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

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BAFFLINC1 BIOLOGY - Sophomore Steve Wheeler spends some time on his semester test in Biology II class. Photo by Robert Miller CONCENTRATION SITUATION - Senior Crystal Tanner does some pencil pushing on her semester exam in Algebra II class. Photo by Robert Miller THE PERFECT TYPE - junior Gerald I-Iarris makes the best of a thoughtful situation as he works on his semester exam in typing class. Photo by Robert Miller MBS' nv Q., lf Martha Greenman - Band QAII-Region, Flag Team, Symphonicl, Mu Alpha Theta. Louann Grimmett - Band QAll-Region, All-State, Marching, Swing Flag Captain, Symphonicl, Choir lAll-Region, Chorale, Concert, Showl, Encore, Honor Society, Music Man, Oliver iOrchestraJ, Pippin. Eric Guthrie - Band iAll-Flegionl, Key Club, Music Man iOrchestral, Young Life. John Haley - Golf, Honor Society, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club, Young Life. Kristine Ann Hall - Chargettes lLieuten- antj, Honor Society, Key Club, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club, Young Life. Tim Hall - Band. James T. Hanks - Band iConcert, Marchingl, FHA, VICA. Marla Hardwick - Anything Goes, Charger iBusiness Managerl, Chargettes iLieuten- antl, Encore lA FBLA, Girls' State, Homecoming lMaidl, Honor Society Nice Presidentl, Key Club, Matchmaker, Mu Alpha Theta, PTSA, Senior Cabinet, Student Council, Young Life. IZZX Classes

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Daytime sho ws relax audience Soap Syndrome Everyday, millions of people tuned in to their favorite soap operas and lost themselves in another world. Among those in the top ratings were General Hospital and All My Children. Why do so many people watch the soaps? lt takes you away from the real world and helps you forget your own problemsfl said one student. Everything is so far-fetched and exaggerated that it makes you realize how well-off you really are. GOT THE GIGGLES? - junior Scott Gage laughs at the articles in a soap opera magazine that outlines the past week's action. Photo by Greg Powell people who don't have the op- portunity to watch the traumatic soaps during the day. Their solu- tion? Video Cassette Recorders. They tape the shows so they can catch up on the action during their free time. One such person was English teacher Kathy Smith. She and her daughter Shana enjo V watching them together after school. Senior David Beebe said he watches soaps just for the fun of it. l'm not caught up in them like most people. They just make me laugh, he said. - By Libbi Dixon. T.V. TRAUMA - The popular daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives is shown playing on a television off of a video recorder. Photo by Mark Donnell FAMILY FUN - English teacher Kathy Smith and her daughter Shana relax in from of their television and catch up on the action of the soaps. Photo by Mark Donnell Seniors, Soap Syndrome!l2l

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5553 . Tests have good and bad points Semester tests Exams can be a headache, but the semester tests administered Jan. Z4-26, had their good points too. They gave students three days of open campus between tests. Semester tests were introduced at Northeast during the 1982 spring semester. The teachers decided whether or not to give the tests, and regular classes were scheduled between exams. All that changed in 1983. Teachers were required to give exams in a routine similar to college schedules. One test was given from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and another from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sophomore Natalie Jeffers said that open campus was a good idea because it gave students a chance to study. She also said that she READER'S, WRITIN', AND SEMESTER TESTS - Students in Drama class perform a Reader's Theater as part of their final examination. Photo by Robert Miller learned a lot from the tests. It gave us more experience at taking tests,', she said. And I even remembered a lot more than I thought I would. Senior Wendy Ward said the tests meant too much on grades. These tests are to prepare me for college, she said. But now I need something to prepare me for high school. I guess we need them, though because I don't want to be cold on tests when I go to college. Principal james Smith said that the response to the semester exams was favorable. In addition to the students response on the survey, a number of parents have called to express their pleasure that we're giving them,', he said. - By Patty Pitts ...J g . Shannon Hardy - Anything Goes lCast, Crewj, Encore fCast, Crewy, Key Club, Music Man, Young Life. Helen Harper - Spanish Club. Yulinda Harper - Choir, FHA, Track. Mark Wayne Harris - CCECA Tracy Hartwick -- VICA lPhotographerl. Connie Havens - Chargettes fLieuten- antj, Key Club, Senior Cabinet, Young Life. Annette Hawkins - DECA, FBLA, FHA. Chris Heil - Holy Cross High School, Delran, New Jersey: Baseball, Catholic Youth Organization, German . Club. Semester tests, Seniors!123