Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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A Big Loss Super Bowl XVIII was played on January 22 in Florida's Tampa Bay Stadium. Tickets sold at an all time high of S60. Some were even scalped for as high as $8,000 apiece. The game was dominated by the Los Angeles Raiders, giving the Washington Redskins the dubious pleasure of losing the Superbowl by the widest point spread ever, 29 points. The score was 38 to 9. Quotable Quotes “This substance is a whole lot less harmful than rum punch, whiskey, nicotine, or glue, all of which arc legal.” 'Paul McCartney’s comment on marijuana prior to his wife's arrest for possession of the drug. “We seek genuine cooperation. We seek progress for peace.” Reagan on arm’s limitations talks with the U.S.S.R. “It takes two to thaw.” Secretary of State George Schultz on U.S.-Russia relations. “1 think it’s just President Reagan’s policy to not even acknowledge my ex-istance, which doesn't particularly cause me to lose sleep.” Jimmy Carter “I’m fine, and if they don't let me out of here soon, I’m going to call Jesse Jackson!” Senator Edward Kennedy while spending three nights in a hospital. Sarajevo Surprises Sarajevo, Yugoslavia was the scene of the 1984 Winter Olympics. The Yugoslavians went all out to welcome the teams and the tourists the games bring. About 26.5 million dollars was spent on hotels, roads, and the Olympic Village. The Yugoslavian economy was expected to be injected with over 97 million dollars generated by the Olympic games. Security was very tight this year because of increased world-wide terrorist bombings. The weather posed more of a threat to the competition than bombs, however. Events were sometimes postponed for up to 5 days, because of snowstorms that blocked ski and luge runs, and caused limited visibility. The U.S. Olympic team was sent off with the nation’s blessings and hopes. The U.S. Hockey team’s dreams of a repeat performance of the last Olympic upset were dashed in the first few games. The U.S. team beat Austria, tied the Finns and the Norwegians, but lost to the Czechs and the Canadians. Americans also had high hopes for the ski team, one of the best ever sent to the games. These hopes were soon realized as the U.S. made a near sweep of the women’s giant slalom. Debbie Armstrong won the gold, Christine Cooper received the silver medal, and Tamara McKinley finished fourth, fractions of a second behind Pcrrinc Pclcn of France. Bill Johnson and the Mahre brothers, Phil and Steve, all received medals in men’s Alpine skiing. Bill Johnson had excellent time trials, which led to a gold medal. Johnson later commented, “1 like the Swiss, but the Austrians think they should win all the time. That’s not true. I want it more than anybody. I enjoy sticking it to the Austrians. Johnson emerged as one of the most colorful participants in the 1984 Olympics. The U.S. team also had good showings in figure skating competitions. As expected. Scott Hamilton won the gold medal in men's figure skating. Despite an ear infection which may have affected his balance, he performed well enough to top Canadian Brian Orser, the silver medalist. Hamilton was the first U.S. man to win the gold since David Jenkins in 1960. Kitty and Peter Caruthcrs won a silver medal in the pairs figure skating. The brother-sister team was ecstatic with their win. Rosalynn Sumners placed second in women’s figure skating. Possibly the greatest example of athletic excellence at the Sarajevo games came from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. The British pair completely dominated the ice dancing competition, including a long program which received 12 perfect scores. N«w 2I

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Obituaries Lillian Carter, 85. Mother of the former President of the U. S., Jimmy Carter. Michael Conrad, 58. Film and television actor, known for role as Sgt. Phil Estcrhaus in “Hill Street Blues. William Demarest, 90. Film and television actor, known for role as Uncle Charlie in My Three Sons. Jack Dempsey, 87. Heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926. Lynn Fontanne, 95. Actress, created one of the best acting teams in theater with her husband. Alfred Lunl. R. Buckminster Fuller, 87. American futurist, educator, and designer. George Halas, 88. Pioneer of professional football, owner of Chicago Bears. Henry Jackson, 71. Democratic Senator from Washington. Ethel Merman, 75. Film and stage actress, singer. Known for roles in “Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy, and for her trademark song “There’s No Business Like Show Business. David Niven, 73. Film and stage actor, known for roles in Around the World in Eighty Days and “The Pink Panther. Frank Reynolds, 59. ABC News anchorman. Sir Ralph Richardson, 80. English stage and film actor, President of National Youth Theatre. Jessica Savitch, 35. NBC News anchorwoman. Gloria Swanson, 84. Legendary film star, best known