Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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Growing up, facing change Just think of all the changes one experiences before graduating from high school. Remember the first day of school? Priorities were tying your shoes correctly and getting home in time for Sesame Street. As elementary school progressed, the days of school seemed infinite — if it hadn't been for recess, getting through a single day would have been unbearable. Girls and boys avoided each other like the plague and the abundance of spare time was spent with Cub Scouts, Bluebirds and television. And how could one forget nights at the rink, rollerskating. Junior High brought a taste of independence and responsibility. Teachers began to actually assign homework (like insect reports and speeches). Boyfriends, girlfriends, cliques, and Friday-night football games at the big high school played an important part in the development of students. , - Then suddenly high school was upon you. As a child you thought all waiters and cashiers were adults, but now you find yourself applying for those same jobs. Of course, it is also at this time one attains the ultimate symbol of freedom, the driver's license. High school students are then faced with many new and different questions. What classes should be taken? What activities should be joined? Who should be asked to the dance? What colleges should be applied to? But most of all, as students grow and approach adulthood they face decisions concerning the future. And as each year comes Tonya Hansen, grades 2, 4, to a close, another step is taken Jeremy Horowitz, grades K, 7, 12. toward reaching those goals that 3, 8, 12. have been nurtured throughout the years spent in school. 18 Growing Up

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When school is over, a new day begins. The bell rings and now you leaders practicing their cheers, are faced with that terrible and the danceline practicing lull between the final bell their kicks. and the night life in Richfield. What do you do after 2:15? Do you hurry home to see the last part of your favorite soap opera? Or does the coach require your total devotion every day? Often you'll find the people in sports hard at work practicing for the upcoming game, cheer- Some people just need to relax and go home or maybe out with friends. After a long day at school, others are off for more hard work at their jobs. Life after 2:15 varies from person to person, but everyone seems to have somewhere to go. CASH OR CHARGE? (top) - Senior Kris Solheim hard at work at Dayton's-Southdalc. OUCH!! (center left) — The Tapaires warm-up before a long, hard practice. TOUCHDOWN (center right) — Tom Mitchell, intramural director, leads a group of his flag football fanatics in an after-school game. TAKING IT EASY (left) - Senior Carrie Cjesdahl relaxes at home with her favorite soap opera. Life After 2:15 17

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Kindergarten to Senior Making it through How many crayons does your box have? How about a sharpener? What comes after eleventeen? What should I bring for show and tell? Whose kickball team are you on during recess? Did you get invited to Sally's birthday party? Boy germsl Is that Guess, Izod, Forenza or Espirit you're wearing? Can your parents drive or do we have to walk? You're going with who? Who can drive? Was it the expositions of Sagen and Crick that exemplified the law of parsimony regarding interspecies embryonic transplantation and deoxyribonucleic acid? What is the meaning of life? Lowell VandeKamp, grades K, 3, 8, 12. Noelle Wessman, grades 1, 3 7, 12. Growing Up 19