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

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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.

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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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UYi:.a.!'. I - l-i '-li' G:1.a.V'.J 'N , . , -l,p . .T.aJiL-in ylfllii DQ-5.51. 'rJ, 'l' -I fl' Does the American Dream still exist? Has it changed? What is it to you? These questions were asked of juniors and sophomores in Honors English classes. Here are some of their replies. SHEVIN HIGHTOWER: Csophomorej Americans are born dreamers. Each American has the same dream - success. This is success by the world's standards -- health, wealth, the perfect marriage. The problem is that there are many sick people, many poor people, and few perfect marriages. Does this mean that most Americans aren't successful? Is the dream of the perfect life suffocating under inflation, energy crisis, and political conflict? It's always fun to dream of growing up, being wealthy, hav- ing everything. It's not a bad 38 Inside Richland idea, but the chances of a dream come true are pretty slim. This doesn't mean we have nothing worthwhile to strive for. Being successful is a state of mind, not a state of wealth. The American dream isn't dead yet. It's only been changed a little. No longer is it a two story house, two cars, a son or daughter, a dog, and a well pay- ing job, it has become a dream of being happy to be alive, Live life to its fullest and don't worry about what you don't have. Rejoice in what you do have. America is still the greatest place to live, and Americans live out the-dream of many people in the world just by being American. TIM MUIRHEID: fjuniorj With all the social and political events of the past twenty years, what we come to know as the American dream has faded from the public spotlight. Since the long ago days of Manifest Destiny, Americans have needed goals to live for. Now, 100 years later, little is left for destiny to manifest. We have become a troubled nation with little if any centralization of public opinion. Indeed, diversity reigns amongst us as we plod along through life. There is no national goal nor 1-'J has there been in the las1 decade. Instead, people have chosen a separate path, a dif- ferent outlet for public involve- ment. The individual is now more important than the group and new creed social principles are being built as we speak. A a society we are declining but a individuals we continue t expand. PAULA PASCHALL: Cjuniorj The American dream can be summed up in one word: freedom. Every American ha the freedom to dream and ho for almost anything he wishes. Every American has a choice, an independence that allows him to choose which direction