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

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Party time. The third period humanities class celebrates the record set by A Chorus Line. This popular musical is now the longest running Broadway production of all time. Old glory. With the morning sun shining, the schools flag flies at half mast. The flag was lowered in memory of the American Marines killed in Beirut, Lebanon. meant the end of the two-a-day practice sessions. All of the work during the sum- mer days was well worth it as the Spartan gridders went on to an 8-1-1 sea- son. That was good enough to win the conference championship, but not enough to get a playoff bid. The month of September had a much darker side as the bombing of our United States Marines in Beirut, Lebanon pro- duced 234 deaths. The bombing caused much controversy and has caused tighter security in all foreign countries. As the students returned they found more variety to choose from for their scheduled classes. A new Computer III class was introduced, along with a new chefery course. Altogether there were many new changes noticeable all around the school. The students inside the school changed in many ways to mold to those changes. —A.M. Time out. Senior Anthony Mash attends the foot- ball home opener. Game time temperatures reached the lower 80 ' s as the Spartans drew with St. Johns 7-7. They ' re here. Roaming through the freshly picked pumpkins, a future Spartan cheerleader watches over the Gridiron Clubs Sincere Pumpkin Patch sale. New Year 19

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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

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Firestarter Senior Nick Tibaldi lights wood for seniors Bob Shackelford and Bob Suszek. After a 20 minute wind delay, the fire was started. Up In Smoke Two days of hard work were quickly burned away on Friday night. The wood used in the fire, mainly packing crates, is donated. 53©Q ©mo k. Monday morning again. I hate Mondays. Wait a minute. His clothes don ' t match. Neither do hers . . . This was a typical reaction on October tenth. It was the beginning of one of the busiest weeks of the school year. Monday through Friday was spirit week, Friday night was the bonfire, and Saturday was Homecoming. Monday was, of course, Clash Day . Students wore their best red checkered shirt with their fa- vorite orange pants. Or their Hawai- ian shirt. Or their 1970 Bell Bottom jeans. It was not a sight for the squeemish. Tuesday, boys found out just how cold skirts are and girls found out that ties are tight and mustaches tickle. Boy Girl Day saw many strange glances to match the strange apparel. Did Hawken know that our football team was wearing skirts and dresses? Bathrobe Day was accepted happily. On this day it was perfectly fine to come to school looking like you just woke up. For some people this was normal behavior anyway. Radical Day was just as it sounded. Punk rockers roamed the halls, along with many other unspecified crea- tures. This day was a perennial favor- ite. Student involvement was a big sur- prise. At a time when Richmond Hts. spirit was definitely at a low ebb, RHHS students showed unparalleled enthusiasm. There was much more participation this year than in other years esp ecially among the seniors, said Kevir Smyth. Saturday ' s big event was dulled by the Spartan ' s last-second loss to Hawken, but the Homecoming Dance was successful nevertheless. The theme was Haven ' t We Been Here Before?, and the gym was decorated with balloons which were romantically dropped during the theme song. Partyline played the music, and the evening was enjoyed by most. Busy as it was, this week held many memories and good times. It was not your ordinary week. — M. H. 20 Homecoming