Northeast High School - Charger Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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Strike - Iunior Donna Roetzel spends her spare time at the bowling alley. Fix-it - Iunior Leslie Griggs works on a car during his afternoon job at I.C. Penney's Auto Center in North Little Rock. Students pursue interests after 3:40 he rustling of papers, purses, coats and slamming of books were sounds heard when the 3:40 bell rang. School was now over, and conversations could be heard over last minute book changes, collecting of P.E. clothes and the slamming of lockers. This all made students realize that they had 15 hours to do as they pleased, well almost. Students used those 15 hours in their own special ways. Some answers were: I usually cruise through the lake a couple of times. Homework takes up at least five hours every night. I spend three of the hours in front of the fireplace with my boyfriend. On friday nights I don't really plan anything special to do. I just cruise around and let things happen by themselves. Kim Bowman 1 , The Tennis Racket - Sophomore Rick Williams gets ready for the ball during an afternoon tennis match. After 3 40 17

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K... Leaves, Leaves, Leaves - They never stop falling says Sophomore Ioey Lotz as he rakes the leaves after a hard wind. He11o?- A common word when the telephone is in use. lunior Donna Gardner chats with a friend after school. 'il '16 Prime Time

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Inflation , pinches dating game he cost of dating, like everything else went up in the last few years. ' For instance, a trip for two to the movies and later out to eat cost about 315. But teens managed to find a way of saving money and having fun too. Senior Ricky Del Donno said that the standby date, going to a movie and out to eat, costs too much. I just like to go to parties, concerts, and to the park, and I don't mind when the girl offers to pay, he said it allows us to go out more often. Senior Bobby Best said he tried to cut down on the cost of dating as much as possible. Nowadays it costs too much to go out more than once a week, he said, and going out only once a week isn't worth the trouble. To cut down the cost Bobby said he enjoyed taking dates to the UA Cinema where a movie could be seen for half price. He also took advantage of coupons for dinner at Pizza Inn, and often just went to Burns Park and rode the Rocket Slide. Senior Chuck Wilks said that dating expenses didn't bother him too much, but that girls should feel free to help pay if they have dated for a long time. junior Gary Barton said that his willingness to spend really depends on who he was taking out. The girls, too, had their opinions on dating... Senior DeDe Shellenberger said that the price of dating was ridiculous. A guy should not feel obligated to spend a whole lot of money, she said, there are lots of ways to have fun without a big expense, such as going to the zoo or Art Center. junior Deresa Blevin said she thought the girl should pay for the date sometimes because the couple could go out more often. ' junior Cindy Smith said that she could have just as much fun at home or on a picnic, or even at a roller rinc, than she could on an expensive date. I wouldn't want a guy to spend a whole lot of money on me, I'd feel funny. she said. Yes, dating was expensive, but that didn't stop teens. They managed to make their own Hcheap thrills , and kept dating as popular as ever. joy Dobberstein Sharing - junior Cindy Smith and sophomore Scott Ryberg share a minute and a coke at McDonalds on McCain. 4 3, 1, .. ., ,v . -' - W , . it Y 'AY 7 I If , 1 9 lx. 'V N45 I M , HUM - A 18 Prime Time lay Ride - Seniors Dee Davis and Chuck Wilks enjoy the scrambler, a popular ride at the 1976 edition of the Arkansas State fair, held Oct. 1-10. is