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

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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

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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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Tt( i Sacf Tom Fox, Dan Teeguarden, Jim Graver, and Bob Roe are the mechanics behind the voice heard each day in homeroom. Under the supervision of Mr. John Williams the boys operate the P.A. for dances, athletic events, auditoriums, and concerts. They also man the mikes for the Ripples and the annual operetta. Dick Moll, BOOSTER CLUB president, urges Vice-President Sally Stiles and Secretary Marlyn Grebe to speed it up as they prepare to leave for a football game. In addition to providing enthusiastic cheering for all football and basketball games, the BOOSTERS added a card section this year. Sponsor of the club is Miss Betty McKinley. Hello ! This is the U. S. calling Guam. Talking to faraway places is no trick to Fred Wantland, Doug Paden, John Henry, and Karl Kornafel, ham radio operators. Boys interested in radio and electronics learn through the RADIO CLUB to become licensed operators. Future plans call for an amateur radio station at Broad Ripple. Mr. Paul Brown is sponsor. Don Blue, president of PHOTO CLUB, practices his shooting technique on Vice-President Carol Capel and Treas- urer Karl Koons. The club ' s main project consists of producing blue ribbon pictures for the Arts Salon. Under the direction of Mr. Sidney Esten, the PHOTO CLUB learns to take, process, and print pictures.