Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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After.» few shots at the senior class' car. .1 group of Rich woods students show of their masterpiece. During Hallway Decorating Week the juniors display much spir with their streamers and posters. The shipwrecked crew of the S.S. Minnow confronts the senior stunt show dancers. 10 Student Life

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Sophomore Kim Williams and Kathy Kaplan take time to have their picture taken on a camel at Metro Zoo in Mi- ami. Florida. Junior Claudia Grossmann and Liza Kurz enhance their summer wardrobes with some tie dying. Sophomore Danette Hagcnbuch learns of the Russian culture while vacation- ing in Moscow. Sunning themselves on Shelly’s boat are seniors Malinda Strickler. Dede Hardy and Shelly Merrick.

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A FAR I SPIRIT Charles Howard does a tribal dance during the Senior stunt show. Homecoming Week, lasting from October 5 to October 9, was off to a great start with the first of the dress-up days. 50's Day. Students displayed many different costumes from poodle skirts and ponytails to t-shirts and ducktails.” Sophomore Kristy Herman commented. Dress-up days gave students a chance to ex- press school spirit.” Other themes were World- Travel Day,” Dress-to-lm- press Day. Safari Day. and the traditional Green and White Day. The winners of this competition were the freshmen. These and the other activi- ties. such as hallway decorat- ing. the pep assembly partici- pation. the Olympics, and the Stunt Shows contributed to capturing the Spirit Stick.” The halls were all colorfully decorated, but the seniors grasped a victory in this con- test. Their win could be attrib- uted to their paper monkeys dangling over students' heads. The Olympics were held Thursday night. October S. be- fore the Stunt Shows, and stu- dents participated in some un- usual events. The Quick- Change Relay.” Pass the Orange. Ping-Pong Ball on a Spoon Relay. and the Tug-of- War” were all enjoyed by the fans and Olympians alike. The classes were very competitive and each team was very orga- nized. stated Emily Scott. The seniors once again earned a first place title, and everyone then dashed towards the audi- torium to get a good seat for the Stunt Shows. One sopho- more participant. Tammy Newburger. said. Being in the Stunt Show was fun and excit- ing.” They were all entertaining, but the senior Stunt Show, pat- terned after Gilligan’s Is- land.” took top honors. The Spirit Stick was given to the senior class for winning the overall Homecoming class competition. liu khioll Sophomore girls Seema Dua. Synlhie Ahlstrom. Heather Martin. Erica Wisniewski, and Jenny Williams show their spirit at the Home- coming pep assembly. Senior Yusuf Safdari lakes his best shot at the Senior Class Car Smash as Jim Weldy looks on. Homecoming Week II