Northeast High School - Charger Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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iii? 661 Itis' all in the book - Iunior Scottie McKenzie and Senior Trey Crawford find information for research papers. Extra credit - Senior Gary Pack puts up a Shakespeare poster in Mrs. Lane's room for some extra points. bonjunction function Poemoblie - Senior Iames Eckler examines a moblie of Poe's works. Problems problems - Iunior Darla Simmons asks Mrs. Sally Laidlaw a question about American Literature. .sm X

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Rhyme time - Mrs. Ann McCullum shows her sophomore English class the fundamentals of rhyme. 90-Tough Stuff English offers variety My subject doesn't agree with your verb, What could be the prob- lem? This cry, and others like it, was heard throughout the halls, expecially when Mrs. Connie Salloway gave her college grammar tests. For students, the haunting thought of having to take English every year was eased by the variety of courses offered. Gne such course was American Literature which included the study of Edgar Allen Poe. According to Mrs. Linda Lane, the study of Poe was an asset to the students' literary knowledge. A study of Poe offers an op- portunity for students to express their creativity, she said. To get an A or to get an That was the question in a new class called in subjects Shakespeare - philosophy and litera- ture. Students said this course presented a pleasant change. I thought it would be different from all the other English classes, said senior Don Byram. Regardless of their choices, all Northeast students had one thing in common - they were all English students. Mrs. Ann McCollom, head of the English department, explained that English is a course that will affect students for the rest of their lives and that it is important to learn English well. There are very few people who are proficient enough to quit learning English at the 9th grade level, she said. Vanessa Thompson i

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Make believe - Iuniors Lisa Mack and Cheryl Bailey perform a little skit in Drama Class, Let me say this about that- Senior Russell Pruitt has his say on the topic of the day in speech class. New rooms provide more programs Take one! The new auditorium and classrooms allowed speech and drama students to present more pro- grams and productions throughout the year. Miss Carol Ann Connor said that the new rooms provided more outlets to the existing programs. The space has allowed several projects or productions to go on simultaneously, she said. The new facilities enabled North- east to offer stagecraft. Students learned how to build sets and learn different lighting techniques. Speech I and H, Debate, and Drama were also offered. Speech and Drama students at- tended sevcral tournaments during the year where they took many first place awards. Tournaments were held at the University of Arkansas, Harding, Hen- derson State University, and Lakeside High School. Carol Dimond just friends - Seniors Iulie Peoples and Iohn Allen play the parts of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy in Twas the Night Before Christmas. Two sodas please - Seniors Becky Vestal, Pam Taylor, and Mark Bentley perform in A Christ mas Memory.