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

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THE GREAT ESCAPE School blues hit BR Dear Tonya, I think Im dying of boredom. I wish I would ' ve brought a magazine with me to class. Actually, there ' s enough good reading on this desk to last a lifetime. According to it, five people are dating the same girl! The teacher made me spit- out my gum this period. Little does the next unsuspecting student know, but I ' ve hidden it in a secret place! He may TABLE MANNERS Watching a disturbance in the cafeteria, several students pause during their lunch. never move from this seat again. Gym was awful today, i forgot that I ' d left my clothes in my locker and they were mildewed. During lunch, I dropped my tray and all my food fell on the floor. 1 went ahead and ate the pork fritter anyway. Surprisingly, it tasted better than usual. Whoops! There ' s the bell, I ' ll finish this later HANGIN ' OUT Many Broad Ripple students found it necessary to step outside for a breath of fresh air during the course of the day. AMERICAN GRAFFITI Students often wrote reflections and ponderings on their desks during class although it was against school rules. HO HUM Spacing out during her advanced composition class. Cathy Hannah takes a break during the rigors of the day to daydream about the upcoming weekend.

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THE GREAT ESCAPE i ' LL DO IT MONDAY NIGHT ' 1 As Broderick Ripple greedily eyed the controls on the TV set, he knew that if he didn ' t control his urge now, he never would. Monday was his only free night; he had to do his homework. Yet the TV just sat there begging him to turn it on. Finally, Brod. giving into his temptations, swore he ' d watch only one show. The next thing he knew it was 8:15 Tuesday morning and he was surrounded by piles of unfinished homework. For the tempted Brod. weeknights often governed his weekend activities. With musical rehearsal Tuesday, ROTC practice and newspaper deadline Wednesday, a football scrimmage game Thur and his job Friday night, Brod had no choice other than to set aside Saturday to finish his homework. Yet when Saturday rolled around, Brod was faced with a major decision: What to do. Since his choices were infinite, Brod found it difficult to decide. With a party at a friend ' s house, a concert at Market Square Arena, and six movies at Glendale to choose from, he quickly forgot his homework. He was out of the house and heading for the action when he realized that he should be doing his homework. Oh well, he thoi- jnt, ' I ' ll have time to do it Monday night. ROCKIN- INTO THE NIGHT Junior Doug Miller spends an evening practicing some new songs on his guitar. Nightlife

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THE LONE READER Taking advantage of a warm, fall afternoon. a lone student quietly reads outside th e school building. MIND BOGGLER Trying to tackle tfie Rubik ' s Cube, a favorite toy of Ripplites. Tim Johnson takes a shortcut in finding the answer by taking the cube apart The Rubik ' s cube was often seen during study halls and lunch periods ALTERED THOGGHTS Instead of paying attention in class. Michael Lazar. Kathy Stahl. Lisa Rose. Jacques Hammonds, and James Schuck carry on a conversation of their own during government class. %» J ' y . :