Little Rock Central High School - Pix Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Trying their luck at fishing while on a camping trip at Pinnacle Mountain State Park are seniors Alan Turner. Paul Phillips, and Scott Kuykendall as Hall senior Frank Wilkins watches. Kscaping the heat at a local skating rink, seniors Freddie Clark and Jackie Washington have some fun for the benefit of tin yearbook photographer. Skating rinks were popular with students during both the summer and winter months. An August day when the temperature hit 97 degrees proves an ideal time for seniors Mur- ry Newbern and Becky Davis to go sailing. Arkansas' hot summer came as a surprise for exchangees Achim Gullatz of Germany and Lars Bohman of Sweden who had ex- pected somewhat cooler weather. Summer— 15

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One major problem of summer was a lack of gasoline, causing some Little Rock' residents not to take vacation trips. The shortage of gasoline caused many residents, such as senior Murry New hern, to keep their automobile tanks full. SUMMER ' They Tausey That Refreshes' offers good description of days when students enjoy summer When the last bell rang on May 31, 1979, it was the beginning of summer vacation for most students. It meant three months of “fun in the sun.” Because of the numerous lakes and streams in the central Arkansas area, water sports ranked at the top of the summer list for most students. The water sports were varied, ranging from swimming to skiing and from scuba diving to boating. Of course, there were other things to do, like working. Raising high waves, sophomore Joey Johnson spend a sultry summe day ski- ing on Lake Ouachita fntiot' Springs. 14—Summer

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History of Central When Central High School opened its doors for the 1927-28 school year, it was a new building that students and staff members entered—a building that had gained national attention as being the largest high school in the nation” and America’s most expensive high school. The building was constructed at a cost of $1.5 million, which was about the same amount that the School District spent in 1969 to build the school’s library, a small building that is dwarfed by Central. Known as Little Rock Senior High at the time, the building was designed to accommodate 3.000 students. During the 1957-58 school year. Central High School appeared on the front pages of newspapers throughout the world as a result of an integration crisis that brought federal troops to the school on orders from President Eisenhower. The decision of the School Board in the fall of 1979 to spend approximately $5.25 million for renovation pro- jects at the school represents the first major work to be done on Central High since it was constructed. Touring Central High will reveal extensive damage caused by a leaking roof an faulty plumbing. At left, plaster has fallen from the ceiling in the hall leading I the ROTC rooms. At right, a bathroom ceiling leaks and a door lies in the flou Surveying a restroom, architects check plumbing and radiators to determine th cost in replacing them. Renovation projects, planned to begin in the summer o 1980. include the replacement of the building's plumbing and heating systems' School Board member Mr. Herb Rule, an attorney, climbs out a window to inspect the school's leaking roof. An inspection tour of Central High School during the fall brought several Board members ami repress tatives of (lie news media to the school. Here, the group looks at the roof, which has become water-soakj ami now leaks into classrooms. The Board approved extensive renovation projects following tin toil 16—Renovation