Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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F RID YS if,'i .fZ'.?5l'E'a'I E222 I I WM' and follow the you straight to where you see t 9:30 a.m. on a Friday, RHS often has a decibel level of about 9.5. And if you're in the school, noise, it leads the boys' gym, a lot of people screaming, cheering, playing music, and having a great time while a bunch of guys sit calm- ly on chairs on the gym floor. You have now experienced an official Eagle pep rally. l was surprised at the amount of enthusiasm and spirit that Richardson has, said senior April Wilson, new at RHS from Mitchell, Indiana, I think that's great. Skits, such as when guys dress up as cheerleaders, play an important part in pep rallies. Skits do a lot for pep rallies because they get the student body more involved, said sophomore Leigh Curtis. The first skit of the year presented the new mascot, Oscar Eagle, to the school. l was glad that the new Oscar was basically the same as last year, explained junior Kelli Goodson, because I was afraid that it might not be as cute. Student body involvement in the pep rallies concerned many people this season. lf the crowd was more spirited, it would pep up the football players more, said junior Rob Patton after the Eagles' fourth consecutive district loss. Although on the surface the pep rallies appeared to have as much spirit as always , said junior Lance Hartsell, underneath everyone was kind of disappointed because we weren't winning. Some students felt that changes in the pep rallies could improve the spirit. Senior Michelle Kaihani said, ln his attempt to lead cheers in the pep rally against Plano East, junior Jason Meek jokingly falls to the floor. lGonzalesj 16 f Student Life l think they should be in the afternoon because they're longer and more spirited. Pep rallies should be in the afternoon, closer to the game, to keep the spirit flowing better into the game, added junior Jay Conder. - Debbie Nesmith The ffirstj pep rally was successful, said senior Susie McDowell, because we won the game. fMulveyj During the first pep rally, against Dun- canville, Eaglette lieutenant Cara Craig concentrates on her routine. fMulveyj ,. A ., . , . . ,..,. -M 1 .,.. , . . t 41' 'IL

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About the Risk advice for Kids 7? ' 1 -K T .4 1 . ii . . sf , iiii if -L53 fgig- i . k i j j x L , h .. X ,K 18 S . ii'it -2 fi I -k : -f 1' 'x,' -,ts .Q if .yrs ' Kim Dudley discusses the RS program with a student from r Elementary School. fMcNemej Mm impact on elemen- influenced you in 'Yes, because they see that older people don't have to smoke to have fun and they will be respected more for saying 'lNlO'! The people who influ- enced me most were my parents who told me the rules and the harmful effects. - junior Wendy Weber The STARS Program is beneficial l've never been influenced by kids older than me about smoking and drink- ing, but l wish some of my friends had participated in STARS when they were in elementary school. - sophomore Sandy Hayman l think STARS is a great pro- gram because the elementary age students really look up to the older kids. My parents were the ones who influenced me. - junior Carol Denton l hope so. STARS seemed to really help some kids. But then, other kids just blew it off. l've been influenced otherwise. - junior Joel Walker Yes, it has a lasting impres- sion on the kids because they look up to high school students and listen to what they have to say. l have never been influ- enced by someone else about the problems of drugs. l just am never around them enough for them to tempt me. - senior Kyle Redfern I feel it got the kids to open up and talk about their problems at home and realize how bad the things were that their older brothers and sisters were doing l just don't like being associated with stuff so bad for my body. l don't want to use something that will shorten my life. - senior Lee Jordan Student Life! 15

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