Pulaski County High School - Cougar Pinnacle Yearbook (Dublin, VA)

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Teachers and school officials from across the county gather at the construction site for a tour. Construction workers lower another set of seats into place in the football sta- dium. Aerial view of Pulaski County High School as it nears completion, showing detailed aspects of the construction site. 5

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4 The History of P.C.H.S. On August 3, 1967, the Pulaski County School Board authorized the appoint- ment of a committee to plan for the educational program for a central com- prehensive high school for Pulaski County. The committee was given the responsibility for planning a program which would provide for the college bound the experience basic to the pur- suit of higher education, provide voca- tional training for students who would seek employment upon graduation, and a program which would provide facili- ties for the continuing education of the adult citizens of the community. A com- mittee was selected which included both professional educators and lay- men. The next step was to design a school facility that would house and imple- ment the program. Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern of Roanoke were selected to design the facility. For translating the program into a building design, the School Planning Laboratory of the Uni- versity of Tennessee was employed. The citizens of Pulaski County dem- onstrated their faith in public education by approving a six million dollar school bond issue on November 4, 1969. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on February 28, 1972. The T. C. Britton Construction Company was awa ded the building contract. Beginning with the 1974-75 school year, students in grades 9 — 12 attended Pulaski County High School whose buildings encompass 292,713 square feet on 97.8 acres. The cost was 7.7 mil- lion dollars. The courtyard takes shape amid the dirt and debris of construction. The construction of the Social Studies Sub I.M.C. rises in the early construction stage.

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Maze of Circles The fall of 1974 brought the start of another school year — not just any school year, but one of new begin- nings and anticipations. In addition to a new futuristic school building and facilities, high school students from the entire county, totaling 2,000, were brought together for the first time in one school — Pulaski County High School. The school was developed as an innovative and comprehensive edu- cational institution. In addition to general education courses, an exten- sive vocational program was intro- duced including food services, elec- tronics, cosmetology, building trades, and many other trades courses. Since the building was not entirely completed in the initial weeks of school, students had to cope with an unfinished science pod, makeshift choral, band, and drama rooms, and the lingering traces of construction equipment and debris. In addition, the I.M.C. was not finished, so boxes of books covered its floor for weeks. A new addition to Pulaski County High School will be a nature trail. Leon Myers, Jeff Rogers, and Melissa Swain are clearing the area. While deciding the yearbook ' s name, Roma Sutphin and Karen Cecil discuss Mrs. Elinor Morgan and Mrs. Eleanor Hullinger review new materials for their own suggestions. the I.M.C. Though school is in session, the I.M.C. struggles to completion.