COUGAR PRIDE Around Campus
Friday, March 28, 2025
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MACC Team Finishes Season Strong Courtesy Photo The MACC team posed for this photo after one of their competitions.
By ABIGAIL DAVIS Cougar Growl Staff This year's MACC season was a huge success. Five different teams compete in MACC: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, and All-Around. Almost all subjects attended the tournament, and the science team went to Super MACC, the tournament, which includes the East and the West divisions. Stu- dents were able to travel around different counties and compete
against different schools. There are two rounds in each match, directed and toss-up. The directed round is a series of questions asked to each team one at a time where the captain gives an answer for the whole team after all members confer. Toss-up includes questions being asked for both teams and whichever team buzzes first gets to answer. If answered wrong, the question is read again for the other team. If the buzzer is pressed before the question is fully read, and
the answer is wrong they get two points deducted from the team's score. The science team had a great season with a record of 4-7, let- ting the team go to the tourna- ment. There, they earned a win against Radford, and went to Super MACC. While they didn’t win Super Macc, they still had a good run. Though some of the members were new, they all still tried their hardest, and it worked out in the end. "This season, our team put
in the work, pushed through challenges, and grew so much together. Taking second place at the Eastern Tournament was a huge moment for us, and I think it really changed how other schools see Pulaski … in the best way. I’m beyond proud of every single team member, and while I hate to see the season end, I’m so grateful for everything we’ve accomplished," Ms. Shupe said about the science team. The future of the teams look bright for the years to come.
Bird Enjoys Role As History Teacher
Vaccine Clinic offering shots for rising 7th and 12th graders Staff Report The Cougar Growl Parents/Guardians: You can sign your child up
Mr. Bird in his senior picture (left) and a current photo.
and give consent directly with the New River Health District using the provided QR code. Scan the QR code for the digital consent form, which can be found on our website, www.pcva.us. Go to “News” and look for the story about immunizations. We will provide written copies of the 2024 Adolescent Vaccina- tion Consent Form - all infor- mation must be completed and signed by parent/guardian All insurance information must be complete or your child will not be able to receive their immunizations. This information is required for federal funding purposes for VFC vaccines. All vaccination consent forms must be received by April 1,2025. Contact your school guidance counselor for more information.
By EDEN BOWMAN Cougar Growl Staff Phillip Bird graduated from Pulaski County High School in 1992. During his time there, he was involved in a yearbook class and a literary magazine, and his favorite subject was English. However, he did not participate in many extracurricular activities outside of school as he spent most of his time working at McDon- ald’s. On the rare occasions when he wasn’t working, he enjoyed attending Friday night football games and weekly dances at the school. After graduation, he initially went to college but left to pursue a career at Volvo. Unfortunately, he was laid off
from his job and took this as an opportunity to return to school. He studied education and be- came a teacher at the age of 30. He eventually returned to Pulaski County High School to teach. He currently teaches World History II, AP European History, Philoso- phy, and Government. He has been teaching World History II or AP Euro every semester for the past 20 years. Mr. Bird is passionate about these subjects and continues to do research by reading books and listening to podcasts. His favor- ite part of teaching is interacting with his students. “Think for yourself, don’t trust others,” Mr. Bird said. “Research for yourself and find what you are interested in and do a deep dive.”
Attention Parents and Guard- ians of rising 7th and 12th grad- ers: In coordination with Pulaski County Public Schools and the New River Health District we have planned a vaccine clinic on April 25, 2025 to offer the needed rising 7th and 12th grade immu- nizations that are required by the Code of Virginia to meet entry requirements. The health departments will be coming to Pulaski County Middle School and Pulaski County High School to offer the needed immunizations. We are trying to beat the rush that always occurs before school starts in August 2025.
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