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

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Fond memories persist as machinery, H r ■ - ■ At one time the main school entrance and later sealed and used as the Dean of Girls ' Office, the old doorway recalled memories. A steam shovel devours huge chunks of brick, mortar, and memories as it swiftly de- molishes the old building. Destruction was begun in June and completed by August. H :■ Bulldozing away the last of the crumbled sidewalk, men prepare the area outside the Cafeteria for the foundation of the new Industrial Arts wing. 6 — Opening

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Ripplites question, search, experience Lives of 1,885 students revolve around Broad Ripple High School. These lives identify with Ripple and find their growth and maturity there. At Ripple these students encounter the happiness, tears, frustrations, and accomplishments of life. During the four years spent at Ripple, life passes quickly and hec- tically in days filled with study, athletic and social events, and seem- ingly never-ending work. Comprising one-eighteenth of the average life span, high school life is but a Ripple in Time. Important as a time for questioning, searching, and experi- encing life, Ripple life provides answers for teens. Faced with the responsibility of educating young people capable of meeting the demands of today ' s world, Broad Ripple has met the challenge. Over eighty per cent of Ripple graduates go on to college. A massive six-foot timepiece has been completed by the Art Department after more than a year of hard work. The de- sign was created by Mr. Virgel Clark, department head, and constructed by 1966 graduate Bill Burtt. Encircling the clock are the signs of the zodiac made of copper and enameled in various colors. Broad Ripple ' s superior accomplish- ments are evidenced in safety, Free- doms Foundation, and Gallup awards. Just as the builders have laid the foundation of the school, so has Broad Ripple laid the foundations of its students, preparing them to leave the sphere of high school and tackle successfully the problems of a com- plex world. Students will leave Ripple and the teen years, but not without a feeling of satisfaction at having been a part of Broad Ripple, and also a feeling of sadness at knowing it has been just a Ripple in Time, gone forever but locked in memory. Colorful posters depicting coming events at Clowes Hall intrigue Janet Shookman as she focuses her attention on singer John Davidson ' s picture. mantovani BROA WED. OCT. 18 82 iBP tsaotstKS PRICES ■ : . ' - Opening

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plywood replace wrecked section The home of two study halls, several offices and classrooms, and the mousery for many years, the old section of Broad Ripple stood as a familiar landmark to Ripphtes. Now just a memory of creaking floors and hidden rooms, the building has been razed. Oblivious to construction, students board their waiting buses while Mike Walsh gazes out a window at the excavation going on behind the fence. Opening — 7