Richmond Heights High School - Yearbook (Richmond Heights, OH)

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Exclusivel First time seen photo of a Wildcat clubber ' s face. His name was not released, but tie is an avid member. In the Bag. Proudly sporting his Wildcat club head gear, the club president gets his coat. He was cho- sen president because no one recognized him at the election. Rafe Omerza is one of the Richmond Hts. High School students inv olved in the Singing Angels . Being in Singing Angels is very hard work as they practice on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 to 4:00. The group has a really busy schedule performing 90 times a year, and 32 of those times between De- cember 1 and 23. The An- gels travel a great deal performing at places like Mexico, England, Japan, China and they even per- formed in the White House. The favorite trip was the trip to Japan and China. Rafe said, It was an extraordinary experience to witness a culture so differ- ent from American cul- ture. — J.Z. The Singing Angels Wildcat 127

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who is that? WILDCAT CLUB Secret Society storms RHHS In the hustle and bustle of extra- curricular activities, a new, yet little known club has developed. It is the ever- so-secret Wildcat club. It all started in a boring gym class. Among a group of friends, a nickname stuck, an outsider laid down the ground rules and presto, a new club. This club is so secret even the inquisi- tive yearbook knows little about it. It is known that membership is limited. A strange ritual of cutting paperbags is part of the initiation, along with a small fee (used for more paperbags, of course!) The members are under a strict oath of silence. After acceptance into the club and the making of the paper bag head- gear, speaking of their endeavers to out- siders is forbidden. The staff found out No, not me. A Wildcat member hides his face in seventh period English class. Members are not allowed to be photographed without their head gear. Me neither. Yet another of the secret members hides from the camera eye. Rules were strict on revealing identities. Bashful. The Wildcat founder shrinks behind a folder. Although not an active member, his insight and sense of smell aided the club. the information used for this article only through painstaking research, careful de- duction, and a little imagination. Being the first publication to uncover any information about the Wildcat Club, we also reveal another exclusive. We have obtained a photograph of a leading school, and you go and try to blow our cover. People are going to run to us to try and join. This is supposed to be exclu- sive, buddy . . . The club plans on increased membership along with tightened security next year. Said one member We did su- Little is known about the Wildcat Club, but how much can we know? member — we think the vice-president — without his headgear on. This by itself is a major breakthrough. We do have a comment from a mem- ber who asked to be kept anonymous. He told us, I just hope you don ' t blow our cover. We ' re the only secret club in the per for our first year. No one even knew we were a club until you came along. The club wouldn ' t tell the yearbook what else they were going to do, so if some- thing happens and you don ' t know who did it, blame it on the Wildcat Club. — M.H. 126 Wildcat

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super musicians JAZZ BAND Members swing to in beats What is Jazz Band? Jazz Band is a group of the school ' s finest musicians grades 9-12. The requirements for being in it are simple. If you are good enough, you can join. This year the jazz band got off to a slow start. With no show choir to back up and the doubt of soloing it, Mr. Maneri commented, I had my doubts about this group of musicians, but they have been proving themselves every time they prac- tice and perform. With Mr. Maneri conducting the group, they played such concerts as The Key Club Show Choir Extravaganza, in which they were featured. The Pre-School Kiddy College, and many retirement homes Leather. Jazz band guitarist Larry Richardson prac- tices his chords. The Jazz band played at the Show Choir extravaganza. around the greater Cleveland area saw performances. Jack Vrh commented, The retirement homes were the highlight of this year. When you get up in front of 100 or more gazing faces just drinking in every song you play for them as if they were starved for it, you fill up with a Omerza, David Pelleg, Brian Matz and Todd Rayer, Guitarist — Larry Richardson, and Keyboardists — Barb Sherwood and Sung Hui Choe, all under the direction of Norman Maneri. They played such songs as Rosanna by Toto, Tell Her About It , by Billy Joel, and the group ' s theme The Jazz Band membership increased to fifteen in its third year. feeling of accomplishment, like you did something worthwhile. It was incredible. Members of the group included. Drummer — Larry Schwenk, Trumpet players — Jack Vrh and Jim Dworning, Trombonists— Matt Tagliferi and William Eversole, Saxophone players — Rafe song In The Mood by Glenn Miller. The group had a rather productive year, commented Matt Tagliferi. We all learned how to read each other, than sim- ply read music, and in my opinion that is the key to a successful band. — L.S. 128 Jazz Band