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Shortridge  High  School 


3401  North  Meridian 


Indianapolis,  Indiana 


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appears   as    "just  another   school" 
made  up  of  a  whole  lot  of  people 
crammed  inside  a  rather  old,  slightly 
run  down,  ivy  covered  building.  As 
people  most  often  thinl^about  mem- 
selves  and  what  they  are  involved  in, 
it  becomes  easy  to  forget  that  th 
masses  of  people  encountered  daily 
are  made  up  of  individuals  each  like 
yourself.  I  . 

This  publication,  the  1981  Shor- 
tridge-Annual,.' is  particularly  interest- 
ed in  the  many  individuals  involved  in 
Shortridge  High  School,  It  is  con- 
cerned with  th#  students,  the  teach- 
ers, the  administrators,  the  janitors, 
the  cooks,  the  parents,  the  alumni, 


the  little  brothers  and  sisters,  the 
cockroaches  hiding  in  the  far  corners 
of  the  basement,  and  the  marigolds 
growing  ^defiantly  from  their  cement 
flower  boxes  on  the  threshold  of  the 
school.  It  is  the  objective  of  this  pub- 
lication to  look  inside  each  and  every 
individual  who  cares,  and  show  the 
joy,  the  sorrow,  the  worries,  the  an- 
ger and  the  laughter  which  encom- 
asses  them  from  day  to  day. 

d  every  one  of  you  who 
look  over  these  pages  are  one  of 
those  individuals.  Whatever  your  re- 
lationship is  to  Shortridge,  your  abili- 
ty to  be  one  in  the  crowd  while  also 
being  a  part  of  the  crowd  is  noticed 
and  recorded  by  this  book. 


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Lives  off  the  years  and  the  wind. 
She  bends  to  sing  and  sin. 
She  grins  'cause  big  as  the  earth  afld 
Has  her  fingers  in  the  dirt  digging 
To  find  China. 

My  backyard  tree  leans  against  the  fence 
AH  summer  and  gets  drunk  on  raw  r 
She  keeps  sain  in  her  individual  way 
She  surprises  the  ocean  |L.  jk 

of  driveway  cement  by  growing  right  up  fprough  it. 
She  makes  air  out  of  smoke 

She  jokes  and  pokes  fun  at  the  man  in  the  moon  and   » 
nts  the  blue  sky  green  at  noon, 
backyard  tree  teases  the  seasons  by 
here  all  year. 

o  fear  of  feeling  free  and  seems  pleased  just  to 
reezy  sky  in  her  hair 

got  a  fair  flare  for  flaunting  gaudy  branches 
inter  and  J§ 

Clears  her  mind  by  writing  silent  poems  on  theHrive      , 
in  Autumn. 

What  Gaul!  What  individuality! 
How  can  she  go  on  year  after  year  in  the  same  locality. 


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THEY  CALL  HIM  the  whistling  mailman  Russel  Webster 

jams  to  jazz  licks  during  a  neighborhood  summer  festival  in 

nearby  Tarkington  Park. 


A  BEAUTIFUL  GOLDEN  SUNSET  is  just  the  way  to  end 
rough  water  and  strong  wind  sailing. 

KERRY  JONES  gives  his  friend  Jeffery  Walker  a  quick  shower. 
No  matter  how  hot  it  got,  the  SHS  football  team  couldn't  be 

stopped. 


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FORREST  RADCLIFFE,  senior,  devoted  Kinney's 
employee  by  day,  joyous  partier  by  night. 

MAEVE  SPICER,  senior,  spent  the  summer  in 
Switzerland,  where  the  camp  was  a  cow  pasture 
donated  by  a  kindly  mountain  farmer.  All  buildings 
had  to  be  constructed  by  the  campers  themselves 
out  of  Army  tarps  and  logs.  Wasser,  the  Suiss 
German  word  for  water,  was  the  name  this  sight  was 
dubbed. 


Summer  Daze 


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Summer  Daze  the  saying  tends  to 

bring  out  a  rather  lethargic  feeling,  a  feeling 
of  luxurious  indulgement  that  provokes  our 
tendency  toward  laziness  to  come  forth  in  all 
it's  glory.  Yet  the  memories  of  the  past  sum- 
mer contradict  these  thoughts  entering  our 
minds. 

Many  devoted  students  continued  going 
to  school  right  through  the  summer  in  hopes 
of  obtaining  their  driver's  license,  and 
though  the  summer  was  not  a  dream  of  re- 
laxation, their  efforts  are  now  paying  off  as 
they  find  they  no  longer  need  to  search  to 
find  a  ride  to  the  latest  SHS  social  event. 
They  now  can  arrive  in  style,  jingling  car 
keys  in  hand. 

Meanwhile  several  Ridgers  spread  to  the 
far  corners  of  the  nation  to  gain  their  con- 
tinuing education  and  fun  in  the  sun.  Rumor 
has  it  that  a  few  students  even  allowed  them- 
selves to  be  submerged  in  the  language,  cul- 
ture or  fine  arts  of  a  foreign  country! 

As  ambitious  as  many  students  became  to 
use  their  summers  to  the  summit,  there  luck- 
ily remained  just  enough  Ridgers  to  form  the 
Blue  Crush  and  get  our  football  team  off  to  a 
good  start,  arousing  the  feelings  of  spirit 
everyone  had  set  aside  for  the  Summer  Daze 


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The  ABC's  Of 
Politics 

Anderson?  Bush?  Carter?  Which  one?  Before  the 
November  2  election,  many  high  school  students  had 
conflicting  ideas  about  who  should  run  our  country,  in 
spite  of  the  small  number  of  students  who  were  actual- 
ly voting  age.  The  media  made  it  clear  that  everyone 
was  unsatisfied  with  the  choices.  People  feared  that 
Reagan  would  start  a  war,  Carter  would  lose  control  of 
the  economy,  and  Anderson  would  encounter  prob- 
lems due  to  lack  of  experience.  The  choice  seemed  to 
be  most  difficult  for  those  who  felt  Anderson  was  best, 
yet  were  firmly  set  against  Reagan.  Would  votes  for 
Anderson  take  away  votes  for  Carter  and  cause  Rea- 
gan to  win?  Or  did  Anderson  really  have  a  chance? 
Another  issue  important  to  Shortridgers  was  the 
choice  between  Andrew  Jacobs  and  Sheila  Suess  for 
the  eleventh  district  representative  to  Congress.  Do 
we  need  a  change  from  Jacobs?  Would  Sheila  Suess 
do  a  better  job?  A  poll  of  Ridgers  revealed  a  variety  of 
ideas. 

The  issue  most  often  discussed  was  the  importance 
of  voting.  Libby  Guernsey,  freshman,  said,  "I  can't 
vote  because  I'm  too  young,  and  I'm  glad  because 
there  isn't  anyone  to  vote  for!  If  I  could  vote  I'd 


probably  vote  for  Anderson,  but  that  would  be  a  last 
resort."  Roy  Taylor,  a  senior  nearing  voting  age,  com- 
mented, "I'm  not  old  enough  to  vote  and  I  wouldn't  if  I 
could  because  it's  all  very  confusing."  Theresa  Turner, 
sophomore,  said,  "I'm  not  interested  in  politics  at  all 
because  I'm  not  old  enough  to  vote." 

However,  some  Ridgers  are  looking  forward  to  the 
voting  age.  Phillip  Bates  proclaimed,  "I  wish  I  were  old 
enough  to  vote  because  I'd  make  my  vote  count." 
Kevin  Thomas,  senior,  commented,  "I'm  very  interest- 
ed in  the  '80  elections.  I  think  people  should  take 
politics  more  seriously." 

