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

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Life LIFE The life of many students could be described as “never a dull moment.” Students could be found traveling from Cou¬ gar Stadium all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee. Dances such as prom and homecom¬ ing were very big events to all. One way or another wheth¬ er one had gone snow skiing on a frozen mountain or jogging for their own physical well-be¬ ing, students made the best of everything. Many students are spe¬ cial and different in their own ways. Junior Eads plays his guitar in the halls and differ¬ ent pods during lunch and before and after school. Eddie Phillips enjoys a ride on his three wheeler on his farm in Shilow.

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Going Back Students and faculty found going back to school meant facing many changes. “Back to school” means getting new clothes, getting lost, getting organized, get¬ ting homework, getting to see old friends (and making new ones), and some getting a headache. “Back to School” also meant facing many changes. Having seven periods per day rather than the old accus¬ tomed six was a major adjust¬ ment ... In the past years there had been only two peo¬ ple allowed to a locker; every¬ one else was stuck in the vo¬ cational building. But now there were three to a locker “leagally”, so that more stu¬ dents could have lockers in the academic building. Along with 738 freshmen, P.C.H.S. also had twenty-sev¬ en new teachers. There was a change that squelched many of the old complaints about the cafete¬ ria food, the P.C.H.S. cafete¬ ria obtained a salad bar. The new salad bar had real dressing, bacon bits, and all the other goodies often seen on a restaurant salad bar. The snack shack was also added in place of the a la carte lines. Not attenting the meeting for students who wanted to drive to school might have meant having to park in the back of the student parking lot at the ticket booth. The first days of school were pla¬ gued with problems caused by the higher than usual enroll¬ ment. The effects of the over¬ crowding were felt from the parking spaces to the locker banks. While trying to cope with the crowds, students found a new smoking area adorned with bright red geraniums. They also discovered lots of new policies, including a new attendance policy. Any stu¬ dent who missed more than ten days first semester or twenty days a year would have to face a comprehensive exam in each course. “Back to school” meant a lot of new changes for every student attending P.C.H.S. The first day of school was difficult on all freshmen in finding their way around. Mrs. Snow is giving direc¬ tions to freshmen Jeff Harless and Curtis Crowder. Being on hands and knees was not un¬ common among teachers during the first week of school. Miss Emma Gal- Iimore, math pod department chair¬ man, works to unpack a box of trans¬ parencies for classroom use. First Week of School