Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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w Jk ' I - ml r-- A After a hayride, Broad RippJe students are dazzled by the Jeaping James of a bonfire. T Buried in a deep pile of crisp foliage, Tom CarJin plays hide and seek in tbe leaves. Hb ' - — i ' ■■ ' yf 7 . +£ ■ Lt-S Ar 9 J jSfc. V »s» ing the fact that they ' re not too old to in the lea - es. Ripple seniors romp in a pile of {eaves after a leaf rake. Student Life 15

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Fall highlights start of school To many of Ripple ' s 1,517 students, it seemed that fall began with school in- stead of the end of September. On Sep- tember 3, 495 freshmen, 426 soph- omores, 417 juniors and 284 seniors reported to guidance centers. Going back to school proved to be not all that bad, because with autumn came many annual school events. Foot- ball games, Homecoming, the Musical, Veterans ' Day and Teachers ' Conven- tion highlighted the fall season. Many Ripplites discovered that they weren ' t really too old to play in the leaves, and they burst out of school af- ter the last bell to enjoy the beautifully crisp autumn weather. Weekend activities included bon- fires, leaf rakes and touch-football games, and fall favorites were pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating on Halloween. ► EJthonia StrickJen carves a ack-o-Iantern for the Halloween trick-or-treaters. ▼ in a grassy field on a brisk autumn day, Ja- nice Victor has fun throwing a frisbee whiJe Jackie Dodd drives her gasoline powered mudbuggy. 14 Student Life

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Holiday vacations widen many smiles A Karen Lahman helps her sisters, Mary and Julia, put together an Easter basket. ► Christmas time brings the tradition of a boy and a girl kissing under the mistletoe. Holidays! Free at last! No more hassle— at least for the time being. No books, no homework, no tests, no school! I ' m free to do whatever I want! Veterans ' Day, Halloween, Thanks- giving, Chanukah, Christmas, Easter and Memorial Day all provided ex- cuses for students to celebrate. As va- cation days grew near, attendance de- creased rapidly. Shortly before Thanksgiving, the ser- vice clubs of Ripple collected canned goods to help needy families enjoy the holiday. For Christmas, members of music groups sang carols in performances at nursing homes, at hospitals and in spe- cial programs. Rippleaires and French Club had progressive dinners while other clubs celebrated with parties. Or- ange Aid sponsored its annual Christ- mas Dance on December 20. Spring vacation was the next big one-week holiday. Some students cele- brated Easter at home in the traditional family way, while other families chose to spend the holiday in a warmer cli- mate, such as Florida. 16 Student Life