Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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erds a chance ct real weird ek is necessary to rally school rticipate? How? I don't think it's necessary to promote spirit. We already have spirit. However, it does help create unity throughout the student body, - sophomore Alice Stewart Yes, definitely, Everyone par- ticipates and it shows school unity. - sophomore Leon Miller Yes, it creates enthusiasm and builds the team up for the big game at the end of the week. lt's a change of pace - something different from the ordinary routine. - senior Steve Rowland Yes, it is necessary. It pro- motes school spirit and lets the team know we're behind them all the way. For Nerd Day, I wore polyester pants and shirt, a tie and glasses. For Hawaiian Day, I wore jams, a lei and a flower in my hair. - junior Lorrie Gammons lt gives the students a chance to express their school spirit and have fun. For Hawaiian Day, l wore a hula skirt and a lei, for Disney Day, I wore a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt, for Nerd day, I wore an awful polyester suit and on Color Day, I wore a purple sweater with a gold shirt underneath. - sophomore Candy Smith Yes, Because the students need to show their spirit for the team and the schooI. - senior Veronica Reed Student Llfef 23

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THE WEEK if Zi11?EZQ..f?Z1'if f pirit Week was a party, said senior Peter Ef- t h i m i o u. Everyone had more fun 7 Q' A than ever. Nerd day, which was held Tuesday, Sept. 24, added to the humor creativity, and spirit of Spirit Week. Nerd day gave a chance for everyone to wear the most biz- zare clothes and act their weirdest, said senior Tony Schattle. lt was just as much fun watching nerds, as dressing up as one. But many students did not just have fun coming to school dressed as nerds. The most fun was going to l-Hops dressed as nerds to eat breakfast before school, add- ed senior Mike Meenan. Peo- ple did not know how to react. Spirit Week's Nerd Day can be summed up by one word as senior David Chance said, HlLARlOLlS. Disney Day, which was held on Thursday, had a fifty per- People who dress strangely, stand out, as shown by seniors Will Johnoston and Eric Knowlton dressed out for nerd Day. fGonzalezJ Goofy was another popular character seen on Disney Day, as demonstrated by junior Russell Krasnesky. fwolfej 22 f Student Life cent split of love and hate. The girls loved itg the guys hated it: It gave the girls a chance to wear their Disney shirts, a popular fad this year, but the guys showed little enthusiasm toward the day. Disney Day was not too cool. said study hall teacher Walter Ciast, because it was too hard to dress that way. But some guys did dress and when junior Brad Kuhne was asked why, he said, lt's a great way to get excited about the PHS game. - Elia Georgalis Senior Paul LaJoie sports signs of a nerd . . . taped glasses, short tie, extra pens, tacky plaid. fChenJ l wanted to be original, said junior Ann Woodward. I wanted to be Pinoc- chio. QMortensenJ 5 ? F' Using items found at home, sophomores Laura Thompson and Kristi Davis dress as nerds during Spirit Week.fChenj s... .JN-v Fwd. swat, .N ea,g,.1s5'fi1ggsky iss . js, ., . . i s 11'

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Conflicts foun between grades and jf ivalries make j 'Q one work fy harder to , achieve a ,ff ,I goal, said V, , f. V. junior Craig Peoples. They give us something to strive for. Rivalries are a major part of high school life. What some people forget is how many diverse rivalries there are. Of course, the most obvious rivalry here is the Richardson- Pearce rivalry, which reaches its peak during football season. Just why does this rivalry ex- ist? One explanation is that the two schools are located so close. The communities have dif- ferences so they sometimes let them be settled on the field of play, commented athletic director Winston Duke. We prepare a lot harder and more intensely for the Pearce game because we played against these guys in junior high, said Varsity defensive tackle Chris Truax. We have to beat them to show them we're better. During the offseason, it's the goal of the season, com- mented senior Todd Smith. You put more pressure on yourself and you try harder. Duke agrees that rivalries are great for sports. Without them the games wouldn't be as in- tense as some of them are, he added. Rivalries are not restricted to sports. Between-grade rivalries and traditional rivalries also exist. 'Sophomores are definitely ridiculed by juniors and seniors, said sophomore Jay Bender. l think that's okay because it makes me look for- ward to next year when l will be an upperclassmanf' Groups like the band and choir also promote rivalries and goal setting through the initia- tion of new members. Likewise, the social classes exhibit a kind of rivalry through dress and habits. There are definitely dif- ferent social groups at RHS, said junior Kyle Harrell, But the rivalries between them aren't so strong that they cause problems. The different types of people are one of the things that makes our school unique. The strong dislikes between some teachers and students could also be considered a sort of rivalry. There are some teachers l do consider my enemies, but I still accept the fact that they are my teachers and are here to lend me their knowledge, stated senior Lee Datesman, Hand l respect that. - Craig SklarfJohn Milburn 24 f Student Life Many students found their cars decorated with shoe polish during the week before the Pearce game. fMehtaj During the week of the RHS v. Pearce game the rivalry sometimes results in vandalism such as painting signs on roads, signs, and buildings which costs the taxpayers much money. X Q Q . ,. X Q