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

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Private Tutor Sometimes studying among friends makes learning easier and more likeable. Senior Jose Bellia points out to senior John Lipoid the steps of a math analysis problem. Physically Fit Volleyball is one of the many activities in which gym teacher William Schneider conducts throughout the year. The primary object of gym is to get and keep the students in shape. academic alternatives Either Learn the Necessities or Pay a Price Either learn how to cook or starve. Learning to cook is practical because you will need to cook your entire life. Cooking is fun and I enjoy it, votes Senior Josie Bellia, a four-year Home Eco- nomics student. Physical education is a requirement in High School. Physical education helps keep a person physically fit. Bob Suszek said, I liked the competition in gym class. It pays off to be in shape in cas e you have to do some unexpected running. Some of the activities require you to be physically fit and endurable. Math classes also are practical because they help solve many things. Mathematics is used in constructing buildings and bridges, with a knowledge of math one can build many different architectural designs. Math analysis is a very practical class to include in a schedule. Math analysis deals with logic and computers. It re- quires a certain amount of logic when working with computers. Computers are fast becoming an everyday item in daily life. The word computer is already a household word just as toaster or stove. All courses offered have some things practical about them. Science class are re- quired for college and so are math courses. Most of these courses will stay with you throughout your entire life. — W.F. Finishing Touch. Senior Jose Bellia takes her freshly baked Christmas cookies out of the oven. The cookies sprinkled with flavor sugar crystals were cut in various shapes and sizes to symbolize Christ- mas. Last Minute Study. Junior Tim Grose scuttles through the pages of his algebra book in prep- aration for his next period test. Much of the studying involves the memorization of formulas and equations. 52 Practical Classes

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' The opportunity for technique training is highly beneficial J [RICHMOND SAAAPLEPv Bending The Metal Pumping iron with my lat bar has helped me bring great size and definition to my back, shoulders, and lats, says Dennis Kelly. Dennis made this lat bar in metals class in January. He wanted to build up his back and shoulders without the inconvenience of having to come up to the school everytime he wanted to use it. He made the bar out of % pipe. He then had to heat the bar up o be able to bend it to the shape that he wanted. In total, the lat took him only one week to make and now Dennis has the convenience of working out with this in his base- ment. Secret Santa One Christmas tradition used by the choir of Richmond Hts. was the exchanging of gifts secretly to each other. After everyone had gotten their secret gifts, the choir members decided to present a gift to choir director Mrs. Kathy Leciejewski. Along with this present, a bouquet of flowers was also presented to the director from the entire choir group. The choir later put on a surprise performance devised by themselves for Mrs. Leciejewski to add the finishing touches on the holiday season. CREATIVE PROJECTS There 51

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I ' m confident that I ' m not wasting my valuable time i RICHMOND SAMPLER Save The Igloo Did you know that keeping an ice cube frozen could get you extra credit? This was the case in a senior Physics class. The project was to use dry ice, styrofoam, insula- tion, or a thermos to keep your ice from melting. You could use all of these items or combinations of them. The person must keep the ice cube from melting, the longest received extra credit. The winner was Den- nis Loushin. His ice cube did not melt for thirty-six hours. The material used by Loushin included dry ice, styrofoam, insulation and plastic wrap to slow down melting. Mime It Out Out out damn spot! cries Lauren Galicki portraying Lady MacBeth after the brutal murder of Duncan, King of Scotland. The twelfth grade English class had a project in which everyone picked a character from a Shakespearean play and acted out the parts of that character. It was a lot of fun, and we learned why Shakespearean drama has re- mained in the textbooks through the years, stated Steve Organiscak. The students voted Lauren ' s portrayal of Lady MacBeth as the best because she not only had the words memorized perfectly, but also made the audience feel that s he really was Lady MacBeth. CREATIVE PROJECTS Practical Classes 53