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

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During a school auditorium program, Tracey Horth (right) sings The Black Swan accompanied by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. 9 I- National Merit Semi-finalist Becky Bea- man (above) skims through brochures that various colleges have mailed to her. IU Honors students Scott Elrod and Nora Cerins (right) plan strategic moves on a hand-carved chess set Nora purchased in a small shop in Mexico. 20 Life J

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Kate kisses; Shrew tamed Another opening, another show ... The 15th opening night of the Golden Singers ' production of a Broadway musical was November 14. with performances following on November 20 and 22. This year ' s show was Kiss Me, Kate . Kiss Me, Kate , a musical within a musical, is the story of ac- tors and actresses performing The Taming of the Shrew , by William Shakespeare. Fred Graham (Bart Medlicott) and Lilli Vanessi (Nancv Balzerick) are performers who were once married. They try to renew their relations after being brought back together as co-stars in The Shrew . Over 100 after-school hours put in by the 62 cast members, 61 crew members, and 13 production staff members resulted in the highly ac- claimed performance. Climaxing the musical, Petruchio Bart Medlicott) wins the affection of Kate, tam- ing her into a loving wife. The townspeople (left) pause during the pavane dance to greet the newlyweds. Bi- anca (Tracey Horth) and Lucentio Kent Gray). Life 19

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Honor students receive special recognition In competition with high school students from across the nation, Ripplites distinguished themselves. Becky Beaman and Lisa Ten- smeyer ' s PSAT scores ranked in the top one-half of one percent of all scores in the country, making them National Merit Semi-finalists. Daphne Perry was honored with a certificate recognizing literary ex- cellence by the National Council of Teachers of English. Chosen from students throughout the state, Becky Beaman, Nora Ce- rins, and Scott Elrod earned the op- portunity to travel in foreign countries through the Indiana Uni- versity Honors Program. Auditioning along with manv city students, Tracey Horth became the first and only high school vocal- ist to appear with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Scott Elrod was selected to re- ceive the 1975 Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award for ex- cellence in science and math. The Art Department faculty chose Don Butrum and Lewis Wal- ton for scholarships to Herron Art School. Ruby Calvin, Anthonv Griffin. Kevin Levels, Daphne Perry, and Jeffrey Woodard were commended students in the National Achieve- ment Scholarship Program. Ripple participants in SPUR Science Research Program, a coop- erative venture of IUPUI and In- dianapolis Public Schools, were Mary Fattic and Jeffrev Woodard. Looking through souvenirs of a citizen- ship seminar. Bettv Feemster and Lisa Tensmever supper left relive Bettv ' s mock election. Kent Gray attended a similar seminar at Indiana State University. Daphne Perrv (left), recipient of the NCTE Literary Certificate, double checks her award winning paper. Life 21