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

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Do It Dltterent. L. Thallmueller reports that because of too few buses, rerouting is essential. PV begins the day 10 minutes earlier, as a result. One of our own. Dr. Art Gillum is the only representative on the board who is from the PV district. LRPSD Board ot Directors: Mrs. Lucy Abraham Dr. Art Gillum ng. Vance Jones Robert McHenry Jlm Newell T.E. Patterson Dr. Travis Tunnel FacultylAdministratlon 237

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Conferring. President Lucy Abraham consults with past hearing a auditorium. president Bob McHenry after report on bids for Parkview's Through Parkview's first 10 years, the school board and administration often made changes which affected the school. However, the biggest change came the day after school reopened after Christmas vacation, when the board received Dr. Paul Fair's resignation as superintendent of schools. After unfavorable evaluations by board members, the board bought his contract for its remaining year and a half. Mixed reaction contributed to- ward making the March board e- lections especially consequential. The Little Ftock School District bought buses, rather than leasing them, this year, but there were not Chang enough to cover all the routes efficiently. Each bus made three runs twice a day. This meant students were often late getting to school and getting home. Therefore, buses were rerouted, and PV started 10 minutes earlier in an effort to return everyone home before dark. Metropolitan Vocational School was formerly a separate high school, now it serves students with vocational courses only while they return to their home schools the other half day. The school curriculum has changed so much. Students have much more of a choice now, said John Fortenberry, assistant super- intendent of instructional services. Part of the change. Dr. Winston Simpson, a former assistant to the superintendent, is acting superintendent until a replacement for Dr. Paul Fair is hired. t i , , Zhi. ES f t Y 4 i t it is l , it i CSLJSE SUIT' Assistant Superlntendenta: John Fortenberry Wllllam Fowler Floyd Langston J.D. McGee Dr. Leonard Thalmueller Board lAdministration 236 '4

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I-lelpirig lnaricl Although the top-notch, high level administration ran our school, it took a helping hand from everyone. It involved cooking and preparing lun- ches that served as a holdover until students were out of school and could really indulge. It involved cleaning up after the lunch breaks, also. The duties of janitors and elec- tricians were varied. From cleaning up the parking lot to fixing the thermostats that always stuck on 80 when the weather outside was swel- tering, or 40 when frost appeared. Many different kinds of secretaries worked for Parkview: library secretar- ies, office secretaries and attendance secretaries. Any student who checked in or out knew the hassles that one had to go through when leaving or entering the school. Usually, by the time a student was a senior, or sometimes a junior, he learned how to master the ropes of evading the quick tongue and sharp eyes of attendance secretaries. Of course, they only did their jobs. The most students who ever checked out on one day was in the Absolutely net! Mrs. Zona Covey tells students that schedules cannot be changed because they don't like the classes. 1975-76 school year when 600 Park- view students suddenly became de- voted basketball fans and checked out for a basketball game. That doesn't include the people that just left, said Mrs. Rachel McKinney, attendance Secretary. Typically most students check in late on Mondays and out early on Fridays. Smile. James Blaylock, school electrician, good naturedly fills in as Mr. PV Handyman. Mrs. Carolyn Alexander Mrs. Barbra Bonner Mrs. Zona Covey Mrs. Dot East Mrs. Rita Farner Staff I Hel pers 23 hs... , 1 ny! f-Jaya