for her role as the fading movie queen in “Sunset Boulevard. Johnny Weismuller, 79. Five time Olympic gold medalist for swimming, also best known for his role as “Tarzan, the Ape Man.” Tennessee Williams, 71. Celebrated playwright whose works include The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. Dennis Wilson, 39. Drummer for the musical group The Beach Boys.” Richfield’s Winners Dates To Remember Aug. 31: Freshman Orientation Sept. 1: First Day of School Sept. 7: Yearbook pictures Sept. 22-23: Class Ring Sales Oct. 3: Pep fest Oct. 5: Homecoming coronation Oct. 7: Homecoming game Richfield vs. Park Oct. 8: Homecoming Dance Oct. 10: Parent Open House Oct. 22: PSAT Nov. 24-27: Thanksgiving vacation Nov. 29: Miss Frankenstein returns to work Dec. 1-2: Exams Dec. 2: Sadie Hawkins Dance Dec. 5: Beginning of 2nd trimester Dec. 10: ACTs Dec. 26-Jan, . 9: Winter vacation Jan. 23-24: Musical auditions Jan. 20: Brownie Tea Jan. 30-31: Fire Ice special games Feb. 1: IM broomball, coronation. reception Feb. 2: Variety show Feb. 3: Pep fest. Fire Ice dance Feb. 17: Last yearbook deadline March 8-9: Exams March 12: Beginning of 3rd trimester March 12: NHS Banquet April 16-20: Spring Vacation April 12: Senior Banquet May 3-5: Musical Mav 3-6: Washington trip May 10-12: Musical May 18: Prom May 30: Baccalaureate June 5-6: Exams June 7: Graduation A “Thrilling” Year Michael Jackson was a prominent figure in the entertainment world in 1983 and 1984. During 1983, Jackson’s “Thriller was the number one album for 42 weeks. Seven singles from the album made Billboard’s top 10. Jackson also dominated the Grammy Award Show, winning 8 of 10 categories. Jackson’s broke the old record of six awards in a single year. While accepting his third grammy, Jackson took off his glasses for his good friend Katharine Hepburn. Jackson said, She said I’d look better without them. Jackson received a lot of exposure because of his innovative videos shown on MTV. His Thriller video was the longest and most elaborate video yet, lasting 15 minutes and costing over five million dollars to produce. Jackson was in the headlines for things other than his musical accomplishments. In mid-February, he spent a week in the hospital because his hair caught fire, during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. This year. Richfield High School was proud to announce that four of it's senior students, Sue Everson, Mark Henderson. Charles Kilbride and Karen Lundquist, were National Merit Scholars. These four represent the top one-half percent of two and a half million students who took the PSAT test as juniors. Richfield High School was recognized as being one of the top 8 schools in the state and was under further consideration for national recognition. The award identified schools which did an excellent job in serving their students and also served as a model for other schools. German teacher and Coach Rudi Martig-nacco received the Minnesota State High School Coaches award for 25 years of outstanding contributions to the athletic programs. The National Interscholastic Administrators Association honored Mr. Robert Collison for distinguished service,” at the National Conference of High School Directors of Athletics in Orlando, Florida on December 12, 1983. Mr. Collison has been a part of the Richfield School system for fourteen years. After sixteen years as a slalom ski coach. Roger Tadsen was elected to the Minnesota State High School Ski Coaches Hall of Fame. This award is given for outstanding contributions to competitive skiing, ai d Mr. Tadsen is one of only six men to c honored. Mr. Dean Lapham was nominated for the American Psychology Association's awad for outstanding psychology teachers for his teaching at South Dakota State University at Brookings. Football Coach Dick Walker achieved his one hundredth win on Friday, September 16, 1983, against Kennedy High School.

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RICH IN OPINIONS A world without variety-can you imagine it? An entire school of kids dressed in faded Lee jeans and Journey T-shirts, who watch M A‘S H and Leave It To Beaver every chance they get. go out for pizza or to Chi Chi’s whenever hungry, love psychology, and who all plan to go to college. Looking around the halls, sometimes it seems as if this is what we have. But in looking a little deeper, the school turns out to be filled with a lot of individuals with a wide range of opinions on almost every subject. The Aurean staff conducted a poll of the senior class to try to find out these opinions. There were the expected amount of cute” answers, such as having Chris Goebel down as favorite actor, or Chuck Glover as favorite singer, teacher, and actor. But there were also answers that expressed honest opinions, including many strong feelings about U. S. involvement in world affairs. These pages will reflect the varied opinions of the class of 1984 and will bring back many memories in future years. 22 ODtnion ,™V