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

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Holding a copy of the Wednesday. January' 21. issue of the Arkansas Gazette that proclaims Iran has released the 52 American hostages and that Ronald Reagan has been inaugurated president is Mr. Jerome Muldrcw (right), instructor of sociology . The newspaper was used frequently in all social studies classes. (Below) Senior Tony- Cook and junior Jill Canino perform an experiment in their chemistry class. Students in most science courses performed numerous experiments during the school year. Explaining Spanish custom to students in a combined Spanish class is Dr. Maria Salcedo, instructor of the course, who uses a pinata to make a point. The school of- fered a wide variety of foreign language courses, including five levels of Spanish. Tiger staff member Chip Blcndcn and Carl Elder complete paste-ups for an issue of their newspaper. Those students who worked on publications gained practical experience, doing all work w ith the exception of the actual printing. 4—Theme

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Checking the work of Accounting I student Shelia Penn, a junior, is Mrs. Joyce Arick. Students had almost 100 courses from which to choose. Dedicated educators were instructors in all the courses. Because of renovation work, con- struction workers were seen often by students and their teachers. CONTENTS THEME .. .4 STUDENT LIFE ..12 SPORTS ..52 CLUBS ..96 CLASSES .150 PEOPLE .190 Faculty .192 Senior .200 Juniors .224 Sophomores .239 Kindergarten 256 ADVERTISING .258 INDEX 308 eMovin Oun Friend To Preserve Him A good, loyal “friend to Central's student body got a new home this year. The “friend is a statue of the school's mascot, a Bengal tiger. The statue was carved during the 1977-78 school year from the base of a 156-year-old sweetgum tree that had died in 1976. The sweetgum tree was a campus landmark. The demise of the tree did not go without notice from the state's news media. Both the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Demo- crat ran Articles about the tree’s death. Through the efforts of Central's principal at that time. Dr. Morris L. Holmes, and one of the assistant principals. Mr. Everett Hawks, a local artist was employed to carve a tiger from the base of the tree so that “an old landmark can become a new landmark.” Wood preservatives were placed on the statue several times; however, the bottom of the tree trunk continued to decay. On January 16. 1981. the statue was cut from its base and brought inside the building. The Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) initiated and raised most of the needed funds for the project. (See page 320.) 3

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Renovating a Champion... New classroom spirit prevails in academics Perhaps because the building was being renovated or perhaps because the school had a new principal, but a new spirit did develop in Central’s numerous classrooms this year. This spirit seemed to cause students to be more enthusiastic about learning. It seemed to cause teachers to be more enthusiastic about teaching. The result was that more learning took place at Central this school year than during recent previous years. Standardized testing proved this to be true. There were nearly 100 different courses where this learning took place. Central had the most extensive curriculum in Arkansas. Giving tome pointert to his Madrigals is Mr. Robert Brack (above), director of choral music. Teachers instructed on an individual basis, a group basis, and a class basis. (Below) With the aid of senior Tony Cook. Mrs. Kathy Holladay reads a script in a communications class. In woodworking clast, Mr. James Brown teaches junior Paul Hightower how to use a radial arm saw. The woodworking class was one of approx- imately 100 different courses offered at Central this school year. Theme—5