The  opinions  about  the  presidential  candidates  were 
very  well  defined,  both  similarly  and  conflictingly.  The 
majority  of  students  seemed  to  feel  that  Carter  was 
most  aware  of  the  needs  of  blacks,  while  Reagan 
seemed  ignorant  of  their  existance.  Michael  Mimms, 
junior,  stated,  "None  of  the  candidates  do  very  much. 
I'd  rather  have  Carter  back  in  office  because  he's  more 
for  blacks  than  Reagan."  Jeffery  Pettigrew,  senior, 
said,  "I  know  that  what  Carter  has  done  for  the  people 
is  not  spectacular,  but  it's  not  bad.  He'd  do  better  than 
Reagan  or  Anderson."  Phillip  Bates  said,  "It's  a  dog 
fight  and  people  are  getting  hurt,  but  it's  interesting  to 
me.  I  think  Carter  is  for  the  blacks  while  Reagan  will 
keep  the  rich  rich  and  the  poor  poor."  Roy  Taylor, 
stated,  "Reagan  wants  to  down  youth  programs  and 
that's  bad  because  these  programs  keep  people  off  the 


On  November  6,  1979  Iranian  militants 
stormed  the  American  Embassy  in  Tehran 
and  took  hostage  50  American  embassy  offi- 
cials. They  demanded  the  return  of  the  shah, 
who  was  receiving  medical  treatment  in  the 
U.S.  at  that  time,  and  his  wealth.  They  also 
accused  the  embassy  staff  of  being  spies. 
They,  of  course,  have  diplomatic  immunity 
under  International  Law,  thus  the  Iranians 
could  not  arrest  them  on  any  charge. 

Since  the  hostages  were  taken,  there  have 
been  innumerable  delays  by  the  Iranians  on 
deciding  the  fate  of  the  hostages,  the  Iran- 
ians always  blaming  their  ills  on  the  U.S.  or 
the  hostages. 

Things  were  further  complicated  by  Rus- 


Destiny  Unknown 

sia's  invasion  of  Afghanistan,  which  has  a 
common  boarder  with  Iran  as  does  Russia. 
The  U.S.  showed  displeasure  with  Russia  for 
this  aggressive  action  by  boycotting  the 
1980  Summer  Olympics. 

Next,  Iran  was  attacked  by  Iraq  in  an 
effort  to  reclaim  land  that  the  two  countries 
have  been  fighting  over  for  thousands  of 
years.  The  fighting  threatened  to  spread, 
thus  drastically  reducing  the  amount  of  oil 
flowing  through  the  Persian  Gulf  area.  Iran, 
of  course,  again  postponed  a  decision  on  the 
fate  of  the  U.S.  hostages.  With  any  luck,  by 
the  time  you  get  your  1981  Annual,  the 
hostages  will  be  back  home. 


SHORTRIDGE  tied  a  yellow  ribbon  round  the  old 
oak  tree,  a  sign  of  hope  that  the  hostages  would 

soon  return. 


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streets."  The  most  common  opinion  of  Anderson  was 
that  he  didn't  have  enough  experience  and  wasn't  well 
enough  known.  Jasper  Edwards,  said,  "He  doesn't 
talk  enough.  No  one  knows  what  he  thinks  about  any 
issues."  Jasper  also  had  the  most  surprising  suggestion 
as  to  who  should  run  the  country.  "I  think  Nixon 
should  run  for  president.  I  know  what  happened,  but 
remember  how  good  the  economy  was  when  he  was  in 
office.  He  kept  inflation  down.  I  know  he  was  taking 
money,  but  all  presidents  are  going  to  that.  The  only 
difference  is  that  Nixon's  friends  told  on  him." 


JASPER  EDWARDS,  Michael  Mimms,  Jeffery  Pettigrew,  There- 
sa Turner,  Roy  Taylor,  Lynda  Edmond,  Libby  Guernsey,  Marcia 
Johnson,  and  Phillip  Bates  discuss  their  political  opinions. 


Many  students  were  disturbed  by  the  way  in  which 
the  candidates  publicized  their  campaigns.  Marcia 
Johnson,  senior,  stated,  "They  put  each  other  down 
very  hard,  but  that's  politics."  Libby  Guernsey  said, 
"They  take  up  too  much  time  on  television.  Their 
campaigns  are  dirty.  All  that  the  candidates  do  is 
criticize  each  other  to  make  themselves  look  good." 
Many  objections  were  made  when  Carter  chose  not  to 
participate  in  a  debate  sponsored  by  the  League  of 
Women  Voters  because  of  Anderson's  presence.  On 
the  contrary  Kevin  Thomas  stated,  "Carter  was  right 
to  decline,  because  Reagan  and  Anderson  would  gain 
on  him.  Then,  he  would  lose  more  support." 

Concerning  the  representative  for  eleventh  district 
to  Congress,  Kevin  said,  "Sheila  Suess  has  a  chance. 
Jacobs  has  been  in  for  a  long  time  and  people  are 
ready  for  a  change."  Marcia  Johnson,  said,  "I  really 
don't  think  that  Shelia  Suess  will  win,  but  anything  is 
possible."  Michael  Mimms,  commented,  "I  think  Suess 
needs  more  experience." 

Though  high  school  students  are  notorious  for  being 
apathetic  about  the  political  situation  of  their  country, 
this  pole  seemed  to  show  that  once  inside  the  crowd, 
when  looking  at  the  individual,  each  students'  ideas, 
beliefs,  and  feelings  were  very  strong  in  spite  of  the 
confusion  and  discontent  with  this  year's  election 
choices,  each  person  had  his  own  thoughts-each  one  in 
the  crowd. 


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AN  IRANIAN  FIGHTER  was  blasted  in  half  during 
an  Iraqi  air  raid.  Iraq  attacked  Iran  while  they  were 
having  difficulties  with  the  U.S.  in  hopes  of  easily 
gaining  control  of  bordering  land  which  the  two 
countries  have  been  fighting  over  for  hundreds  of 
years. 


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SHS  Life 

The  first  bell  rang  and 
the  first  crowd  entered  for 
the  year  1980-1981. 
Advancing  in  age  and 
knowledge,  these  individuals 
began  the  journey  through 
another  200  days.  High 
hopes  and  high  spirits  filled 
these  minds  and  hearts  to 
create  an  atmosphere  of 
Shortridgitiveness.  Prepare 
for  take-off.  Another  great 
year  is  on  it's  way. 


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Weekends! 

Those  two  days  between  Friday  and 
Monday  that  we  call  the  weekend  are 
well  savored  by  Ridgers.  Rarely  do 
you  find  a  Blue  Devil  cooped  up  in  the 
house  for  a  whole  two  days! 

Those  who  are  really  spirited  can  be 
found  cheering  for  our  teams,  wherev- 
er the  athletes  may  roam.  It's  amazing 
how  so  many  people  enjoy  cheering 
for  blue  and  white. 

Every  now  and  then,  we  all  love  to 
"get  down,  get  funky,  get  loose,"  and 
move  to  the  groove  of  the  latest  loo- 
ney  tune.  Although  disco  is  out,  danc- 
ing is  in  at  places  like  the  Galaxy. 
They're  even  doing  it  on  wheels  at 
U.S.A.  Skating  Rinks.  Wherever  the 
music  goes  the  Ridgers  are  sure  to 
follow. 

