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

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Hand-in-hand Dusty Edwards and Denise Burgess enjoy dancing to “No Parking On the Dance Floor” at the Prom. Staring into each others eyes, Jeff Mar¬ cus and Jill Barr dance to the music of Amberstone at the Prom. Seeing the decorations for the first time, Leslie Himmelman and her date John Campbell take in the results of all the hard work. ■ ' ZJ ■■■I S :

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Pretty Young Thing rls weren’t the only pretty young things in the school. The boys were considered pretty ung things in the boys’ beauty pageant. |bp hats and canes were all lown away. The men of I iS sang a different tune II night. The Little Theatre I the setting for a sold-out vd as the men on Cougar nue strut their stuff. Size Ive feet were shoved into seven ladies’ shoes, her’s old dresses and wigs le out of the closet to be n by their sons. Yes, by r sons. The 1984 PCHS rs’ Beauty Pageant was ut to begin. oxy, Roxy, Glenna Lauper, Peppermint Patty and Magno¬ lia Blossom were just a few of the outrageous names the dazzling men used. Not only were their names hilarious, but the acts they put on when they went on stage were the most comical acts you had ever seen. The Pageant was sponsored by the senior class. It was the only money-making venture for the senior class. The mon¬ ey went towards the senior picnic and graduation ex¬ penses. There was standing room only due to the large turnout of spectators. Partici¬ pants were wall-to-wall in the dressing room. The Pageant was fun for all who participated. “I think it’s the easiest way for the senior class to finance the picnic and graduation,” said Coach Reedy who was senior class sponsor. After the many hours of preparation, even their moth¬ ers could have been fooled. As onlooker Missy Lorton said, “Some of the resemblances to girls were unbelievable.” Just as the boys dressed to be women, the girls dressed as boys. They did this as escorts; and while laughing in some instances, arm-in-arm with the beauties, took them to their places on the risers. Overall, the pageant was a big success and the turnout was great. But for some of the participants, it was the most embarrassing moment of their lives. Foxy Roxy Ralph Porter shows that mink and muscles can go together. Ralph went on to win the cutest, a category established just for the boys’ pageant. Striking a provocative pose and blow¬ ing a kiss at the judges, J.B. Burchett models his bikini with flare. Boys’ Beauty Pageant 19

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Many people enjoyed double dating with friends at the Prom. Marc Bish¬ op, Claudia Cox, Johnny Robertson, and Donna Burgess enjoy dancing to¬ gether at the Prom after going out to eat. Amberstone provided a good variety of music for the Mystical Kingdom. The lead singer leads the group in its version of “On the Wings of Love.” Decisions, Decisions . . . Making all those important decisions for prom kept students occupied for weeks. That was what Prom was il about, making decisions, ’’le decisions ranged from ' bat will be the theme, how ' ill the gym be decorated, ' hat band will play at Prom to ' ho will I take, what will I ' ear, where will we go to eat, ihd what will we do after i om? These decisions and lany more were what ' ought about the magical i ght of May 5,1984. The theme chosen was Mystical Kingdom”. With e help of this theme, Ms. An- Jrson, Ms. Myers, the junior ass, and others the gym was ansformed into a mystical kingdom. The decorations consisted of many mystical and magical things. The walls of the gym were decorated with paint¬ ings of a unicorn head, mush¬ rooms and flowers, and a man’s head. There were gnomes and mushrooms lo¬ cated around the gym and flowers placed on the tables. The centerpiece was a bridge over water with gnomes placed around the bridge and a large unicorn was at the be¬ ginning of the bridge. These decorations made people feel like they were in a different world as they entered the gym. The next decision to be made was to pick the best and most affordable band. The band chosen was Amber- stone. There were other important decisions that were being made that did not deal with the decorations, the theme, or the band. These decisions were more personal ones such as, who will be my date? After getting a date to Prom came the decision of what to wear. Then, of course, after these decisions were made couples had to decide where they would go to eat and what they would do after Prom. Once all these questions had been answered it was time for the Prom! Everything was perfect now. The decorations were in place, the band was on stage, the couples were dressed and ready to go. All of these things made Saturday night. May 5, 1984 a perfect and exciting night. After all of the deci¬ sions had been made and after the couples had attended the Prom it was time to put every¬ thing away and to store it all in memories. Prom