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

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Af . I ■■ vfrer rhe hysrena died and rhe exciring momenrs hod been relived again and again, summer arrived and rhen faded inro a new school year. Winning rhe 1980 Srare Baskerball Championship faded also. For mosr, baskerball lived only during rhe winrer monrhs, rhough for King Duke, ' Thinking baskerball was an everyday experience Afrer rhe Championship, rhe goal ro win again became imporranr. The 5 ' 5 player, when nor on rhe courr, liked movies, baseball and working on cars. Srare Championship helped me ger along wirh people, said King, who plans ro orrend college, ond would like ro conrinue playing baskerball Senior Jeff Robinson, rhe srarring cenrer on rhe ream, felr rhar being an arhlere and a srudenr rook a lor of rime. Alrhough rhe majoriry of his free rime was spenr playing baskerball, he also enjoyed swimming and playing rennis and ping-pong Approached by college scours since a sophomore, sporrs have- played a large parr in his life FIRING UP . . . Ar rhe pep session before rhe firsr gome of rhe season, rhe 1981 Vorsiry Doskerboll ream generares splnr PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT . . . Urilizing every spore momenr she has, Rurh Roerrger dlligenrly pracrices for on organ lesson PIED PIPER . . . During rhe Spring Music Fesrival, Danio Morris performs o flure piece along wirh rhe Swing Choir Irom Dach ro Dearies, sharps ro flors, music is rhe universal language, especially for Seniors Rurh Roerrger and Dania Morris. Rurh, an accomplished pianisr and organisr, plans ro be a music major ar Depauw Universiry or Indiana Universiry. Spending approximarely eighr ro rwelve hours a week pracricing piano and four hours a week on rhe organ. Her prime goal is ro become a church choir direcror and organisr. Dania has been srudying rhe flure for eighr years and plans ro pursue o performance major ar Cincinnati ' s Conservarory of Music. Aside from performing ar local rhearres, Dania has roured Europe wirh rhe American Musical Ambassadors, compered in Srare Conresrs and performed in rhe Srare Orchesrra and Choir. As she srored, My main reason for connnuing is because I ' m comperirively orienred and I enjoy rhe challenge . v Senior Sporlighr 27

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The phrase, My Morher mode me join, has ofren plagued many srudenrs, as ir did Andrea Johnson. Ar firsr I didn ' r wonr ro do ir, bur rhe more I rhoughr abour ir, I decided I did So here I am! As Junior Reserve Officer of rhe Training Corps in ROTC rhis year, she kept counr of all medals and uniforms, along wirh performing 165 push-ups a day, being class commander, Training and inspecring. Hoping ro arrend Grambling Srare Universiry, Louisiana, she plans ro parricipare in ROTC rhere and rhen join rhe army for two years. Being involved in ROTC gives you a sense of responsibility. she srared. LADY IN GREEN . . . Keeping rhe books for rhe JROTC is jusr one of rhe many jobs rhar Andrea Johnson faces each week Wirh a quick srroke of rhe hand, some people can accomplish whar orhers spend hours rrying ro do Arr classes ar Ripple, porrrair drawing ar Herron, dancing and phorography occupy mosr of Senior Delisa Frierson ' s rime Planning ro conrinue in rhe field of arr afrer graduarion, Deliso would like ro become o commercial arrisr. I like drawing because ir ' s something I can do rhar nor a lor of people can, she explained ARTISTICALLY INCLINED . . . During her advanced arr class, DeLisa Frierson finishes o drawing Being or rhe rop is nor as glamorous as ir seems, which Carlorra Arrhur found our. Everyone ' s our ro ger you, she explained This year Carlorra is carrying a heavy load, including Wesrern Civ , Calculus, Physics and Advanced French. In spire of her rough load she is making above average grades in each class As her schedule indicares Carlorra is inreresred in marh and science She plans ro srudy mareriol engineering ar Purdue and has been offered many scholarships including a Minoriry Engineering Scholarship, Women ' s Engineering Scholarship, o Nanonal Achievemenr Scholarship, a Narional Achievemenr Scholarship and a Norional Merir Scholarship. Carlorra is also very acrive in exrra curricular acriviries. She is involved in Orange Aid, French Club and Narional Honor Sociery. She also arrended Girls ' Srare over rhe summer. Being or rhe rop isn ' r rhe easiesr rhing in rhe world, bur Carlorra seems ro handle ir well. Because of her academic achievemenrs, Carlorra is recognized as one of rhe rop srudenrs ar Ripple. STUDIOUS SENIOR . . . Srudying her lesson during o break, Carlorra Arrhur prepares for a Calculus resr V 26 Senior Sporlighr

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REACH FOR THE SKY ... Slamming a boll across rhe courr, Mark Landers srrerches ro connect his HEAD KNOCKER . . . Charging rowards each orher in a flag foorball game, rwo reams leap inro acrion by springing ro block rheir opponenrs. COMING HOME . . . Hanging rhe 1980 Daskerball Srare Championship banner, Coach Smirh and rhe 1980 reammares celebrare rheir vicrory before rhe firsr 1981 game. 1980