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

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Silence please! Concentration is in the air We won! Were the thoughts of these as chess players plan their next move. students as they showed their trophy. Chess — 25 I

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Strategies For Winning National attention was focused here as our school hosted the U.S. National Scholastic High School Chess Championship. This marked the first time a high school national had been held in the South. Nearly one thousand players descended on Pulaski from such states as Arizona, Oregon, Michigan, and New Jersey. Guest speakers included Pulaski mayor, Gary Hancock; Dublin mayor, Julian McMillan; Senators Paul Trible and John Warner; and Governor Gerald Baliles. “This chess tournament is one of the toughest tournaments we’ve ever played in,” com¬ mented Brooks Newsome, a ninth grade participant. The awards ceremony in the Little Theater finalized the activities. Our team proudly took second place with David DeHaven placing 18th overall. A million and one shining faces showed in the participation of the National Chess Tournament. And the print-out please ... as students type in the ratings Mr. Shelton waits to announce First Place. 24 Chess

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The NRV Fair and Horse Show Ten big dags of rides, exhibits, food, shows, games and much more excitement. From August fifth through August fifteenth the Fair was held. This was the first time the fair had lasted for two weeks. The Horse Show was July thirteenth through August first, and admissions were three dollars for adults and one dollar for children twelve and under. On special nights such as Wednesday, “Senior Citizens ' Day,” people sixty and over entered free of charge and children under twelve got in free and could ride the rides from one until five o ' clock for five dollars. The parking was super¬ vised by the Pulaski County Life Saving Crew. At ten-thirty on Saturday, Friday, and Wednes¬ day nights fireworks were pro¬ vided. Prizes were awarded in many events, not only in the game playing but in many contests; for example ribbons and money for displays of art, vegetables, hand¬ crafted arts. The horse show alone gave out a total of six thousand five hundred dollars in awards. The Beauty Pageant was held on the fourteenth and the winner was Sarah Jo Straley from Pearisburg. At the grand stands there was a different happening every night: The Singing Nippers, the Florida Boys, Kathy Mattea, Porter Wagner, Right Combination, the Pattons, and evgnts such as the horse pulling contest, the pet show, the demolition derby, the WBLB True Value Country Showdown with Larry Blevins and Friends, Bluegrass and Ole Time doggers, Hollywood Stunt World, theAppalkids, and the4-H talent show. The fair’s being held for two weeks was different for a lot of people. Robert Ward said, “I thought it was better than last year.’’ Marcy Tiller said, “Great, it gave you something to do with your friends.’’ And James Har¬ man said, “It just doubled the positive things and the negative things that the fair offered. ’’ ' rv% ■hP » Spinning around! One of the many rides at the fair was the Gravitron. From a school survey it’s one of the most liked rides. A few people! A crowd at the fair observed the Demolition Derby held on Monday August tenth at eight p.m. 26 — NRV Fair