Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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N :c Juniors Lisa Tolbert, Dandy Killeen, and Mike Tan- ner look through their new yearbook. At first I wondered about the silver and black cover. Then I looked at the inside and was impressed. lt was pret- ty neat, said Tanner. A pep rally's purpose should be to unify all the classes and support our school and its football team, explained Principal Tom Kelly. Here Eagle fans unify to sing the alma mater at the Pearce pep rally. ST DE T LIFE eff Student Life f 9

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Sophomores Donald Rector, senior Bart Werclen, sophomore Mark Curran, and junior Kelly Fisher participate in the skit for the Carter Pep Rally. They represent the Carter Cowboys and were captured by Oscar Eagle. lHorsley Photo! 8 f Student Life ree time - the time away from spent with friends, watching TV or just doing nothing. Everybody has dif- ferent amounts of that time away from homework, classes, and jobs, and everybody spends it in different ways. School often plays a major part even in people's free time, whether it means writing notes, talking to friends, or going to school-sponsored activities. The informal dances were great. There's not that much to do after games except to go out to eat, said sophomore Sloan Taylor. We have enough formal dances, though. You run out of money. Whether you rely on your parents for a weekly allowance, or get a job in order to earn it yourself, the green stuff everybody wants also plays a role in how free time is spent. I mow lawns during the summer, and then just take money out of my bank ac- count all year long, said junior Eric Alt. lt usually gets tight around spring. Regardless of the expenses involved, the moments when you're free to do nothing are all too rare. With senior play and all my other ac- tivities, I really don't have much free time, said senior Gil Herrick. You're always wishing for more free time, but I guess if I had a lot more l'd get bored. - Tim McDougall FNQBJ' I 2 I

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Most band members feel the hardest Senio, Mike Mcptuleyy junior Scott Part of the Summer Practice is learning Landers, and senior David Tucker strug- to get there on time, at 7:00 a.m. Q19 with the agility drills, l ass... - Summer workshops Heat doesn't slow 'em down The best part about practic- ing in the summer was watching the Eaglettes when we were through, said senior band member Ricky Bell. The band, like several other organizations, began practicing every day several weeks before school to polish up their routines. For band members this meant marching for hours on the parking lot, where the only shade was cast by telephone poles until, 'Lyou got to the point where you could stand on one foot for hours, according to sophomore Kevin Knight. With the time spent in the scorching sun added to hours in sectionals, comic relief was desperately needed. And it came - in the form of dress days such as Hawaiian day, military day, sophomore day lseniors found the strangest clothes in their closetsl, and pa- jama day. Kidnapping the sophomores and marching them through Skaggs was great, said Bell, noting that although most kid- nappings were cancelled because of thunderstorms, a few sophomores were captured when the weather cleared. Out on the parking lot, the Eaglettes worked three hours a day to perfect the moves which won several awards at a summer camp they attended in July. Not only did they win an award for each routine performed, they also won the Sweepstake trophy. The cheerleaders, too, achiev- ed recognition at the National Cheerleading Camp at SMU when senior Beth Highgenboten was named an All-American Cheerleader. Everything - the -camps, the practices - is done in preparation for that first football gamef' said Elain Effren. We try to really practice a simpler routine so that more people can get on the field for it. More so than the band or drill team, the fans watch the football team at the first game, and players had to work out over the summer to keep up with their expectations. They practiced for two weeks as a team and then for an addi- tional two weeks with the coaches. Ult was basically to learn the plays and get back in shape ac- cording to junior Mark Mathis. After two months of vaca- tion, the worst part is having to get up at 6:30 to go to two-for- ones. You just know that everyone else is either still asleep or in a pool, said sophomore Todd Smith. Most players felt the time was well-spent, despite the fact that they seldom enjoyed it. It all pays off when you can go to the Cotton Bowl or Texas Stadium, said Mathis. While most of the attention was focused on the football team, another team suffered through the heat to create a spirit of team unity. The Girls' Volleyball Team met in the unair-conditioned gym at West while the floor at RHS was being re-done. The hardest part was getting used to the heat, said senior Ann Cunningham, who claimed to enjoy the practices, to some degree at least, because of the friendships which were formed, Even if you don't have a really successful season, there are times when the plays really come together. That makes it worthwhile, said Cunningham. During a flawless perfor- mance, you forget all about those hot summer days you spent working, agreed Bell. - Jenny Olsson 10 f Student Life ...,,, -NN., seam, K X W t- . .L M N if it i 3211 s .4 is