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

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Santa Claus and Semester Flaws It had always been diffi¬ cult to shop for Christmas and do schoolwork, but it was a feat beyond all human imagination to Christmas shop and have the semester end simultaneously. There was always something else due, whether it was a term paper, critical review, or a science project, not to men¬ tion semester exams. Ending the semester during Christ¬ mas was not easy, but it had to be done. The teachers and administrators county-wide wanted to end the old semes¬ ter before the vacation so the students could ring in a new semester as they rang in a new year. In other words, it was hard on everybody to come back to school after a long rest and try to work. The semester had already been cut short several days when tragedy struck — one snow day. Snowbound stu¬ dents and teachers shoveled walks and chipped ice off their cars. Term paper au¬ thors received an extra work day, but most people re¬ laxed. Aside from the trauma of semester spaz-outs, stu¬ dents enjoyed the Christmas spirit promoted by the school. Teachers decorated doors and hung tinsel and Christmas balls from the pod clocks. The Social Stud¬ ies pod blinked with multi¬ colored lights, and the Sci¬ ence pod had green and red striped candy-canes for pil¬ lars. The Chemistry room displayed a real tree deco¬ rated with molecule models. Students played an active part in the beautification of the school through the Yule- tide spirit. Classes decorat¬ ed their respective show¬ cases in the Commons Area, and aided teachers as they dressed up their doors. Festivities occurred in and out of school. The annu¬ al Christmas Parade took place in the community and featured several school re¬ lated organizations. As al¬ ways, the Golden Cougar Marching Band delighted the crowd with their music. The Senior Christmas Party was held December eigh¬ teenth, and a good portion of the class came out and cele¬ brated. The few students who sur¬ vived the semester ending December twenty-first left school amid snow flurries and best wishes. They were transported home, where they went into hibernation until January fifth. Even se¬ mester flaws couldn’t stop Santa Claus. Mind reading thoughts — This bul¬ letin board reflects the thoughts of many students during the last weeks of the mad dash semester scramble. Tired feet and sore arms — The Golden Cougar Marching Band steps lightly as they play “Sounds of Christmas” in the parade. V 12 Student Life

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Looking mean and green — Getting Branch adds up prices at Food Working For The Weekend Get up, go to school, go to work, go home and finally if there was anytime left, that time was spent for your own enjoyment. That was the schedule for many high school students. Even though it was tough during the week, when the weekend came and you had received your paycheck, it was all worth the pain and agony. Some people had it luck} ' . They’re the people who knew ahead of time what their working sched¬ ule would be. One of the “lucky ones” senior Jodi French at Cable Vision al- w ays worked Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For her it wasn’t too hard to make plans around her job. But there are some people who do not have it so lucky. Many people do not know their working schedule until Monday afternoon. Senior David Slomka at McDon¬ alds, or Senior David Branch at Food Town can not make plans as easily. That’s especially rough dur¬ ing football season or when special dances are coming up. Working after school gets strenuous on school work and other school activities. When you’re working many things are sacrificed like football games, other sports, sock hops and “dat¬ ing”. But if you need the money, working is the way you get it. As the song says, “Ever- bodv’s working for the Weekend.” Work hard dur¬ ing the week, and “blow it” all on the weekend. J Jobs 11

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m p ■ Me and a tree — Shirley Perry deco¬ rates the English pod Christmas tree. Many students gave up class time to “get into” the season spirit. With a Foreign Flair — The Span¬ ish room says the same thing in a different way. Chairmen of the Board — Shawn Hash, Scott Dawson, and Ricky Guynn color Linus and Lucy for their daily assignment. Christmas 13