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

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.ll No Cents - An empty wallet symbolizes a lot of dating, an expensive passtime for Northeast students. Blast Off- Seniors Bobby Best and Sharon Nutt take advantage of cheap thrills at the Burns Park rocket slide. CII P FII Il.l.S Cheap Thrills-19

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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

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GOLD ILS f Off limits - Senior David Habig ignores the sign, and acts like he's getting ready to go in. Hufhng and pufhng- lunior Tamara Dickerson pretends to smoke while talking to Iuniors Sharon Thomas and Buford lohnson. Smoking was only allowed in the smoking hole. Bubble trouble - Cindy Dereuisseaux, Toni Linz, Tracy Montgomery, Stephanie Williams, Dee Peterson, and Scarlet Hickerson blow bubbles while Stanford Conley, lose Iackson, Elaine Rogers, Iohn Seaton, Lynn Iukes, Scott Pool, and Mark Lymberg look on. Gum and food were not permitted in the school building. r ,,, ik 20 Prime Time Return of the skipper - Senior jeff Schoultz makes-believe he's returning to school after buying a lunch at McDonald's, Such antics were not tolerated.