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

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Support Can Be Beautiful Defense, Defense, We ' re number 1, We ' re num¬ ber 1, Sit down, Kepley, sit down! , “Strawberry short¬ cake, watermelon wine, look at that scoreboard, see who ' s be- hind-you, you, you! The cheers echoed oft gym walls and stadium bleachers. No one could deny that the Cougar tans had spirit, and the outpouring of pride and sup¬ port was beautiful. Fans showed their support in many ways. One way was through attendance. The crowd at the home football game with Patrick Henry was estimated at 10,000 people, and there were about 5,000 people who traveled to Lynch¬ burg tor the Heritage game. Foghorns, cowbells and whistles were just a few of the noises which arose from the crowd. Probably the most rec¬ ognized symbol of Cougar Clamor was the Cougar Growl. The recording of the growl was donated by Rev. Hagan McClellan and was used at several ball games. The growl was banned, how¬ ever, by Northside and Salem and as a result was used less and less. The crowd made up for its absence, though, by cheering extra loud. There was also a quiet way of showing spirit. There were certain times and events when loud cheering was not in or¬ der. A cowbell at a gymnastics meet would not have been very welcome! But spirit was still obvious in the expressions and actions of the spectators. Spirit was shown in different forms; but whether it was shown by dressing up on spirit days, making locker stickers, or yelling at pep rallies and athletic events the Cougar fans proved, support could be beautiful. All dressed up and no place to go, except to a pep rally. Bill Propst leaves his directing baton behind to be a cheerleader for a day. People often went to unusual measures to show spir¬ it. Let ' s get fired up! Debbie Hedge, Maureen Sewell and Stephanie Peter® supped the velleyball team with eheers and applaute at the diitriet play-efts in Peaneke, Several leyal Ians rede the bus te William Fleming High Seheel ter the mateh with Cave Spring, 10 Student Life

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Extra-curricular-a long word with a good meaning. All curricular with no extra wasn ' t much fun. There had to be time for fhings besides books, term papers, and pro¬ jects. A time to relax, dance, hang-out, and all the other things students enjoyed doing. And it seems students did always find some spare time somewhere inside and out. Boogie Baby! Principal Dewey Wilson and a member of the group Life boogie down for the entire student body. Speak now or forever hold your peace. Ritchie Gilman and Georgeeah Moser marry in a scene from Our Town. Student Life 9

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But it ' s just gotta go in! All the anxiety felt at the basketball game with Fleming is expressed by Leigh Brat ton. He ain’t just whistlin ' Dixie! Greg Hagee offers his shrill support to a home basketball game. Store bought noise makers weren ' t always necessary. Oh dear Oh my Oh no! Varying degrees of panic are ex¬ pressed on Beth Howe ' s face at the game with Heritage High School in the very end when the Cougars got a Lynchburg, Va. It was a suspense- touchdown and won 32 27. filled game and the crowd was tense to Student Life 11