Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Our School and Community OPERATING PROJECTORS is just one of the many useful services per- A RICHWOODS Amateur Musical Club member. Connie Corzine, shows former! by the AVA boys. a patron to her seat. DOING VOLUNTEER WORK at a Peoria hospital arc Linn Sundquist. Jolene Shipman, and Janet Babcock. II

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T JT We Try Harder .. .To Serve CHILDREN LISTEN attentively as Guard member Sue Brown explains a new stroke at swim school. LABORATORY ASSISTANTS lend valuable aid to science teachers. Though various organizations, both in the school and in the community, Richwoods students are able to lend their services in many activities. Many Saturday mornings arc spent at school by members of the Guard, who give lessons to children in the community. Volunteer girls devote their time while working as Candy-stripers in the area hospitals. Student members of the Amateur Musical Club act as ushers at concerts. At school, science teachers find the serv- ices of their laboratory assistants to be vital, and library as- sistants help their fellow students locate material in the li- brary. The entire Student Council exists to serve the school and to represent the students. It is through activities such as these that the student can experience satisfaction and serve his school and community as well. to

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We Try Harder .. .To Provide SMILING FACES portray ihc happiness of the Homecoming Queen and her court JOHN AND LESLIE help to provide the transition between school life and a Richwoods Chalet . While a gentle breeze blows outside, the atmosphere in “The Mad. Mad World of Advertising” is lively and full of excitement. Strumming their guitars, the Casuals get in tune for an evening of fun. Couples begin to arrive, and the first dance of the year, I lomccoming, is ready to begin. Now the scene is changing. In place of fall scenes and class floats one can see snow scenes and Christmas trees. These arc the signs of “A Swiss Christmas in a Richwoods Chalet”. The Originals are playing the Alpine horn, and highlighting intermission are the folk-singing Travelers. These are just two of the main dances sponsored by the Student Council. The members themselves are in charge of tickets, programs, decorations, entertainment, and serving refreshments. Other dances include the Spring dance, tennis court dance, Senior vice-versa, and the highlight of the year, the Junior-Senior Prom. 12