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

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(BELOW) Athletics affects different people different ways — Mr. John Freeman autographs the cast that made it impossible for Mike Quesenberry to play tennis. (BOTTOM LEFT) Competitive to the last, gymnasts (FRONT ROW) Gina Shelor, Von Beamer. (BACK ROW) Sandy Lyons, Marian Anderson, Tammy Dowdy, and Jeni Boult beam at the beam. (RIGHT) “Jam it Craig” Lester stuffs another one much to the astonishment of William Fleming’s Mark Grogan. (BOTTOM RIGHT) Tripp Dunman rides Scribner of Fleming.

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Involvement: Classrooms, Clubs, Publications, Contests Beckon “Involvement” was a key word at P.C.H.S. in 1977-’78. Students became involved in activities and clubs which kept many of them busy all year. With more than thirty clubs offered this year, students were able to choose many ways to expand and explore their interests. Involving themselves in their class¬ es, students and faculty joined to¬ gether to gain knowledge in ’77-’78. They worked together in the explora¬ tion of new courses, developing them as the year progressed. They learned together, covering familiar ground in courses long standardized by tradi¬ tion. It was a year for quality educa¬ tion as well as one for unprepared teachers and inattentive students. In short, it was a year like most at P.C.H.S. Developing skills in writing and journalism, students and faculty worked to produce the three publica¬ tions in P.C.H.S.: the Cougar Din newspaper, the Cougar Pinnacle year¬ book, and Inklings ’78, the literary magazine. These served both to record the events of the year and to provide a showplace for the talents of student writers, publishers, and photog¬ raphers. For those who liked competition, P.C.H.S. offered opportunities besides solely athletic contests. F.F.A. mem¬ bers and those belonging to all voca¬ tional clubs took part in contests on local, district, and regional levels. Some students contributed their speaking and writing skills in foren¬ sic competition. Keeping busy was no problem for most students at P.C.H.S. In addition to spending time on homework assign¬ ments, they joined clubs and spent hours socializing and working to¬ gether on projects. More than any¬ thing else, they had fun. (TOP LEFT) One reward of involvement is F.B.L.A. banquet. (ABOVE) Upstaging Pam success — Jim Rorrer displays his D.E.C.A. Lewis, Gary Cox interrupts his independent trophy. (LEFT) Involvement often leads to study to make calculations for his science dedication — Cindy Tice presides at the spring project, an outgrowth of his electronics class. Prologue 5

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Emphasis on Athletics Growing; New Fieldhouse Opens September ’78 . For many students at P.C.H.S., 1977-’78 was a year for high competi¬ tiveness in sports. More students than ever took part in the growing empha¬ sis on athletics at the high school, and sports competiti on touched the lives of nearly everyone in the school. Faculty and students supported the many teams by attending games and meets. They turned out more this year than ever before to cheer for the ath¬ letes, encouraging the football team on to its first homecoming victory and other teams to greater levels of per¬ formance. The cheerleaders from both squads urged the spectators to expres¬ sions of school pride and helped to inculcate “spirit” in the staff and student body. From baseball to wrestling, sports at P.C.H.S. catered to a wide range of interests. As always, the money did not always spread equally to the dif¬ ferent sports. Once again, those that drew larger crowds — boys’ basket¬ ball and football — were most favored, with the football players being fur¬ nished with a field house. The build¬ ing opened this year and provided accommodations for both visiting and home teams. Making P.C.H.S. a real threat in all athletic areas, students worked to spread the fame of the Cougars. Whether gymnasts, first basemen, tennis players, or golfers, all athletes contributed their “blood, sweat, and tears” to a successful, competitive year for all. (TOP) Competitive and talented, Randy Olverson makes a frustrated attempt at a Venable pass. (LEFT) Cheered out, Sherry Fisher, Kellie Owens, Pam Franklin, Sharon Capaldini, Natalie Clark, the Cougar, and Candy Johnson rest before the long trek home. Prologue 7