The  night  isn't  where  the  weekends 
stop  either.  If  you  find  someone  enjoy- 
ing the  sun  either  alone  or  with  friends 
at  Eagle  Creek  or  wherever  the  sur- 
roundings are  appropriate,  chances 
are  they're  associated  with  the  Ridge. 
The  variety  of  things  to  do  is  unlimited 
at  Eagle  Creek,  from  a  romantic  picnic 
to  a  rough  game  of  Buck-Buck.  You're 
sure  to  find  an  activity  to  fit  your 
mood. 

The  downtown  area  is  where  many 
of  us  have  found  tasty  relief  from  the 
cafeteria  blues  at  the  City  Market, 
Shapiro's,  or  Brother  Junipers.  The 
food  varies  from  large  sandwiches 
topped  with  natural  goodies  to  choco- 
late chip  cookies  six  inches  in  diame- 
ter. 


LOU  RAWLS  appeared  with  Natalie  Cole  Octo- 
ber 12  at  the  Convention  Center  in  a  one  perfor- 
mance concert.  It  was  a  concert  many  Ridgers 
did  not  miss. 

BLUE  DEVILS  ARE  NUMERO  UNO!  Students 
get  psyched  up  for  Homecoming  Weekend  at  a 
pep  session. 


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THE  RIDGER'S  DREAM  to  achieve  Fame! 
Fame  was  a  popular  movie  that  many  of  us  went 
to  see. 

CURTIS  MICKLE  and  saxophonist,  Linda  Smith 
jam  on  the  SHS  Pep  Song. 

DOWNTOWN  IS  THE  PLACE  to  find  Shor- 
tridgers  on  weekends.  Shopping  for  clothes, 
concert  tickets  and  delicious  foods  are  activities 
to  take  part  in  downtown,  as  well  as  meeting 
friends  and  just  hanging  out. 


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Autumn 


A  crisp  chill  fills  the  air.  The  leaves  come 
aflame  with  a  brilliance  only  nature  can  cre- 
ate. Fall  exploded  upon  us.  One  day  the  sun 
warmed  the  air  to  a  sweltering  80,  the  next 
day  the  mercury  dropped  to  a  high  of  50.  Of 
course  these  changes  aroused  many  stu- 
dents. There  was  a  slight  drop  in  classes  as 
Ridgers  tried  to  take  advantage  of  the  last 
several  sundrops  sprinkling  upon  us.  Talking 
with  seniors  revealed  a  common  uneasiness 
as  test  dates  and  deadlines  loomed  in  the 


very  near  future.  "How  am  I  gonna  make  it 
on  my  own?"  But  the  feeling  of  superiority 
quickly  returned  to  these  elder  students  as 
they  saw  the  freshmen  with  lost,  unsure 
looks  upon  their  faces. 

A  cycle  could  be  seen,  a  cycle  which 
prompted  a  sigh  of  relief.  Life  will  go  on.  Yet 
there  is  a  slight  change  in  it  all,  a  difference 
made  by  different  individuals  filling  the  same 
roles,  just  altering  the  process  enough  that 
each  one  stood  out  in  the  crowd. 


A  PERFECT  SCENE  for  fall,  a  large  harvest 
moon  and  romance. 


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AT   MORRISON'S  in  Glendale,   Sue   Bledsoe 
tries  on  a  stylish  hat  with  an  approving  smile. 


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YOUTH  DAY  was  held  October  11  at  Market 
Square  Arena  for  kids  of  all  ages.  The  Indy 
Checkers  had  a  display  to  publicize  the  team. 


TAMMY  HARRIS  accommodates  the  weather 
which  hopped  up  and  down  the  thermometer 
this  fall  by  wearing  a  sweatshirt  with  her  shorts. 


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ROY  TAYLOR  ILLUSTRATES  the  arrow  part  which 
was  popular  among  Shortridgc  males  last  fall. 


JEFFERY  AND  GREGORY  ELLIS  try  to  convince 
Cheryl  Colston  that  two  is  more  fun  than  one. 


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It  was  the  year  to  be  yourself  as  far  as 
most  Ridger's  attire  was  concerned.  Walking 
down  the  hall  at  Shortridge,  you  were  likely 
to  see  a  variety  of  styles.  Individuality  had  a 
lot  to  do  with  the  clothes  people  chose  to 
wear. 

Signatures  were  no  longer  confined  to  the 
pages  of  autograph  books.  Such  names  as 
Pierre  Cardin,  Gloria  Vanderbilt,  Calvin 
Klein,  and  Bill  Blass  could  be  found  on  back 
pockets  of  many  Shortridge  students. 

The  ever  popular  plaid  skirts,  tweed 
pants  and  sweaters  seemed  to  be  the  fall  and 
winter  fashions.  Rumor  had  it  that  the  skirt 
would  fly  to  the  thigh,  but  the  closest 
Ridgers  got  to  mini  skirts  were  the  S.H.S. 
cheerleaders. 

Hairstyles  of  '80-81  show  conformity 
among  young  men  at  Shortridge.  The  neat 
look  was  in,  but  as  for  the  young  ladies  it  was 
more  day  to  day  commodity. 

THE  ELLIS  TWINS,  Nannette  Obie,  and  Viki 
Shepard  think  that  fancy  attire  and  charming  smiles 
are  essential  to  climb  the  ladder  of  success. 


"WHAT  YOU  SEE  IS  what  you  get,"  says  Viki 
Shepard  in  her  sassy  outfit. 


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Spirit  SHS  Style 

This  years  Homecoming  was  one  of 
the  best  examples  of  school  spirit  that 
Shortridge  has  seen  in  a  long  time.  It 
started  a  whole  week  ahead  of  time  as 
the  seniors  decorated  the  senior  hall, 
daring  anyone  who  wasn't  of  senior 
status  to  enter  their  territory.  The 
very  spirited  juniors,  not  to  be  shown 
up  by  the  upperclassmen,  then  deco- 
rated their  hall  as  well  as  all  the  foot- 
ball players'  lockers!  But  the  spirit 
really  showed  when  the  pep  session 
got  under  way.  It  was  an  uplifting  sight 
to  see  the  entire  school  at  one  time 
cheering  with  enthusiasm.  There  was  a 
great  turn  out  of  Shortridge  fans  to  see 
the  Blue  Crush  play  the  Marshall  Patri- 
ots. Though  the  game  ended  in  defeat 
for  our  Devils,  Ridgers  carried  on  their 
celebrating  spirit  in  their  wild  adven- 
tures for  the  evening. 


THE  WILD  'N'  CRAZY  Juniors  won  the 

Homecoming  float  contest  with  their  theme  of  "Sink 

the  Patriots"  Boston  Tea  Party  style. 


OUR  MARCHING  BLUE  DEVILS  under  direction  of 

Mr.  Samuels  and  our  drum  major  Mark  Durham 

performed  for  the  first  time.  The  Devilettes  and 

majorette,  Kivya  Barlowe  were  the  prettier  part  of 

the  halftime  show. 


Homecoming  198C 


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Special  Lady 

Once  more  the  Juniors  and  Seniors  of 
Shortridge  High  School  got  ready  for  an- 
other memorable  evening  at  the  1980  Prom. 
With  the  theme  "Sitting  On  Top  of  the 
World,"  the  couples  entered  the  doors  of  St. 
Peter  Claver  with  excitment  and  anticipation 
of  what  the  evening  would  bring.  These  ele- 
gently  dressed  couples  danced  to  the  beat  of 
Ra  and  the  Sunship  and  then  led  by  newly 
crowned  King,  Henry  Reed,  and  Queen,  Fe- 
licia Edwards,  swayed  cheek  to  cheek  for 
the  King  and  Queen's  dance  to  the  tune  of 
"Gotta  Be  A  Special  Lady." 

