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

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WRlTE ON - Senior jeff Seabaugh fills out an ad contract for Marvin Norman, owner of Allied Printing, Members were required to sell advertisements to pay for their publications. Photo by Beth Brady PASTE AWAY - junior Karen Lacewell glues magazine pictures to a dummy sheet. Patience and practice were needed to finish the final layout designs. Photo by Melissa Matthews bv- TELL IT LIKE IT IS - Mrs. Ann McCollum explains the characters in the Middle Ages section of their studies. English was required all four years of high school. Photo by Beth Brady PAINT PERFECT - Mu Alpha Theta members Steve Peterson, Dale Muse, and Paige jones paint Bourbon Street signs for Homecom- ing decorations. Mu Alpha Theta and Honor Society combined their talents to decorate the cafeteria for the dance. Photo by Vicki Causey 38fAcademics .W .4 M k HOMEWORK HERO - Mrs. Alice jo Gadberty goes over students' homework assignments. Students that took math courses soon found out that they had homework almost every night. Photo by Angie Cook if se., 2 MAX.. .. ...few s, ,,,,,,. . eggs- si-S ss-ws t wiggle' A f . skew, at X 32 X c ,greet .L if Qw- ivscf M rw., P . ,M .ill W, g..i.i-.nr rhnlki...

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IN THE NEWS - Senior Barry Martin reviews a copy of his poem The Mercurian Legacy that appeared in the North Little Rock Times newspaper. The poem won third place in a contest that he entered as a requirement for staff members of Paper Wings, the school's literaryfart magazine. junior Robert Levy won first place in the contest, and seniors Karen Salmon and Valerie Clay won honorable mentions. Photo by Angie Cook MADE IT - junior Bo Eagan purchases a copy of the 1983 Charger yearbook from faculty adviser Mrs. Gail Hopkins. The publication was entirely financed and published by first and second year journalism students. Photo by Melissa Matthews LISTEN UP - Calculus students gather around instructor Mrs. Debbie Dillon as she explains a difficult point. Photo by Mark Donnell 40! Academics 1' 3, , me ,my ....,w me 1 2 M f T . M0 Q-wr at-8. 3,6 ,wie