Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Jack Hoerr expresses himself through his music. when you take it out you'll have to put it away sooner or later! Anne Johnson forfeits the excitement of a basketball game to sell concessions. Involvement in girls' athletics brought enjoy- ment to many. .. . We're On the Loose .. . 9

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Some say there's no prejudice at RHS; we are all one big happy family. But in other eyes, if you are not lily white or coal black, you are an alien — you're not “one of us. Although the opinions on this matter are as diversified as our student body itself, one thing can definitely be concluded about our racial situation: We are an integrated student body. Whether or not it has brought us together is another question in itself Hey, but isn't that what the word means? Integration Togetherness, right? A number of spiritually and racially different students have achieved a peaceful existence in this “melting pot” of a high school; yet this situation for oth- ers has only nurtured an already planted seed of hatred. Despite the mixed feelings sur- rounding an answer to the question, for an integrated school, are we really together? , one thing can be stated without opposition. We're a student body that's on the loose. We're free to choose our own friends, with no bonds to race or religion. It's this freedom which allows us to mold Richwoods into the school that it i . . .. We're on the loose ...