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

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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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(ABOVE) Involvement provides the courage to overcome one’s inhibitions. Lindy Harless practices for F.F.A. public speaking contest. (TOP RIGHT) Sometimes togetherness reverses the student-teacher roles — Cindy Bedsaul styles Mrs. Lyndall Mason’s hair as Cindy practices for her state boards. (RIGHT) They walk alike and talk alike, and their friends say they think alike — Ms. Suzanne Steele critiques Tal Stanley’s forensics selection. 4 Prologue

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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.