Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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Kelly Pfeiffer Steve Pierce Myrna Pitts Angie Pillow Beth Platt Danny Platt Susan Platt Debbie Plotkin Jeff Plotkin 1 Jeffrey Plotkin Judy Prodoehl Tim Pruitt rV't 1 fc' if , ' - . ,Q , 3 , -, 1 Andy Pollack Robin Pollock Shari Posen Mike Posner Hope Potashnick Eric Quatman kk . i V, , oo-,W Darryl Quillens Karen Rafferty Kathy Rahn James Rainer Cindy Rainer Wendy Rainer Singer, film producer, businessman, camp counselor, fraterni- ty brother, magazine editor, student-Steve Rifkin has the time and the energy to play all these roles. RHS's next Alfred Hitchcock t age twelve, Steve attended summer camp, where he met Robert Parr, a junior at Woodlawn Senior High School. The two became friends and discovered a mutual interest in fantasy, science fiction and horror. Eventually, they began writing possible scripts for horror films that, after critiques from other writers, showed potential. Consequently, the boys decided to start a magazine entitled House of Horror. Investments of approximate- ly 815,000 in personal savings bought enough equipment to also start a film company, International Communi- cations. Plans for incorporating are 150!Pfeiffer-Ruch scheduled in two years when finan- cial conditions allow. In order to channel their energy and time efficiently, Steve and Rob- ert divided the film company into three sub-divisions: Cinema Interna- tional Pictures, mainly concerned with production of films intended for television and theatrical distribu- tion, Horror International Pictures, concerned with shooting horror and mystery films, and Cinelnterna- tional Pictures, which produces doc- umentary films. At present the company is produc- ing four films, one for television and three for theatres. Activities are X N a 1, V! fl J n ' if sf l f' at 'S 1 -'A presently in beginning stages-script writing and technical preparation. During the summer of 1981, Steve has scheduled a trip to Los Angeles to meet with Paramount Pictures of- ficals for instructional purposes. Steve has received a great deal of help from outside sources. For exam- ple, Quinn-Martin Productions, pro- ducers of TV shows such as Barnaby Jones and FBI, has heard of Steve's projects and plans to aid him if possi- ble. The company's teachers and other consultants offer Steve a wide variety of opinions and assistance. In addition to these activities, In- ternational Communications is in- volved with purchasing film excerpts from various horror, fantasy and sci- fi films. Current files contain 150 pieces of film. Conventions are another interest. The company raises funds by spon- soring conventions and presenta- tions at local libraries and other nearby locations. As of January 1, 1981, Steven has been in sole control of the company after the departure of his partner. Although Steve has yet to make any profit, his optimistic outlook foresees a prodigious future. Steve hopes to prove that young adults can v ,rg

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The process of writing a literary research pa- per involves many steps. In order to gain prac- tical experience in research skills, second peri- od students-J im Zimmerman, Larry Gold- stein, Linda Levy, Andy Rosenberg and Stacie Marshall-try to complete a drill which will familiarize them with the Dewey Decimal Sys- tem used to file books. PLearning together, Sophomores Mark Lud- wig and Christy Popa confer on a recent term paper assignment during a class visit to the library. K-W-sap' 41, f .1 l.- is -. sift . ., at s-.X - Lf fi N Q N, y hmm 1' V TN ' Q- ' 5 ' 'M 0 , 1 gx Q ' ,M ,E .. ,i' 3' all Jerome Nelson Sheree Nelson Brian Nicholas Michael Nickolas Paul Norfolk Sarita Oaks Stacy Oaks Daryl Oberfeld Velda Oglesby Robin Oken Karen Oliver Tracy Oliver Jeanie Oppenheim Jeffrey Oppenheim Louis Ostraw Merle Ottenstein Mike Palefsky Jane Park Khee Park Eric Patashnik Robin Pearson Sue Peloquin Joy Pepmeier Leslie Peterson Sophomores! 149

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5 'Q if an K . Z W. fs ef be able businessmen, an attitude he developed as a member of Junior Achievement. The company's one completed project is entitled The Devastation of Dots, an animated film produced for a student at Towson State Universi- ty. It received a B+. Steve's other interests are: a band, Bolo, as the group's lead singerg membership in a fraternity, Sigma Alpha Rhog and a job as a camp coun- selor at Camp Wonderland. Steve Rifkin is one of the members of RI-IS's class of 1983 who is defi- nitely worth watching. r' i s -V V f i , t. 4 X s 'V f 'tha s ,ji LVVV , ' I fi f W 'Emir I Pali ' 'li - xnll f ff r tv .N 6 . .. I fs: ' 1 I., f 1 Anita Redondo ' Mike Reis Teresa Reisberg Mark Rifkin Steve Rifkin ,F Traci Richards ' a 4 f a .1 , , rf zl. Karen Ritz Wayne Robey Scott Roche Bill Rogers Karen Rose Linda Rosen Seth Rosenberg Sherri Rosenberg Michael Rosenblatt Terri Rosenfeld Jeannine Rosenthal Keith Rosenbaum E I 4 W as -1 f if .4 Barbara Rossman Robert Rotker Joanne Rothschild Don Rubin Michael Rubin Roxanne Ruch it .Sff tj. his Q: J . We M,-'Q jf M., arf .f 11 S YOU! . I 'f fun .li v 'M-we vm: A: F . ,- jf IP l ' iff' ,ff uf- 5 if' ' .A x -, fuef Q t X .1 L 3 A -45' . H... Shown in the back row, counselor Steve Rifkin poses with the eight-year-old Sioux Indians of Camp Wonderland. 1Randy Cochrell: What other interests do you have? Steve Ri11rin:I enjoy dramag last fall I played the knight in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Sophomoresf 151