Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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We are often so busy achieving our goals and reaching for more that the really important things become lost in the shuffle. This year Ruskin slowed her pace a little and rediscovered an element that so often is ig- nored-concern. Ruskinites made it their business to devote more time to helping those less fortunate than themselves, and an untold number of people from dis- tances of one block to 1400 miles were a little healthier and happier due to these efforts. Homecoming gave RHS'ers their first chance to show just how much they cared. For the first time ever, all proceeds from these traditional festivities were donated to one organization, the Ruskin Heights Cerebral Palsy Center. An entire culture and continent separated Ruskin and the next recipients of its care. Honduras, a hurricane- stricken island known to most students as only a spot on the map, became the target for a school-wide money raising campaign. Honduras Week featured a dance, a tug-o-war, and a drive for seeds, clothing, and cash donations, all of which went to the victims of the dis- aster. During Christmas vacation, Nurse Wright and several students traveled to the island to distribute Ruskin aid to the healing and the injured. Faculty members raised enough money to compensate for the week's pay that she lost during her absence. Nurse Wright also played a big part in organizing Ruskin Blood Donor Day, which provided an opportunity for seniors to give a little of themselves. Over 100 units of blood was contributed to the Community Blood Bank. But these are just a few examples of the concern Ruskinites showed for themselves, the school, the com- munity, and the country. And what victory is more fulfill- ing than that of generosity wherever and whenever it is needed? if . 2 52 -ar Nz: ' nf w W S ,M P2 if , ,J , 4 iw, iw A f K7 V I rs if if 1, X 1 X ii :aff A R., '75 4' f 3 gk f M .tg .3 wx- J, . .1 ch, - Q r SW . 9' 'iv 'tt . 5.41 its - s-'-ftbq, i as 8' 5: E' rf' QQ Q55 .sf We yd' 4-rg., 55 X K' vs ,N it x ' N Xl if tb Ex fx 355 R SMA X X if Y Pi qi- - t x M tv -N if 5- coats 3- , ,. ' . ,X , 9fg'sAr1'.iL we 'NSSY X t 'n.,.:y.t,. kf,Aj.vQ 4195, -.an X t , 4 f W.x X

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