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

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Having tome fun, Cindy Thurman rides the shoulders of David Rice and attempts to knock Susan Miller from the shoulders of Kelly Grigg. Water sports were popular with teens during the summer. Sommer—15 Avoiding summer's heat, seniors Jamie Camp- bell and Cornelius Burton entertain them- selves by dancing in air conditioned comfort. A Sunday afternoon provides a good time for senior Stewart Levy to ride a horse. Horseback riding was popular with many area teenagers. Showing some strain, senior Barry Cunningham (above) climbs one of the dills at nearby Pinnacle Mountain State Park. (Below) Junior Victor Joyner and senior Anthony Baker keep in shape for the basketball team by running.

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14—Sommer v - 107° -----105 »03 ■----lol 99 ----- 97 95 ----- 93 91 ----- 89 87 ----- 85 83 ----- 81 79 ----- 7 7 75 -----73 71 ----- 69 On 41 different days during the summer of 1980, it reached or ex- ceeded 100 degrees. To make matters even worse, there were only 1.39 inches of rain during June, July, and August. Nine inches is considered normal. It was the hottest summer on record. Previously, the hottest sum- mer had belonged to 1954. It also reached or exceeded 100 degrees on 41 days in 1954; however, the average temperature in 1980 was higher. Because of the heat, the most popular summer activities for teens were water sports. And, the central Arkansas region is blessed with numerous lakes and streams. Unfortunately, though, many students have to work during the summer, often in jobs that require them to be outside. Being outside during the summer of 1980 caused many of these students to hope for a short vacation. The really lucky” students were those who spent the summer in one of the northern or eastern states where temperatures weren't quite so unbearable. There were some minor “blessings” in the hot weather and drought. Usually, students are the ones who are expected to mow the lawns. However, since the grass died, there was little or no mowing to be done. The minor blessings” for students meant major problems though for the state's farmers. Almost SI.5 billion was lost by the state's farmers as a result of the heat and drought. The summer of 1980 was indeed a memorable one. It will be one that students will remember for many years to come. It will be one that they will tell their grandchildren about. Trying to escape from the heat that plagued Arkansas during the summer of 1980. junior Susan Miller reads a novel on the sundeck of her home. That Hot Summed State's residents survive 'hottest' temperatures ever recorded before in this area of the country

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Student body president Kristi Griffith (left) presides over the sophomore orientation assembly prior to the start of the 1980-81 school year. (Above) With his hands in the air. Rev. Jesse Jackson, the noted civil rights leader, is fitted with a t-shirt advertising the city's public schools during an all- student assembly during the first week of classes. Applauding him is former assistant U.S. Labor Secretary Ernest Green, a Central graduate. Filming 'Crisis at Movie crews converged on Central High during June for the filming of Crisis at Central High.” a movie shown on the CBS Television Network on February 4. The movie is based on a dairy kept by Mrs. Elizabeth Huckaby during the 1957-58 integration crisis at Central, a crisis that gained international attention. Mrs. Huckaby was dean of girls during that period of time. Playing the role of Mrs. Huckaby in the movie is Joanne Woodward, one of the na- tion’s most acclaimed actresses and the wife of actor Paul Newman. Mrs. Huckaby. who retired from Cen- tral’s faculty in 1969 after being at the school for nearly 40 years, also wrote a book based on the diary. The book ap- peared in the fall. Mrs. Huckaby was the target of segrega- tionists during the 1957-58 school year when nine blacks integrated Central. She was accused of treating black students the same as white students. Central High' At Publishers Bookshop, Mrs. Elizabeth Huckaby (above, left), former dean of girls and vice principal at autographs her book. Crisis at Central High. for Mrs. Kay Taylor, chairman of the English (Above, Right) A crew films a scene at Quigley Stadium for the television movie based on Mrs. 16—Opening Week