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Friday, April 11, 2025 Page 10 CTE Spotlight: Small Animal Care By BRIANNA DUNN Cougar Growl Staff
he often would sleep in her arms. Brees’s favorite animal was also Otis. She says she took him home for about a week over the Thanks- giving break. Abi and Bree both say the easi- est part about small animal care was the chores. They also both say the most challenging part was the SAE project, but they both agree that it’s only hard if you don’t have a way to get any volunteer hours. Avery Linkous and Ryleigh Dean were also two students in small animal care last semester. Avery says her favorite part about taking small animal care is getting to play with the animals and take care of them. Ryleigh says her fa- vorite part was being able to learn how to take care of the animals properly. Avery’s favorite animal was Otis the rabbit because it was super cute. Ryleighs favorite animal was Wedgie the guinea pig because he looked like a mini capybara. Avery and Ryleigh both agree that all of the assignments in small animal care were pretty easy to do and not super challenging, but the class was very rewarding.
Pulaski County High School has many exciting and interesting classes to offer in the Career and Technical Education Center. This week, we will be focusing on the Small Animal Care 1 class. This class is an excellent class to take. There is no prerequisite required to take this class. It is offered to all grades, 9th through 12th. This course is only one block, and one semester only. In this class, you will learn how to care for and manage dogs, cats, and other animals. This class focuses on instructional areas in animal health, nutrition, repro- duction, evaluation, training, and showmanship. This class also includes instruc- tion in the tools, equipment, and facilities for small animal care. This course will highlight leader- ship development activities and participation in the Future Farm- ers of America (FFA) and Super- vised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) on a daily basis through agricultural-based chores and
Staff Photos Bree Wilson and Abi Hendrix (left) as well as Avery Linkous and Ryleigh Dean have all enjoyed the Small Animal Care class.
hands-on learning.
ence on taking the small animal care class. Bree Wilson and Abi Hendrix were two students in Small Ani- mal Care last semester. Abi says her favorite part about taking small animal care was the animals and being able to take care of them. Bree says her favorite part was also taking care of the ani- mals and seeing the dogs during doggy daycare. Abi’s favorite ani- mal was Otis the Rabbit because he always lets you cradle him, and
In this class the animals are Wedgie, a guinea pig, Otis, a rab- bit, Rona, a bearded dragon, and a doggy daycare. There are also chores for the students to do. These chores include cleaning, taking out the dog, and cleaning the animals cages. The class is led by Mrs. Tori Alley. A few students were inter- viewed this week on their experi-
Awards and Honors
By PCPS Pulaski County Public School and the Pulaski County School Board would like to congratulate the Forensics Team on their State win.
By PCPS Pulaski County Public Schools and the Pulaski County School Board are pleased to recognize Pulaski High School Choir and Band as the winner of the 2025 Blue Ribbon Award. Each year the VMEA (Virginia Music Educators Association) Blue Ribbon Award is the highest award given to school music programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and recogniz- es achieved excellence in Band, Orchestra and Choral Performance. All disciplines in a school must receive a rating of “Superior” at assessment to qualify for this award following all criteria as laid out by the Virginia Music Educators Association. Congratulations to the PCHS choral students who participated in District Choral Assessment on March 28, 2025. While both choirs received Superior Stage Performance, Treble Chorus received an overall rating of Excellent and Advanced Concert Choir received an overall rating of Superior. Congratulations to the PCPS band students who participated in the Virginia Band and Orches- tra Director’s Association concert assessment on March 12, 2025. The PCPS Wind Ensemble received a superior rating from each adjudicator on state and a superior from the sight reading adjudicator, for an overall rating of Superior. This is the highest possible rating to be received.
By PCPS Pulaski County Public Schools and the Pulaski County School Board are honored to recognize Noa Dobbins, Jordan English, Chase Lawrence and Jeremiah Turner as recipients of the Junior Achievement of South- west Virginia 18 Under 18. This is an award that recognizes students hard work, dedication, outstand achievements in leadership, education and community impact. These 18 students are chosen and receive a spotlight in the July/August issue of the Roanoker Magazine, as well as attend an award ceremony in August. We are very proud of each of the students.
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