Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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Junior D.J. Holmes eats nachos dur- ing lunch in the Eagles’ Nest. (Lesher) as group of sophomores enjoy the seasonable warm weather in the cour- Do you think ard while eating lunch. — (Schafer) for lunch? fea — people leave yway. The cafeteria and igles’ Nest are always owded and there’s not }}ough time to eat.” — phomore Heather Bennett “No big deal. All my friends stay here and it’s much too expensive to go out.” — senior Bill Skorheim Student Life 21

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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

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Hippies, monsters lead team to win — When students in sweat suits, beads or face-paints roam the halls, it’s Spirit Week at RHS and time to fire up the student body and the football team to beat Pearce. This year it worked; the Mustangs were defeated 21-10 on Friday night, Nov. 17. “We were very excited about Spirit Week this year!” said head cheerleader Bobbi Bounds. “Spirit Week is always a blast!” Traditionally planned by the cheerleaders, Spirit Week consisted of Warm Up to Pearce Day, Groove On Pearce Day, Scare Pearce Day, and the traditional Color Day. Costumes seen throughout the week ranged from tie-dyed shirts and wigs to black clothes and face-paints. Some people felt the week lacked some of the excitement found in past years. ‘The days were too weird. It was hard to find outfits for them,” said junior Betsy Vollers. “Last year’s days were more fun because more people participated,” said junior Liz Se ag oO McCabe. . Regardless of a lack of participation on a few days, those who did take part enjoyed themselves and those who didn’t, enjoyed watching. ‘Even though some of the days didn’t have a great turn-out, the week still pumped up the team and we killed Pearce!’’ said senior John Heitzenrater, whose favorite day was Scare Pearce Day. He enjoyed wearing his black cape and carrying a sickle while portraying the grim reaper of death all day. “Spirit Week is always awesome!” ex- claimed senior Linda Folkerth. “It gives the students a break from school’s monotony and it psyches us up for the game!” Folkerth showed her spirit by wearing hippie-type beads and a long, flowered wig on Groove on Pearce Day. “I love seeing everybody dressed up,” said sophomore Joanna Photiades. “It makes everyone smile!” — Rob Patton 22 Student Life