Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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Student Life 19

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Decordic toma = e your locker tit yQaatiiaam “I hate our locker because it’s small and when you open it, crammed-in books and papers fall out and Zaps (candy) spill all 4 over,”’ said sophomore Tracy Greenwood; “But what I do like about our locker is my Tom Cruise picture.”’ 4 The newest craze, shelves found at the — Container Store, rescued many students from the traditional messy locker. “Before we hadethe shelves, it was so unorganized said junior Brooke Carter, who sharés a locker with three other people. “We were all taking each others books and folders. The shelves are worth it.”’ Lockers, one of the few things students can claim as their own at RHS, are often an “extension of the students’ personalities. Many enjoy decorating them to the in- dividuals satisfaction. “We have a baby in our locker,” said senior John Heitzenrater. ‘‘His name is Gerber and we love him. We chopped him out of a magazine and hung him up.”’ “Also, we have a picture of a guy with a runny nose and bands written in black magic marker. We draw pictures and stuff whenever we feel like it.” Heitzenrater and lockermate, senior Rob Patton, decorated the locker themselves. “‘It expresses us,”’ said Patton. Besides Gerber babies, mirrors, various radio station stickers such as Q102 or KZEW, and photos of girlfriends and boyfriends, Tom Cruise can also be seen in- side lockers. The outside of lockers also take on their own character. ‘Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed’’ and ‘‘Sexy and Seventeen” signs can be found decorating hall lockers any given day. On game days, athletes’ lockers are masked by signs such as “Romp on the Rams” and ‘‘Mangle the Mustangs” along with gold and purple streamers. But the cheerleaders aren’t the only ones decorating lockers; they just decorate more frequently. — Sally Whittington 18 Student Life

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WHAT IS IT? They exceeu: tO. CQt TAG eiaaiiee While most RHS students would prefer to have off-campus privileges, the cafeteria still received a strong rating, with the salad sandwich bar and pizza ranking among the favorites. “The food isn’t too bad,” commented sophomore Carolyn Osvold. “I think the cafeteria ladies do the best they can with what they have.” Not only did most students agree there should be off-campus lunch, but also they wanted a longer lunch period. “I think we ought to have at least 45 minutes for lunch because people who have eight-hour jobs get an hour for lunch,” said junior Wylie Harp. “It isn’t fair that we should have only 30 minutes to eat when other high schools like Plano get an hour,” expressed junior Lisa Clark. Cramming for next period tests and sit- ting around the table talking gossip, or just relaxing appears to be the main focus of after lunch activity. According to senior Christie Slaughter, listening to rumors and spreading gossip are the highlights of her lunchtime. “‘l like to go to the band hall to sit around and talk to friends, ”” added senior Courtney Johnson. In addition to the good food and conversa- tion, several students expressed some ideas to make lunch more enjoyable. “I think we ought to have some music playing while we eat,” said senior Melissa Watts. | “We should have some live entertainment : yi Ae Ls Sea a yim like a band or at least a stereo,”’ commented officers during B lunch. (Hill) sophomore Paul Arceneaux. Between 11:39 and 1:19, there’s a lot cooking at RHS. — Kris Cooper “Yes because I think it’s only fair if people have transporta- tion and can make it in time. I don’t understand why we are restricted, after all we are in “Yes because everyone : ” leaves anyway. The school P Peder peng shouldn’t control that stuff anyway.” — sophomore David Cesare 20 Student Life