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

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broodening ripple 36 out of 52 weeks; ' book ' to school Bright and early, five days a week, 36 weeks a year, students all over the circle city rolled out of bed and booked to Ripple. For some, this meant a short walk or a drive in the neighborhood car pool. For others, the journey began with a walk to the nearest bus stop, then a twenty minute ride courtesy of Metro. The first bell sent students to their lockers. First hour and the Monday morning blues made absorbing algebra problems, chemical equations and prepositional phrases DIRTY POOL . . . At a neighborhood pool hall, James Nelson breaks the balls. difficult. Imaginary out to lunch signs on student lockers suggested that some Ripplites passed up the 55 cent school lunch. While sitting In seventh hour, with Big Mac breath, students began to daydream about after school activities. At the end of the day, students headed home to different areas of the city. Despite a wide variation in Ripple ' s student body, the black, the white, the rich and the poor, came together to work with concerned teachers and parents in an effort to broaden Ripple. CIRCLE CITY . . . Bright lights shine through Indianapolis during Christmas time. •.V .. .. . Oi « i .. . ; ' vrt.-:? - r !♦•♦♦ r .— A mum » I Mil m t.i »l I ffff I It : •9 ' tl f. VMM •;»•» I . r -

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THE NEXT ONES MINE . . . Working at McDonalds, Leona Collins waits for a double cheeseburger to complete a special order. SLOW POKE . . . Amidst onlookers, Lee Ann Badger pokes the cinders in an effort to flare up the flames for marshmallows. DAUGHTER OF DRACULA . . . Illuminated on Halloween night, Diane EIrod rests in her coffin to frighten neighborhood trick-or-treaters. Diane devises different costumes each year to startle youngsters. Harty party talk spreads like butter P is for party, A is for all night long, R is for right on, T is for take it slow, Y is for why not, PARTY — the words of that familiar cheer rang through the air. The announcement of a party, like hot gossip, spread through Ripple because everyone enjoyed having a good time. Crowded rooms, loud music, food and friends described the typical party. Often the police came due to complaints of loud music, which varied from the rhythm of Parliament-Funkadelic to the beat of Aerosmith. At Homecoming, Christmas and Prom dances, blacks and whites shared different dance styles. Line dances flourished as the Electrofying Twist replaced the Bump. Even movies underwent a change. The Star Wars movie. Star Wars ' tee shirts, books, records and posters gave evidence to the revival of science fiction. Other outstanding movies included, Saturday Night Fever and Goodbye Girl . The flow and change of news — the Panama Canal, the dispute of the Equal Rights Amendment, the planning of the canal bicycle pathway and the perversion conversion of the Vogue theater — caught students ' attentions. Many national celebrities, such as Bing Crosby, Tony Hulman, Guy Lombard©, Groucho Marx and Elvis Presley, passed away in 1977. Through these events, experiences and emotions, students learned more about themselves as well as others. All of this, and more, broadened Ripple. Experiences 7