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

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Athletics: Victories for Burgundy Gold Athletics added a new dimension to our tapestry — we won! Cougars took to field or court or mat inspired by pat- terns clearer than previous ones. In ath- letic competitions, strategies grew from meaningless lines into clear realities. It was not the perfect year in athlet- ics, but improvement marked every phase of athletic endeavor. District championships were sometimes reali- ties. On several occasions they were near realities. Regardless of the success or failure of our athletes, an obvious attitudinal difference emerged. Athletes filled the tapestry with burgundy and gold — horizontal lines, vertical lines, a plaid; and we were on our way to the top. (TOP RIGHT) A thrilled Miss Susan Pratt accepts the District Gymnastics Trophy. (ABOVE) Fall Varsity Cheerleaders plot strategy at the Home- coming Pep Rally. (RIGHT) Ecstatic students react to the announcement that Cave Spring has placed second in the gymnastics meet — the Knights were P.C.’s strongest competition. 6

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Precedents Add Security to Patterns Though the design emerged, the weaving was difficult, and at times our efforts were too obviously inept. Classes changed, striking the follies of the past. On occasion, however, mad- deningly, our “improvements” boomer- anged, leaving us to struggle, Sisyphus- like, in a whirlpool of doubt bordering on despair. If failure left our minds boggled — our knots on the wrong side of the tap- estry — success exhilarated us. At least some of our decisions followed preced- ents, and the security of routines led us to dare greater challenges. Many departments added new courses; others employed new texts and materials. Stu- dents, in classrooms or in competitions, worked with greater determination and confidence. The pattern was clearer, the colors brighter in ’76-’77. (TOP LEFT) Cassandra Anderson, Carol Guthrie, and Donna Pierce discuss a point in Mr. Folsom ' s English class. (ABOVE) Kathi Palmer prepares to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to “Annie. (LEFT) Jeff Miller and Robbie Lindamood dissect a frog in Biology 10. 5

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(LEFT) Mr. John Newberry, announcer, is amused by a Cougar success, but timer, Mr. Bob McGinley awaits the signal to start the clock. (BELOW) Mr. Harry DeHaven presents the M.V.P. award to Timmy Venable at the Football Awards Banquet. (BOTTOM LEFT) Craig Lester shoots at Franklin County. (BOT- TOM RIGHT) Senior Billy Byrd, skate board expert, performs simple moves in the court- yard. 7