Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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at Richwoods In reality, Richwoods is nothing more than a building, but with us it achieved a name known not only in Peoria, but around the entire state. We've made things happen at this school that have not only bettered our education but has given us valuable experience. Many of us participated; many of us did not. But did we realize just what goes into a two hour dance, or newspaper, or year- book, or assembly? The kids who worked on these and many more projects took the responsibility of getting a job done. They learned, through their successes and failures, all the frustrations of getting it to work out. The first Madrigal Dinner was made a great success by the music department. Numerous trophies captured by the speech and debate teams filled the main hall. Student Council continued the at- tempt to make school a little more “toler- able by presenting in-school movies, as- semblies, and dances. Our jocks helped to maintain Richwoods as a top contender in every conference race. For the most part, our athletic seasons were successful. All THESE kids were what made things hap- pen. 11

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We can make it Desire and attitude: they're re- lated to anything that we want to do. It's because of them that we decide what we're going to do and how well we're going to do it. But even with the right materials, abi- lity, and leadership, without the right attitude, nothing's going to happen. Our daily encounters at Rich- woods were no different. Overall spirit grew immensely for our suc- cessful teams, but like any school there were those sports who at- tracted little attention. But having the spirit move ya is by no means just the rah-rah of a game. Spirit's an idea we apply every time we want to accomplish anything. Whether it's the roar of a championship basketball game, or just trying to pass a test to gra- duate, if the spirit moves ya , you can do it; you can make things happen. if the