Roosevelt High School - Rough Rider Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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TA LK A -QUT... 434 Talk About BIG is appropriate to Theodore Roosevelt High' in 1978-79. RHS has grown in many ways. Bringing freshmen to RHS was the cause of addition of 13 classrooms, the en- ofthe library, and the mak- of a new Iunior-Senior lounge. changes meant a BIG differ- to the entire student population. a difference in fact the 1978-79 earbook Staff centered their book Talk About BIG.

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'li What's So Big About RHS? by Mary Lubelski and Kim Vickery Here's What's So Big: 800 peanut butter with raisin, chocolate chip, and nut cookies were baked every day by our faithful cooks. Roosevelt High Students therefore consumed 144,000 cookies in a school year. 65 Seniors received third year awards at the Scholarship Banquet. 101 students earned second year awards. 212 students earned first year awards. 23 juniors and Seniors were in- ducted into Quill 8: Scroll. 29 Seniors received the Certificate of Basic Studies. Wind Symphony was Numero Uno in the district. The Girls Swim Team had a 14-1 record for the season. The Guys Swim Team had a 13-1 record for the season. Approximately 258 passes were written a day by Mr. Hurd, Mr. Wil- son, Mrs. Lovell, Mrs. Biggers, and ic Mrs. Fisher. This means that at least 46,260 passes were written during the school year. RHS Students had won 166 trophies and awards which are dis- played in the trophy cases on the first floor. There were over 243 cars in the student parking lot. ' 1670 of the magazines displayed in the library were defaced. At the senior girls luncheon, spon- sored by Kent Womens Club, 9601: of the senior girls attended. ' There were a total of 17,292 books in the library. ' 7 helium balloons still remained on the ceiling of the gym 155 days after Senior Guest. The longest card game ever played by students at RHS was 13 hours long. It started at 6 pm and went until 7 am. ' When the Yearbook and Colonel Staff had breakfast at Perkins, it took 23 minutes to get the check. After Prom on May 13, 1979, there were 113 beer, wine, and champagne bottles in the parking lots. ' The pool used an average of 3.5 gal lons of chlorine daily - meaning 63 gallons of chlorine were used in school year. The yearbook staff managed to get total of 51 people on the Senio- Bench. There were 112 teacher mailboxa -in the main office. The National Honor Society chos 62 new members in 1979. The bell rang 2,700 times in a yean The hands of the clock revolve- 2,600 times a year during a 7-hou school day. There were 2,906 lockers a Roosevelt. There were 214 rooms throughou Roosevelt. 280 Seniors were absent on Seni Flick Day, May 18, 1979. 126 of thed were excused. What about the rest? ' Teachers checked the Bathroom for smokers 3,600 times a year. There were 35 people piled in th! library conference room when M. Oakum kicked everyone out.

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