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

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Abiding By the Rules In the Right Direction What? No snow again!! The Ski Club got off to a late start due to the light snow fall. Due to bad weather conditions, schools were closed and furthermore pre- vented the dishearted skiers from going to Boston Mills. Ski Club was one of the few clubs and organizations that increased in size rather then decreased. Twenty members this year joined the club. Even though freshman make up the bulk of the club, said President Heather Shaw, I think in the upcoming years there wil l be even more participants. Leadership and experience were provided for the club with the help of ski club advisers: Miss Joan Boellner and EUie Machoukas, with Heather Shaw as president. Sherry Rayer as secretary, Chris Minick as treasurer. The cost of poles and lessons this year was 63.00 dollars for the season, which included lift tickets. Les- sons were provided by the Boston Mills instructors for the first hour, after which skiers were free to go where they pleased. After a few trips up and down the hill, some members preferred to go sit in the lodge, while others tried out the jumps. Most disappointing to the Ski Club was the lack of cooperation between the club and the weathermen. Originally the club was scheduled to ski twelve weeks, but with the warm weather the club was cut to five sessions at Boston Mills. It always seemed to snow on the wrong days of the week, complained Michelle Dietz. The weather just didn ' t cooperate this year. Although the club was guaranteed five lessons, members still say a great deal of improvement from week to week. First timers started out on Summit Hill Ithinkintheupcom- ing years there will be even more parti- cipants, and a few weeks later were already threading their way down Buttermilk. I was proud of their individual accomplishments, commented veteran adviser Machoukas. Both Machoukas and Boellner as well as Miss Scheiner joined members of the white slopes. Yet although members were ready and willing to attack the white hills, all too often the familiar phrase could be heard on Monday mornings, What, no snow again? ' If J y k Wait, these aren ' t mine! Stacy Mitchell and Lori Hittner have trouble locating their skies after having a hot-chocolate break. This was their first year of skiing at Boston Mills. Help! Senior Doug Reukauf cries out upon jumping off the chair Uft. Doug is an excellent skier because of his experience and sr -le. Ski Club 69 1 - m-.

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All together! The Ski Club meets for their first lesson at the middle of the ski resort. The skiers were anxious in beginning to mount the hill. Gear Up! Senior Mary Lombardo gathers her ski equip- ment before reaching the bus. Mary enjoyed the cold weather and great amounts of snow in order to ski. found Ski Club challenging to learn how to ski without falling down — Ponn Raymond 68 Ski Club

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Donny go blow your horn! Don Zatyko follows the notes of the Star Spangled Banner. This event was one of many basketball games he played at. Hot Air. Playing together in the harmony are Jim Dworning and Todd Tayerle. Both are members of the pep band. Abiding By the Rules Measure by Measure % U e had rough times with band this year, but % V the good times definitely made up for the ▼ ▼ bad, said Nick Romano, a senior in the RHHS Band. The Pep Band played again for the Spartan Varsity Basketball Team. Old and new songs filled the gym with excitement and energy. Even though there were not many fans for the games, the Pep Band tried with the best of their ability to give the basketball team more confidence. Along with playing at the boy basketball games, the Pep Band also played for two girls basketball games. With problems this past year in scheduling for Pep Band members, it was very difficult to get the majority of members to the games. All in all, they managed to make the most out of the home basketball games. The Pep Band could only be seen at home games. The Pep band members originated from the High School Band. The band consisted of a little over 30 members. During the school year, they could be seen performing with the choir in their winter and spring concerts. Along with concerts, many members have performed in auditions and contests. These events also coincided with the seniors conducting the Band. This was Mr. Maneri ' s idea, the band director, which he started two years ago. Directing, has given the 70 Band seniors the opportunity to see what it is like for the teacher to conduct, said Karen Adomaitis a senior in the band. Although it has been a slow year for the Pep Band, members still believe that they have gained much. Playing at home basketball games and even at some of the girls games keep the players active and involved. Directing has given the seniors the op- portunity to see what it is like tor the teach- er to conduct, If anything, we probably are a group that goes unrec- ognized by the students. But we still like to think that we add some spirit to the games, commented senior Nick Romano. Nick played drums for both the Pep Band and the marching band. But all in all, most members would agree that the good times were the best measure of the year. - K! '