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

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TOO TUCKERED to type, Jason Brooke, junior, doses when he supposedly is doing his homework. This is not uncommon for many Ripple students as they push to meet deadlines. SUGAR CRAVINGS attack many Broad Ripple students. Some students head towards a local ice cream parlor. Mike Moffatt and Max Price, ju- niors, are no exception.

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said. Everyone is here for a different reason. Students were also unique to Broad Ripple. There was a mixture of stu- dents and personalities. Broad Ripple is real, Celise Sternecker, sophomore, said. Here people can be themselves without being ridiculed. Education came first at Broad Rip- ple. Academically, Broad Ripple had much to offer its students. The teach- ers here are special, Michelle Jackson, senior, said. They know what they ' re doing and are friends as well as teach- ers. Ripple students had many advan- tages. The two magnet programs — the Center for the Humanities and the Center of Performing Arts — gave stu- dents a chance to explore special areas of study. I like the Performing Arts, Jennifer Shea, freshman, said. I think that it ' s great to offer it to students. It gives everyone the chance to show what he can do. With the enforcement of policies such as increased requirements for graduation and time-on-task, Ripple forged ahead. Enrichment and college- level courses filled many students ' schedules. Hall passes were checked and unexcused absences led to time in the Guidance Learning Center. Rip- ple has changed each year . . . for the better, Chris Megaschar, senior, said. When I was a freshman, I cut classes all the time. Now it ' s impossible. They ' ve really buckled down. Continued on page 7 USING THE time they have while waiting for their car- pool in front of the school, juniors Sharon O ' Dell and Rhonda Ritchie attempt to get a head-start on their home- work.

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The community saw through the fog to the real Broad Ripple High School. Broad Ripple is probably one of the most unique schools in the city, Wes Priest, sophomore, said. You can be in athletics, Thespians, or choral groups and still feel you are a part of the people who go here. One thing I like about Broad Rip- ple ' Maurice Hamel, senior exchange student from Switzerland, said, is that the people like their school. There is good school spirit. Everything is special about it . . . from its location to events like Homecoming. Broad Ripple was winning the case for public education and the inner-city school. People listened to our side of the story. Ripple was receiving recog- nition as fine center for learning. Doubters? There were some until they heard . . . (Beth Buddenba um) SIGNING HER name on the dotted line, Natalie Turner, senior, adds her name to the senior banner posted for Homecoming. The banner was part of an effort to deco- rate the class hallways. Opening 7