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

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Work Together to Fabulous Outcome A class act — Senior class president Mike MacLellan displays the plaque donated by the class of 84 . The plaque was given in honor of Irene Cook. We did it! — The class of 84 displays their excitement after the closing of the commencement ceremony. Throwing graduation hats is a old time tradition at Rich- mond Heights. Prom Graduation T-

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What if Prom wasnt » — i strictly an upperclassmen event. Seniors and Juniors Produce a Prom and Graduation are two of the most important and significant activities in the hfe of a senior. These events mark the end of a student ' s high school career, and the begin- ning of a whole new adult life. As a way of making a spectacular exit, the Class of 84 and the Class of 85 put a great deal of effort into making the 1984 Junior-Senior Prom a great success. Once again, the junior class raised money for Prom through the traditional magazine drive. The eleventh graders raised approx- imately SI, 500 from subscriptions, and also had money donated by the Board of Educa- tion. The majority of money was spent on the band and a quality location for the Prom. One of the biggest obstacles that the juniors had to deal with, was finding a place to have the dance. In years past, the actual Prom was held at the Richmond Heights Kiwanis Lodge, and after-prom was held at Manaikiki Country Club. This year however, Manaikiki was not reserved early enough for Richmond Hts. to have their Prom there. Fortunately, due to the quick acting of junior class presi- dent Mary Kay Virant and senior class presi- dent Mike Maclellan, the Richmond Heights Quality Inn was reserved as the site of the 1984 Junior-Senior Prom. The dance began promptly at 8:00 with the band Innocence playing many popular songs. The party center was decorated in pink and blue, and had many attractive decorations. The theme for Prom this year was Now and Forever by Air Supply. This song was played right after the 1983 Prom Queen Sharon Abramovich, crowned the new queen Kim Harding. Once Prom is over with, the next big event that Seniors look forward to is Graduation. Commencement took place this year on Sun- day, June 10, 1984. It began at 3:00 P.M. and took place in the Richmond Hts. High School Gymnasium. To begin the ceremony, the top three rank- ed students in the Class of 84, gave a speech on different topics. Senior Lesley Carr gave her Valedictory speech, while Ehzabeth Hee- ter spoke on reflections and Patricia Rimm gave the welcoming address. As in years past, the Class of 84 donated a class gift, which was presented by Class Presi- dent Mike Maclellan. The gift was a plaque which commemorated former teacher Irene Cook. Queen for the year — Newly crowned queen Kim Harding shows her shock after being elected the 1984 HR? prom queen. Kim was escorted by senior Kevin Smyth. Who ' s going to be queen? — Jackie Seamen with date Sam Grida, and Kelly Lafferry and her escort Mike Mac- lellan, watch on as Kim Harding is being named prom queen of 1984. A jammin ' trio — Seniors Ann Reiger, Rick Somich, and Marilyn Waspn take a break during the prom. Be- cause of the large amount of dancers on the floor, some people needed to sit out a few songs. 12 Prom Graduation

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What if you had to go to school during the summer? H Students Have a Busy Time In and Out of Sc hool. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to spend a hot, sul- try summer day in school? Well for many students, like junior Cindy Imrie, summer vacation was a time to make up failed classes or to earn an extra credit. Cindy, who took American Histo- ry at Euclid, thought that Sum- mer school was fun . Summer is not only a time to learn, it is also a time for students to earn money. There were a vari- ety of summer jobs for the stu- dents. These included babysit- ting, working at McDonalds, washing dishes, landscaping, life- guarding, and mowing lawns. Sophomore Ken Znidarsic, who landscaped over the summer com- mented, Having a summer job provided me with money to go out, and gas to put in my car. During the days, many students spent their leisure time swimming at the community pool. The city of Richmond Heights paid its im- provements for the city pool. In the spring the pool was repainted and enlarged. Junior Jenny Kaden felt that the improvements were for the better because It pro- vided more room to swim on those 90 degree days . What would it be like to dive off a hundred foot cliff? For junior John Reiger the experience was great. Though it was only thirty feet, John said, It was real scary when you look down and see five foot waves . The beach was a hip place to go swimming, get a tan, or have a barbecue. Vacations are also another aspect of summer. Many students go on vacation with their families or by themselves. For freshman Denise Pulizey, her summer vaca- tion was spent in California. She said she went to such places such as Walt Disneyland and the beach. Denise said, being in sunny Cali- fornia was great to spend a sum- mer because I met different types of people and there are many fun things to do there. There are many ways to spend your summer. Which one you choose is up to you. As August rolls around, people in sports start to practice. This event always marks the end of summer. So if you did not do all the things you wanted to do over the summer you will have to wait until next year for better proposition. American Bandstand The Concerts at the park were a popular summer event for the parents. These concerts took place on Wednesdays.