Redmond High School - Juniper Yearbook (Redmond, OR)

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0 o iii' Don Rich Athletic Director Illli?-RMTI0 mmf- 0 5 a X by Glen Kinney T Many people have no idea as to the many things of a charitable nature that Don Rich iid as a normal part of is life. They would never hear it from him! E-Ie was a doer, who nev- r sought personal cred- it. I shall personally cherish the memories of hay close friendship with Don. by Barry Branaugh Don was probably considered by most to be a gruff man. He took his job very seriously. He wanted school stu- dents and athletes to be the best possible people that they could be. Maybe we didn't always have the most success- ful teams, but our ath- letes almost always ex- hibited the most class. Once Redmond was playing another school, and I was mouthing off to one of the opposing players. The very next day, I was in his office at his request. He asked why I did what I did. After I told him my sto- ry he said, You flat out screwed up. I-le wasnit gentle in the way that he talked to me, because that wasn't his style. After he finished, I asked him why he sin- gled me out to talk to. He told me that I was a better person than the Way I had acted. Right then, I knew that he cared about me, and the type of person I grew up to be. by Ken Noah Don Rich was an ex- traordinary man. He was, in fact, one of the most self-less people I've known. The day be- fore his death he talked to me about several things he wanted to do before the end of the year. Things that would have greatly improved our school. I owe him a debt of gratitude, as does our school . . . and our community. I hope we can repay his gener- osity by living the ex- ample he set. Studs- K Lf 13

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Don Rich the man by Mark Stofko One of the enduring traditions at RHS ended November 25, 1987 when Athletic Director Don Rich died of a heart attack. Rich's ten- ure spanned a period that encom- passed some half dozen superin- tendents and two buildings. Rich was born in Payette, Ida- ho. Before coming to Redmond, he taught and coached at three east- ern Oregon schools, Crane, Arling- ton, and Scio. During his initial years at Redmond, he also served as an assistant football coach un- der head coach Doc Savage. In 1971, when Savage left for La- Grande, Rich took over as head football coach, a responsibility he retained during his first year as Athletic Director. He later took on the duties of assistant wrestling coach. Rich had taught at Redmond for over 24 years, teaching several different subjects. Among these were health, psychology, and most recently Northwest History. Many RHS coaches spoke of Rich's ability to make their job as easy as possible. He was never afraid to put in the amount of time necessary as an athletic director, said interim co-Athletic Director In my 11 years of coaching, I have never met an athletic direc- tor that assumed so much respon- sibility for the presentability of the school's athletes and the qual- ity of the school's athletic pro- grams as Don,'i stated P.E. and health teacher Debby Nickell. Another frequently cited attri- bute was Rich's ability to make difficult decisions. According to personal finance teacher Bill Miles, who had known Rich since 1950, some people felt that they were treated unfairly at first, be- cause Don was so honest, but they later realized that someone had to draw the line. Kinney noted that Rich asked two questions when making decisions: whatis best for the overall athletic program, and, if the decision affected a certain individual, what's best for that person. Miles, who played college foot- ball with Rich, recalled that Don had excellent technique in his blocking. That's the way he was in everything he did, whether it was his teaching, coaching, or his per- sonal life. He was a good, sound technician? Nickell felt Rich provided a fa- ther image for others. He was one Glen Kinney. of the best friends I've ever hadf, Friends remember: by Lois Nortlu-up Don Rich was a lead- er, a teacher, and a friend! Certainly Don was re- spected and admired for many of his contribu- tions to the young peo- ple of Redmond, but I was most personally im- pacted by his commit- ment to the advance- ment of girls sports. During several years of ' association with Don, I 12 Student Life Watched him assume leadership in Redmond and in the Intermoun- tain Conference in the development of girls athletics. In 1967 two sports were offered for girls, today we have eight, much to the cred- it of Don. He had a strong belief in the val- ue of all young people having the opportunity to be involved in sports. by Mike Schiel Have you ever had a friend who had the hon- esty and courage to look you in the eye and tell you when you were wrong? Don Rich was this kind of friend to me. Don took the time to tell me how others per- ceived actions I had tak- en. He offered some- times blunt, to-the- ,l SQ point advice, that mad me re-think what I wa doing. Don was my role rn del, my mentor, he W the force or glue th kept many of us o track and focused o continuing task of ma ing RHS the best scho possible. He believ deeply that the soho was for the kids, not t staff, or the cornmunit

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Hair raised by Toni Ulam Redmond High School received national coverage when Darrin Ishaugiwore a mini-skirt to school Tues- day, September 22. Two days g later approximately 150 students had a sit-down protest in the commons. Tuesday morning started out as a normal school day. People were doing lat min- ute homework for first peri- od or talking about what was happening that week- end. The first bell of the day rings. Everyone starts moseying to their lockers or to their first class. one class on this normal morning would get an unfamiliar sight, a guy wearing a mini- skirt with his tylish cowboy accessories. This guy was Ishaug. Ishaug was dared to wear a skirt to school all day long. He would receive S50 The Deschutes County sheriff come when Bobby Brown, Tyler Rosebrook, Dorrin lshoug, who is in ponts here, Jim Willioms ond Brion Hinton wore their mini-skirts to school. The students were osked to o home on bare legs from two girls. Before he could get comfortable in his firsticlassi however, he was asks-so to' golgto Principal Ken Noah's office. There he was asked to go home and change. .By lunch time over half the school had heard about Ishaug's dare. People were talking about why Ishaug had to go home to change. Classes asked questions about students rights. Something is definitely wrong when a large group of students gather around a Deschutes County Sheriffs car in the student parking lot the next morning. I thought it was a drug bust when first driving in this morning, ,stated one student. After getting close Noah and John Lehmann, vice principal, could be seen with a grinning Sher- iff, and six guys wearing skirts. The guys werefasked to go home, and change just as Ishaugthe day before. Thursday mdrningr .stu- dents were greeted by the sound of chanting protes- ters. The North edge of the locker area was filled with a large percentage of the stu- dent body. They were not doing the normal morning activities. They were pro- testing the dress code of not letting the guys wear skirts. Some students got up when the first bell rang. Noah came out, and told the re- maining student they should go through the right channels to change the dress code. Rod Hansen reinforced Noah's ideas of going through the right channels. Hansen told them if they went in front of a judge the judge would say it was dis- ruptive for a guy to wear a Q ond chonge. 14 Student Life skirt. Noah suggested a few students, who were in- volved, to talk with him to see what could be done. Ishaug was tasked to come out and help persuade the t students to go hack to class. The students who talked to Noah decided a forum at lunch would be a good idea. The forum would allow other student to voice their concerns about the school. Unlike the normal lunch time meeting turnout, the forum was a success. It was to express ideas that have been held inside of the stu- dents for a long time. The conclusions from the forum were: the school has too many student cliques, the dress code is vague, stu- dents are subjected to peer pressure, and the school needs to unite as one body. T