As  was  promised,  this  evening  of  dining 
and  dancing  proved  to  be  a  success  as  each 
couple  in  the  crowd  showed  their  apprecia- 
tion of  all  the  work  that  went  into  making 
this  magical  evening  happen  by  thoroughly 
enjoying  themselves. 


HENRY  REED  and  Felicia  Edwards  showed  their 
moves  on  the  dance  floor. 


JUDY  MOORE  and  Angela  Martindale  congratulate 
their  new  Prom  Queen  Felicia  Edwards. 


MIKE  DOHRENWEND,  Henry  Reed,  Kevin  Thomas, 

Ezra  Johnson  wait  impatiently  to  find  out  which  one 

of  them  is  Prom  King! 


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Seniors  Sponsor  Spectacular  Show 


Every  year  the  Senior  class  sponsors  a 
variety  show.  This  year  it  was  better  than 
ever.  Singing,  dancing,  and  comedy  acts 
took  part  in  this  "classy"  event.  Spectacular 
voices  of  Anthony  Vinson,  Patricia  Ander- 
son, Mark  Durham,  Jessica  Hayes  and  many 
others  amazed  and  captivated  the  audience. 
Felecia  Edwards  and  Tony  Brown  thought  it 
best  to  come  out  on  stage  on  wheels.  The 
rollerskating  duo  inspired  the  audience  to 
"Rock,  Roll  and  Bound"  along.  For  Shor- 
tridge  Alum, Tracy  Markham,  it  was  a  nostol- 
gic  event  to  perform  in  the  show  once 
again.  Even  a  teacher  and  administrator  par- 
ticipated. Mr.  El  and  Miss  Miller  tantilized 
the  crowd  with  their  soulful  voices.  Taking 
home  first  prize  was  Anthony  Vinson.  Tony 
Pepper's  band  was  awarded  second  place. 


MR.  EL  AND  MRS.  MILLER  practice  to  perfect 
their  act  for  the  Senior  Variety  Show 

TAMAR  WHITTED,  the  Senior  Variety  Show 
chairman  excuse  me  chairperson  has 

everything  in  order. 

ANTHONY  VINSON  gives  us  an  example  of  his 
award  winning  talent. 


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SHORTRIDGE  HIGH  SCHOOL 


CALEB    MILLS    HALL 


Thursday  and  Fridav,  November  20, 21  —  7:30  p.m. 


Happy  Talk  atSHS 

South  Pacific  is  a  Rogers  and  Hammerstein  musical  which  was 
written  during  World  War  II  about  the  American  sailors  and  marines 
on  a  south  pacific  island  which  they  took  over.  Under  the  hot  lights 
of  Caleb  Mills  Hall,  palm  trees  swayed  and  grass  skirts  shook  up  the 
Shortridge  audience.  The  chilly  weather  of  November  20th  and  21st 
was  soon  to  be  forgotten  once  you  were  seated  in  front  of  the 
beautiful  sets  palm  trees,  volcanos,  and  clear  blue  oceans. 

This  musical  involves  many  love  stories  but  the  show's  comedy 
topped  it  off.  The  special  touch  of  humor  brought  on  by  our  own 
Tamar  Whitted  portraying  Bloody  Mary  and  the  funny  Brent  Hen- 
don  as  Billis  was  found  to  be  the  ticklish  spot  of  our  audience's 
funnybone.  A  wealthy,  middle  agedFrench  planter,  Emile  De  Beo- 
que,  portrayed  by  Anthony  Vinson,  falls  in  love  with  the  young 
nurse,  ensign  Nellie  Forbush,  played  by  Lisa  Contrers.  At  first  this 
doesn't  appear  to  be  a  good  relationship  but  later  has  a  happy 
ending.  Lt.  Cable,  played  by  Mark  Durham,  arrives  to  set  a  watch  on 
a  Japanese  held  island  nearby  when  he  becomes  the  next  victim  of 
love.  He  falls  for  Bloody  Mary's  daughter  Liat. 

After  many  latenight  rehearsals  and  the  curtain's  time  to  rise  was 
soon,  Philip  Hirsch,  Drama  director,  and  Myron  El,  Vocal  director, 
gathered  the  entire  cast  together  for  a  last  few  words  of  inspiration. 
In  this  large  mass  of  confusion  the  smiles  grew  larger  for  the  fact  that 
it  was  so  close  to  show  time. 

Even  though  the  production  was  accompanied  by  small  audiences 
it  proved  to  be  a  delightful  evening.  All  the  help  from  talented  set 
designer  Tom  Birk  and  the  stage  crew  led  by  Jerry  Lucas  which  did 
an  exquisite  job  of  creating  the  illusion  of  a  realistic  South  Pacific 
island  aided  in  producing  a  believable  atmosphere.  A  job  well  done 
to  the  entire  cast  including  Tom  and  Jerry. 


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BLOODY  MARY  played  by  Tamar  Whitted,  has  won  the 
hearts  of  all  the  service  men  on  the  island. 


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Special 
Thanks 

MYRON  EL Vocal  Director 

PHILIP  HIRSCH  ...  .  Drama  Director 

DeWITT  SAMUEL  Band  Director 

TOM  BIRK  Set  Design  and  Painting 

JERRY  LUCAS  and  STAGE  CREW     Sets 

SENIOR  CLASS   Publicity 

SUE  CEROLA  Publicity 

PAUL  GALL  AWAY        Piano  Accompani- 
ment 

CATHEDRAL  HIGH  SCHOOL    Costumes 
BRUCE  BROSIUS Choreography 


THE  MAIN  MEN  that  held  this  production  together  EMILE  DEBECQUE,  played  by  Anthony  Vinson, 

were  Mr.  El,  Mr.  Hirsch,  Mr.  Birk,  and  Mr.  Lucas.  tries  to  romance  Nellie  Forbush,  played  by  Lisa 

Contreras,  to  become  his  wife. 
BLOODY  MARY  TRIES  to  con  Lt.  Cable,  played  by 
'  Mark  Durham,  into  buying  some  of  her  island  wears. 


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A  Very  Merry  Christmas  Concert 


The  Music  Department  held  the  annual 
Christmas  Concert  on  December  17.  The 
Shortridge  Orchestra  set  the  mood  for  the 
evening  by  playing  Little  Drummer  Boy.  Ca- 
leb Mills  Hall  then  filled  with  joyous  voices  as 
the  Beginning  and  A  Cappella  choirs  per- 
formed several  selections  highlighted  with 
solos  by  Jaqueline  Slatter,  Berlynne  Turner 
and  Anthony  Vinson.  Tamar  Whitted  and 
Mark  Durham  surprised  attentive  listeners 
with  a  duet  of  Silver  Bells.  The  evening 
came  to  an  end  soon  after  the  band  had 
aroused  the  audience  with  the  energentic 
song  Sleigh  Ride.  Toes  tapped,  voices  car- 
oled, and  memories  were  flooded  by 
thoughts  of  happy  holidays. 

AND  THE  BAND  PLAYED  ON  This  year's 

Christmas  concert  featured  a  variety  of  music  which 

the  band  practiced  to  perfection  many  weeks  in 

advance. 


During  the  fall  of  1980  the  I.P.S.  School 
Board  announced  it's  plans  to  close  at  least 
one  high  school.  In  response  to  the  threat  on 
Shortridge's  life,  this  poster  was  produced 
to  inform  students  and  teachers  about  what 
they  could  do  to  save  their  school. 


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INDIANAPOLIS 


Once  again,  we  are  hearing  the  rumblings  of  the  possibility  of  Shortridge 
being  closed.  Many  people  feel  that  the  current  threat  is  perhaps  the  most 
serious  in  recent  years.  Over  the  next  two  months  several  hearings  will  be  held 
to  determine  whether  or  not  Shortridge  is,  indeed,  one  of  the  Indianapolis 
Public  High  Schools  destined  to  bite  the  dust. 

