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

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1 34-Classes Nadean Lemon Nora Leou Kenneth Lewis Melanie Lewis Sharon Lindsey Trisha Littlefield .Iyrneese Littrell Vanessa Lowe Cathy Martin Mariann Martin Jackie Marshall Linda Mason Sherman Mason John Mauldin Vic Mayeux Sherri Maytield Kyron McAllister Tina McArthur Kelly McBee William McBride Steve McCarley Lavonda McCarty Wanda McCoy Phil McCraw Leah McCrotty Peggy McDonald Zavier McFergerson Jan McGowen Lauren McKnight Kenny Metheny Bruce Mickles Susan Millirons Karol Mills Stacy Mims Billy Mitchell .Ierrod Mitchell Rose Molden Noel Mooney Danny Moore Tim Moore Susan Moore Bemard Mosley

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sophomores F , Qing ii Being handicapped and going to high school might have been one of the biggest challenges a teenager could face. Tim LaMonica, sophomore, faced up to the challenge victoriously. LaMonica found himself in a wheelchair as a result of a motorcycle accident that occurred in the spring of his ninth grade year. He ran a stop sign and was hit by a car. LaMonica came to school third period and stayed the rest of the day. Getting from place to place was his biggest daily hassle, since someone had to help him around. I don't mind the wheelchair because teachers look after me, he said. LaMonica often found himself the victim of glances, stares and whispers. 0oo's and ahh's were frequent, but LaMonica really didn't care for the attention. I don't think people should feel sorry for me, he said. It was my fault. LaMonica found a weakness in the Little Rock Public School system. During the first nine weeks, he had a tutor assigned by LRPS, but he didn't expect to receive full credit because the tutor lost some of his papers. In a classroom situation, the student would have been given the benefit of the doubt, he thought. By the end of school, LaMonica hoped to be able to abandon his wheels and stand on his own two feet. Gigi Johnson James Johnson Jerry Johnson Michael Johnson Missy Johnson Ken Johnston Anthony Jones Deanna Jones Kenny Jones Leroy J ones Lucy Jones Margaret Jones Scott Killsgaard Missy Kindall JoAnn Knight Veronica Lake Laurie Lamb Stanley Lambert Tim LaMonica Tommy Lane Butch Langhamm Robert Lanum Teddy Latimar Marilyn Lawson Cl' if 'Yi-,. Special wheels. Though Parkview is equipped with special ramps, Tim LaMonica, sophomore, finds attending school in a wheelchair inconvenient. Sophomores-133

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sophomores . . ., vf Junior rwightirwgole The immaculate cleanliness and the clearly anesthetic smell could only lead to one place- the hospital. For some hospitals meant sickness or death, but for people like Susan Moore, sophomore, it was a place to learn and work as well as to have fun. Susan, like other students who worked at hospitals, was a member of a group called Junior Volunteers, or Candy Stripers. These students worked in patient service, central supply, recovery room or surgery. You meet all kinds of people, she said. Some are really nice, but some are kind of grouchy, and you have to realize what they're going through. The benefits? Volunteers who worked a certain number of hours got special recognition. Twenty-'tive hours work earned a Junior Volunteers patch, and 50 hours work eamed a professional nametag. According to Susan, however, the biggest benefit was the experience. Eamlng her stripes. Working at Baptist Medical Center is a rewarding pastime for sophomore Susan Moore. Michelle Mullens Stephanie Morrman Carla Nash Nikki Naylor David Neaves Cheryl Nelson Jean Nichols Paul Norris Lisa Overton Venita Pace Scott Pahlow Edward Paige Robin Parker Tanya Parker Kim Partlow Lynn Patterson Suna Patterson Kay Peden Lisa Pennington James Perser Shirley Pettis Anthony Phillips Ginger Phillips Heidi Phillips John Pickens Julie Pinkett Wayne Plunkett Kelly Pollnow Brenda Powell Cheryll Powell ,,.:, , .,