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

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Paper towels on hand helps anyone do the dishes, or in this case cleaning and restoring chemistry equipment. |oy Meis worked every fifth period as the science pod aide. Library aides xeroxed, computer¬ ized, and cataloged books. Here, Larry Hubbard is seen doing yet an¬ other endless job — getting the books returned by students throughout the day. Putting people on hold is only part of the job! Main Office aide jennifer Hughett earns money for her part time work on the line. 11 Student Aides

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Student Aid Time Out For Teachers How could you find a se¬ nior in a gym class? A student answering, Pulaski County High School, may I help you? The answer was sim¬ ple. They were volunteer aides. Each and every aide gave of his or her time to help someone out. There was one exception, though, Jennifer Hughett. She was not a volunteer aide. She helped someone out, but she was also paid for her time. Many long hours were spent answering the phone and filing away papers in the main office. When asked how she felt about her job, she grinned and said, I really do like working in the office but most of all I like having work and school all in one. It seems like I ' m being paid to come to school. Not only were there office aides but library aides, nurse ' s aides, pod aides, and even gym aides. Kim Long and Woody Ayers were two of the many senior gym aides. Both expressed that they really enjoyed being gym aides. Being a gym aide during 4th period gave me a break in the middle of the day, which was really nice. It also provided a great oppor¬ tunity to get some exercise, stated Kim Long. Being an aide did have some disadvantages, too. Sometimes it meant having to clean dirty chemistry equipment in the wood shack and in one instance meant having to go to the hospital to get stitches. Les¬ lie Woolwine learned the hard way that beakers are very sharp when you break them. Aides filed papers, ran er¬ rands, watched classes, typed and picked up teach¬ ers ' mail. With all their many tasks to perform, student aides, provided Student- Aide - a time out for teachers. LAW N Gym aides dressed out with the stu¬ dents, but performed a teacher-like role Here, Kim Long and Woody Ayers put P.E together as they pick out the needed class equipment. Pulling files could be like pulling teeth with over a thousand students enrolled in school. Terri Alderman helps the Guidance Department keep track of who is where and when. 10 Student Aides 4

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As the hours ticked away into the afternoon, then into the weekend, students always made sure that freetime was . . . FUNTIME With thoughts of the week¬ end and freetime in their minds, 2,200 people stomped out of the big gold doors. It was a typi¬ cal Friday for the students, leav¬ ing thoughts of Chemistry, Alge¬ bra, History and English behind. Eve ryone had some hopes of finding something interesting to do. Some people had to look for points of interest, while oth¬ ers had definite plans. Even though they left with a massive stack of books, everyone for¬ got about all the homework and assignments and made time for their hobbies. Some partied, some rode around, some stayed home and daydreamed, but all had a focal point, a purpose —a hobby. One of the more educational hobbies happened to be read¬ ing Greek philosophy. Tom Co¬ leman a junior, who read such material in his sparetime, re¬ marked, I started reading any¬ thing that was off the wall or exposed me to a thinker. Even though a lot of students did some ' ' had to reading for classes, many carried it further and read for fun. As a pastime in some of the longer classes people found flying paper airplanes fun, and Branch Wyatt was no excep¬ tion. Branch was one of a few students who didn ' t just like to ride in a plane, but fly it. The excitement she found in being airborne prompted her to state, It ' s a great feeling to fly about the earth and, see how beauti¬ ful it is! Chip Sparks prefered to stay at lake level for his excite¬ ment. He was a dedicated wa- terskier who had been skiing since the age of six. Chip also said, that he began practicing in early March and continued through the first of August. Church was a big part of most peoples weekends, but most people just go to church, while Lisa Frazier and Sanford Jenkins go to sing, where they received their experience from the church choir. Lisa said, It is in singing that I find a way of expressing thoughts and feelings. Sanford Jenkins was asked how he had become such a good singer, and he replied, I don ' t know, I guess it ' s a gift from God. Whatever the weather, every¬ one always found something to do. Whatever the situation of status, something to do was accomplished in the freetime or funtime of every individual. Anticipating his turn to sing, waits for his cue. Sanford lenkins sang the selec¬ tion, Endless Love . 12 Funtime