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

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Fall Furv Thanksgiving, Homecoming, State Fair combine to provide much excitement in fall Fall 84 was an exciting and colorful one for students at Cen- tral. There were numerous fun events, both at school and in the community, beckoning for attention; there were two vacation periods from classes, one for a teachers' convention and the other for Thanksgiving; and the numerous woodlands in the area were more colorful than in many previous years. Thanksgiving. Homecoming, and the State Fair were the ma- jor events of fall. But. some of the other events offered just as much fun. These other events” ranged from Tiger football games to Razorback football games, from concerts at Barton Coliseum to the opening of the state’s hunting seasons, and from weekly Young Life meetings to the last picnic of the year. Saying goodbye to the heat of summer and hello to mild days and cool nights of fall was indeed enjoyable. Fall '84 will be one to remember for many years to come. To draw attention to Homecoming Week in October, several first period classei decorated their doors, including this one labos cl done by Mrs. Marie McNcal's students (Left) Tiger football games drew many students to them on Friday nights in the fall Watching the action of a Tiger football game in Quigley Stadium (above) on a Friday night are seniors Tracye Peters and Marcus McDonald. (Right) Located only a few blocks from Central High, the Arkansas State Fair drew thousands of state residents. The State Fair was September 28-Octobcr 6 and featured Willie Nelson. 26-Fall

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Out Joi Iundv Students have 'favorite eating spots' at noon; they ignore the school's ban on leaving campus When noon rolled around, students moved at a frantic pace to get to their favorite eating spots.” Only one-half of an hour was given to students for lunch. Despite the short time for lunch, many students left campus to visit one of the fast food restaurants, such as McDonald's. Wendy's. Black Angus. Church's Chicken, etc. They left campus even though school policy indicated that they were not supposed to leave. The vast majority of students, however, remained on campus at lunch. Most of those who remained ate in either the cafeteria, which served full meals, or Campus Inn. which sold snack foods. Others brought sack lunches from home or walked across the street to a small candy store that also sold several types of sandwiches. One thing practically all students did at lunch was talk, talk, talk. Lunch is a great time to be with friends and make plans for the even- ing or just catch up on some of the gossip. senior Cynthia Robinson said. She said that everybody com- plains about the short lunch period, but it seems that nobody ever goes hungry.” A favorite food for many Central High students at noon was the quarter pounder hamburger from McDonald’s. Most students wanted cheese on it. Out to Lunch—25

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Shortly before Thanksgiving, Mrs. Frances Johnson taught her foods and nutrition class how to prepare a turkey meal. She prepares a plate (left) in her fourth period class as junior Fclita Starling watches. (Below) Turkeys were popular at Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving Day, sophomore Debbie Roach prepares the table in preparation of the family's noon meal. Thanksgiving is a time when you want to be home with your family. Debbie said. Tamra Keith reigns as Queen Senior Tamra Keith (at left, escorted by senior Adam Frith) was crowned as the school's 1984 Homecoming Queen. However, her coronation did not come during Homecoming Week, which was the week of October 15. Traditionally, the Homecoming Queen is crowned and her court is announced in pre-game activities of the Homecoming football game. Heavy rain and a tornado watch in the Greater Little Rock area during the Homecoming football game between Cen- tral and the Sylvan Hills Bears on Thurs- day evening. October 18. forced cancella- tion of the coronation. It was not until the football game be- tween Central and the North Little Rock Ole Main Wildcats on November 2 that students learned the Queen's name. Other members of the Homecoming Court were Jean Baltimore. Valerie Dodd. Larken Pahlow, Tracye Peters, and Erma Washington, seniors; Sheri Caveness, Kim Guy. and Stephanie Haught. juniors; and Cathy Brooks and Sonya Jones, sopho- mores. Other major activities of Homecoming Week included a parade, a pep rally, and dress-up days each day of the week. Key Club and the Vocational Industrial Club of America—Health Occupations Chapter tied for First place in the float competition of the parade. Fall-27