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

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T ' Smurfy Business. Cuddly Robert Skrbis reclines Hi-Fi equipment. A stereo and radio ensemble are with his life-size Smurf in his bedroom. Robert ' s perfect additions to any teenagers room. Senior Bob impecable room is a place where he can study com- Raddell finds these modern conveniences a neces- fortably. s ry part of his bedn Rooms 35

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NOT JUST FOR SLEEPING The atmosphere of a student ' s bedroom reflects the unique, and individualistic per- sonality of that person. Whether this per- son is an athlete, an intellectual, or a sports fan, can all be determined by the appearance of his room. The most popular trend in room decoration, is covering the walls with posters, and pictures. The sports oriented person may choose pictures of idoled ath- letes, or even sports record setters. Senior Bob Shackleford has decorated his bedroom walls with huge posters of bask- etball players and other various athletes. The female student ' s room is easily rec- ognizable. Stuffed animals, pictures from dances, and sentimental souvenirs are some of the various items which can be found in a girl ' s bedroom. An assortment of pictures of cute guys, and male movie stars, are also some things that signify that a female occupies that room. For both the athlete and the intellectual awards of achievement may also be seen in their room. These honors are proudly displayed in the room of the achiever. Senior Bob Suszek keeps his awards in a personal trophy case in his bedroom. Most of these awards were acquired in football and wrestling. One of the most popular items found ir a student ' s room is a stereo. Records cassettes and other expensive radio equip ment signify students of all kinds. Some of the more creative student; display items of their own creation ir their room. Paintings and drawings are of ten hung on walls, while homemade lamps and mirrors are also seen. The Shop stu dents create several pieces of furniture which can be seen in their rooms. The decoration of one ' s bedroom, is e highly creative way of expressing theii personality. [«kC - A feminine quality. Many teenagers find a tele- phone a very necessary part of life. Sophomore Jen- ny Kaden has a phone of her own in her bedroom. Making music. Senior Larry Richardson displays his favorite rock poster, while strumming alone in his room. Larry belongs to a rock band and spends many hours practicing in his room. An athletic touch. Senior Bob Shackleford deco- rates his bedroom in a style which signifies his athletic preference. Bob ' s room mostly contains basketball related objects. m nttn m mMim 34 Rooms

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y 1984 was the year of dressing down. Or the year of the Spartans hats. Or cabbage patch dolls. What about dressing up? After millions of people saw Jennifer Beals wear her cut off sweatshirts in Flashdance, a new trend had developed. People paid $20 for a designer ripped shirt. Classy dress was also a big hit. Thin ties, pinstripe pants, tic bars and pointed toe boots for the boys were definitely in. Ties, pinstripe pants and those funny white shoes were in for girls. Without a Spartan hat, no RHHS student was complete. The senior class made a nice profit on the sale with Senior class president Mike MacLellan leading the way. This year a new type of dance broke out, Break Dancing. This kind of dancing requires good rhythm, a steady beat, and funky music. Later in the year many am- All Gone. Chris Courtney laments as the last of his hair falls off. Chris was one of the many wrestling skin heads in the school. Whiz Kid. Jeff Zitel programs his computer to do his homework. Home computers do a good job, but Jeff got a D. bitious students became involved in this fad. This type of dancing was performed during any free time the dancer had. And finally, who could resist adopting a lonely cabbage patch doll? The dolls couldn ' t be kept on the shelves in the Cleveland area, as well as in almost a major cities. So it doesn ' t matter if you wore your tuxedo shirt and bow tie or your holy sweatshirt, you were doing the in thing. It was the year to pick your own fad, choose your own fashion, select your own style. Whatever you picked, other were sure to follow. — M.H. 36 Gimmicks