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

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Phe show must go on Lite brite - lunior David Darville experiments State your case - Iunior Paul Iacob cross- with the lightboard during the Stagecraft class examines sophomore Danny Dring during a offered this year. debate. Lights on - Iunior Terry McDuffee adjusts lights on the beam to focus on the stage. classrooms helped expand the Speech and Drama classes, and provide a space to present productions Where the action is - The new auditorium and Speech and Drama-93

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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.

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Colors, colors, colors-Seniors Tony Holley and Scott Gilpatrick look over material they have to have for their class. 0: i :-I -I-I an ea I o 0 Oi GD o I 94 Tuff Stuff t Where is that wooden spoon?-Senior Dave Starr searches through the utensil drawer for that special wooden spoon. Home economics A cup full of patience, a tables- poon of kindness, a teaspoon of willingness, and a devout need for at least a All these ingredients were needed for success when home economics went co-ed. To meet requirements set by Title IX, a federal law passed in 1975, all classes-including home economics had to be opened to boys and girls. According to Mrs. Blanche Young, home economics teacher, the co-ed classes had advantages and disadvan- tages. Boys and girls can learn a lot from each other, she said. However, some of the boys have a tendency to show out for the girls. Sneak a bite-Senior Rob Fisher takes a break from class to sneak a bite from his Christmas candy cane. classes go co-ed Miss Libby Hawthorne who also taught home economics said she en- joyed the'new classes. I like both ways, mixed and separate, because they are so different. There is no way to compare them. she said. Senior Bobby Squires said he liked the mixed classes because he planned to get an apartment after he graduated and needed to know how to cook. I like having girls in home ec because they really help out a lot if you have trouble with sewing or things like that, he said. Kim Bowman