Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Seniors: The distinction of being the first graduates Seniors are important in any high school, but they were especially so at Rampart, where it took their examples of leadership and spirit to decide what shape the school would take. As it turned out, members of the first graduating class were the first to find their niche and fall in love with Ram- part. They set traditions for outstanding school spirit, excellence in academics, and participation in and out of the classroom. These 249 students left a legacy for positive action and were a major force behind the building of not just a school, but of a memorable alma mater.lRQ EIGI-ITEENTH BIRTHDAYS were very much a part of a senior year. The special dy signalled sup- posed maturity, along with the ability to vote, register for the draft, and drink 5.2 beer. Friends celebrating made the day even more special. Pam Reiser, Karen Nelson, Liz Sharp, Elicia Duguid, Kathy Howard, and Scott Zedack celebrate an 18th birthday. THE GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL TEAM was a great success, with rowdy fans coming out for their first exciting season. Seniors Beth Hamel, Theresa Fava- tella, and Karen Nelson wave Rampart's colors. GETTING HIGH ON RAMPART, senior Laurie Povelite sets a tradition of positive attitudes by hang- ing posters in the commons to support athletics. Graduate division page P -as-as

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I Q5 Debbie Allen A lot of hassle for a little tassle Making first impressions It was a year of firsts for everyone involved in Rampart, but the seniors felt the pressure of finding lasting traditions and making successful impressions for the first season at Rampart Resort . The seniors started the year off well, winning not only their first football game but the powderpuff football game, as well. They also set a standard for senior pride at assemblies, on dress-up days, and during class meetings. At the beginning of the year, senior spirit was vividly displayed in yellow spray paint on Lexington Drive. It was the soon-to-be graduates who were responsible for spray-painted sheets discreetly delivered to Air Academy before the big game and for raising spirits when the school week seemed long. Underclassmen and administrators alike looked to the seniors for ideas and examples when no one really knew what to expect from the Rams. With a graduating class of over 240, the seniors had a wide variety of talent which was called on again and again to help in such decisions as the school fight song, alma mater, class ring design and Firstcoming ceremonies- decisions which would last as long as the school itself. In their personal lives, seniors celebrated their eighteenth birthdays and found themselves registering to vote and for the draft, able to legally buy beer, and filling out college and scholarship applications for the first time. Most seniors found the challenge of developing Rampart into a prestigious institution to be both rewarding and thrilling and were proud to have been a part of the first class that shaped the school. ER Traditions Cindy Anderson Donna Ande J rson Thomas Anderson RAMPART'S FIRST HOMECOMING QUEEN, Barbara Moore, set a tradition of beauty and charm for future formals. She was escorted to the crowning at the District 1f20 stadium by her brother, Scott.