Rich Township High School - Lagoon Yearbook (Park Forest, IL)

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if It's a wHmHH,S Wnrlrl The Girls' Athletic Association promotes through its various activities an interest in athletics and physical acv cnmphshmont, Its goal is to create good sportsmanship and to cooperate mth other organizations in promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards of high school life, Active membership is based on the point system, making it necessary for a girl to participate in several activi- ties tluring the year. 1955 found a long list of sports including bowling, V volleyball, basketball, swimming and baseball, being played i by G.A.A. members. Trying tu maintain their most active club award the girls also sponsuretl ri potluck dinner for new members, several playtlays, Hobo Day, the Spinstcrs' Spree and a Box -1, :- Y - Social. 1 A . Workirxg and playing together the girls found a new bon-.l uf friendship through Co-operation. The nllicers for the past year were: president, Nancy Eiben: vice-president, Roberta jacobsg secretary, Bonnie Schelllerz treasurer, Kay Lockridge. Board members, one from each class, were: Phyllis Treby, Margcne Swanson, Nancy Filte, and Liz Cratltlock. -Bonnie Xrlmelller nn -fy ov V 'Q .4 Gilt , 't ' c in '5l5ilii :'fi41.. - S' Q - ,si - A -14'

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HIIIH-iles Have I-'UN . . . 66 LL play and no work makes jack a not-so-bright boy someone said, again perhaps not too accurately. But there is a time for work -classwork, homework, reference work, athletic training, music practice, and so on- just as there is u time for play. Rich High's activities balance the academics Our activities are our time for play, fun and more informal learning. Some of the activities are pretty serious, though-our Student Council, the active and important student government organization and the Rich High News staff and the Lagoon staff are representative of these. Our conference athletic activities include football, basketball, baseball, track and wrestling, added to these is out very extensive intramural program. Boys' intramurals included bowling, swimming, touch football, basketball Cremember those final games?j and soft ball. Girls' intramurals included bowling, swimming, soccer, speedball, volleyball and badminton, Our club program offered opportunities for almost every special interest one can think of -science. photography, music, art, future teachers and future homemakers, radio, dramatics, foreign language, hobbies, and so on. Several active groups were pri- marily service to school and community in purpose. These included the ever- dependable and cflicient Oliice Aides. the Key Club whose service projects to school and community compared with any adult organization nearb , and the R Meu's Club, whose loyal and conscientious work during games and assemblies in crowd control was outstanding. last but not least in the way of activities are the many music groups. The Band was one of the most active school groups, colorful and ever ready to play and add sparkle to any event. The several ensembles worked hard and won honors, as did the Rich High Choir. The choir was rated superior tnone betterlj in state com- petition. Choral Club and Cadet Chorus also presented many memorable performances. All in all our activity program is best described as one of the riches of Rich High. -Dave Perlnmtler

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5 l Student Enunnil The Rich High Student Council has eighteen members. Those members are elected by their respective classg three members from the Freshman class, four from the Sophomore class, tive from the Junior class, and six from the Senior class. 0Hicers are elected by the council itself. The council began the school year by putting the soda but and our student lounge buck into operation. Milk shakes, sundaes, candy, and cokes were sold at the soda bar, while the television set and various games were enjoyed by everyone in the lounge. The council also sponsored two dances later in the year. one held in April and one in june. For the tirst dance of the year, the Student Council sponsored the Football Fling which was held after one of our first football games. Next came the first dressy dance of the year, our homecoming dance entitled Reliections. Here, u king and queen were crowned. Basketball posters were distributed to the merchants by the council. Each council member attended at least one meeting of the Southwest Suburban Conference of Student Councils. Meetings are held to discuss any type of problems n school may have, and much has been gained from these meetings. We also sent to students to the annual convention of the Illinois Association of Student Councils which was held in Peoria this year. Students came from all parts of the state to attend this convention. The convention was climaxed by a dinner-dance Saturday night. The Student Council hopes it has served the student body elliciently by helping to make the school a better one and its activities available to all and participated in by all. -Belb Parlelaurxr 59 wi? i