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

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REACH FOR THE SKY ... Slamming a boll across rhe courr, Mark Landers srrerches ro connect his HEAD KNOCKER . . . Charging rowards each orher in a flag foorball game, rwo reams leap inro acrion by springing ro block rheir opponenrs. COMING HOME . . . Hanging rhe 1980 Daskerball Srare Championship banner, Coach Smirh and rhe 1980 reammares celebrare rheir vicrory before rhe firsr 1981 game. 1980

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Af . I ■■ vfrer rhe hysrena died and rhe exciring momenrs hod been relived again and again, summer arrived and rhen faded inro a new school year. Winning rhe 1980 Srare Baskerball Championship faded also. For mosr, baskerball lived only during rhe winrer monrhs, rhough for King Duke, ' Thinking baskerball was an everyday experience Afrer rhe Championship, rhe goal ro win again became imporranr. The 5 ' 5 player, when nor on rhe courr, liked movies, baseball and working on cars. Srare Championship helped me ger along wirh people, said King, who plans ro orrend college, ond would like ro conrinue playing baskerball Senior Jeff Robinson, rhe srarring cenrer on rhe ream, felr rhar being an arhlere and a srudenr rook a lor of rime. Alrhough rhe majoriry of his free rime was spenr playing baskerball, he also enjoyed swimming and playing rennis and ping-pong Approached by college scours since a sophomore, sporrs have- played a large parr in his life FIRING UP . . . Ar rhe pep session before rhe firsr gome of rhe season, rhe 1981 Vorsiry Doskerboll ream generares splnr PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT . . . Urilizing every spore momenr she has, Rurh Roerrger dlligenrly pracrices for on organ lesson PIED PIPER . . . During rhe Spring Music Fesrival, Danio Morris performs o flure piece along wirh rhe Swing Choir Irom Dach ro Dearies, sharps ro flors, music is rhe universal language, especially for Seniors Rurh Roerrger and Dania Morris. Rurh, an accomplished pianisr and organisr, plans ro be a music major ar Depauw Universiry or Indiana Universiry. Spending approximarely eighr ro rwelve hours a week pracricing piano and four hours a week on rhe organ. Her prime goal is ro become a church choir direcror and organisr. Dania has been srudying rhe flure for eighr years and plans ro pursue o performance major ar Cincinnati ' s Conservarory of Music. Aside from performing ar local rhearres, Dania has roured Europe wirh rhe American Musical Ambassadors, compered in Srare Conresrs and performed in rhe Srare Orchesrra and Choir. As she srored, My main reason for connnuing is because I ' m comperirively orienred and I enjoy rhe challenge . v Senior Sporlighr 27

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r f i ' ■ »■• Agile orhleres fascinate fans Wherher our in a cool fall evening wearing mirrens and scarves, in a sreamy gymnasium, by a dusry rrack or on wooden baseball benches, rhe fans srepped up ro rheir sears ro socialize, ear and scream supporr for parriciparing arhleres. While Ripple reams sweared, srrained muscles already sore from pracrice, and bruised Themselves for poinrs, exrra yardage and rhe rhrill of vicrory, supporring Rocker fans foughr barrles of rheir own. From freshmen heaving popcorn ro rhose who considered rhemselves rruly sporrs orienred , all srood behind rheir ream. Through high piercing screams, people who wouldn ' r sir down, and rhe socialires who never knew rhe score, Ripplires rallied and compered ro provide rhe mosr supporr possible on rheir parr. While rhe arhleres rried ro measure up ro srandards rhey had ser for rhemselves, fans helped rhem wirh rowdy cheers and clearly voiced appreciarion,- moving rhem one srep up in confidence. THE LONGEST YARD . . . Pulling ro cross rhe finish line and break his record, William Mays reaches rhe end of his rhree-mile cross counrry iSflH ?Wy $