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

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OnW TinJU A more recent photo of Mr. Mallory as vice principal Stevf Lfgfrt Photo Staff Pholo Staff Nurse Wnght as u e see her today. Photo Staff Mr. Noland has changed quite a hit since 1967. Mr Mdlrr Just take a look at us now! See how we have changed over the many years Ruskin High School has been around for many years and holds numerous traditions We have kept hold of many of these traditions yet developed some of our own also. One tradition at Rus- kin for many years has been each sen- ior class presenting the school with a gift at the end of the year. These gifts are found all over the school. The bell in the lobby was presented by the class of 1961. The podium and the trophy case pictured on this page are also sen- ior gifts. These gifts are |ust one piece of tradition here at Ruskin The faculty and administrators who have been here for many years aid in carrying out traditions as well as clubs and organiz- ations within the school. We have an advantage of being an older school in that many traditions have been made over the years We kept these traditions going and built new ones this year. The Mirage is a tradition itself in re- cording happenings and memones of your high school years. As you contin- ue recalling memories of this year through the Mirage, remember the traditions we have carried on this year and new ones that were built. Enjoy looking Beyond the Image. The trophy case in the lobby was a gift by the class of 1965. Opening Section

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J%' Mirage Students walking down the hall at Ruskin in 1967. This year the yearbook's theme is Be- yond the Image . The Mirage Staff hopes to look at many of the traditions that are present throughout Ruskin and have been for many years We then want to look be- yond the traditions and the image from the past and take a closer look at the new traditions and image of Ruskin that we each are taking part in for the 1984-85 school year In some way each student here at Ruskin has their own image that they portray and each of these images combined makes up Ruskin High Schools image. This year we wanted Ruskin's im- age to be better than it ever has been in the past We wanted an image that stu- dents can be proud of and build on in the future. The bell on the front page is a tradition at Ruskin. It is from the original Ruskin High School. The bell is rung by each member of the sport teams that participate in conference. We can be proud of our bell and the tradition it holds. It is traditions like these that we've kept that have made us proud to look beyond our image. 1967 Miragr 1967 Mir a ? 1967 Mirage 1967 Mirage Photo Slafl The first Ruskin H.S. at the corner of Blue Ridge and 111th was built in 1930. Mr. Noland was a teacher here Mrs. Wright, the school nurse, was Mr. Mallory, vice principal, was a at R H.S. in 1967 and is pres- also the nurse here in 1967. teacher at Ruskin in 1967. ently still teaching here. 4---- 2 Opening Section

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It May Have Been Raining Outside . . . But A sign along the fence outside shows Ruskms pride and spirit. Photo Staff Ruskin High School 1984—Homecoming Homecoming week was a week full of spirit and pride. The spirit days started off on Tuesday with button day. Wednesday was twin day with the winners being Robert Randolph, a junior, and Brian Wyatt, a sophomore Thursday was blue and gold day and the last day of school for the week. Spirit was alive all tveek at school. Boosting this ivas the decoration of the front lobby by each class on a different day. The climax of the week was Friday nights game and pre-game. It was cloudy and sprinkled most of the day on Friday but that did not affect the spirit at the game that night. The Homecoming queen was announced dunng pre- game. Tausha Pruitt was the 1984-85 queen with her maids being; Stacy Mitchell, a freshman, Diane Hill, a freshman, Samatha Berg, a sophomore, Tammy Pruitt, a sophomore. Tobi Burkholder, a junior. Shannon Lemmon, a unior. The two other queen candidates were Kathy Ellis, a senior and Knstin Smith, a senior. The day ended in success with the Eagles winning over the Bluejays and a dance following. Pht o Sf«| The first place float, in the class competition, for the homecoming parade was the freshman class float. Homecoming The queen and maid candidates await anxiously for the announcement of the maid attendants and queen candidates at the homecoming as- sembly