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

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While grilling steaks at the Steer House, Tracy Howard checks to see if the steak meets the customer ' s specifications. They Worked Hard for the Money For some students, their day started as early as eight o ' clock and ended as late as twelve-thirty. Going to school and trying to hold a job was not easy; it constitut¬ ed long hours of manual la¬ bor, leaving hardly any time for homework, and even less for extracurricular activi- ties. One rarely found the star quarterback lugging boxes around or the class president slinging hash. A job was important in order to get the weekly paycheck. One had to get to work, change clothes, and be a responsi¬ ble, helpful person for as long as nine hours beyond the school day. Available jobs for high school students were rare, and those who went beg¬ ging for work could not be choosy. So the student who wanted a job often found himself performing such du¬ ties as bagging groceries, running a cash register, look¬ ing for shoplifters, baby¬ sitting, cooking, or the most dreaded of all jobs, emptying the deep fryers. Why did anyone want this dual life of long school hours and long work hours? Obvi¬ ously it was done for money. For jesse Jones, a job was to pay for my car, to go places, and pay for my car insurance. For Kathy Byrne, the mon¬ ey was used for car pay¬ ments, summer vacations, college, and buying things. The money was a plus for working students, but there were disadvantages in work¬ ing, also. For many students, there simply were not enough hours in the day to go to school, work, do homework, and sleep. An¬ other big disadvantage of working was that it eliminat¬ ed any chance of a social life. Working students sacrificed dates, athletic events, and evenings at home in order to receive a paycheck. For many, the good outweighed the bad. Valu¬ able experience was ob¬ tained and maturity in¬ creased. For Jesse Jones, a job was a way to get expe¬ rience in working and keep¬ ing a job. Also, I feel kind of independent and I don ' t have to ask my parents for money. The working stu¬ dent, he was very much a part of the school and com¬ munity which had long been caught up in the work ethic. 16 Student Workers r »

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With various road signs behind them, Hawkeye (Robert Hodges) and Duke (Drew Szerokerman) discuss their bunk mate Major Frank Burns during the opening act of M A S H. Trying to figure out how to get rid of the three uninvited guests, April Estes, Kim Harrell, and Deeann Law- son conjure up a great scheme to get the girls to leave. After Talking with three dancing girls, Captain Bridget McCarthy (Cin¬ dy Ross) receives the third degree from Hawkeye, Duke about the way she treats visitors. Applying the final coat of make-up, Deeann Lawson rubs in the facial base on Father Mulcahy ' s (Barry Doyle) face. 15 M A S H

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Bringing a box of Poly-Fiber from the stockroom, Jesse Jones prepares to stock the shelves at Roses in Pu¬ laski. At the Roses store in Pulaski, Chad Howlett prices the merchandise for an upcoming sale. 6 £ 17 Student Workers traditional tatting