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

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A hot day in fall proved to be what everyone needed, including this jet skier. Some students that lived on Claytor Lake were able to enjoy the warm weather on the lake and in the water. Salutatorian Jon Fleenor prepares to make his speech during the gradu¬ ation ceremonies. Mr. Wilson helps Jon by adjusting the microphone. Seasons

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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

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A Little Extra Hobbies gave a little added spark to students’ lives As kids left school on Fri¬ days, where did they go and what did they do? Most just couldn’t wait to get home and leave all the worries of school behind them. Some dated, a few partied, and then some just hung around. But there were the others who went and did nothing but their hobbies. Hobbies varied from doing things in the home to going out to other places. Some traveled far to do their hob¬ bies, while others waited until the right season. Others just did theirs all the time. One of the most helpful hob¬ bies was Robyn Matney’s. She was a Junior Volunteer at Pu¬ laski Community Hospital. Some of her duties were run¬ ning films, filing cards and doing reports. She pointed out that the most important fac¬ tor was being able to work with the professionals. Karate is a hobby people are getting into and Shannon Bishop was no exception. Shannon said that he was really enjoying karate. He is enrolling at New River Fair¬ grounds. He hoped to become a black belt. Music played a big role in many lives. Most people en¬ joyed listening to their favor¬ ite songs, but Susan Mitchell enjoyed singing hers. Susan felt that her singing had moti¬ vated her self confidence. Singing gave her a feeling of happiness. K.C. Martin had a really daring hobby. He enjoyed rid¬ ing his Honda XR200. He rode on 275 acres of land. During the summer he rode in Colora¬ do. K.C. said, “The fun lies in the challenge.” A hobby that took a great deal of accuracy was Barry Moore’s. He was a registered skeet shooter. He had been shooting skeet for about three years and shot a Winchester 101 pigeon grade shotgun with parbaugh tubes. Barry was the 1984 Junior .410 State Champion. He is a member of Dublin Skeet Club. One nice thing about a hob¬ by is that no one assigned it, and no one expected any spe¬ cific results. Hobbies created a time when one could disap¬ pear into a world that was full of only things to enjoy. Get¬ ting away from school and family responsibilities only served to enhance the enjoy¬ ment of a hobby. Whether one had to wait on that first snow to ski or just pick up a book and read, hobbies gave a little added spark to students’ lives. Robyn Matney answers the phone for the X-ray department at Pulaski Community Hospital. Robyn works in the X-ray department as a Junior Vol¬ unteer. While relaxing in her chair at home, Susan Mitchell looks over “Total Eclipse of the Heart” for concert choir. She has been in concert choir for a year. Hobbies