Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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THE TALL and short of it People come in many different shapes and sizes. Students at Richfield High School are no exception. Most of them, it seems, would love to change one or two of their features. For some the dream is to be taller or shorter. Brenda Leviton is 4'7 and dislikes almost everything about her height. I'm known and teased as the 'short one' a lot, she said. According to Brenda the only advantage of being that short is that she feels the drinking fountains were built especially for her. Charlie Savisik, on the other hand, would like to be two inches shorter than his 6'5 . Yet an advantage of being so tall he said is that, I'm perceived as older so I can go out with older people. However, life isn't perfect at 6'5 . To the builders of RHS he says, Move up the drinking fountains! Whether short, tall, pudgy, skinny, blond, or brunette everyone has a common factor and that is we are all students of RHS. This diverse group of students is one of the things that makes Richfield the best of high schools. (•(• Reaching the top shelf of my locker is difficult but I really don't mind my height at all. One of the advantages is that it's easy to weave in and out of school. Paul Spinner (12) BACK TO BACK (right) - Juniors Charlie Savisik and Brenda Leviton display the great difference in their heights. 20 Tall And Short Of It

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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

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People have always thought I was years older than I am. Going out with I guys was a problem but now they are starting to catch up. I'll never understand why y they put the drinking fountains f so low! ' ' Lisa Michelson (12) i Sometimes my • ' feet can't reach ! the floor when I sit in desks and jeans are always too long. I don't I mind the jokes about ] my height as long as they don't get out of hand. But really it's fun being «) short. '' Pam SeaberR (10) Some of the doorways and lights are too low at RHS. But along with the disadvantages to my height there are a few advantages. Obviously, it really helps me with basketball! Drew Davis (11) Tall And Short Of It 21