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

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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

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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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r The Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy — students arc entertained with some fancy jazz by the Air Force band. V 1 J? 1 1 £ A Day In The Everyday was not always everday. There was forever a difference, no matter how small, in the daily routine. Whether the change was in the morning announcements or the seniors’ bathrooms, it was always there. Inevita¬ ble. There were visitors in the school every day, some stranger than others. Few students can forget the day the dog came to school. An Irish Setter came to see the football players practice, and liked them so much he decided to meet the rest of the student body. He came to lunch through the smoking area the next day, and went straight to Mark Hawley. Obviously, Mark spoke the dog’s lan¬ guage as he gave him a tiny tidbit of food. Mark had a friend for life until the dog went to Saturday night’s Life sock-hop and decided he liked Mrs. Myers better. That’s not all the animals that took up residence at the school. Once, it was overrun by toads. The Toad- Sucker craze had taken over. Made popular by D. J. Bill Jordan on K-92, the song soon breeded T-shirts and toad-suckin’ posters for Homecoming. continued Hello my Baby — Laura Greer and Kim Cline snuggle up between classes with their baby dolls on Stuffed Animal Day. H 14 Student Life