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

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Blood drive meets goal The seventh annual blood drive, sponsored by the Health Occupa- tions for Students CHOSAJ for Carter Blood Bank was held in May. The students and faculty that donated will have coverage for one full year with the Blood Bank. This service covers any service charges for any member of their family. This credit applies to an unlimited blood replacement. To achieve this coverage, 20 per- cent of the senior class had to participate. The goal was set at 113 pints, was surpassed by 10 extra units, totaling 123 pints donated. Mrs. Emily Livingston, HOSA sponsor said, I thank every body that gave, and those that tried to give and were turned away for various reasons. james Stanton fjuniorj gets his temperatur and pulse checked as part of the process one must go through to be ap- proved to give blood. The top Art Show winners were Pam DeFreese, who won the junior division, Kerry Richmond who won the senior division and Donna Atkins won the sophomore divi- sion and was named Best of Show. 36 Inside Richland

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RICHLA ND 3err proves more than just coach ne of the biggest changes and certainly one of the most notable s the change in Head foot- ll coaches. When Toby Wood was pro- mted to Athletic Director for : district, Carlos Berry suc- :ded him as head coach. Berry served as defensive ordinator under Wood. There haven't been any anges in actual coaching, d Berry. It's more of a per- nality change than anything e. The players who played der both coaches agree, say- g that Wood was a more driv- g coach, while Berry is more sy-going. He reminds me of Tom Landry. said Brian Burlison Cseniorj. He doesn't show much emotion. Berry's goal from the first was to build the team from the bottom up, improving with each game. His efforts proved successful, with the team win- ning their last three games after a dismal start. None of the players placed any of the blame on Berry for the 3-7 season. It's a rebuilding year, said Colin McCall fseniorj. It's not Coach Berry's fault we lost so many games. He's respected by all the players. He doesn't give up on us. said Dale Akers Cseniorj. The players aren't the only people who admire and respect Berry, says Bob Brisco, defen- sive coordinator. He's respected by many other coahces in the area, said Brisco. I think he's one of the most sincere men I've known. He's the fairest coach I've ever known, said Burlison. If you go ask him where you stand, he'll tell you. He doesn't play favorites. He's very understanding, added McCall. If you do something wrong, he will try to explain it to you, he won't scream or lose his temper. He tries to help us out with our lives, not just football. He doesn't treat us like dumb jocks. He's not only our coach, said Akers. He is our friend. Cowan records 200 career wins During the course of this ar's gymnastics season, Coach :bert Cowan accomplished mething few other high hool coaches ever achieve. In bruary he picked up his 200 reer coaching victory. This personal accomplish- :nt was icing on the cake of other great season for the rm. At the beginning of the ar there wre many skeptics 10 were saying that the team d not have a chance because :wan was relying heavily on s sophomores to produce. owever, the sophomores oved the skeptics wrong as ey and the upperclassmen aced fifth at the State meet.

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'rincipal undergoes major surgeryg ice principals supervise activities hen the young intern at idea that his father's condition thodist Hospital in Dallas would cause the test to be gested a stress test for his performed days early. rworked father he had no Dr Ray Williams' body had .l. -1 Billy Bob Bear alias Sam Cooper fseniorj from Show Biz Piz- za provided an added at- traction to the Homecoming festivities. He performed at the pep rally and roamed the halls cut- ting up with s t u d e n t s , visitors, and f a c u l t y members dur- ing the day. .li-l no desire to wait until Friday for his stress test - it was ready by Thursday. Chest pains cut his day at school short and sent the school into pandemonium. A stress test administered shortly after was all the proof necessary for Dr. Williams' physicians. Methodist Hospital became Williams' home for several weeks. A double-bypass was performed on Williams six days after he entered and tests were completed. Administrators and teachers griped to fill the enormous void left by Williams. Rescheduling for registration was done by administrators, and registration went on as usual. Perhaps the most serious aspect of Williams' absence was felt during the week of April, when a large evaulatuion team from the Southern Association descended upon the school on all fours. Meetings went supervised by the vice-principals. Finally, Williams returned on Dr. Ray WYlliams May 16, for a few hours a day. Life went on during Dr. Williams' illness - both we and he knew it. But things were much more like home with him here. Katie Eklund. Val Goss bowls second perfect game Val Goss, Cjuniorj, bowled the se- cond perfect game in her career March 19 at Richland bowl. She bowls in a league at Richland Bowl. She scored her first perfect game March 24, 1982.