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

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A TOP-NOTCH CONSTRUCTI ON, the Hoosier Dome, with seating for up to 67,000 spectators, could eventually become home to pro football and baseball teams. SPEEDING CYCLES race in a combination of muscle and machine at the Indianapolis Velodrome, one of the few existing in the United States. THE BLOSSOMING SKYLINE of Indianapolis is a pleasant sight for both visitors and residents. This year the new AUL Building stood above all other structures. The City 9

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NEW SPORTS STRUCTURES which served National Sports Festival competitions were forerunners to other facilities in the White River Park along White River. MEN AT WORK scattered everywhere through the metropolitan area helped shape the Indianapolis of the future. S - «M | m -a t. I T «M Through public involvement, national attention, and new additions, the Indianapolis area experienced Waves of growth Within the year a tidal wave of new structures and national recognition washed up on the shores of the, Indianapolis community. The American United Life (AUL) Building touched the clouds with its 39 floors. Upon completion of its building, AUL had added Indiana ' s tallest structure to the city skyline. Meanwhile, only blocks away, construction began on the Hoosier Dome, a sports stadium that would seat 67,000. To the west the beginnings of the White River Park, a renovation project, promised to breathe new life into the Near Westside. Indianapolis gained national acclaim for its hosting of the National Sports Festival — prelude to the 1984 Olympics — and for three new world-class sports facilities — natatorium, and track and field stadium on the IU-PUI campus and the velodrome in Riverside Park. The International Violin Competition and the convention of the National Organization of Women also brought widespread attention to Indianapolis. Closer to the grounds of BRHS, an old department store at College and Broad Ripple Avenue was onverted into the Village Emporium. The Emporium proved to be a popular center for speciality shops and restaurants. In one year the Indianapolis community had sailed far out onto the sea of national acclaim. Ripplites flowed with the city ' s changes and accepted the growth with a sprinkle of involvement and a splash of enthusiasm. 8 The City J

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Ripplites kept very busy during their Favorite hours of the day Riinnnggg! The 3:10 p.m. bell spelled relief to some Ripplites; at last their time was their own. Band members and students in BR stage productions spent many hours practicing new routines and show numbers. When I ' m not practicing for marching band, which usually is about two hours, said Timothy Coleman, freshman, I go home and play basketball, do homework, or eat. Some Ripplites went home after a day of school and relaxed in front of television sets, played Atari, talked on the phone or listened to music. Others were concerned with more energetic afternoons. Alexia Oaks, freshman, participated in the SSPA dance program. Even after three periods of SSPA, she left BRHS for more dance classes and choir practices. On warm afternoons some students bicycled through the Butler campus, drove or walked along the canal. When snow finally fell, the recreational mood changed also. I enjoy all kinds of skiing, said Jenny Shoup, sophomore, but downhill is my favorite. Ice skating also served as a popular pastime for some Ripplites. It was sledding on Butler campus slopes for others. ENGROSSED IN STUDY, Jenny McCawley, sophomore, tells Sabrina Lutz, sophomore, how to diagram an adverbial clause in a compound-complex sentence. HYPNOTIZED BY the glow of the video screen, Mike Johnson, junior, plays the popular video game Tron at a nearby arcade. Year ' round, students exercised and trained for athletic activities. Jeff Jackson, junior, spent much of his spare time jogging along the streets of Northside Indy. Alison Fenstermaker, sophomore, kept in shape by swimming. Whether watching TV, rehearsing for a school production, relaxing at home or exercising, BR students found themselves nearly as busy . . . sometimes busier . . . out of school as they were in classes. WITH BELLOWING BLOWS, four band members rehearse for a marching performance. , r Jt 4. m SELECTING A SWEATER, Beth Buddenbaum, sophomore, takes time out from her busy schedule to go shopping. .. 10 Free Time