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

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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

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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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Having some fun at the start of the new school year, sophomores Karen McAdams and Howard Hendrickson (above) attend a dance. (Right) Junior Gwen Dedmon has her yearbook picture made. It's Back to School Agaiiv Student enrollment declines once more When classes opened for the 1980-81 school year, there were fewer students on hand than for the opening of the previous school year. The enrollment at the end of the first week of classes was 1,771. which was a decline of 150 students over the previous school year. A new principal (Mr. Richard Maple), major renovation work, and a heat wave also greeted the students. However, the opening of the school year went smoothly. according to school officials. There were fewer schedule changes and fewer discipline problems than in previous years. Students seem glad to be back in school, one official commented at the end of the first week. It's going to be another great year. j thU scene from Crisis at Central High. Principal Jess Matthews (played by Charles Durning) faces a mob otesting the enrollment of black students. Other actors and actresses in the scene are Gary Frank. Joanne loodward. Norma Young, and William Rush. A diary kept by Mrs. Huckaby was the basis for the movie. Actress Joanne Woodward, playing Mrs. Huckaby, the school's dean of girls, shows concern over actions of a mob gathered to protest enrollment of black students. Opening Week—17