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

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Sizzling Summer 11 over the Greater Cleveland Area. Andy Benedict recalled from his Timer job, It was a lot of work for ! money, but I had a good time and ;eived much experience working for I father. Many students expressed that the mey from summer jobs was being 2nt quicker than it was being made, udents such as Kathi Kelly and thy Kelly worked at the Richmond s. daycare center. Other students rked for the city of Richmond Hts. ways such as the pool concession ind or watching the tennis courts. By far the best part of summer was the time when all there was to do was fool around, stated Junior Tony Somrak. There were many places where teens could go to have a good time. The favorite spots in the dayt ime among Richmond Hts. students were the pool and Mentor Headlands. When night fell, those same students could be found at baseball games, parties, and on Sunday and Monday nights, the Cosmopolitan. Many students enjoyed their sum- mer leave by taking vacations. Chris Courtney and Jim Pawlowski went to Virginia Beach. All Jim and Chris could say about their stay was everything but. When asked to comment on his trip to Akron Jeff Girbino said, I had a great time, the best part was the nightlife. I would love to go back, but 1 do not think 1 will be able to for a long time. The most memorable thing about this past summer was the speed at which it went by. Before anyone knew what had happened, September was upon us and we were back in school. But all in all we had one Sizzling Summer. — L.S. Cooling Down — Bob Potokar cools off in between his baseball double header. This was a favorite place for he athletes to go after workouts. One Big Family — Lisa Santorelli and Kim Markusic socialize at Richmond Hts. family days. Family days has been popular since its beginning in 1973. Summer 17

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Making Money — Senior Lesley Carr takes Money from a customer This was Lesley ' s second year working at the pool concession stand Feeding Time — Matt MacLellan stops at Rich Meyer ' s table to enjoy a picnic lunch Sunday after- noon picnics were commonly seen in the park Show Time — Junior Jennifer Varga entertains spectators at the Richmond Hts City Park Rich Melodies had many such performances throughout the area. Flunl(ing Out — No, just passing. Mesha Adkins ex- plains to his summer school teacher why he was sleeping. Sleeping was one way to pass the 6-weeks students spent in summer school. ■ K BH ' ' I ' h! V HflnKJ HM 16 Summer ■f ' HI I 1

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Study time. Senior Dave Birnbaum spends a quiet moment reading in front of the Guidance office. Tfie new carpeting in the middle section was an improve- ment that was appreciated by the students. Positives and Negatives Making It All Worthwhile As the students piled back into Rich- mond Heights School, they all noticed the many changes that occured over the sum- mer. The entire middle section of the high school had been remodeled. The lockers in the downstairs hallway had been painted blue and green. The student lounge had been enlarged by taking out the teachers eating room. The student lounge was also carpeted like the hall- ways in the middle of th ' ? building. The football season was well underway for the players. The beginning of school 18 New Year