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

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MATTHEW TAGLIAFERRI: Band 1.2.3.4. President 3.4; Choir 2; Drama Club 1.2.3.4. Vice- President 4 Key Club 2.4; Salience 2, Play 1.2.3.4; Rich Melodies 2.3.4. NICK TIBALDI National Honor Society 3.4; Yearbook 2.3.4. Assistant Editor 4. Baseball 1.2.3.4. Basketball 1234. Captain 4; Football 2.3.4 ANDREA TYREE: Band 1.2.3.4 SCOTT YEAGER; Choir 1.2. Rich Melodies 1.2; Football 1.2.3.4. Wrestling 1.2,3 FRED VITUG; Wrestling 3; Football 4 MICHELLE ZALLER, Transferred from Regina High School, National Merit Finalist 4, Academic Challenge Team 4 Officers only. Senior class president Mike MacLellan, treasurer Kim Meyer, secretary Sharon Abramovich, and Vice-president Bob Suszek meet outside the cafeteria. This executive quartet couldn ' t keep the press aw ay. 166 Seniors T-Z

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Schools open to criticism Can the schools be saved? That was a very popular question in the last year. The quality of education was questioned throughout. The criticism of the schools were many and varied. The main criticism are the quality of teaching in public schools across the Nation is inadequate. There is also a dire need for math and science teachers in nearly all fifty states. One year of math and one year of science are required for a high school diploma in 70% of the states, and none has a foreign-language requirement. On most levels, United States students suffer in comparison with those in other industrialized nations at a time when American standing in world markets, in terms of both product and ideas, is threatened. The people want tight academic stan- dards for teaching candidates, teacher sal- aries that are professionally competitive, eleven month teacher contracts, grant and loan incentive to attract better teachers, and a career ladder leading up to status of master teachers. The National Commission On Excellence in Education was created to help the school systems attain these goals. Seniors R-S 165

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A turn toward military President Reagan said Now there was a time when our national security was based on a standing Army here within our own borders and shore batteries of artil- lery along our coast, and of course a Navy to keep the sea lanes open for the shipping of things necessary to our well being. The world has changed. Today our national security can be threatened in Faraway places. He did not know how right he was. Within the last school year several mili- tary incidents have happened. There was a death of a military advisor in El Salva- dor. There was a battle to help Nicara- gua. There was a bit of trouble in the air also as Russians shot down Korean air planes. But the two most important were the American Marines in Lebanon who were killed when a terrorist truck crashed the gates of the American posts and exploded killing several marines. The other was the taking over of the Island Grenada. The Marines were sent in to restore order to the island and then to make sure the 1,000 American citizens were safe from terrorist. Camouflage Courtney. Senior Chris Courtney dis- plays his latest army-ware after receiving his military hair cut. Chris hopes to shoot a missle at Russia some day. Johnny B. Goode. The Air Force band travels to high schools with hopes of interesting students in armed forces. The band took our school on a trip down memory lane. It ' s not just a job. Looking well on into the future junior Keith Willkomm dreams of a military career. Keith has asperations of being a five-star general. Seniors T-Z 167