Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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majored in science with a minor in physical education. In addition to teaching physical education for 30 years, Mr. Higgins has also taught driver's education and coached other sports-baseball, basketball and soccer, but he enjoys football the most because it's a game of life. He explains this comparison by citing many similarities between the two. In both, one must learn to cooper- ate and get along with others regard- less of race, religion and beliefs. Both can be considered contact sports, football in the physical sense and life in the sense that one comes into contact with different kinds of people, and he must learn how to handle situations in a positive way if he's going to win the battle. There is also specialization in both areas. Usually a player has one out- standing skill-kicking, passing or running, while people usually choose to concentrate their efforts in one area-teaching, medicine or law, for example. Everyone except the teams he op- poses hopes that Mr. Higgins' future years at RHS will be as prosperous as his past ones. cc.. ss, sscrs . .... sa ..,., 2 .:-- --- gi N K .ff as.. we eec' c ., ,,,.. sr. . .src Hoping to out manuever the opposing team's tacklers, Darryl Conney runs the ball toward the Rams' end zone. , a as . ,, N K 1 ik' . 2- f A R . s .. ,f,, f. is .xr A ' fti' S a il .'.. , ,... ers Pi - , 1. ilic fi .ics i n wk is srl. V , s 1 S Albert Underwood: English 12. David Walter: geometry and transformations, geometry, trigonometryfanalytic geometry. Peggy Warmkesselz Algebra I and II. Marvin Weiner: Social Studies 11, dynamics in human behavior. Donald Wenck: biology, advanced biology. Harry Whitelock: Latin I, German I-II, III, IV, V. Charles Woodfield: physics. Irene Wroten: cafeteria manager. Melvin Wroten: chairman, Drawing I, II-III, Wood I. Imogene Yaste: chairman, library. Barbara Zirkin: English 10, 11. FACULTY NOT PICTURED: William William- son: drivers education. Stephen Watson: biology. Elaine Kimos: language lab aide. Adelaide Christy: nurse's aide. Herman Brogden: Social Studies 10, 11. Barbara Feinglass. Facultyf135

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Viewers use soaps in a practical way to deal with real life problems of their own, she explains. For example, people find charac- ters on soaps with problems similar to their own and use these characters as role models. Characters help by thinking prob- lems through aloud. This enables the viewer to see how the problem could be handled. The solution is often giv- en step-by-step over a long period of time. Through this process the viewer sees the many complex and confus- ing emotions that every problem generates. This helps the viewer bet- ter understand natural fears, prob- lems, attitudes and behavior. By observing current, relevant sit- uations, such as drugs, teenage preg- nancy and suicide, people can learn how to cope with these situations in their real lives and be aware of the possible consequences involved. Although the popularity of televi- sion serials has skyrocketed over the past few years, there will always be those who disapprove. RHS students Did ou hear - Diana's dead. I bet Heather did itfi are no exception. One student describes soaps as sad, morbid and ridiculous, while another feels that reality is more in- teresting. Those who don't like soaps state that they are too predictable and in- volve too many negative situations. People have enough problems of their own without taking on the wor- ries of television actors and ac- tresses, explains another student. So while viewers continue to argue about soaps, one thing is cer- tain-TV serials have given new meaning to the word soap- some- thing not used only for washing any- more. -Karen Boches . . 3 'W W Eric Beller Kathy Bender Art Bennett Jill Berg Karen Berg Eytan Berman Jeffrey Berman Louis Blank Howard Blas Mark Blaustein Denise Blickenstaff Brian Block Dana Blount Mardi Blumenfeld Steven Blumenthal Joel Boches Denise Bounds Kim Bowers Kevin Bowie Anne Bradley Don Brady Larry Brantley Debbie Brauer Mark Brodinsky Sophomores!137