But  fear  not,  fellow  Shortridgers,  just  as  this  threat  upsets  many  of  us,  it 
also  draws  us  together.  In  other  words,  Shortridge  students,  old  and  new,  are 
again  joining  together  to  fight  off  this  ominous  threat. 

How  can  you  support  your  school?  One  is  to  be  ready  to  attend  any 
hearings  or  meetings  that  could  influence  the  fate  of  Shortridge;  and  what 
better  way  to  appear  at  the  meetings  or  anywhere  than  in  a  shirt,  sweatshirt  or 
jacket  emblazoned  with  the  words  "Shortridge  IS  Indianapolis"? 

Yes,  for  only  $1.00  you  can  have  this  slogan  silk  screened  on  any  article  of 
clothing  you  wish.  Help  show  your  school  spirit  by  bringing  your  shirts,  sweats, 
or  any  other  garment,  to  room  320  where  Ms.  Cerola  and  her  art  energy  team 
will  print  your  garb  from  now  until  December  18,  periods  one  through  eight. 
The  article  of  clothing,  naturally  is  suggested  to  be  either  blue  or  white. 

Don't  let  your  school  and  all  it  stands  for  die  without  a  fight,  do  your  part 
to  save  Shortridge. 


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Vaudeville  Acts  Get  Down  To  Business 


"There's  No  Business  Like  Show  Busi- 
ness," was  the  theme  for  this  years  Junior 
Vaudeville.  Once  again  it  was  apparent  that 
a  lot  of  time  effort,  and  emotion  went  into 
this  theatrical  production.  To  start  off  the 
show,  some  of  Shortridge's  own  Devilettes 
performed  a  danceline  to  the  Vaudeville's 
famous  theme  song.  The  first  act  continued 
the  high  quality  of  entertainment  with  "A 
Neptune  Interlude"  written  by  Edie  Cassell 
and  Dianna  Maynard.  It  was  followed  by 
"The  Last  Remake  of  the  Mummy's  Curse," 
a  comedy  written  by  Mike  Selby  and  Cyrus 
Behroozi  which  had  the  audience  rolling  on 
the  floor  in  laughter.  The  third  and  final  act 


was  "Homer's  Odyssey"  written  by  Julia 
Wegner  and  Paul  Galloway.  Along  with 
these  three  terrific  casts,  there  were  four 
intermission  acts.  Suzanna  Mitchell  sang, 
with  a  little  help  from  her  family,  while  Pat- 
rick Appleton  daringly  rode  his  six  foot  uni- 
cycle.  Rhonda  McNiel,  Sarah  Lobley  and 
Kristin  Johnson  thrilled  their  viewers  with 
stylish  dancing. 

After  the  final  curtain  call  a  grand  feeling 
of  satisfaction  filled  those  who  attended  and 
participated  in  this  annual  gala.  A  hearty 
congratulations  is  due  to  everyone  who  was 
involved  in  this  years  Junior  Vaudeville  for  a 
fine  job  done. 


ROCHELLE  BOYD  AND  Mark  Durham  give  each 

other  a  smile  of  confidence  as  they  see  this 

yearsVaudeville  form. 

DEVILETTES;  Row  One:  Rhonda  McNiel,  Carla 

Williams.  Row  Two:  Kim  Johnson,  Kathy  LeForge, 

Tammy  Holtz,  Syephanie  Butler,  Mary  Ann  Endsley. 

RHONDA  MCNIEL  strikes  a  classic  pose  for  a 
yearbook  photographer  during  Vaudeville  Practice. 

PATRICK  APPLETON  displays  his  high  rise  one- 
wheeler. 

SUZANNA  MITCHEL  intently  watches  the 
excitement  brewing  as  Vaudeville  practices  begin. 


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Act  I;  Back  Row;  Hannah  Meadows,  Ricky  Rodney, 

Cathy  Hinant,  Kim  Johnson,  Harry  Summers,  Jacque 

Slatter,  Front  Row;  Andrea  Floyd,  John  Riser. 

Act  II;  Back  Row;  Chris  Wood,  Adam  Coleman, 

David  Guernsey,  Derex  Walker,  Katie  Walker,  Front 

Row;  Anne  Daniell,  Paul  West,  Chris  Keys. 

Act  III;  Ava  Dorn,  Tamar  Whitted,  Toni  Brown, 

Kelly  Vale,  Lisa  Contreras,  Rhonda  McNiel,  Front 

Row;  Damon  Davis,  Jeff  Whitesell,  William  Thomas, 

Clara  Barnett,  Jeffrey  Wallace. 


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High  Class  Acts  Starring  In  Caleb  Mills 


H1DETAR0  SUZUKI,  principle  violinist  and  concert 

master  of  the  Indianapolis  Symphony  Orchestra 

plays  his  violin  with  style  that  is  studied  around  the 

nation. 

LES  TAYLOR  and  his  jazz  band  entertain  Ridgers 
with  a  variety  of  tunes, 


Ridgers  saw  and  heard  proof  that  the  ad- 
ministration really  got  their  heads  together 
to  think  of  cultural  activities  to  benefit  the 
student.  Starting  in  October,  a  series  of  audi- 
toriums was  presented  during  3rd  period  to 
the  entire  school.  After  several  years  of  split 
auditoriums  which  confused  teachers,  stu- 
dents, and  schedules,  the  administration  de- 
cided to  have  only  one  auditorium  for  all 
students.  The  result  was  studded  with  suc- 
cess. 

The  first  auditorium  was  a  pep  session  for 
homecoming.  In  only  40  minutes,  Ridgers 
had  Caleb  Mills  Hall  bursting  with  spirit. 
Next  to  hit  the  Ridge,  on  October  22,  was 
Artist  in  Residence,  Les  Taylor.  Students 
were  showing  signs  of  excitement  even  be- 
fore entering  the  auditorium  as  the  smooth, 
jazzy  tones  of  Les  Taylor  and  band  drifted 
into  the  hallways.  Les  Taylor,  a  native  of 
Indpls.,  comes  to  Shortridge  every  Tuesday 
and  Thursday  to  instruct  all  musicians  inter- 
ested in  jazz.  His  performance  demanded  a 
standing  ovation. 

The  Indianapolis  Symphony  Orchestra 
made  their  annual  visit  to  the  Ridge,  bringing 
with  them  Hidetaro  Suzuki,  a  famed  Japa- 
nese violinist.  Directed  by  Kenneth  Kiesler, 


the  symphony  played  a  variety  of  music, 
ranging  from  a  ballet  for  elephants  by  Dvo- 
rak to  the  soundtrack  from  Star  Wars,  to 
illustrate  the  great  versatility  of  the  sympho- 
ny. Ridgers  showed  their  respect  and  appre- 
ciation for  all  who  performed.  The  adminis- 
tration deserves  a  big  hand  for  all  their  work. 


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■  rvx  rial  s 


The  purpose  of  this  school  or  any  school  is  to  educate 
each  individual  who  enters  its  doors  to  its  fullest  capac- 
ity. We  here  at  Shortridge  believe  that  the  variety  of 
classes  offered  to  us  are  the  common  factors  that  unite 
us  in  academic  harmony.  This  past  year  has  carried  on 
the  SHS  tradition  of  upholding  a  stringent  yet  enjoyable 
educational  program. 

There  is  a  hope  that  within  these  next  several  pages  a 
few  hundred  people  will  be  flooded  with  the  excitement 
that  carried  through  the  1980-81  school  year. 


