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

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Central High student» caused many cash registers (above) to jingle during the school year. (Below) Senior Steven Rodgers brushes a cat as part of his work for a local veterinarian. He was one of numerous students who worked. Money! That was something that practically every Central High student never had enough of during the 1984-85 school year. It seemed that each time a student turned around, somebody had a hand stuck out for money. “You pay membership dues for clubs, you’re expected to give money for such things as scholarship funds and the poor people, you have to pay for lunch, you have to pay for this and that, senior Glen Polite said. Polite then added that expenses at school were nothing compared to expenses away from school. “There's gas for the car. a date or two each week, trips to McDonald’s or a pizza place, and other things. he said. They add up fast. Polite was one of a large number of students who found jobs during the school year. It was estimated by school officials that about half of Central's students had jobs at one time or another during the year. As would be expected, there were lots more students seeking jobs than there were jobs to be found. (ash. Many students find work so they'll have some $$$'$

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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

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Spending some money at a local record store (left) is junior Carl Allen. Most albums were priced at around S7.99 during most of the school year. (Below) Senior Buddy Wilson fulfills his work responsibilities at Captain D’s Restaurant. With the money he made from his after-school job, senior Erie Brown (abote) makes a deposit into his sav- ings account at a local bank. (Below) Sophomores Alison Frith and Dana Lattin shop at a local store. With her mother, sophomore Tina Hoffman shops for a purse at a local department store. To have good clothing, you can expect to spend quite a lot of money,” Tina said. I like to shop but I don’t like the prices. Cash—23