Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Strange Facts About History Uncovered “THIS IS HEAVEN?” wonders Craig Simpson as he receives a wet welcome from angel Alan DeBord. Westward Ho! With these famous words supposedly spoken by Columbus upon sighting land, the third annual Guard show began. On the night of November 3, seventy- two Guard members took the audience back through his- tory by presenting their version of “History En Guard.” Strange facts about history were uncovered during the show. For instance, when Columbus discovered America, he found that a group of surfers had already taken over the coast. For the finale, the patriotic letters U.S.A. were formed in red. white, and blue lights by Guard members. This, along with the music of “America the Beautiful”, made an impressive ending for a delightful show. WAIT! WAIT! Don't 1« her get away! PAUL VOLUNTEER” disobeys the law of the pool in a time of need.

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A Celestial Vice-Versa Were you an imp or an angel? Students found this out on March 5, 1966 at “Imps and Angels”, a vice-versa dance sponsored by the senior class under the direction of Mrs. Margaret E. Richardson and Mr. Leonard Korgie. Couples entered into what appeared to be two different worlds. One-half of the gym was predominately red to represent the favorite place of the imps. The other half was decorated in light blues to give one the feeling that he was in heaven with the angels. It was not long however before everyone realized that the boys were the imps and the girls the angels. Master of Ceremonies Mike Drake introduced the half- time entertainment, two banjo players who strummed a couple of folk tunes. Then, senior Richard Emlcr sang a collection of songs. After an evening of dancing to the music of the Casuals, all imps and angels departed from their havens and returned to everyday life with only memories of their journey re- maining. REMEMBER, angels take white cupcakes- imps take chocolate! 25 CLAUDIA JONES AND RICHARD METCALFE search for their name- tags. DON'T FORGET TO SMILE , says photographer Vcrn Reynolds.

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Richwoods Enjoys “A Swiss Christmas” On the magical night of December 22, RCHS turned into a Swiss chalet for a “Swiss Christmas in a Richwoods Chalet.” All were dreaming of snow and of all the wonderful things that come with it. Richwoods’ chalet was a world of toboggans, skis, beautiful snow-covered mountains, and a cozy log fire. The Originals were in the midst of all the excitement keeping the beat going. John I toward, Master of Ceremonies, introduced the Travelers at intermission. They kept every- one entertained with several folk songs and ballads. Christmas in the beautiful world of the Swiss had a fairy- tale touch. The beautiful snow-covered Alps with its dark, silent woods and glittering, frozen lakes provided the perfect setting for one’s dreams of Christmas. REACHING FOR a bid for hit date is junior Steve Hinkle. COUPLES ARRIVE at the RCHS chalet BILL TAUSCHER and Kim Kamperman search among the shoes for a present from Santa.