Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Weekly Editors Kathie Neff, Bill Davis, and Barbara Farmer are shown planning a page for the paper. Weekly staff members are BACK ROW: Nancy Neale, Barbara Sovine, June Hauenstein, Janet Couger, Dorothy Williams, Pleiades Steele, Chuck Nier, Paul Johnson. SECOND ROW: George Choban, Jean Jose, Mary Fackler, Mari- lyn Boyle, Judy Helms, Zoe Clatworthy, Bob Hurt, Carolyn Wilson. FRONT ROW: Shirley Rayle, Carol Champer, Barbara Miles, Carol Cooper, Jane Glossbrenner, Kay Shipp, Barbara McNamara, Margaret Johnson. The story of Ripplites, their friends, and activities is recorded through the school publications, the Riparian Weekly, Yearbook, and News Bureau. Staying after hours to meet deadlines and burning the midnight oil brought results, for the scribes won over twenty awards for Ripple ' s publications. Publications ' staff members brought home 15 prizes from Indiana University in the summer of ' 51. The Riparian Weekly won the highest honor rating possible in a critical survey conducted by Quill and Scroll, winning 906 of 1000 possible points. For the third straight year the Weekly was awarded the George H. Gallup award for outstanding service. An All-American rating was presented to the Riparian Yearbook for the third straight year. (For more about the year- book, please turn to page 112.) Dick Moll, sports editor of the Year- book, served as 1951 president of the Indiana High School Press Association. Kathie Neff, editor-in-chief of the Weekly, and Mrs. Jane Hall Gable, as- sistant publications advisor, spoke at the convention of the National Scholastic Press Association in Topeka, Kansas. 2G

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BACK ROW: Jody Melton, Marilyn Boyle, Shir- ley Peterson, Wilford Wisner, Darrell Lance, Barbara Sovine, Carol Capel, Bob Jacks. SEC- OND ROW: Kathie Neff, Barbara Farmer, Shir- ley Hanson, Judy Rinehart, John Mutz, Dick Moll, Pete Bridgford, Ann Kohlmeyer. FRONT ROW: Barbara Bonewitz, Bill Davis, Stan Paul- sen, Betsy Ross, Kay Shipp, Adrianne Nail, Nancy Niblack, Carol Champer. ScndUu Sendee tctcuc tteUecU From Ripple ' s aspiring journalists members are elected twice a year to QUILL AND SCROLL, High School Jour- nalism Honorary. A student must give one year of outstanding service to the News Bureau, Weekly, or Yearbook and be an upperclassman to qualify. Ripple ' s Q. and S. is sponsored by Mrs. Jane Hall Gable. BACK ROW: Schulyer Brignall, Rita Purcell, Kennita Dunbar, Wilford Wisner, Marilyn Han- sen, June Hauenstein, Doug Paden, Darrell Lance, Dave Lurie, Nancy Niblack, Pete Bi ' idg- ford, Carol Capel, Dave Alvis. SECOND ROW: Henry Lamkin, Shirley Peterson, Ann Kohl- meyer, John Mutz, Janet Wilson, Lannie Chris- toflfel, Carolyn Cravens, Judy Helms, Jean Jose, Helping a needy family and selling pop- corn at home basketball games were but two of the projects of Ripple ' s active HONOR SOCIETY. Election to this organization is based on scholarship, character, and service. A formal banquet and initiation are held each spring. Miss Elizabeth Roberts and Mrs. Mary Ann Elliott are sponsors. Shirley Hanson, Barbara Bonewitz, Phyllis Ya- ter, Betsy Ross, Bob Hurt, Marilyn Boyle, Bar- bara Farmer, Kathie Neflf. FRONT ROW: Bob Young, Judy Risk, Dick Moll, Jane Kilger, Jim Reasor, Ann Chase, Jay Hanselmann, Joan Bechtold, Don Naegele, Martha Oliver, Karl Koons, Sylvia Yott. on o O

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Pete Bridgford, business manager, explains the subscription chart to Business Staff members (top). BACK ROW: Kenny Dunbar, Shirley Hanson, circulation manager; Pat Watson, Bill Ross, Karl Koons, assistant business manager; Steve Jacobs. FRONT ROW: Shirley Peterson, ad manager; Pat Trunick, Judy Schortemeier, Sue Miles, Betty Leuthge, Ann Kinney. AdriannevNail, head of the News Bureau, pre- pares cop to be sent to the newspapers by Ripple ' s correspondents. Looking on are: (Stand- ing) Judy Frank, Suzie Gordner, Betsy Ross, Barney Pippenger. (Seated) Stan Paulsen, Judy Rinehart. (Not shown) John Mutz, Bob Jacks. Balancing the books of the self- supporting publications is the duty of the business staff. This year, t he circu- lation department established an all-time record of nearly 1,450 subscribers. Such money-making activities as the Caravan Capers dance and the Lasso a Lassie booth at the carnival helped the business staff to make ends meet. The business staff is also in charge of selling advertisements in the Riparian yearbook and weekly. The News Bureau is an important part of Ripple ' s public relations program. For the past two years the News Bureau has received a superior rating from the Quill and Scroll critical service. Correspondents send news and feature material to the Indianapolis News, Star, and Times, and the Northside Topics. The News Bureau also sends school announcements to radio stations and maintains the publicity bulletin board in the main hall. 27