Shortridge's  Third  Year  As  Home  Of  Performing  Arts  School 


It  is  appropriate  that  this  section  starts 
with  Introduction  to  Performing  Arts  be- 
cause this  is  where  it  all  begins.  In  Intro. 
Perf.,  as  it  is  familiarly  called,  students  learn 
basic  techniques  of  each  of  the  five  compo- 
nents: Music,  Visual  Arts,  Theater,  Dance 
and  Writing.  The  purpose  of  this  course  is 
for  students  to  become  a  good  audience  of 
art  in  all  forms.  Intro.  Perf.  also  offers  a 
chance  for  students  to  realize  their  talents 
and  prepare  for  auditions  in  the  separate 
components. 

But  this  class  is  more  than  study  it  also 
includes  writing  and  filming  soap  operas, 
choreographing  and  performing  dances  and 
drawing  portraits.  Guest  performers  are  a 
very  important  part  of  introduction  to  Per- 
forming Arts.  Students  have  the  opportunity 
to  learn  about  art  from  the  artists  them- 
selves. 


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An  Artist's  View 

How  would  you  like  to  be  in  a  class  where 
you  are  graded  on  your  originality?  Original- 
ity is  one  of  the  most  important  aspects  of 
the  SPA  Visual  Arts  class.  In  this  class,  be- 
tween six  and  eight  brave  people  work  on 
everything  from  portraits  to  sculptures. 

Although  a  questionable  feature  of  a 
school  of  Performing  Arts,  Visual  Arts  is  an 
integral  part  of  this  magnet  program.  It  is 
also  unique  in  many  ways.  While  in  most 
components  it  is  necessary  to  audition  for 
placement,  with  a  song,  a  piece  from  a  play, 
or  a  movement  class,  V.A.  students  are  ex- 
pected to  present  a  portfolio  of  their  works. 

Field  trips  are  a  frequent  experience  of 
the  V.A.  students.  Inspiring  surroundings 
are  very  important  to  all  artists.  For  students 
of  the  Visual  Arts  component,  this  could 
mean  a  corridor  of  the  Indianapolis  Museum 
of  Art,  a  bit  of  shade  in  the  courtyard,  or  a 
cluttered,  very  familiar,  room  with  classical 
music  in  the  air. 

In  Visual  Arts  most  people  have  a  special- 
ty. Students  are  given  more  freedom  to  "go 
their  own  way"  than  in  regular  art  class. 
Assignments  are  given  but  you  are  "on  your 
own"  to  develop  them.  Visual  Arts  is  a  chal- 
lenging part  of  the  School  of  Performing 
Arts  which  allows  much  space  for  individual- 
ism. 

FIRST  AND  second  period  Introduction  to  the  Perform- 
ing Arts  students  focus  on  a  study  in  portrait  drawing. 


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In  Harmony 


Confused  vocal  and  instrumental  students 
stumble  through  sight  singing  exercises  and 
various  other  lessons,  such  as  conducting 
and  performance  techniques  in  the  Ad- 
vanced SPA  Music  Class. 

This  class  is  quite  different  from  past 
years,  singers  and  instrumental  musicians 
are  together  in  one  class  learning  many  as- 
pects of  music  instead  of  having  intensive 
study  in  just  one  area.  With  a  grant  from 
Young  Audiences,  some  students  are  receiv- 
ing weekly  private  lessons.  Young  Audi- 
ences also  sponsors  visiting  artists  who  come 
to  perform  and  answer  questions.  And,  of 
course,  all  SPA  Music  students  are  required 
to  perform  at  least  once  every  six  weeks. 
Everyone  helps  to  critique  each  other  with 
the  assistance  of  their  instructor,  Roger  S. 
Spaulding.  Mr.  Spaulding  is  kept  very  busy 
by  his  students,  expecially  by  dodging  com- 
ments based  on  his  name. 

With  this  type  of  class,  students  are  given 
the  chance  to  develope  their  own  creativity 
while  helping  classmates  in  their  studies. 

PAUL  GALLOWAY  demonstrates  his  conducting 
techniques  in  SPA  Music  class. 

MISHON  RODDY  AND  Tina  Summerfield  develope 
symbols  of  the  past,  present  and  future  of  their  lives  in 
SPA  Visual  Arts  class  as  instructor  Patt  Tiemier  looks 


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A  Dancer  Dances 


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What  is  the  first  thing  that  comes  to  your 
mind  when  you  hear  the  word  "dance"?  Do 
you  picture  hair  tightly  pulled  into  buns  and 
shiny  pink  pointe  shoes?  Or  do  you  have  an 
image  of  bangles  and  bellybuttons?  If  you 
chose  the  first  answer,  you  have  just  won  a 
pair  of  season  tickets  to  the  New  York  City 
Ballet  performances. 

Well,  "dance"  for  the  students  enrolled  in 
the  Performing  Arts  Dance  course  means  a 
lot  more  than  toe  shoes  or  bellybuttons.  It 
means  dancing  five  days  a  week  whether 
there's  frost  on  the  ballet  barres  or  steamy 
mirrors.  It  means  tearing  off  sweaty  tights 
and  leotards  after  class,  showering  in  John- 
sons and  Johnson's  Baby  Powder  and  jump- 
ing into  your  clothes  in  just  two  and  one  half 
minutes.  It  also  means  a  total  dedication  to 
your  interest  in  dance  (ie,  concentrating  on 
keeping  your  arms  in  third  arabesque  in  that 
flying  split  leap  across  the  dance  studio).  It 
can  mean  aggravation  when  your  hair  pins 
fly  out  of  your  hair  while  you  attempt  a 
quaduple  turn,  but  dance  can  also  mean  ex- 
hileration  when  an  instructor  gives  you  a 
compliment  for  your  efforts. 

A  theory  on  "dance":  it  may  not  be  a  bed 
of  roses,  but  who  ever  said  that  in  the  pro- 
cess of  collecting  petals,  you  wouldn't  have 
to  tap  dance  on  a  few  thorns. 

AN  IMPORTANT  goal  of  an  actor  is  to  learn  as 

much  about  one's  self  as  possible.  Theatre  student, 

Lisa  Contreras,  explores  past  experiences  through 

hypnosis  while  Jeff  Whitesell,  Helen  Coleman,  and 

Greg  Goggins,  supervise. 


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Call  Backs 

Theater  is  the  art  of  the  dramatic  per- 
former. Theater  is  special  because  in  drama 
you  are  given  a  chance  to  express  yourself. 
It  can  be  used  to  share  an  idea,  illustrate  a 
theory,  or  just  used  to  "let  yourself  go". 
With  theater  you  are  given  a  chance  to  try  a 
different  personality  for  size.  You  can  be- 
come a  different  person. 

The  Performing  Arts  Theater  class  meets 
Monday  through  Friday  for  the  first  three 
periods  at  the  Civic  Theater  on  the  grounds 
of  the  Indianapolis  Museum  of  Art.  The  stu- 
dents and  Roberta  Bowers  and  Liz  White, 
the  theater  teachers,  start  each  day  with 
warm-up  exercises  and  voice  exercises. 
These  exercises,  just  as  exercises  of  a  danc- 
er, help  the  artists  loosen  up  and  prepare  to 
work.  During  the  remainder  of  the  class  time 
students  work  on  concentration,  relaxation 
(harder  than  you  think),  body  movement, 
stage  presence,  interpretation  of  the  writer's 
material,  and  other  theater  performance 
qualities.  Often,  students  split  up  into 
groups  to  practice  dialogues  and  to  criticize 
and  help  each  other.  As  "homework",  stu- 
dents are  often  expected  to  read  plays,  write 
reports  on  them,  and  practice  roles  for 
plays.  Analysis  papers  are  also  a  part  of 
theater  "homework".  To  be  a  theater  stu- 
dent is  to  encounter  new,  exciting  exper- 
iences every  day. 


