Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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At the tournament, in Richland's library, Chris Brown, Katie Eklund Cseniorsj, and Charlene York fjuniorj listen to the question being asked. The Whiz Kids defeated all six of the op- posing schools. Photo by Tony Saldana. As a new member of the Whiz Kids, Stan King fsophomorej practices by participating in a tournament at the end of the season. Charlene York, Berry Turner fjuniorsj, and King receive in. structions before the match. Photo by Tony Saldana. Scrimmage games were played for practice, but did not count toward the regular season. Katie Eklund Cseniorj, Berry Turner, Charlene York fjuniorsj, and Chris Brown Cseniorj answer ques- tions at a scrimmage against Haltom. Pbolo by Doug Wallare, As the points are added to their score, Susan Alexander, Katie Eklund Cseniotsj and Charlene York Cjuniorj smile after correctly answering the ques- tion, The Whiz Kids defeated Clark, 325-145 at Dallas Baptist College. 150 Design by Alicia Monroe RAJW TIM ---s-H l wwf s 9'5 WU ISI! -. f if K RICHLAND Whiz Kids. FRONT ROW: Mr, Steve Hodges, Charlene York, Kathy Gamble, Berry Turner, Mrs. Janelle Eklund, ' Mr. Rolf Eklund. BACK ROW1 Greg-Ellen Daugherty, Kristi Voorhies, Chris Brown, Katie Eklund, Chris Thorne.

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UUSJQQS If ever there was a time in our lives when we felt the need to belong and the urge to conform it was during our mundane high school days - the days in which academics plunged to the bottom of students' priority lists. Membership in one or more of the various clubs and organizations helped many students satisfy their conformist urges. Ranging from bull riding to feature writing, enough choices were offered to occupy the spare hours of even the most diverse students. Taking part in our own special clubs became routine. We belonged. We pushed to conform, and when at last we did, we found that once again we were striving to be different. julie Richards. 164 Attention -- ROTC performs their duty Clubs Motion 129

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-. . JE.. Sitting on the sidelines, Mr. Rolf Eklund ffacultyj watches a scrimmage match against Haltom, The Whiz Kids won several matches before losing to Southwest, ending their season. Photo by Doug Wallace. WHIZ KIDS Brain Academic elite outsmarts Clark in premiere match SUSAN i KANE here were no limousines cruising up to the school every morning. There were no autograph hounds milling around in the foyer. There were no students who were forced to roam the halls incognito. Although these are all sure fire signs of a celebrity there are other foolproof methods to determine whether or not there are celebrities among us. Did she sometimes appear at school with the initials WK printed on her sweatshirt? Did he strangely disappear each Tuesday afternoon? Did she seem to be a veritable fountain of informative trivia and seldom asked questions? If so, he was not only a celebrit but also a member of Whiz Kidls. The Whiz Kids were an elite Y group of students that scanned their brains each Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to outsmart the competition. Thanks to Katie Eklund, Susan Alexander, Charlene York, and Chris Brown our teams did just that the majority of the time. Beginning with their first match at Dallas Baptist College, in hich they defeated Clark High School 325-145, the Whiz Kids were climbing the ladder to success. The second match of the season pitted our team against Boswell and was televised on Channel 83 thus began the stardom. Many scrimmages followed, out of which the team won all but two, being defeated both times by Southwest. Added to the list of credits was the Richland tournament, in which they topped all six opponents and swept the meet on our home turf. Perhaps calling the Whiz Kids celebrities is exaggerating a bit. Perhaps calling the Whiz Kids celebrities is exaggerating a lot. However, it is not an exaggeration to point out that any students who put in such long hours of studying the sometimes monotonous questions and using their knowledge to the fullest are definitely stars. -julie Richards. Whiz Kids 131