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

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The relaxed itmosphere makes it easier to learn j RICHMOND SAAAPLER Wood Working Doing what he docs best is Senior Mike Maclellan. Mike takes a seventh period advanced wood class, taught by Mr. Mcrvar. The odd thing about this class is he ' s the only student. I couldn ' t fit in a regular class, so Mr. Mervar allowed me to work in while he teaches the Mid- dle school, states Maclellan. Among many projects, one particular one was made for a teacher, Mr. Klctecka. Mr. Kletecka gave the space he had to work with. Mike made the planes and con- structed a custom made shoe cabinet. Mike plans on persuing his interests and majoring in Industrial technology next year at Kent State. On Top Of It All B? Can you make a top that can spin six minutes and sev- enteen seconds? Jim Pawlowski did. The project was to make a spinning top out of a home made product. The object was to sec whose could spin the longest. Some of the tops were made of plastic tops and a golf tea, lots of pan lids and records. Jim ' s was made of a pan lid turned over. He took out the handle and put in a screw and a nut. He received twenty-five extra credit points for making the longest spin- ning top in the senior class. CREATIVE PROJECTS Here 49

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Switch for the day. Spirit week saw the strange transvestite day take place at Richmond Hts. The boys had a rough time adjusting since wearing a dress is quite a step up from wearing jeans, al- though senior Mike MacLellan, front row far right, forgot what day it was and dressed in usual fashion. New fashions. The senior class sponsored a ' toga party, and had a contest for the best toga, which was won by Jim Richards, standing in the i middle. It was a fun experience for first time | toga partiers, but these three made the party ' even more bizzare with their outfits. ' academic alternatives Either Have Fun While Learning or be Bored Either a decision is made to get an education or time is wasted. Basically that is why we arc attending Richmond Hts. Many students here like the small school atmosphere at Richmond Hts. It is a school where one can see his friends at the end of each class, unlike schools where you arc lucky to sec a friend may- be once or twice a day. Liking a school is definitely a part of getting an education. When one is content with where he is, it is easier to concentrate on the important things. Three students, namely Elizabeth Heeter, Jill Minick, and Michele Zaller competed against three other schools and won soundly on Academic Challenge. For such a small school, these students showed the strong academic background of Richmond Hts. Sophomore Dave Hogget stated, After my first year at Richmond Hts. High School, I knew al- most every teacher, which made things very relaxed when I came back and knew the teachers that taught my classes this year. Revolving around the academic life in- volves dances, parties, and anything else that is fun and helps to blow off steam. A toga party was held early in the year and many people who went wanted to have one again. Spirit week saw a very successful trans- vestite day take place at R.H. with every other student walking around in drag. As the year came to a close the craziness continued and it may have been a long year, but it was definitely worth the wait. — B.R. Modern interior decoration. The girls ' bathroom Mr. Gearhart, Dr. Hyde. No, it ' s just a bit of got an early Halloween touch by some girls in a dry ice in this mad scientist ' s tea. The dry ice, festive mood. The only problem was trying to get which was used for a physics project, is put toi through one of the doors without ruining the decora- good use by chemistry and physics teacher, Mr. tions. Fred Gearhart. 48 Here

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Business Preparation. Senior Scott Benedict looks over his daily workbook assignment in Accounting. Students who complete this two year course are amply prepared for record and accounting keeping in the business world. academic alternatives Either it ' s RH or Commute to Other Schools Either sign up for a Vocational Educa- tion course at Mayfield or stay here at Richmond Heights. This question is put to the sophomores every year. They have the chance to take technical education courses to prepare them for the business world. Vocational Education courses are offered at Orange, Beachwood, and Mayfield High Schools. There are a wide range of courses offered in the vocational field. Such courses as Cosmotology, Diversified Health, Computing Accounting, Typing, Clerk-Steno, Auto Mechanics, Electronics, and Horticulture are taught at Mayfield. Distributive Education, Food Service and Occupation Work Experiences are taught at Beachwood while Design, Art, and Ad- vertising are offered at Orange. These courses are designed for Seniors that are not going to attend college. Senior Mike Hellenbrand stated, I real- ly enjoy Accounting because, I enjoy what I am doing and intend on making a ca- reer out of it. Just because you live in Richmond Heights doesn ' t mean you have to go here. It is not that you are choosing the place, it is what fits your needs. If you are a senior student that is planning for the future and know what you want to do Vocational Education is for you. — R.S. Electronic Wizzards. Juniors Tim DeVito, Bobby Galipo, and Bob Hovanic look over some of the lat- est electronic devices. After spending the morning in electronics class, they return to Richmond Hts. for the remainder of the day. Hair Trends. Juniors Kris Somogyi and Darlene Steg demonstrate the most popular looks of thei 80 ' s in Cosmetology. Besides learning to cut hair the girls also apply cosmetics and do manicures. 50 There