Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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In order to be the Big Cheese in this school you must follow these Keys To Success Homework Hints STEADY HANDS- Jason Hardy (9) decides to build a structure with his books instead of studying. Homework, homework, give me a break! No one likes to study, but inevitably we all have to do it. But by employing innovative ways to avoid studying you can get a sense of accomplishment without ever hitting the books. — Watch T.V. — Build a pyramid with your books. — Count your arm hairs. — Ponder the meaning of life. — Balance your calculators on your head. — Go to sleep. Tardy Turmoils LATE AGAIN- John Rollie (12) strolls in tardy to class once again. Three tardies knock 1.5 off your grade, so getting to class on time is a must. Here are a few excuses and tips to ensure that you will have a tardy-free year. — Lock the teacher in the bathroom or locker so that by the time they get out it will be too late and you won't get a tardy. — “I'm not late, your clock is wrong. — “The bell is so quiet I couldn't hear it in the hallway. — “My locker is broken. — “My head got stuck in the water fountain. School Lunch YUM-YUM- Junior Luanne Evanstad enjoys every morsel of her food. The school lunches aren't the best, but admit you sleep better knowing you have had at least one meal that meets the US RDA requirements. After many of these appetizing entrees have been eaten, a few tricks can be applied which make these morsels more bearable. — Keep a large glass of water handy and after each bite take a gulp and swallow before the food hits your taste buds. — Put your mouth at plate-level and begin shoveling the food in with utensils, hands, and help from friends. Because the food is eaten in such large quantities chances are you won't taste any of it. — Eat standing on your head. 20 Keys To Success

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FROZEN WINDOWS - Becky Keith (12) scrapes ice off of her car windows before she heads home. POLYNOMIALS — Junior Tanya Nieder works after class to get her algebra homework done. High School Life is One Big Hassle You woke up late, and there is nothing in the house for breakfast. You can't find your homework. What else could go wrong? When you get to school, you can't find a parking place. After you have walked three blocks from the nearest parking spot to school in the pouring rain, you realize it is 10 minutes into first mod already. Now you have to wait in the long line (or rather mob of people) at the attendance window to get, what else? An unexcused. You didn't have time to make a lunch so if you want to eat, you'll have to go through the long lunch line. By the time you reach the front, you realize the lunch is the infamous hamburger crumble and creamy coleslaw with peanuts. Seventh mod you had an appointment to go down to see your counselor. After you argue with your teacher to let you leave class, your counselor is not in the guidance office when you get there. Try to explain that to your seventh mod teacher. These types of hassles happen to everyone everyday. No matter how large or small, they can change the outcome of your day from good to bad. Well, there's always one thing for sure, tomorrow's hassles couldn't be much worse than today's. — Denise Endrizzi Hassles 19

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Locker Decor Much of the socializing that goes on in this school centers around a locker. Naturally students try to spiff up these homes away from home. If you're unsure as to the best method of decorating your locker, refer to the list below for some household hints. — Accumulate pictures of various babes around school and cover your door with them, in hopes that they will drop by and see them. — Cut up magazines to spell catchy phrases that will attract the passer-by. — Put up signed pictures of famous people and pretend you know them personally. Best Bets For Brownosing The Big Line-Up WAITING ... — Students wait in line to receive their lunch. Chances are, throughout the day students will have to wait in some sort of line. They have to stand in line for lunch, for tickets, for an admit and for the bathroom. For most of them waiting in line is boring, but students can enjoy standing in lines simply by using these tips: — Count the number of peo- ple with belly-buttons that go in and belly-buttons that go out. — Bring homework and begin reading next trimesters curriculum. — Count the tiles on the ceiling and floor (by the way, there are 88 in the auditorium foyer). — Start a festive game of leap frog. HOME SWEET HOME - Toys help Tom Muilenberg (12) feel at home. AM I DOING THIS RIGHT? — Senior Tim Marks asks Mr. Leary for help in calculus. For some Richfield students brown-nosing is just a term with no practical application; for others it is a way of life. A few students are even trying to get a new class elective Brown-nosing 101. Here are a few tips from these aggressive do- gooders. — Always be on time to class. — Find out what kind of cologne the teacher wears, and make it your cologne. — Offer to stay after class to pick up refuse left by other students. Keys To Success 21