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

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With her vote locked in, Mrs. Max¬ ine Dishon exits the voting booth after having made her choices at the polls in Pulaski. Adding humor to politicos, Jimmy Patterson lends his artistic talents to the photography of the presidential candidates while in Mr. Harry DeHa- ven ' s third period Government class. 20 Student Life

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David Lee Michaels ' High On The South ' The Southern Rock legend rides again ... To many stu¬ dents this was a familiar phrase heard during their afternoons. Heading for their cars and home, they heard music from K-92 radio station. At least once during the day many stu¬ dents turned their radios on the K-92 and listened to their favorite music. One of the most listened to radio stations in Pulaski Coun¬ ty was K-92. The main reason for their popularity was the music they played. WXLK F.M. Radio Station offered something that was not in abundance in this area, popu¬ lar Top 40 music. The most popular songs were played upon request, songs such as Sailing, The Wanderer, Woman in Love, It ' s Still Rock ' n ' Roll, Upside Down, and An¬ other One Bites the Dust, and punk songs like Whip It . Another contributing factor to their success was the per¬ sonalities of the disc-jockeys. One of them, voted most pop¬ ular d.j., was David Lee Mi¬ chaels, better known as the Southern Rock Legend. This title came from the boarder¬ line things he did and said on the air, and from the fact that the South was his favorite part of the country. He avowed that he was high on the South. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, David Lee Michaels lived in Roanoke with his dog, Records. David Lee had want¬ ed to be a disc-jockey sihce he was elevea years old. After working for C P Telephone Company during his Junior and Senior years in high school, he became a d.j. His favoriie part of his job was being on fhe air. In addi¬ tion to being a d.j., David Lee Michaels was also the music di¬ rector for the station. This in¬ volved listening to between 500 and 600 records a week, choosing from those the ones that would receive air time. Other duties David Lee had were meeting the musicians, going to various promotional activities, and hosting con¬ certs, such as the New Moon Festival. These were some of his favorite tasks. The New Moon Festival was held on September 13, 1980, at the Long Way Home Am¬ phitheatre. Four bands were in attendance, including the pop¬ ular Robbin Thompson Band. Other east coast based bands that performed were Truckers Delight, The Charlottesville Allstars, and Mountain Magic. In addition to the bands, there was also skydiving and fire¬ works. The slogan for the New Moon Festival was Bring a blanket and a friend ; several Cougars did just that. Hey, Baby Bubba!” The Mountain Magic Band is introduced by David Lee at the New Moon Festival. Student Lite 19

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Working behind the scenes, Tony Huff spends his spare time supporting his party at the Republican Headquar¬ ters. Eighteen at last -David Trivisonno checks in at the registration table in the Pulaski Firehouse before casting his vote. Elephants Eat Peanuts For those Seniors who hap¬ pened to be eighteen years old, their last year was prob¬ ably the most important of all four years in high school. This was the year that they were able to vote in the 1980 elec¬ tion. They had the chance to speak to and express their feel¬ ings and attitudes toward key issues that would determine how we would live for four years. Some of fhe more com¬ monly stressed issues that could be heard from the Sen¬ iors were those of the draft, for¬ eign policy, the American pris¬ oners being held by the Iran¬ ian militants, and the qualifica- tions of the men running for the office of President The candidates were as var¬ ied and unusual as the Seniors themselves. The presidential hopefuls were Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, John Ander¬ son and Ed Clark. Throughout the campaign there were many questions that everyone was asking of the candidates. The most com¬ mon seemed to be which can¬ didate was most competent and which would help us the most in our economic and for¬ eign relation problems. To give the public a better chance of understanding the candidates ' viewpoints and policies, Carter, Reagan, and Anderson agreed to debates to be broadcast on national tele¬ vision. Most people felt that it was a showdown between Carter and Reagan, the two fa¬ vored candidates. The debates didn ' t seem to resolve any is¬ sues, but Carter spent most of his time attacking Reagan. The election night results were surprising to all, voters and candidates alike. Regan had such a lead in the electoral votes that President Carter said enough and became the first presidential candidate to concede during the night of the election. The greatest part of the general public seemed greatly pleased with the choice of Ronald Reagan. To amend or not to amend Miss Candy Mady tabulates votes at the Re¬ publican headquarters in Pulaski for jhe approval of four amendments to jhe State Constitution. Student Life 21