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

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Cougar Pinnacle Staff Members Community and school join forces supporting the senior-sponsored Red Cross Blood Mobile. P.C.H.S. students enter the Little Theatre to enjoy the performance presented by black students as part of the observance of Black History Week. 8

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0 | q I r THE TOWN SPRANC UP AT THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD AND WAS FIRST KNOWN AS MARTIN ' S TANK. GOVERNOR JOHN FLOYD LIVED NEAR BY. THE COUNTY SEAT WAS MQVEO HERE FROM NEWBERN IN 1894. THE TOWN, LIKE THE COUNTY, WAS NAMED FOR COUNT CASIMIR PULASKI, KILLEO IN THE SIEGE OF SAVANNAH. 1779. IT WAS INCOR- PORATED IN 1886. ZINC AND IRON WERE EARLY INDUSTRIES. ( LEFT) This sign greets those who enter the town of Pulaski. ( BELOW) The fallen tree marks the entrance to a salt petre cave from which salt petre was mined during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. ( BOTTOM) National and state flags fly majestically over Pulaski County High School. 7

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Focus On Our Roles As Americans We hold these truths to be self-evi- dent, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are the opening words of one of the greatest of American documents. The Declaration of Independence. We incor- porate the values and ideals expressed by our forefathers. We generate and regen- erate the pride in self-accomplishment and individualism. We express our appreciation of democracy and our ancestors’ struggle for freedom. We live as citizens in a country where freedom of movement, expression, and thought are not only allowed, but encouraged, where there is freedom to choose an occupation knowing that the opportunities for achievement are almost endless. We live in a state whose government strives to attain a beautiful place of resi- dence — and succeeds. We occupy a state that holds some of the first history made in the New World and in one whose proud sons and daughters fought to cre- ate and preserve the liberty we enjoy today. Pulaski County encompasses some of the loveliest scenery in the state. Cutting through the county is New River, the only United States river that flows north. Surrounded by mountains, the New River Valley holds many historic land- marks. Among these are some of the first pioneer settlers’ sites. Situated in the center of the county, at Dublin, is one of the finest educational facilities east of the Rockies. Soon to enter its third year of operation, Pulaski County High School is an institution in which county residents can justifiably take pride. W ' e, the students, faculty, and workers make up this school. Covering approximately seven acres under roof, the school encompasses US and adheres to our needs. In this, our Bicentennial year, the members of the Cougar Pinnacle staff focused on our roles as Americans, as state and county citizens, and as working individuals. We wish to share with you in expressing the pride we feel in celebrat- ing our nation’s birthday, in living in one of the founding states, in growing within communities rich in historical learning. We wish to share our pride in being a part of an exp anding school, where learning and discovering take prece- dence. Finally, we wish to convey a mes- sage to each individual, to share of him- self in continuing the heritage upheld for so many years. The second edition of the school year- book is dedicated to the free country we enjoy, to our prosperous state, and to our growing communities. More than that, it is dedicated to those who attend our school and help to create the reality it is. The 1976 Cougar Pinnacle is for the P.C.H.S. family housed under these seven acres: the students, the faculty, the staff, and contributors. The 1976 Cou- gar Pinnacle is fo US. PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PULASKI COUNTY, VIRGINIA PULASK.1 COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD C. RICHARD OUTHRIE, CHAIRMAN PHILLIP E. HOBACK WILLIAM M. LINDSEY FLORENCE E. McOUIRE A. CLIFFORD SUMNER KENNETH J. DOBSON, DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT HATES. SEAY. MATTERN • MATTERN T.C. BRITTAIN COMPANY ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS OENERAL CONTRACTOR NINETEEN hundred seventy four 9