Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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R.H.S. Students Found Learning Center's Resources Valuable Richfield was very fortunate in having two such complete and useful Learning Centers to help students with their educational needs. Employed in Learning Center I, were librarian Mrs. Waller, clerk Mrs. Carlson, and aides Ruby Brand, Joan Penz, Joan Peterson, and Lois Mason. These ladies worked very hard and spent many hours helping students with their educational, informational, and recreational needs. Some of the many resources contained in Learning Center 1 were encyclopedia sets, non-print materials, collections of 150 different types of magazines, audio-visual equipment, a complete card catalog, and a paperback book section that was greatly expanded this year. Learning Center II was set up several years ago because there were too many resources to be contained in one area. It employed aides Gen Becker and Mrs. Dan Thornton and media- aide generalist Mrs. Janet Benson, who worked with many social studies, health and driver's education students Resources included in Learning Center II were filmstrips, tapes, books, pamphlets, maps, and dictionaries. When the two Learning Centers combined their unlimited resources with the hard-working staff and the eager R.H.S. students, the results were very, very productive. 28 LibTary

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Ruts And Potholes Are Ironed Out Coming to its completion in the fall of 1976 was a 3 year street improvement project instigated by the Richfield City Council. Beginning in the north-east part of Richfield, construction crews riped up the old tar and gravel streets, put in concrete curbs, gutters, and driveway aprons, applied 2 layers of permanant asphalt surfaces, and replaced the sod. In addition, new street lights were placed at midblock intervals as a safety precaution and convenience for residents. Soundproofing The City During the winter of 1976, cement and wooden noise barriers was erected along Interstate 35W. This barrier, similar to the one put up several years ago farther north in a residential Minneapolis area, cost over one million dollars. Even though the Highway Department thought it was doing the residents who lived along the freeway a favor, the department found many objected to the barrier for various reasons. Some resented the confining, boxed in feeling it gave them. Others considered its green and brown wooden planks unattractive, while some even admitted to missing the noise. Citizens' opinions were split about 50-50 over the structures' effectiveness in controlling the noise. Hub Area Has A Face Lift On November 30th the Richfield City Council authorized preparation of the final plans for the improvements in the Lyndale-Hub-Nicollet redevelopement area which were finally completed in March. The Council gave the city rights to more than $600,000 worth of private property for the project Even though some homes were moved from the neighborhood, the Council kept the number of them to a minimum. There is a possibility Nelson's Restaurant may be moved in 1977. The goal of this endeavor was to upgrade the business district to attract more consumers into the Local Affairs 27 area.

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1. Learning Center 1 aide. Marge Carlson, shows her eagerness to assist students and faculty. 2. Ted Parrish signs into Learning Center I during his study hall. 3. Learning Center I staff: Lois Mason, Ruby Brand, Joan Peterson, and Joan Pen . 4 Ron Kompelien takes advantage of the periodicals available in LCI. 5. A student finds it easy to concentrate in the quiet atmosphere. 6. Study carrels provide a comfortable means of study. 7. Learning Center II staff: Mrs. Becker, Mrs. Benson, and Mrs. Thornton. 8. Sophomores industriously apply themselves to a classroom assignment in Learning Center II. Library 29