Riverside Brookfield High School - Rouser Yearbook (Riverside, IL)

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A westward view of Woshingron Ave. shows how the normol roure ro Brookfield from R-B looked during rhe weeks of repoving, while mororisrs driving info Riverside were worned by rhis sign rhor rhe Forest Rood bridge wos o bortle-neck. his... -v.. 'Hr 'K .- 'im-We' X , -1.-L. vig JV Q A 1X V a ,, 59 si Looking south olong 1st Ave the light rroffic seen here 1-A 3 wos o rypicol of the doily rdsh-hour rroffic jorns coused W, f M, , by the rood construction. Student Life 29

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Amid the countless problems ossocioted with returning to school during the foll of 1984 wos o rother unexpected one . , , rood construction! From every direction, the trip to ond from school wos ot times virtuolly impossible due to construction crews, heovy equipment, ond torn-up povement, Some doys were worse thon others, creoting o situotion where by numerous students were lote to school. The octuol construction storted during the fourth quorter of the 1984 school yeor. One of the first big projects for the workers wos to rebuild the Solt Creek bridge by Kiwanis Pork. This bridge wos closed down from Moy of 1984 until October of 1984, creoting greot problems for those wolking ond driving. The signs posted oround the working oreos stoted thot the new structure would be completed by the beginning of September, but not so. Adding to the bock-to-school-blues, R-I3 students A fomlllor slght during the foll of 1984 were the mony signs which worned of the construction mess surrounding R-B Eorthmovlng equipment and huge trucks impeded the troffic flow on 1st Ave., which wos norrowed to two lones during construction. 28 Student Life found themselves woking fifteen to twenty minutes eorlier thon usuol in order to moke it to school on time, for the bridge wos stil closed! Over on the other side of R-I3 similor problems were orising during the construc- tion of the bridge on Forest Rood. Some mornings students were forced to drive oll the woy to Twenty-Second St. in order to get oround the closed Forest Rd. bridge. Corlo Broccio sold, lt took me holf on hour to get to school ond people thot wolked beot me home! Those wolking didn't olwoys hove it so eosy. On occosion the pedestrion crosswolk wos olso closed ond wolkers hod to find other meons to get home. Although most people considered the construction o mojor hossle, everyone should find thot, when it is oll over, the two newly improved bridges ond repoved roods will be worth the temporory trouble. ...x'l2a........:

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Festive dancers took a breather to clown for the camera, Homecoming Queen Pam Gels and escort Mike Novy posed for the photographer along with court members and escorts: Deonne Kaleta 6 Mike Quail, Jeanne Shrutek 6 Bob Faust, Paul Jamiolkowski 6 Camille DlMonte, and Patti Gustafson 6 Dave Jurgens. tsss This year's Homecoming Dance was entitled One Enchanted Evening. And what an enchanted evening it was! On Saturday, October 18th, excited couples began drifting into the main gym promptly at 7:00 p.m., and were greeted by an array of beautiful decorations. The Student Association, which spon- sored the Homecoming Dance, began making plans during the previous spring semester. All summer long, devoted members worked hard organizing commit- tees and painting murals. The murals the Big Bad Wolf. But the most spectacular sight of all was the main hall. Stars, clouds, and moons were hung from the ceiling amid streamers, creating the illusion of a sky. At the end of the hall was a giant life-like castle constructed by Kristin Wildman and her parents. Throughout the evening, dreamy couples danced to the music of the band, Surrender. A slow spotlight dance honored the queen, Pam Gels, and her court as everyone else watched. 1984's Homecoming Dance was a fairy 'fs covering the gym walls portrayed many tale-come-true. As Student Association President Karla Having stated, lt was the best Homecoming l ever hadl fanciful characters, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella, and even 30 Student Life ,x W Q