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

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Very little time was wasted at the start of the school year by teachers, including Mrs. Ann Graves (above), in getting down to the business of teaching. Here. Mrs. Graves instructs a senior English class.(Below) Mrs. Brenda James passes out trig books in one of her classes at the opening of school. Having her picture made for the 1985 P1X yearbook is senior Michelle Lackey. Most seniors had pictures made during the previous spring: however, those who missed the pictures had the chance to have them made on a make-up day in September. Before the start of the school year, it has become traditional for upperclassmen to go to the homes of sophomores and kidnap them for the purpose of initiating them as Tigers. (Left) Sophomores Julie Orloski and Terri Meyer find that the initiation can be messy. (Above) Smiles fill the faces of these sophomores following their initiation as Tigers. Opening—15

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 Opening week was a smooth one, Principal Everett Hawks indicated. There were no problems of consequence. A few students had schedule problems and a few classes were short on books. They were problems that were easily rectified.’’ For the first time in history, all schools in Arkansas opened on the day after Labor Day. which was September 4. The state's new educational standards act requires schools to open on the day after Labor Day. Enrollment at Central was 1.884 at the end of the first week of classes. That was an enrollment drop of 202 over the previous school year. Of those 1.884 students, 784 were sophomores, 558 were juniors, and 542 were seniors. Racially. 59 per cent of the students were black. Enrollment in the Little Rock School District also declined. There were 18,602 students enrolled in the District’s schools at the end of the first week of classes. At the same time during the 1983-84 year, there had been 19.052 students. Enrollment statistics showed 70 per cent of the students were black as compared to 69 per cent during the previous term. Hall High’s enrollment was 859. down from 1.046 from the previous year. Parkview’s enroll- ment was 1.092. which was one student less than the school’s enrollment of 1,093 during the previous year. Because of budget cuts, approximately 25 courses were dropped from Central's curriculum this school year. Most of these courses were one- semester courses, such as psychology, mass media, photography, etc. It was the 57th year for Central to be in opera- tion at its present location. Yellow school buses became familiar sights again when classes began on September 4. Here, students board buses after a day at Central High. Lou of trash accumulates each day, even on the first day of school. Principal Everett Hawks (right) takes time to empty some trash from the bookstore. (Below, Left) Before going to a foot- ball game to march with the band, sophomore Jody Mains takes a cigarette break. (Below, Right) Student body president Elgin Clemons presides over the school’s first pep assembly. Starting Over Opening week brings no problems of consequence; for first timo ever, all schools open on samc day 14—Opening

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Encouraging the Tigers to win a home football game (right) arc seniors Paula Baker and Teresa Lawson. (Below) junior Terri Vandiver shows her school spirit after a Tiger pep rally. At University Mall, Tiger cheerleaders (right) do a yell. (Below) Four teachers were honored at a pep rally. They arc Mrs. Margaret Matson. Mrs. Mary Sulina. Mrs. Margaret Lanier, and Mrs. Marion Easter. Tiger cheerleaders direct spirited Cen- tral students in yell- ing for a Tiger vic- tory at a football game at Wilbur Mills Stadium. The Tigers won the game. 38-6. 16