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

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Of Biomes and Mitochondria... Freshmen discovered the world in 1977-’78. Most students took world geography and gained a glimpse of cultures and climes far different from their own. Others chose to study what was rather than what is: they learned world history from prehistoric times to modern day. (Some of them were firmly convinced, as are all history students, that their teachers told about ancient times from personal ex¬ perience.) Through experimentation, ninth graders explored the physical char¬ acteristics of the earth in earth science. They discussed topics from earthquakes to stars. Others explored the living world around them in Bio¬ logy 9 and talked of biomes and mitochondria. Both courses were augmented by audio-visuals and by field work around the school nature trial. Students found themselves exposed to differing cultures in another fashion — by learning to speak for¬ eign languages. The school offered ninth graders the opportunity to take Theory is a necessary part of the study of biology — Louis Allen and Karen Linkous listen to Mr. Bob McGinley’s pointers on frog dissection. classes in French, German, or Span- ed not only the language but also the ish. In these courses, freshmen learn- customs of people in other lands. Elizabeth V. Hinton Nancy C. Hoback Donna M. Hodge Robert W. Hodge Timothy C. Hodges Monica S. Hoel Lora L. Hogan Rita F. Hollingsworth Mamie S. Holmes Seresa F. Holmes Dean Lee E. Holston John K. Holt Paige W. Holt Mark H. Hopkins Shirley J. Hopkins Elizabeth A. Howe Anthony K. Huff Michael D. Huff 22 Freshmen

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Eric S. Hare John M. Harman Kimberly K. Harrell Kathy L. Harrison Teresa T. Harrison Carolyn R. Harvey King Harvey III Erroll T. Hash Robin L. Hatch Charles R. Hayes Samuel B. Hayes Shirley M. Hazel Robert T. Hedge Melanie D. Heinman Deanna L. Hensdill Karen D. Hicks Lusandra K. Hicks Richard E. Hight Freshmen Find Limited Electives Ninth graders found their courses stimulating. After carefully arrang- I ing their required classes most f ound room for one or two electives, ranging from a foreign language to beginning home economics. ■ [ Through all four years, all students must take English. The ninth graders started off well with a base course in grammar. During the year, they were also offered a three-week mini-unit in either drama or myth¬ ology. These courses provided for freshmen a taste of the elective pro¬ gram at the higher levels. Having excelled in English in the middle school years, some students took part in the ninth grade program of advanced studies in English. In grammar studies, they worked at a higher level than their fellow fresh¬ men, delving into some literature, as well. Each freshman studied math of one form or another. Some took Math 9 while others participated in algebra courses. Offered to ninth graders were Algebra I II and Algebra B, Part I. Required of all ninth graders, phys¬ ical education was made, perhaps, more palatable by the switch to mixed classes. Girls and boys competed together in such classes as archery and recreational sports. Coeducation did not eliminate the dislike some held for physical education, but it certainly made it more pleasant for most. Students vary in concentration in English class as time for last bell approaches. Freshmen 21

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Tracy L. Huff Penny L. Hurst Teresa D. Hurst Thompson, L. Hylton Brian W. Isibil Elaine Jaccard Darrell W. Jarrells Jeffrey W. Jarrells Karey L. Jarrells Kenneth W. Jarrells Charles E. Jeffreys Melissa A. Jennings Keith P. Johnson Lillian D. Johnson Nancy J. Johnson Teresa R. Johnson Richard D. Johnston Robert R. Johnston Deborah L. Jones Dougals A. Jones Kimberly L. Jones Richard D. Jones Vincent L. Jones Douglas E. Kegley, Jr. Kathleen E. Kegley Janice L. Keith Patricia A. Keith Ethel A. Kelley Joseph N. Kelley Allen D. Kimbrough Charlie M. King, Jr. Crystal E. King Gayle L. King Jackie L. King Perry D. King William W. Kirk Scott R. Koch Michael E. Koert Mary V. LaLone Christopher B. Lambert David A. Lane Jane M. Lane Jeffrey L. Lane Kathy W. Largen Barry T. Lawless Martin E. Lemon James D. Nester Sandra A. Lewis Freshmen 23