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

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Da it this way - American History teacher, Mrs. Mary Virginia Keller lends Iunior Robert Austin a helping hand while other group members Wiley Garner and Marga Taylor listen. at I From yesterday to today It all happened so long ago. It seems so far away. Yet, history teachers had the difficult job of making events that took place hundreds of years ago seem like yesterday. A student doing his American history assignment may have felt himself being swept back into time, reliving the exciting moments that made America what it is today. Along with American history, another available course was world history. This course gave students a broader understanding of the entire world. World geography dealt most- ly with the physical aspect of the world. Mr. William Kermes ex- plained the most common motiva- tion behind a students decision to take this course. In the back of the students mind, he has a desire to travel and see the world. If he ever has the chance, he will be more familiar with the places he goes, he said. World problems was a course designed to bring out a keener awareness of events taking place in the world today. Students discussed, evaluated and thought about possible solutions to the many problems in all corners of the world. Economics and American Government offered students a better understanding of their country and how it is run. Students walked away from this class better citizens and with a warm feeling of national pride and patriotism. Last, but not least, was human relations. This course dealt with people and how they think and feel about things. Students who took this course learned to have a stronger broth- erly feeling toward their fellow men. Vickie Lively Maus' en around - Mrs. Louise Cammack performs experiment dealing with two mice and a maze. Seniors Regginal Barnes, Eric Wherry and lunior Becky Arnold observe the mice's reactions. Attention please! - World geography teacher. Mr. William Kermes holds students attention with another of his interesting lectures on places around the world. Social Studies 89

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Tell it like it is - Miss Debbie Wilson does tell it like it is in both her American history and Government classes. Mrs. Wilson's fresh, new ideas kept the students' interest. Get back - Iunior Lyndi Andrews and others prepare to vote in the mock presidential election sponsored by the Social Studies department, GW ay back when .. . ,.-f-wfw' 'V 88-Tough Stuff Getting down an some studying - Seniors Keith Dickerson, Doug Lewter and Ben Maness concentrate on their world geography assignment when given time to work in class. Way up from - All eyes are on Senior Harold Muton as he gives a special report in front of his history class.

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Rhyme time - Mrs. Ann McCullum shows her sophomore English class the fundamentals of rhyme. 90-Tough Stuff English offers variety My subject doesn't agree with your verb, What could be the prob- lem? This cry, and others like it, was heard throughout the halls, expecially when Mrs. Connie Salloway gave her college grammar tests. For students, the haunting thought of having to take English every year was eased by the variety of courses offered. Gne such course was American Literature which included the study of Edgar Allen Poe. According to Mrs. Linda Lane, the study of Poe was an asset to the students' literary knowledge. A study of Poe offers an op- portunity for students to express their creativity, she said. To get an A or to get an That was the question in a new class called in subjects Shakespeare - philosophy and litera- ture. Students said this course presented a pleasant change. I thought it would be different from all the other English classes, said senior Don Byram. Regardless of their choices, all Northeast students had one thing in common - they were all English students. Mrs. Ann McCollom, head of the English department, explained that English is a course that will affect students for the rest of their lives and that it is important to learn English well. There are very few people who are proficient enough to quit learning English at the 9th grade level, she said. Vanessa Thompson i