Russell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Russell, KS)

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1986-87 ROUND-UP Russell High School Russell, Kansas 67665 Contents: A Gold Mine Of Activities .......12 Going For The Gold ..............54 14 Karat Smiles .................80 Golden Memories ................112

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Why the Gold? Bronco celebrates 50th IT ifty years ago, the students of Russell High School chose as their mascot the bronco. In choosing a mascot, the students had five other choices: the wildcat, the lion, the grizzley, the buffalo, and the oiler. However, none of these other options received even one-fourth as many votes as did the bronco. Clearly, the bronco was as popular to students of RHS fifty years ago as it remains today. Not only has the bronco endured half a century, but so has the pride and spirit of Russell High School students who proudly claim to be a mighty bronco dwelling in a place of power and domination known as bronco territory. It is this pride and spirit that has helped to enable students throughout the years to strive for success and accomplishments in all aspects of high school activities, from sports, to music, to academics. The pride students of RHS have had and continue to have is also evident through the ways in which the bronco has been featured and represented throughout the school. The most recent addition is Champion, the impressive bronze statue that promotes a sense of respect and dignity for not only Russell High School, but for the entire community of Russell, as well. The bronco has developed into a symbol that to graduates and students of RHS represents a long tradition of excellence and achievement. As we recognize the golden anniversary of our cherished bronco, we must also recognize all that this mascot symbolizes: pride, determination, and success — all of which are truly golden.