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

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1982 RIPARIAN Broad Ripple High School 1115 Broad Ripple Ave. Indianapolis, Indiana 46220 Volume 57

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Clashing views change for better Somehow the finality of summer appeared all too soon and another school year, which had once been depicted hazily in students ' minds, became sharply more distinctive. By the end of August, the school had started to stir again It murmured with reawakened activity and life began within. Broad Ripple High School awoke with the approach of school and the routine of book rental, locker selection, and schedule conflicts repeated itself But all was not routine. With the closing of Shortridge High School, Broad Ripple received 300 POOL PARTY Basking in the sun. Kirk Britlain takes a break from the afternoon festivities al the Masgiie .ind Mime, and Thespian pi( rfic new students. Hostilities, regret, and weariness had all evolved during The School Closing Ordeal and Shortridge and Ripple students eyes one another cautiously. The realization that they would be united in one school on Broad Ripple Avenue sank in. Summer sun, jobs, and vacations served as a three-month balm to anxieties and anger between the two student bodies. Yet as September looked nearer, many wondered what would be the outcome of doubling up. New students and a performing arts program offered the chance for the students to grasp new opportunities and make new friends — as long as the first step was taken. The year presented itself in a different style and light than ever before, setting the precedent to create a winning combination THATS ENTERTAINMENT I inci) up dt the Golden Siiu|er picnic, new memheis prfpjre to present a skit t-i: K«£2 f -- Contents OPENING 2 STUDENT LIFE 6 SPORTS .24 ACTIVITIES 54 ALBUM 102 ADS 140 CLOSING 166 -i n 2 Opening