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

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Outlooks... Learning takes top priority for Central Checking the progress of senior Carolyn Retlus in doing a problem in Accounting II is Mrs. Joyce Arick, instructor of the course. Modem equipment in the classrooms enabled students to gain training for employment in today's modem business world. Theme—5 Foreign exchange student Achim Cullatz delivers a speech on his native Germany in Communications I class. In advanced journalism, senior Margaret Camer works on doing paste- ups for the student newspaper, the Tiger. In most of the classes, students got the opportunity to learn what was being taught by actually doing it. No student should leave Cen- tral High School until he has received an education that will allow him to gain meaningful employment or will allow him to enter an institution of higher learning where he will favorably compete.” This statement by Acting Prin- cipal Gene Hooks partially sum- marizes what the 1979-80 school year was all about. And. Central High School did all that it possibly could do for its students. Central offered the most exten- sive high school curriculum in Arkansas, it had classrooms with modern equipment designed to improve learning situations, and —above all —it had a dedicated faculty intent on pro- viding a superior education to each student. Throughout the 52 years that it has been in its present location. Central High—because of its sound educational program—has graduated students who have had meaningful roles in society. The outlook for the coming years remains the same.

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Junior English students, taught by Mrs. Hazel Bullock, study the different types of sentences. Layne Huckabay writes a compound sentence at the board while Mrs. Bullock explains the elements of a compound sentence to the class. On the job at Murry's Dinner Playhouse is Industrial Cooperative Training student Creg Nichols, a junior. Students in ICT attended classes during the mornings and then worked in local businesses during the afternoons, thus gaining actual job ex- perience while attending school. Selecting'a book to read as part of an assignment in one of his classes is senior Darrell Oliver. Most classes required students to do extensive reading outside of their regular classroom work. 4—Theme

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Outlooks... Personalities develop during teenage years The personality that a perdii ha.» will determine his success in society. And. since the teenage years are crucial in personality development. Central High School attempts to guide each student in the development of a personality that will be an asset to him throughout his life. The school's extensive extra-curricular program, the school’s constant urging of students to become involved in community af- fairs. and units taught by teachers in various courses are but three ways that the school employs in assisting students with personality development. To remind students of the need for a good personality, the builders of Central placed a statue of the Greek goddess of per- sonality over the main entrance to the building. Three other statues—representing opportunity, preparation, and ambition- stand next to the statue of personality. There is more to education than just learning from books, Act- ting Principal Gene Hooks said. We must deal with more than just mental development to fulfill our community responsibilities. Pep Club member perform together in cheering the Tiger basketball team in a game at Tiger Fieldhouse. A major purpose of student organizations was to get students to work harmoniously together, thus aiding the development of good personality. During the fall, sophomore Claire Parins campaigns for class senator, seeking support from Ken Alexander. Doing volunteer work dur- ing the summer at the University Medical Center, junior Martin Talley prac- tices the proper method of lifting patients from beds. 6—Theme A weekend date takes senior Robin Carr and junior James Lanigan to Buster's for a meal before they attend a movie. The school attempts to teach students to provide respect for each other, something important.