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

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Curtis Robertson, a freshman in dis¬ tress, gets directions to his class from varsity cheerleader Kathy Gooch on the first day of school. Mr. Wally Flinchum shows an exhaust¬ ed expression after sitting in a two hour long faculty meeting, during the first week of school. English teacher Mrs. Jackson and P.E. teacher Mr. Chapman are attenting the first faculty meeting of the year. It was held in the Vocational Multi-Pur¬ pose Room. First Week of School

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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

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Barely slipping by a Salem tackier, tailback Kevin Hendricks runs for a touchdown, to try to up the score to 13 and 0 for the Cougars. Homecoming court 1984 (Front row) Terri Rollyson, Tammy Allison, Sher¬ ry Hyde, Leslie O’dell, Terri Hubbard, Rana Whited, Johnna Snell, Farron Chinault, Renee Wright, Eva Altizer, Melody Hammet; (Back row) Lydell Slaughter, Danny Dodson, Craig Lin- kous, Curtis Goad, Mike McNutt, Johnny Johnson, Tony Sullivan, Chip Sparks, Ron Frank, Jack Turner, Chuck Dunavant, T.J. Hicks.