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

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While waiting for the dial tone, Malena Wilson chats with Melissa Stout about tomorrow’s plans. Discussing the day’s activities, Amy Sutphin and Dena Sexton wait outside for their ride. Dressed to impress, Shawn Caudill, Chrissy Workman, Chad Davis, Dawn Hill and Joey Davis wait to give their speeches as candidates for freshman class offices. Fads — 29

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Fashions Include Dress To Hairstyles Is this going to look okay with this? Which looks best? Does this match? It really doesn’t have to match as long as it is in style. What is the style? The fashions this year ranged from long-length shirts to long- length skirts. Charlotte Radaker said, “Nowadays you can wear just about anything and be in style.” There was a wide variety of shoes and boots this year. Fashion color boot s and fashion color pumps were worn often. Flats and high-top tennis shoes were also popular. Any¬ thing goes was the motto. When it came to accessories, Katie Pueket said, “Jeweliy was no problem.” Antique jewelry or totally bizarre jewelry was suitable for the ’80’s. Kim Phillips stated, “If it wasn’t in style, wear it once or twice and it would be.” The guys’ hairstyles were slightly more extreme than the ladies.’ Crew cuts and unusual designs were popular for some of the guys. Their clothing generally, however, was more conservative. Once summer ended and they quit wearing loud jams, bright shirts with geometric designs were popular; but printed t-shirts, long sweaters and blue jeans were standard attire. Some guys wore suspenders hanging down at their sides as trendy additions to their trousers. Fashions this year were a collection of the past few years with some additions. Karen Bond commented, “It wasn’t too hard to match today’s styles.” Many students were In step with style. Students paused on the wall outside the English pod to show the wide range of footwear from high-top tennis shoes to granny boots. Expressing their style with unique haircuts are Ben Tickle, wearing his football number, and Doug Dalton with a spike and stripe. In the fall, several other football players had letters or numbers shaved into their crew cuts, while many guys had cuts similar to Doug’s. Margaret Blair and Susan Gravely dis¬ cuss the hardships of school life while taking a break from fourth period En¬ glish. 28 Fads

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The Place To Be It would be almost impossible for a student to graduate without being in the Commons Area. There were many places in the school that one might never have seen, but the Commons Area couldn’t have been one of them. The Commons Area served many purposes. Lunches, breakfasts, waiting on buses, banquets, sockhops, study halls, and some classes were only some of the area’s func¬ tions. Mr. Sheffey was the first administrator to start calling students to the Commons in¬ stead of his own office. It provi¬ ded more room and conveni¬ ence for him, students, and other administrators. It lessened the crowd in the office area and made it easier for other principals to deal with their own students. “The Commons provided more room for me to do my job. Because of the fact that I deal with so many students, meeting in the Commons decreases the chaos in the administrative hall,” Mr. Sheffey states. Junior Kathy Patterson commented on the Commons by saying, “It defmitely has a lot of activity and serves its purpose.” Expressing the opinion of many others as well as her own, Laurissa Eller said, “It’s more like a social hall than anything else.” The Commons meant many things to different individuals during their high school years, but senior Ronnie Dowdy summed it up by saying, “While in school, it was the place to be.” Students take time away frc an lum ht relax outside of the commons.