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

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Testing some perfume while on a shopping spree at a local depart- ment store is junior Stephanie Dhonau. Most students indicated that shopping could be an entertaining way of spending a day. Passing an afternoon at War Memorial Park arc sophomore Bitsi Burney, junior Todd Stanley, and sophomore Carrie Chakalcs. Parks were popular places for city teens on warm weekend afternoons. Parties were popular forms of entertainment for teenagers. Attending, a costume party are' Kevin Churchill. Mike. Driver, and Amy Voss. - A Sunday afternoon pro- ves to be a good time for “Rampage. a local band (above), to practice. Members are Merrick Rotcnberry, a 1983 grad; junior Drew Allen, senior Steve Clevenger, and Hall graduate Dennis Thigpen. (Right) Senior Tami Morris talks on the tele- phone. which she said is a good way to fight boredom on weeknights. 20—Entertainment

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Knowledge Bowl member Conevery Bolton bites her nails after Central's team gave an incorrect response to a question. Central's team, however, went on to win the Bowl, which was in November and involved the city's three public high schools. Mind Boggling Team from Central captures first places in School TDistrict's first TCnowledge Bowl' Arkansas' First Lady Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the dedication of the school's Roosevelt L. Thompson Memorial Auditorium. Mrs. Clinton said Thomp- son's life had been an inspiration to all who knew him or knew about him. What is the average life span of a turtle? What is the distance formula?” These were but two of the questions posed to teams from the city's three public high schools in the Little Rock School District's first Knowledge Bowl. The competition was at University Mall during American Education Week in November. It was watched by more than 200 people. Knowledge Bowl” was sort of a Trivial Pursuit” game in which the teams were asked questions from many fields of academic study. Mr. Craig O'Neal, a local disc jockey, was emcee for the competition. Central High’s team won the competition, scoring 140 points. Parkview had 130 points and Hall had 115 points. Members of Central’s team were junior Conevery Bolton and seniors Amy Brown. Kevin Hinton, and Andre Robinson. The team was coached by Mrs. Marie McNcal. instructor of social studies. Showing their elation at giving a correct answer to a question in the Little Rock School District's Knowledge Bowl arc Central's team members—senior Amy Brown, senior Kevin Hinton, senior Andre Robinson, and junior Conevery Bolton. Bowl—19

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Just ii Fuiv Students discover there's absolutely no difficulties in locating entertaining activities 'round Tiger Town Playing a game of pinball (left! at a local recreation center is senior Patrick Rodgers. (Above) Dating was the most popular pastime for many, including senior Marcus McDonald who helps senior Tracyc Peters with her coat. There was certainly no shortage of fun ac- tivities in Little Rock during the 1984-85 school year. And, finding those fun activities was easy. If you’re planning a party, all you have to do is tell one other person, senior Kevin Churchill said. By the end of the day, every student in school will know about it.” Little Rock, often called Tiger Town by Central’s students, offered a wide variety of entertainment each day. This entertainment ranged from Razor- back football and basketball games to con- certs and from lots of movie theaters to several skating and ice rinks. But, for most Central High students, the best form of entertainment was partying.” There was a party just about each weekend, senior Mike Rains said. “I just wish there could have been one every night. Rains said that the entertainment form that seemed to be lacking was concerts. Little Rock never seems to have good con- certs. he said. If you want to go to a good concert, you have to go to Memphis or Dallas. Movies were popular with practically all students, including senior Keith Richardson (above), who purchases a ticket at the Heights Theatre. (Below) Starman. starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen, was a movie that practically all Central students attended this year. A popular game with students was Triva Pursuit, which is played by sophomores Greg Brown. Rob Lewis, and Mark Woodall. Entertainment—21