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

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Director of the SRC, Mr Greg Har¬ dy, completes a form for one of the teachers whose student had been placed in his care. Teachers were re¬ quired to send daily assignments for the student to complete. Sixth period study hall, known as Responsible Free Time, offers cer¬ tain privileges by conversing and drinking soft drinks. Crowded but orderly, students at the commons areas socialize or study during sixth period study hall. The monitors kept everyone happy and under control. 26 SRC Fun Hall

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After winning another home foot¬ ball game, Susie Stuart and Eric Berry jam to the beat of Con Funk Shun during a sock hop. Almost every Saturday, you could find many couples going to a local movie, or restaurant for a date. But, for |ill Barr and left Marcus, an even¬ ing at home watching a movie on T.V. was just as much fun, and less expensive. 25 Dating

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Responsibilities School days provided many different experiences for all students - the be- havers and the misbehavers. The Student Responsibility Center and Responsible Free Time were two of the new punishments and rewards available to everyone. The SRC was set up due to administrative, teacher, guidance, and public con¬ cern for an alternative disci¬ plinary consequence that would not leave students at home or on the streets, ac¬ cording to principal Mr. Dewey Wilson. Very few students were assigned to the center more than once, this being a result of the strict rules and total silence re¬ quired in the rooms. When assigned to the SRC, the stu¬ dent had to report to the center first thing in the morn¬ ing, and stay there until school was dismissed in the afternoon. While there, the students were allowed to work on class assignments, lunch was brought to them, and they were not allowed to move from their seats. The SRC ' s director was ori¬ ginally Ms. Mary Todd; how¬ ever, when Ms. Todd was promoted to another pro¬ gram, the center was taken over by Mr. Greg Hardy. Mr. Wilson remarked that the philosophy of the pro¬ gram was that it provided a consequence for unaccepta¬ ble behavior under the direc¬ tion of a teacher who hope¬ fully, with the cooperation of the students, could correct a discipline problem and help the student to establish a more positive attitude of self discipline. The isolation fac¬ tor in this program provided enough negative feeling on the part of the student to cause him to avoid assign¬ ment to this program. Responsible Free Time, commonly called Fun Hall, took place every day during the sixth period in the com¬ mons area. It was assigned to students who had study hall sixth period, and for those who wanted early release but had no way home. They had the choice of either studying in the teachers ' din¬ ing area or hanging out with their friends in the com¬ mons. They could buy soft drinks from the machines there, or go enjoy the great outdoors within a certain area. No one had to keep your mouth shut or plant yourself in that seat. The SRC wasn ' t a dun¬ geon, the Black Hole, or the Vast Space. RFT wasn ' t a zoo; it was teaching people to be responsible for their free time. Both of the new pro¬ grams attempted to extend education and discipline be¬ yond the classrooms and turn students into responsi¬ ble adults. While in sixth period responsible free time, )ody Taylor takes advan¬ tage of quiet time to work on some of his trigonometry homework. Studying is an optional activity dur¬ ing Responsible Free Time. Preston Albert, Ricky Dalton, and Brad Lewis work on homework assignments. A student works in one of the isola¬ tion carrels in the SRC. These are designed for a negative feeling for the student within, to make him or her realize the importance of appro¬ priate behavior in school. 27 SRC Fun Hall