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

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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

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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: Jerry Inglert, Dave Lockton, Har- olyn Harness, Gretchen Ehlert, Marie Kingdon, Barbara Miles, Bob Cook. SECOND ROW: Don Allison, Susan Babcock, Bev Trudgen, Wilford SfteeiA Ripple ' s student council urges students to speak up on all matters that concern them as citizens in the Broad Ripple city. These 24 representatives from the four classes discuss school problems and work toward solving them. Members turned disc jockey to furnish recorded music at lunch time. The organi- zation also provided a student recreation room, complete with coke machines. A progress chart in the cafeteria showed the achievements Of the council, whose sponsor is Mr. Willard Gambold. , Wisner, Gaylord Good, Gene McGarvey, Eleanor Bull, John Higley. FIRST ROW: Marilyn Mc- Comas, Judy Risk, Dick Moll, Johnny Mutz, Sally Stiles, Pete Bridgford. Mcudc ' Hm The men with bulging biceps and broad shoulders are Ripple ' s LETTERMEN. To become a member of this club a boy must win a major letter in any Ripple sport. Mr. Walt Jurkiewicz is sponsor. Big events for the LETTERMEN are auditoriums when awards are given for prowess in athletics. Each year the club sponsors the Var- sity Drag and basketball throws at the carnival. Officers of the club are: Ted Rosier, president ; John Higley, vice pres- ident; and Jay Hanselmann, secretary- treasurer. BACK ROW: Gene Neudigate, John Higley, Neil Hinchman, Ted Bosler, Jim McGuire, Bill Meade, Maynard Poland, Wilford Wisner, Jerry Young. SECOND ROW: Bob Kirk, Galen Corbett, Bill Vaughn, Jim Kemper, Bob Hirschman, Jeiiy Garrett, Ken Hughey, Rick Williams, Kenny Appel. FIRST ROW: Walt Jurkiewicz, Harold Besse, Rick Ahrbecker, Charlie Yott, Tom Mac- Mahon, Gordon Graham, Jim Reasor, Dick Moll. i: h s« f f