DANCE  KALIEDOSCOPE  member,  Ginger  Hall 
leads  beginning  class  in  contractions. 


BARRE  EXAM-Beginning  students  Tara  Hall  and 
Heather  Strickland  stretch  at  the  barre  during  one  of 
the  periodic  exam  claases. 


GREG  GOGGINS  and  Susan  Gerard  practice  oral 
interpretation  in  Theatre  class. 


spa  theatre/33 


Future  Recipients  Of  Pulitzer  Prizes 


In  a  dark  smoky  room  sit  two 
thoughtful  writers.  Every  day  for 
three  periods  you  can  find  these 
characters  in  the  English  office.  They 
make  up  the  writing  component  of 
Performing  Arts.  Liz  White  is  the  ad- 
visor and  oversees  the  class. 


The  bum  plays  his  bottle  of  rum  like  a  drum 

There  is  no  measure  to  his  back  street  beat 

The  bum  rides  in  the  sattle  of  the  rattling  sidewalk 

He  talks  about  battle  and  the  scattered  feelings 

He  speaks  without  words  about  the  wheeles  barrelling  past 

They  must  interrupt  his  latest  mass 

They  splash  trash  on  his  ash. 

He  tastes  the  faces  on  the  store  front  glass 
Passing  backwards  like  blank  seconds 
On  a  clock 

He  hears  clicks  and  shocking  trucks  blasting  by 
Echoing  hollow  moans  in  his  halls  upstairs 
He  smells  his  rum  coming  to  drink  him. 
He  sees  everything  he  looks  at  but 
Watches  nothing  above  eye  level. 

He  lives  alone 

On  carpeted  stone,  feeling  the  tone  and  hue 

Of  drowning  in  shining  wine 

He's  in  his  late  days  and  lays  in  the 

Hazy  gutter,  knowing  the  t.v.  screen  street  keeps 

His  feet  in  line. 

He's  happier  there  cause  he  knows  everybody 

Doesn't  know  him. 

He  knows  when  to  quit  and 

Feels  it  in  the  weight  of  his  beggar's  hat  hand 

He  knows  when  he's  holding  spare  change  but 

Feels  it  when  its  sloshing  inside  him. 

He  knows  his  bottle  like  his  mother  but 

Feels  it  when  she  slips  away. 


He  knows  the  feeling  of  being  alone  but 
Feels  the  knowledge  of  being  grown-up  and 
Stoned.    Bfl 

The  feet  click  by  slower  when  he's  sober. 
-Aaren  Perry 


i 


Opening  statements  are  to  enhance  the 


observer,  but  with  the  stubborn  and 


intangible  naivity  of  two  Shortridge 
students,  I'll  ask  you  to  observe  the 
enhancing  of  us,  opening  our  stateliness  to 
almost  closed. 

In  other  words,  a  horrendous  amount  of 
conforming  is  required  to  put  into  definate 
staterrlents,  the  vivid  asthetics  that  are 
trying  to  capture,  in  full  detail  the  most 
horrifying,  exhilarating,  expanding  and 
transitional  period  of  anyone's  life-high 
school. 

It's  similar  to  taking  a  picture  of  the 
noonday  sun  with  a  wide  open  lens. 
-Korben  Peril 

My  poetic  license  has  expired 
Expiration  date  unknown 
Rhymes  seem  listless  and  tired. 
My  only  comfort  is  to  be  alone. 
In  the  confines  of  my  studio, 
Meter  sticks  in,  my  mind, 
Where  words  swirl  to  and  fro. 
I  feel  my  thoughts  are  blind 
Syllables  fall  of  slippery  slides. 
Dangling  modifiers  hang  on 
Rhymes,  my  pen  they  chide. 
My  thoughts  go  through  such 
If  my  license  has  run  out 
As  a  poet,  I've  lost  my  clout. 
-Heidi  Vail 


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Everybody's  got  a  song  to  sing 
Everybody's  got  to  do  their  thing. 

-Elton  John 


Every  Size  Loves  To  Vocalize 


The  Shortridge  Choir  is  not  just  a 
bunch  of  loud-mouthed  kids.  It  is  com- 
posed of  a  group  of  students  with  songs 
in  their  hearts.  The  choir  travels  to  var- 
ious places,  such  as  the  City  Market  and 
Monument  Circle,  to  spread  their  joy 
through  song.  Laverne  Thomas,  a  four 
year  member  of  the  choir,  says,  "The 
best  thing  about  the  choir  is  that  the  peo- 
ple get  along  with  one  another  no  matter 
what  happens,  and  the  teacher  is  an  okay 
guy  at  times." 

The  choir,  a  half  credit  class,  meets 
with  a  regular  daily  schedule.  Some  choir 
members  use  their  voice  talents  to  per- 
form in  school  productions,  such  as  the  all 
school  musical,  Vaudeville,  and  special 
holiday  programs.  The  choir  has  received 
standing  ovations  for  their  performance 
in  music  festivals  for  several  years. 

Although  the  choir  is  small  in  quantity, 
they  make  up  for  it  in  quality. 

PRACTICED  PIANIST,  Anthony  Vinson,  notes 
talent   while  accompanying  the  choir. 


CHOIR  DIRECTOR  Myron  El  leads  straight-jacket- 
ed Lilian  Bunch  and  the  rest  of  his  motley  crew. 


vocal  music/35 


Music  is  a  world  within  itself. 
It's  a  language  we  all  understand. 

-STEV1E  WONDER 


Take  Time  To  Retire  Elsewhere 


While  the  third  period  retirees  think 

Their  wish  of  education's  abscence 

Is  thought  out, 

They  wish  for  thought, 

But  out  with  that. 

They  all  eat  Walsh,  talk  Welsh,  smoke  weed, 
feed  the  fish  that  jump  from  the  street  and 
watch  the  wrong  bus  blow  by  with  the  leaves 
and  their  lives. 

They  don't  understand  that  the  undermining 

of  their  mind 

Is  above  their  head 

CAN  YOU  SMILE  while  holding  a  violin  under  your 

chin? 

ORCHESTRA,  MR.  Medjeski,  Lisa  Tuggles,  Tanya 
Summers,  Keith  Bush,  Clara  Burnett,  Linda  Gibson, 

Regina  Williams. 


On  the  third  floor  in  Les  Taylor's  saxo- 
phone. 

All  that  jazz  has  some  dudes  in  real 
Concentration  in  fact,  the  place  is 

Almost  Jampacked. 

Instead  of  looking  on  things  with  a  frown, 
musicians  are  listening  to  a  dulcet  sound  and 
creating  images  from  Little  lambs  to  heart- 
break hotels. 

These  dudes  go  to  town  now,  not  waiting  for 
public   transportation  Audio   portions 


produce  parcipitation,  whether  it's  listening 

to  the  weather  water  your  willow  tree,  or 

letting  your  fingers  linger 

Through  a  4/4  beat 

On  the  radio. 

Those  who  can't  find  the  right  words 

And  analyze  the  definitions,     .  . 

Can  definitely  find  the  time 

To  keep  the  beat 

And  use  that  song  to  communicate  and 

Define  themselves  with  sound. 

-Korben  Perry 


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■I 


MARK  DURHAM  shows  he  can  create  tuneful  melodies  with  his 
shining  baritone. 

