Parkview High School - Spirit Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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action! Popcorn, coke and sticky feet did not keep Patriots away from movies every weekend. Escape from life was the main attraction whether in love stories, science fiction or war movies. Heroes, a movie that starred Henry Winkler, left a lasting impression of tragedy on those who saw it. Viet Nam became real to them. Lisa Fowler, a junior, said, The Goodbye Girl was a good movie. It was funny and sad. Oh God was a touching movie. It was not sacriligous as many people believed, said Yvette Fraunfelder, a junior. 9-30-55 was filmed in Conway. This movie was about the death of James Dean. Richard Thomas starred and attended the premiere at Cinema 150 Clean. Soap, a tear jerking take-off on soap operas, stars Walter, Burt, Jessica and Mary. i .199 Qwlfiif in Little Rock. Johnny Munford, a sophomore, said The WorId's Greatest Lover was hilarious. Gene Wilder played the lover, and Dom Deluise produced the contest to chose the worId's greatest lover. The average price was 32.50 which prevented some from going to movies often. The Art Center showed movies every Sunday night. The admission charge for them was 31.50. Television was an alternative for those who could not pay. The Orange Bowl captured the attention of most students over the Christmas holidays. SOAP, a spoof on soap operas, was one of the most talked about TV shows this year. The suggestive topics caused criticism by many adults. Michelle Fitzpatrick, junior, said, Soap is so dumb, it's funny. The stuff that happened was really stupid. lt's worse than day time soap operas. Flrm. Carl Reiner directs John Denver on how to select a head of lettuce in supermarket scene of Oh God. Student Life

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Snow sta eros South Parents quickly grew tired of kids tracking snow in the house, cooking lunch and having to hear them complain about staying at home. Students grew bored with their parents and listening to them com- plain about the snow. Telephones went out in southwest Little Flock because of the ice, so some Patriots were in total isolation. This created diaster. I couIdn't call anyone. I about went crazy, said Kim Hancock, senior. Poultry farmers were among the hardest hit. They lost over a 100 chicken houses. The Small Business Adminstration had 25 counties dec- lared disaster areas. I enjoyed my white holiday for about 'the first two days, but enough was enough, said Christy Brock, junior. Some were more lucky and didn't have to sit at home. Eric Vessels, sophomore said, I went riding around in my jeep. I rode around almost the whole day. The bad roads didn't stop Karen Baumgardner either. My friends and I went crusing around in my Vega. Many people got colds. I stayed in the house and somehow caught a cold, said Sandra Bledsoe, junior. It was really boring sitting at home, Paula Goens, sophomore, said, especially sick. Snow D326