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

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STUDENT LIFE ' Junkie ' kicks habit He ' s not just another addict; he ' s a special case. He ' s been in group therapy for months, but nothing ' s cured him yet. it ' s taken him a long time to admit to his group, I ' m a school junkie . He looks like a normal high school student on the surface; yet when observed closely, signs of addiction are obvious. Just mention the word homework and his pulse becomes rapid, his eyes watery; after school rehearsal sends him into withdrawal throes. His life rotates around school, and sometimes 8-3 just doesn ' t satisfy him. Announcements are his fix for the day; while his fifth hour messanger duty keeps him going. It all began his sophomore year when he started staying after school for rehearsals, deadlines, and after school meetings. Before long, his locker became home, and cafeteria food began to seem enticing. His friends knew he was addicted, but he wouldn ' t admit it to himself. Although he ' s now on the road to recovery, snow days still fill him with fear, and the thought of summer vacation horrifies him. He ' ll never be totally cured . . . he ' s a school junkie. FLYING HIGH Playing around at Broad Ripple Park. Ed Carter shows off his great talent for jumping off ' JJIi BLAST OFF Reverting back to his childhood. Michael Garmany finds out what its really like to be an Student Life 7

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EYE OF THE STORM Surrounded b piles of magazines and papers. Susan Appel finishes up her daily assignments while attending Journalism Institute at ICJ A HERE ' S MUD IN YOUR EYE Participating in the annual Golden Singers picnic. Rick Hassler gets tossed in the mud by fellow members The mud wrestling is a tradition carried out by Golden Singers every year RISE AND SHINE Starting out his daily routine. Steve Hill wakes up bright and early to make sure he ' s at school on time ' ys : m 6 Student Life

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I.P.S. school closings c MARSHALL SAVED, SHORTRIDE CLOSED Due to budget cuts and declining enrolinnent in early 1981, the Board of Commissioners appointed a Task Force to evaluate the 10 public high schools and make closing recommendations. Made up of local businessmen and dignitaries, the Task Force rated the schools in order of closing preference. Crispus Attucks, Broad Ripple, Manual, and Tech topped the list. A consolidation of six high schools was recommended. The plan was to merge Shortridge and BRHS at Shortridge while Attucks merged with Northwest. Also recommended was the merging of Arlington with Marshall at an undecided location. The Task Force proposed the leasing or sale of the Education Center as well as the sale of the BRHS land track and the renovation of Attucks for IPS offices. The school board met Feb. 24, 1981, to review the Task Force ' s recommendations and listen to citizen rebuttals. Early Wednesday morning after a lengthy meeting, the Board voted to consolidate Broad Ripple and Shortridge at BRHS and leave Attucks open. Although the Task Force had made recommendations, the Board chose to do otherwise. Angry words targeted the Board members for their rejection of the Task Force ' s recommendations. Both Shortridge and Marshall patrons appealed the decision. Several days later at the regular school board meeting, the decision to close Marshall was reversed; yet the verdict to close Shortridge stood. Four parents of Shortridge students — Margaret L. Coleman, Rosetta Martin, Franklin D. Nash, and Waiter L. Peacock — filed suit against the school board on May 5, 1981. They claimed that the determination to close Shortridge . . . was a denial to the plaintiffs ' children of due process of law. The suit did not come to trial before the beginning of the school year, leaving the decision unchanged. With the consoldation of Broad Ripple and Shortridge at BRHS, certain adjustments became necessary. WViether these adjustments were to be made smoothly, only time would tell. WE ARE . B.R. . . . Waiting to enter the Education Center, BR students rally outside. The students made posters and wore orange and black to enforce their views on the closing. 1 • • DEVILISH THOUGHTS . . . Before joining the caravan downtown, students decorated busses and cars with posters and streamers in their efforts to save BR. WHERE ' S SANTA CLAUS? As a last attempt to save the school. Shortridge students showed their sorrow at the decision to close their school. 1( BACKED INTO A CLOSET . . . With no where else to sit, Jenny Bigham, Kenny Dixon, Michelle Essenberg, and Susan Glunt huddle together in a closet downtown at the Education Center. 8 School Closings