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

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Ivanha (Jeff Raykes) realizes that what he once thought of as a tail is actually the royal throne of Saxonia as The Tree (Jenny Stewart) stands by. Nina (Kim Harrell), queen of Saxonia listens to Medulla (John Sledd) and Viscera (K.C. Martin) plot to kill the baby Ivanha. Nina (Kim Harrell) talks with her daughter, Corsicana (Nancy Hickam), about fleeing to save her baby Ivanha. Shecky (Donald Scott) tells jokes to Medulla (John Sledd) while waiting for Viscera to appear. Play

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Hail To Ivanha In the far away land of Saxonia . . . The season opener for the Pulaski County High School was the presentation of “The Worst High School Play Ever.” The play was present¬ ed to the public on December 7, 8 and 9 in the Little The¬ ater. The play was a combina¬ tion of crazy antics such as forgetting lines, using the wrong sound tracks, players ‘accidentally’ falling through scenery, and many other ac¬ tions to provide slapstick comedy. The P.C.H.S. Players Corsicana (Nancy Hickam) prepared to leave Saxonia with everything ex¬ cept the kitchen sink. Belinda (Laura Allen) asks Rico (Mark Edwards) to tell her the story of Ivanha. worked on and off for approxi¬ mately twelve to thirteen weeks preparing for the De¬ cember presentation. When the time came, they were ready. The satisfaction of do¬ ing well was all they needed on Friday night to get them through the Saturday and Sunday presentations. The plot took place in the mythical kingdom of Saxonia. This was a kingdom where the king has been captured by the enemy, and the queen was left to rule alone. When the queen found out about her husband’s captivity she decided to flee the king¬ dom hoping to save her only son whom the evil Prince Vis¬ cera is plotting to kill. When Ivanha returns to Saxonia, he finds his cousin ruling his kingdom. Ivanha challenges Viscera to a dance contest to win the throne. In the end Ivanha receives the throne, and he and his sis¬ ter and mother live happily ever after. Play

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What Was It? The changing of the seasons also brought changes in students’ activities. You saw, heard, and felt it ev¬ erywhere, what was it? It was change. But most of all you could see it. The changing of seasons and the changing of people. Spring seemed to be the big¬ gest change. The earth came alive and so did the people. Flowers sprang up everywhere, birds came back and people got out. When the word spring was used everyone knew summer was close behind. The one group of people that looked for¬ ward to summer the most was the class of 1984, because it was their last days before they faced the pressures of college or a job in the “real” world. One hot night in June, 460 seniors walked out of the gold doors for the last time with diploma in hand. All were proud, but the valedictorians Rob Neighbors, Patrick Shelor, and Sherri Sho- maker, and the salutatorians Tee Tolbert and Jon Fleenor had a special glow that night. They were all full of dreams of college, getting married, or just “laying back” and taking it easy. Summer — the season ev¬ eryone loved. Everyone headed to the beach to get a Jamaican tan or just to party. There was always water nearby to swim, to play, and to ski in. There were cookouts, ballgames and family reunions to go to. And last, but not least there was the big vacation to go on. People went everywhere from Myrtle Beach all the way to Indonesia. Everyone tried to squeeze in all they wanted to do before fall came. When fall fi¬ nally did come, it became cold¬ er, and the leaves turned. Ev¬ eryone headed to the first foot¬ ball games all wrapped up in coats, gloves and blankets. The changing seasons came and went. They all proved to be fun one way or another. Every¬ one had their favorite season. Leslie O’dell quoted that winter was her favorite season be¬ cause she thinks it is a “cozy” time of year. Scott Ferguson stated that summer was the best because you don’t have to go to school. Mark Phillips said, “Fall is my favorite because you get to talk and see your friends at the football games.” During the spring months of school, Mr. Duncan’s physics class takes time out to do an experiment with kites. Sara Pace, Greg East and Mike Peter¬ son help with preparations. While at a home football game against West Charlotte the spectators stand and sit on the bank watching the mighty Cougars. While waiting patiently on the gradu¬ ating seniors, Chris Byrd sits in the Little Theatre. Even though he had a cast on his arm, he still carried out the honor of being a marshal. 26 Seasons