Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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A Little Winter Warmth In the middle of an icy Minnesota winter, a little warmth infiltrated RHS; Fire and Ice week had arrived at last. The week opened on February 4 with special games. Tournaments in foosball and ping-pong were held for students. On Wednesday, February 6, the traditional Student Faculty broomball game and the coronation took place at the Richfield Ice Arena. The Death Dealers played the teachers in an exhausting and grueling game. The students won 1-0 in a shoot-out overtime. After the broomball game, came the moment every one had been waiting for, the King’s Coronation. Nancy Wood skated for the royal courts entertainment. Queen Kari opened the envelope and picked sophomore, Jim Bach, junior, John Jeffers, and senior ... Cary Johnson for 1980 Fire and Ice King. Friday, February 8, the Fire and Ice Pep-fest was held, and on the 9th, the Fire and Ice Dance. Blue Satin, a group from RHS, provided the music. Fire and Ice 29

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1. Jim Grindeland and Yvonne Morey pose for a picture at the dance. 2. King Cary Johnson and Page Margie Johnson reign over the Fire and Ice activities. 3. Going tor the goal. Sis Jaeger displays her style at the broomball game. 4. Queen Kari picks sophomore Jim Bach as Page. 5. Cheerleaders tind it hard to play hockey at the pepfest 6. Mike Ash-wood slices, dices, and chops his way to stardom at the Talent show. 7. Junior John Jeffers is picked by Queen Kari as the Fire and Ice Prince. 8. Slow dancing seems to be a favorite with Mike Olsen and his date. 28 Fire and Ice

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All The News You Need To Know The 1980’s ushered in a time of international controversy, change, and uncertainty. The Iranian crisis, that had been brewing since February of 1979, exploded in November when our Embassy was taken hostage by Iranian students. Gasoline prices shot above a dollar a gallon, and the price of gold went above a record $800 per ounce. In Afghanistan, Russian troops crossed the border. Talk of war began, and once again anti-draft rallies were seen on college campuses, especially after Carter announced plans to register men and women for the draft. President Carter said “NO” to the Summer Olympics in Moscow. The Winter Olympics opened as scheduled in Lake Placid, New York, on February 12. Eric Heiden became the first person to win five gold medals in the speed skating events. The American Hockey Team came forth as an underdog and won the gold medal, surprising the world and delighting the nation. The fall of 1979 heralded the start of the 1980 presidential race. President Carter, Ted Kennedy, Jerry Brown, Ronald Reagan, Howard Baker, and George Bush all threw their hats into the ring. In Cambodia, thousands of people crowded into refugee camps. Malnutrition and inadaquate medical care almost caused the death of an entire nation. From all over the U.S., came help, food, and money to put the Cambodian nation back on it’s feet. 1. Man ol the year as picked by TIME magazine, the Ayatollah Khomeini. 2. The new mayor ot Richfield. Don Priebe. 3. Gasoline in 1978. 4. Gasoline in 1979. what a change! 5. 1980 was the year ot the Olympics. 30 Current Events