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

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Cold weather often makes cars dif¬ ficult to start. Tina Viers and Carla Thomas,check under the hood of Tina ' s car to see why it is not run¬ ning. As a winter storm hits the county, students are dismissed from school at 11:30. The storm was much milder than expected and only kept students out one day. 29 Weather

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Turn On the Radio A major concern of all stu¬ dents during the months of December, January, and Feb¬ ruary was the weather. If a person woke up, looked out and saw even a snowflake in the air, you can bet the radio was switched on to listen for any school closings or delays. The snow scare confused everyone in a different way. Drivers had to force their cars through ice, sleet, and snowplows. Seniors were faced with updating senior trip reservations and looking even further forward to graduat ion. Teachers wor¬ ried about getting personal class schedules out of order. Test day was often kicked up to a week later, by then the material was cold. Adminis¬ trators realized a real-life horror when the pipes in the main office froze under the sub-zero temperatures, ex¬ ploded, and flooded the car¬ pet. Unfortunately, the office was blessed with the scent of mildewed rug for several weeks to follow. When blizzards weren ' t occuring in Pulaski County, Southwest Virginia suffered under drastic cold spells. Temperatures sank to minus five at night and climbed to a whopping ten degrees dur¬ ing the day. People wrapped pipes in blankets, and brought pets inside to stay, shutting the door on the wind chill factor. Christmas and New Year ' s were not white; they were frozen stiff. It brought a new meaning to frigid. But far from missed dead¬ lines and dead car batteries, snow days had their advan¬ tages. Everyone got to sleep late, caught up on soap op¬ eras, or went shopping. Snow days were a rest run around get things done time for all people to enjoy. Signs of winter are evident in this shot of a side road in Fairlawn just off Route 11. Side and back roads were especially treacherous causing the closing of schools. The employees at Hardee ' s in Du lin worked together to create N Big Deluxe in front of their resta rant. Many students found Hardee a great place to be on those fros winter days. 28 Weather

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N T Spirit days were a time for burned out students to let it all hang out. Brian Stewart gives his opinion of the school day in general. Puzzlement sets in as Steve Ewankowich is bombarded by cal¬ culus problems in first period. Classes were one of the main causes of burnout. Beat out from band. Brad Frazier sits down to wait for his timpani cue. Trying out for chairs, learning scales, and prac¬ ticing for concerts all inevitably led to burnout. 30 Burnout