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

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STUDENTS The Cougar. . . set apart. The student’s life was broken into varying pieces that when placed in the right positions would make the picture puzzle a complete image. The levels of accomplishment throughout the puzzle were grouped by class. As the student matured, the puzzle took on a greater shape and versatility. 10 Students

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Juliet (Susan Meek) becomes “meek” as Romeo (Paul Wilson) braids her tresses in Algebra II Class. Students “On Their Own” Explore Complex Alternatives in World of Puzzle Pieces Regardless of how much or little P.C.H.S. students involved them¬ selves in class and extra-class ac¬ tivities, part of e very day they were “on their own.” Within the sanctuary of the peer group, they groped for understandings rarely examined elsewhere. Indeed, their lives as students contained the greatest mysteries of all. In a world of chaos and confusion wherein na¬ tions warred and leaders expressed uncertainty, students were often bewildered by the complexity of alternatives. Priorities were dif¬ ficult, seemingly impossible, to es¬ tablish, and students were often hard-pressed to separate the significant from the trivial. In the same day, a student had to decide which test to study for, whom he would ask to the Prom, how much to spend for jeans (or hamburgers), whether to go to school, the military, or work after graduation — and all these alternatives played before a field of rampant inflation, social unrest, and political uncer¬ tainty coupled with the knowledge that one more tardy to third period meant an hour in after school detention. “I don’t understand” became, in effect, the ultimate rid¬ dle, and the puzzles encountered at Pulaski County High School were mere training grounds for the puz¬ zles of life. Pause now, collectyourthoughts, and pick upthe pieces .. . Prologue 9

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STUDENTS Freshman Class 12 Sophomore Class 32 Junior Class 52 Senior Class 72 Outstanding Seniors 124 Students 11