curt Holton both were on crutches at different times. Other 'students inhibited by crutches included junior Leigh Fiser and freshman Shannon Hulett. Miscellaneous non- crutch related injuries among upper school students number in the dozens. The injuries were located all over the bodies of girls and guys, athletic and non-athletic, in all walks of life. Monica Trammel, sophomore, suffered a back injury as a result of a missprung back-hand- spring during a cheer- leading practice in the upper gymnasium. Karla Perkins was injured in a similar accident during the pep rally before the Wood- lawn game. She.fell from the top of a pyramid, cheered momentarily afterward, and then sat out. She had to sit out for the first game ,of the season. Another injury occur- red during volleyball practice. Senior Lynne Bryant fractured her right thumb while setting up for a shot, and consequently didn't cheer the following stones bones Friday night. More serious injuries plagued the football players, however. Physical domination is the key to football, and ther players bear the evidence. Senior Mit- chell Reed suffered a combination of bad asthma attacks due to extremely humid wea- ther, and passed out after the game. Jeff Borg, senior. suffered a multitude of serious mishaps. He tore ligaments in his shoul- der, broke his hand, and pulled his groin all during football season. Other football players who suffered injuries were as follows: Brian Landers and Jason Walton both broke their wristsg Ragan Hernan- dez injured his ankleg Brent Smith strained ligaments in his shoul- der, pinofhed nerves in his neck, and broke his middle fingerg Richard Smith twisted his ankleg and Scott Davis separ- ated a rib and bruised his sternum. Uue to a skateboard in need'of a tune-up, Bo Dunlap. freshman, was forced to abort his ride and'ended up with a broken jaw that was wired up for six weeks. Six weeks with a wired up jaw makes one realize that most injuries really aren't that serious. Taking a break. Senior Jason Sexton relaxes in the lounge while sporting a fractured ankle.