Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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CTION! The action does not stop after 2:35, 39 percent of RHS students participate in an extracurricular organization after school. Drama enthusiasts may be involved in the various aspects of theatre: acting, directing, ushering, and production. During the 1980-81 season, the Randallstown Theatre Associ- ation produced Canterbury Tales, a student-teacher show, and the musical Oklahoma. The Ski Club sponsored trips to local slopes, including a weekend adventure to Cam- elback. Politically-oriented organi- zations include the Student Government Association and the Political Science Club, which provide students with a forum for expressing their views. In addition to serving as the governing body of RHS, the SGA coordinated Blood Donor Day, the November Canned Food Drive, and a computer matching service. The Political Science Club held debates on current issues and organized students to halt a bill which would have raised the state's minimum drinking age to 19. Wargaming's popularity is reflected by the existence of the War Games Club. Mem- bers play Dungeons and Drag- ons as well as chess. Thus, student life is con- stantly in action. tudent lifg,

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Chris Chesnakas, Lee Kernpler Steve Garelick w Brad Saiontz, Talmira Hill, Lisa Sacratini Lauri Caplan 8fStudent life divider RTA RBC Ski Club Tech Crew Classroom Representatives Political Science Club SGA School Store War Games Usher Corps And a whole lot more!

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980: Beltway traffic begins to jam exit 18. A stalled Pin to at Milford and Liber- ty obstructs one lane, backing up traffic for a few blocks. Their radar guns glaring at speeders, police pa- trol route 26. MTA buses drop off passengers, weary after a hard day of work. 1727: Steady rain widens the ruts in Liberty Road. Christopher Ran- dall of the Severn River curses as he and his brother Thomas try to force their carriage out of the mud. Later they decide to purchase 100 acres of land along the dirt wagon trail, founding Randallstown. Until 1880, a seemingly accidental cluster of homes comprised Randall- stown. Travelers en route from Ohio to Baltimore had little reason-to stop here-except for the tollgate at Church Lane, a minor inconvenience compared to the unpaved, often im- passable quagmire called Liberty Road. On McDonogh Lane stood a one- room schoolhouse taught by Robert Breckenridge Chapman, a strict dis- ciplinarian. Nearby, Mount Olive Church provided Methodist services for neighborhood families. But Randallstown did not have a community identity till the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal order, built a three-story lodge hall-housing a new school and auditorium-on Li- berty Road. The Hall's auditorium finally gave Randallstown a center of activity. By 1905, the rapid influx of popu- lation and unhealthy conditions in the present school created demand for a new, larger building, however, school commissioners refused to take action, doubting stories about the Hall's rat-infested classrooms. Kitty Fite, a teacher weary of chas- ing rats with a fire poker, invited the commissioners to attend her class. A rat crawled over the superinten- dent's shoe, causing him to jump on a chair. Randallstown promptly got its new, four-room school. Dedicated in 1908, the school's completion coincided with Randall- stown's sudden change from a rural to suburban community: the county paved Liberty Road, a trolley brought people from the city, and across from the school, a community building was constructed, providing a bowling alley, post office, store, bank and auditorium. Friday's farm wagon parade into Baltimore ceased. Census figures indicate that Ran- dallstown's rapid growth continued throughout this century, drawing people from established city areas: from 1960 to 1970, the county's growth rate was 26 percent. The 1980 census counted 784,000 living in Bal- timore-a 13 percent decrease over 10 years-while county population increased four percent since 1970. Randallstown's change from a ru- ral to suburban community has E 5 The school Kitty Fite fought for Mount Olive Church, with Randal1stown's ol- dest cemetery. 10lH1story of Randallstown