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

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Big band banner — fans at the homecoming football game hold up a sign saying, We love our Cougar Band” while the band performs at halftime. At each home football game during halftime the band marches and plays such songs as Ice Castles,” Pictures at an Exhibition,” and Birdland.” Motel madness — Band members Mike Hamblin, Tim Black, and Brad Nester joke around in their hotel room in Richmond before a band competition at the Virginia State Fair competition. Duck-billed hat — Junior Shirley Vest wears a duck¬ billed hat on hat day. Special dress up days are held throughout the year to show spirit for athletic teams. A stitch in time saves nine — Mrs. Harriett Berry and Kim Cline put the finishing touches on a Cougar Quilt. This quilt was raffled off by the Band Boosters at a football game. 4 Student Life

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The First Step - In The Beginning The first step, the beginning, was the hardest. It was hard for twelve-year-old freshman prodi¬ gy Kevin Williams to step into a world in which all his classmates were older and acted it. But he kept on going. It was hard for 604 other freshmen who stepped off the long, yellow school buses, walked towards the school on a roof-covered sidewalk, and encountered a scary experience — the first day of high school. Soon they would be asked the notorious ques¬ tion, “Would you like to buy a pep rally ticket?” But they kept on going. It was hard for juniors and seniors, who had already learned the ropes of going to high school, to find a parking place within five minutes walking distance of the school. The next week Mr. Dunavant exclaimed, “Can’t you all form a car pool?” as he assigned parking spaces. But they kept on going. Teach¬ ers and administrators struggled with filling out form after form from tax forms to textbook rent¬ al information. Many teachers strolled about catching up on each other’s summers while oth¬ ers exerted themsevles as they unloaded mate¬ rials and supplies. But they kept on going. Although the school was crowded with about 2200 students, each student and teacher stepped out with individual problems and sought the solutions. And, they kept on going. Table for two — Mr. Dewey Wilson, Mrs. Ann Armbrister, and Mr. Kenneth Dobson at¬ tend a luncheon in the com¬ mons area. The meal was held last spring in honor of her retirement after 31 years of teaching. Rock Lobster — Hoyt Parris, hanging out in the senior locker banks, peers out behind his shades on dressup punk day during homecoming week. Student Life 3

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Singing the blues — Ritchie Gillman, portraying Felix Ungar, tells his marriage problems to Oscar Hamilton, played by Tracy Howard, during the production of The Odd Couple. Decisions and deadlines — Mr. Dave Campbell, a stu¬ dent teacher in English from Virginia Tech, helps seniors Autti Hyde and Kelly Chaffin perfect stories for the school newspaper, the Cougar Prowler. The Second Step - Get Involved After students performed the traditional ritual of filling out pink, green, yellow, blue and white locator cards in homeroom, regular class be¬ gan. And so did regular homework. Arm mus¬ cles were strengthened carrying the weight of chemistry, world history, German, calculus, and government books, not to mention the burgun¬ dy and white, locker-room scented gym suits that supposedly went home every Friday. Every geometry student knew that all work and no play made for a “square.” So to be a “well- rounded” person, students got involved. As forty-five football players stepped onto the turf in the Cougar Stadium, fans stepped out to cheer them to a 3-0 victory against Northside. At sock hops, students stepped out onto the tartan gym floor and boogied to “Super Freak,” “Double Dutch Bus,” “Let’s Groove,” “Private Eyes,” “ Boy from New York City,” and other songs played by Irving Largen. The 280 leg- strong marching band stepped out on the streets of Pulaski, Richmond, Wytheville, and Salem to proudly show off their talent and new uniforms. Students stepped out from crowded class¬ rooms to get involved with activities and on the top of Slaughterhouse Road. And they kept on going. Student Life 5