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

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THE LONGEST RAFT . . . Forty-two people, a refrigerator and a grill float down the White River on Indiana Bell ' s entry in the WNAP Raft Race. FLY THE FRIENDLY SKIES ... A lone contes- tant from the State Fair Balloon Race floats over Indianapolis. Summer 9

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Students anxiously await three months of leisure From the first day of school, and continuing through tests, marathon study sessions, and late-night rehear- sals, one thought haunted the minds of Ripplites. They dreamed of June 8 and the beginning of summer vaca- tion. At times it seemed that the great day would never arrive, but it did, and when the final bell rang students scat- tered to the four winds in search of fun and sun. Concerts such as the Doobie Brothers, Kenny Loggins, and the Commodores and movies like Grease, Heaven Can Wait, and Animal House entertained Ripplites while emptying their pockets. The WNAP Raft Race and the State Fair also helped make the summer of 78 memorable. The French Club journeyed to Montreal and Quebec City, Canada; while junior Richard Marks and Helen Stotler spent eight weeks in France as part of the IU Honors Program. Other Ripple stu- dents attended Girls ' and Boys ' State in Terre Haute, the Learning About Business workshop at Wabash Col- lege, and the National Leadership Conference in Michigan. To earn money for these activities, students worked at local swimming pools, grocery stores and shopping centers. Summer was also a perfect time to sleep late or catch up on the soaps. When September 5 arrived and school began, Broad Ripple ' s students remembered the summer that was, and began to dream of those summers yet to come. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE ... The rides, food and shows of Kings Island lure many Ripplites to Cincinnatti, Ohio each summer. r T •i ' . W. ;v =£ ETZT I,

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1200 eyes, an all time high for the Frosh Machine Lost, overwhelmed, dazed and daz- zled, they came by the hundreds. Freshmen invaded Ripple with a class that nearly tripled the other class aver- ages. The new options program and the closing of Wood High School con- tributed to the all time high of fresh- men. Along with the Frosh Explo- sion came a tightening of security. The administration issued new yellow passes that asked for more specific in- formation concerning time and place. Older students had to become accus- DOUBLE VISION . . . A hallway view shows the split between the Riparian News-magazine and the Riparian Yearbook offices. tomed to presenting their pass to a faculty member instead of just flashing a white piece of paper. Computerization hit the Math De- partment with a new computer and printer. The new computer aided in regular classroom situations since it had the ability to hook into a TV set and display the print out. The com- puter class enrollment rose to forty- five this year, partially because of the addition of a second-year class. Blue and red painter ' s pants and new T-shirts added more variety to the already lively routine of the Off Broad Ripple Company, while the football team showed off their new white home jerseys as they tackled their opponents. As in former years, new teachers joined the Broad Ripple staff. Brenda Cushenberry, Maurice Huckleberry, Gary Bippus, Cheryl Bole and Larry Neukam added their teaching skills to those already present. The coexistence of the Riparian publications offices was split by a move into separate rooms. The news-magazine moved to 225A. Like many neighbors, both staffs laughed, worked and complained together. . 10 Changes