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

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As The World Turns Opinions on local and world affairs were often as diverse as the people who voiced those opinions. However, through questionaires it was possible to get a gen¬ eral idea of how the Seniors felt on various current issues. It was extremely important that Seniors be given a chance to express their opinions as a part of preparing them¬ selves for the problems in the real world as adults. Well, they were given that chance, and here is their response. Q: Do you feel that gas prices have gone up because of a real shortage, or has it been invented so that the large oil companies can charge higher prices? A: A majority of the Senior class felt that the shortage was invented to raise gas prices. A small number felt that there was a real shortage, while others believed it was brought on either by a combination of these or by neither one. I think the oil companies are trying to rip off the people. -Glenn Branscome The shortage is real! -Chris Bowers Q: Would you have gone to war for the hostages? A: The vote was fairly close, but the Sen¬ iors showed their true colors (red, white, and blue, of course) and said that if it had been necessary, they would have gone to war for the hostages. ' ' You bet!! Anything for this country, ' cause it is ' In God We Trust ' ! -Jerry Dan¬ ner No, because there would be more Americans killed just trying to rescue them. -Richard Young Q: Should marijuana be legalized? A: This one was a real toughie. In fact, it was so close that it was hard to tell whether or not it should be legalized. However, the yes ' s did have a slight edge. No, absolutely not. It shows that this country ' s morals aren ' t what they used to be. -Ronnie Alderman Moving on up in politics, Ritche Moore attends a reception given by Congressman William Wampler after the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Ritche also attended the inauguration and a Con¬ gressional Seminar sponsored by the Washington Workshop Foundation. Yes, and cleaned up and heavily taxed. -Michael Abbott Q: Does Santa really exist? A: At first, that may have seemed like a silly question. After all, everybody knows that only kids believe in Santa Claus, right? Wrong! The Seniors took a strong stand, showing that he exists not only for children, but for anyone who is willing to believe. Yes, He has a large franchise in toys, holds stock in Kenner toys, Mattel, and IBM; but he is very cranky. Jeff Jarrells You better believe it!!! If anybody says no, tell me and I ' ll change his mind. -Ron Bevins Of course! Who would feed the rein- deer? -Debbie Trobaugh Q: What effect has the long-term holding of the hostages in Iran had on the reputation of the U.S. in the eyes of the rest of the world? A: There were a lot of different opinions, but for the most part Seniors agreed on the same thing-the hostage crisis had ruin ed the reputation of the U.S. as the world power. I think it has hurt our reputation be¬ cause we made no progress in getting their release. A country of our strength should have had those hostages out a long time ago. ' ' -Tammy Akers The U.S. has become too soft, but you have to ask the question: Is our reputation worth the lives of 50 U.S. citizens? We ought to pave Iran over and make a park¬ ing lot. -John Harber Q: Do you think nuclear power and nuclear warfare should be used by the U.S. and other countries of the world? A: No way! A vast majority of the Seniors obviously believed the popular sayings No Nukes or Split Wood, not Atoms. However, there were a few who believed that nuclear power should be used, but not nuclear warfare. With the proper safety, power can be very beneficial. I am against nuclear war¬ fare; however, it is a major defense weap¬ on. -Teresa Phillippy Terry Wayne Gravley Wanda Ruth Gravley VICA 10-12; Band 9 Tammy Lee Gray Jayteens 9; VICA 11, 12, Executive Council 12; Track 9-11 Pamela Lynn Groseclose NHS 11, 12; I Dare You” Award 11, Senior Steering Committee Seniors 157

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Johnny Lee Felts VICA 11, 12 William Joseph Fields, Jr. VICA 10, 11; Tennis 10, 11 Mary Ann Finn FBLA 9, 10; Jayteens 9, 10; DECA 11; HERO 11 , 12 Cindy Lynn Fiore FBLA 12 Denise Carol Fisher Art Club 9; Pep Club 9, 10; Volleyball Team 9- 12; Cheerleader 9 James Elmo Fleshman, Jr. VICA 11, 12; FFA 10; Band 9. 10 Steve Wayne Flinchum VICA 11, 12 Anthony Todd Folden Pep Club 11; Foo tball 9, Manager 11, 12; Wrestling 11, Manager 9-12; Outdoor Track 12 Charissa Lynn Fortner Pep Club 9; Key Club 11,12; SCA 10; DECA 11, 12, Pres.; Jayteens 10; FBLA 9. 10; Tennis Team 9, 10; Varsity Boy ' s Basketball Manager 10-11; 1st place regional distnct DECA Fash¬ ion Contests 11; All-Regional Choir 9; Choir 9 John Jackson Foster Football 9-12, Captain 12 Freddie Lee Frost VICA 11; DECA 10 Melissa Lee Gallaher DECA 11; FBLA 10-12; Girls ' Track Team 10; Yearbook Staff 12 Walter Stephen Galli- more Michael Todd Goad Library Club 9; Science Club 9; VICA 11,12; Football 9; Basketball 9, 10; Baseball 9-12 Shelia Denise Goad FBLA 9-12, Hist. 11, Parliamentary Law Team, 3rd place Regionals Ronda Lynn Godwin Eric Gwyn Goodman Outdoor Track 10, 11; Cross Country 11; Graduation Marshall 11; Newspaper Staff Melvin Keith Graham FCA 10, 11; Science Club 10, 11; NHS 11, 12; Senior Steering Committee 12; Baseball 9, 12; Who ' s Who Among High School Students 12; I Dare You Award 11 April Denise Gravely HERO 11. 12 Sheila Delores Gravely V. 156 Seniors

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We ' re In The $$ Money $$ What do Seniors and Congress have in common? They both spend loads of money. Unfortunately, the Seniors usual¬ ly ended up in far worse shape than did the Senators or Congressmen. It was this state of bankruptcy which made the Sen¬ iors easily identifiable over any under¬ classmen. If one was seen in the halls with his empty pockets hanging out or hands filled with order forms, it was obvi¬ ous that he was a Senior. The song says, We ' re in the Money, but to be more exact most Seniors found themselves out of money. Suddenly it was not only worrying about having the grades to graduate but worrying about having enough money to graduate. Each new week presented itself complete with its own private price tag, moving the Senior class up one more rung on the ladder of inflation. Oftentimes, the work¬ ing members of the class hardly had a chance to see their paychecks before the money slipped through their fingers on its way to meeting another Senior ex¬ pense. Even worse, this sudden state of de¬ pression didn ' t have the courtesy to wait until fall to begin. Senior pictures were taken during the summer, and most Sen¬ iors found themselves in a state of near bankruptcy after ordering them. The prices ranged any where from forty dol¬ lars to well over one-hundred dollars. Next in line were the early months of the school year, complete with the ordering of announcements, Senior keys, caps, and gowns. When these expenses were added to the normal ones, such as trans¬ portation, athletic events, yearbooks, and supplies, there was only one way to describe the Senior class-flat broke!! “Medium-Small-Small” Kim Burchett takes her turn to be sized by John Edmunds, an experienced sales representative, for her graduation cap before making her final order. Students were shuffled through a line while the company representative very quickly measured for cap sizes. Lisa Ann Gunter Library Club 9; Yearbook 11, 12; Mixed Choir 9, 10; Concert Choir 11, 12 Cynthia Ann Haga FBLA 9, 10; DEC A 11, 12; Jayteens 9 Harold Gregory Hagee Science Club 12; Tennis 9; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 12; Marching Band 9-12; Concert Band 9; Sym¬ phonic Band 10-12, All Regional 9-12; Home¬ coming Court 12 Charles Richard Hagy FBLA 10-12; Yearbook 12 V 158 Seniors