Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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Final Year For Superintendant Lytle Unfortunately for the Richfield School District, this year marked the loss of Superintendant Carlton W. Lytle. After nine years as Assistant Superintendant and twelve years as Superintendant, Mr. Lytle is retiring. Mr. Lytle stated his goal as Superintendent was to make this the finest school district that could possibly be. I've been working on it for 21 years. At the 1975 State Fair, Mr. Lytle was named Minnesota's Outstanding Administrator of the Year, which, in the opinion of many, was well deserved. Some of the major things accomplished during his administration were: 1. Resources added to enhance education opportunities, 2. The media concept and the construction of Media Centers in all the schools, 3. A balance in programs and offerings, 4. The selection and holding of a very fine staff. The School Board wrestled all year with a growing financial deficit. An expected one million dollar deficit forced the board to order the closing of Woodlake Elementary School to combat the effects of declining enrollment. The board held many community meetings to inform the public of the problems and to search for alternatives. On the brighter side, the indoor swimming pools being built at the East and West Junior Highs were in the final stages of completion. 1. School Board Vice-Chairman George Karnas, Superintendant Lytle, and Chairman John Hamilton listen to comments from the audience. 2. Donald Wegmiller brings out a point while Robert Wheeler looks on. 3. Superintendant Carlton W. Lytle. 4. Community members turn out to discuss the possible school closings. Administration!23

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Administration Mr. Gene F. Olive, Principal Mr. Chuck Stoesz, Administrative Officer Dr. Robert Hardy, Director of Pupil Personnel 22!Administration Mr. Jim Hare, Student Affairs Director Dr. Bruce Anderson, Assistant Superintendant of Schools Mr. Harold Rasmussen, Director of Secondary Edu- cation Mr. Robert Collison, Athletic Director Mr. Lowell Larson, Director of Instruction Mr. Richard Maas, Personnel Resource Mr. Loren Hansen, Instructional Resource

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Most likely the most memorable experience that Richfield High School students had was their bus ride to and from school. Every morning 5 days a week Cexcept for vacationsj a group of students huddled together at the local bus-stop, all with the same question on their mind, Why are we here? Minutes later, hours later, or perhaps weeks later the bus arrived. The students, half of whom were still asleep, had rollers in their hair, or didn't have their clearasil completely rubbed in PILED in the bus. As the driver screamed l'm not moving until everyone is sitting , students crammed three and four to a seat, which was a real pain for everyone, except for the sophmore girls who finally got to sit on the lap of that special Senior guy. Finally, the bus started up and so began another bus ride to school. ln the mean time, everyone was busy doing last night's algebra, talking about who's going out with whom, or Who's parents are going out of town! Of course, at least once a day the bus stalled at one the busy intersections and gave everyone the shock that JAWS promised. All too soon though, the buses pulled up in front of the doors of Richfield High Cor somewhere in a two block vicinity of the schoolb and so ended another typical bus ride to school. 2:25 finally arrived, and those famous buses pulled up in front of the school qnever in the same spot thoughb. As students rushed to make their buses, the drivers were counting down for when they could pull out. Two min. before blast- off and 20 students short the buses made their get-away. On the way home, cries of This isn't my bus , My fruit fly vial just broke , or Let go of me Joe could be heard from underneath the mass of students. At last though, the bus made its final stop for the day, and as the last student stumbled down the steps, the bus driver, the students, and the bus breathed easily until the next day when the whole routine began again. :diff