CHRIS  KEYS  IS  caught  here  secretly  reading  his  music  on  the  bell 
of  his  trumpet. 

MARCHING  BAND,  Row  One;  Michele  Brown,  Kivya  Barlowe, 
Claire  Burnett,  Row  Two:  Rochelle  Boyd,  Curtis  Mickle,  Wayne 
Hughes,  Denise  Stanley,  Chris  Noel,  Katharine  Childers,  Lisa  Bell, 
Julie  Peacock,  Walter  Parks,  Mark  Durham,  Row  Three;  Jim 
Blankenbaker,  Robert  Carroll,  Chris  Keys,  Glen  Goodrich,  Kristi 
Miller,  Linda  Edmonds,  Ava  Dorn,  Linda  Smith,  Karen  Bailey, 
Forrest  Radcliffe,  Chuck  Rugh,  Row  Four;  Marcus  Taylor,  Kenneth 
Watkins,  Arthur  Ashbridge,  Patrick  Mosley,  Jason  Swift,  Harry 
Summers,  George  Woodruff,  Vaugn  Miller,  Matt  Murrell,  Dwight 
Winters,  Derex  Walker,  Sam  Keys. 


**#smm, 


•0    •    aw*1 


instrumental  music/37 


Where  there  is  much  desire  to  learn,  there  of  necessity 
will  be  much  arguing,  much  writing,  many  opinions,  for 
opinion  in  good  men  is  but  knowledge  in  the  making. 
-John  Milton 

Elements  Of  Expression 

Yes,  Humanity  is  still  alive  and  well  and 
living  in  the  infamous  room  214.  Most  of 
humanities,  anyway,  assemble  as  a  class  in 
the  heart  of  the  english  wing  everyday. 

The  H.O.G.W.A.S.H.  organization:  Hu- 
manities Organization  for  Greater  Widening, 
Awareness  and  Strengthening  of  Happiness 
is  a  melting  pot  of  the  school's  premier  intel- 
lectuals, bums,  artisans,  introverts  and  extra- 
curricularverts. 

The  classroom  is  constantly  burgeoing 
with  inspiration  that  flows  from  "The  Old 
Master"  himself,  Mr.  Allen  Sutherland. 
Faithfully,  these  students  work  with  Mr. 
Sutherland  on  developing  awareness  of  and 
opinions  on  the  central  world  conflicts  and 
accomplishments  of  our  time.  Mr.  Suther- 
land teaches  the  children  of  his  previous 
students  with  the  same  vigor  and  newness 
that  he  has  had  since  the  beginning.  He  pre- 
sents an  opportunity  in  the  humanities  class 
for  students  to  speak  their  mind  openly  in 
regards  to  the  current  topic  of  discussion. 

Students,  therefore,  have  a  chance  to  de- 
velop a  strong  sense  of  the  way  they  deal 
with  problems  and  an  in-depth  analogue  of 
ideas  that  they  are  confident  about  express- 
ing. 

The  class  has  stumbled  upon  many  an 
earthly  revelation  and  a  few  cosmic  ones 
too,  but  the  rare  adventure  in  studying  the 
great  literature,  classical  and  current  ideas 
and  the  way  that  we  communicate  to  one 
another  is  that  we  are  thinking  for  ourselves. 
We  are  not  just  being  taught,  we  are  learn- 
ing. And  even  more  importantly,  we  are 
learning  how  to  learn!  Cheers  H.O.G- 
.W.A.S.H.! 

1ST  DAS  N1CHT  ein  Schnitzelbank?  Ja,  das  ist  ein 

Schnitzelbank! 

THIS  STUDENT  puzzles  the  age  old  question,  "Is 
there  sentence  diagraming  after  death?" 

CATHY  COLEMAN  advertises  hugs  on  her  T-shirt 
during  French  class. 


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If  you  ever  happen  to  pass  by  room  214 
and  witness  otherwise  normal  and  sane  peo- 
ple, contorting  their  faces  in  ridiculous  fash- 
ions, don't  be  alarmed,  it's  only  one  of  Mr. 
Sutherland's  "classes  francaises"  trying  to 
perfect  their  French  pronunciations. 

The  recent  trend  has  been  to  shy  away 
from  foreign  language  classes  because  many 
people  feel  that  they  are  a  waste  of  time  and 
effort.  They're  not!  Knowing  another  lan- 
guage not  only  comes  in  handy  when  travel- 
ing but  also  in  understanding  the  way  lan- 
guages function  and  that  there  are  many 
similarities  between  them.  Mastering  one 
foreign  language  often  sparks  a  person  to 
give  another  language  a  try.  Though  it  usual- 
ly takes  a  trip  to  the  actual  country,  in  an 

Poetry  Is  Meridian  Street 

Poetry  is  Meridian  street-slicing  the  city 
in-half  and  ushering  bunches  of  lazy  busses 
to  town-bouncing  off  the  curb  as  the 
traffic  gravity  pulls  them  down  there.  The 
constant  chase  of  travelers  shuffle  bums 
to  asthetic  alleys  and  beurocrats  to  the 
grid-iron  sidewalks.  The  yellowing  no 
parking  curbs  where  everyone  meets:  At 
Poetry  and  Meridian  Streets. 


atmosphere  where  the  language  is  constant- 
ly, to  become  fluent.  One  should  at  least 
have  the  following  skills  after  completing 
high  school:  the  ability  to  conjugate  verbs, 
construct  sentences,  speak  with  an  accent, 
have  a  fairly  wide  vocabulary  and  be  able  to 
read  comprehensively. 

If  none  of  these  reasons  are  appealing  to 
you,  look  at  it  this  way:  in  the  foreign  lan- 
guage you  speak,  you  can  give  shocking 
accounts  of  last  weekend's  party  at  the  din- 
ner table,  tell  your  arch  enemy  what  you 
really  think  of  him/her,  or  inform  a  total 
stranger  that  you  don't  watch  "DALLAS" 
and  that  you  don't  even  care  who  shot  J.R., 
provided  they  don't  speak  the  language. 
They'll  never  be  the  wiser,  but  you  will! 


Poetry  is  Rudolph  Rumple-skin  Double- 
Clutch,  propped  on  his  stalwatt  legs  with 
his  head  devouring  the  bowl  and  his  ears 
in  the  food.  He  just  never  grew  into  his 
skin-His  body  is  out  of  proportion:  The 
looks  of  him  are  straight  out  of  poetry 


MR.  SUTHERLAND,  head  of  both  English  and 
Foreign  Language  departments,  somehow  finds  time 
to  instruct  both  Humanities  and  French  classes  while 
working  on  his  doctorate. 


Art  And 

Poetry 
By 

Aaren  Perry 


foreign  language/39 


Science  is  an  imaginative  adventure  of  the  mind  seeking  truth  in  a 
world  of  mystery. 

-Cyril  Hinshelwood 

Formulas  For  Science 


Science  might  be  defined  as  the  empirical 
search  for  truth;  begun  initially  by  the  philos- 
ophers. Philosophy,  which  might  be  called 
the  mother  of  science,  involved  nothing  but 
the  observation  of  everything;  as  such,  it  was 
the  first  attempt  at  ascribing  rational  expla- 
nations to  inexplicable  phenomenan.  Al- 
though philosophy  is  responsible  for  the  en- 
richment and  cultivation  of  the  western 
mind,  it  has  always  been  hampered  by  the 
all-encompassing  sphere  of  knowledge 
which  it  had  as  its  subject  for  observation. 
For  progress  to  continue,  some  specializa- 
tion, some  division  of  labor  had  to  develop. 

The  advent  of  science,  and  the  develop- 
ment of  the  many  disciplines  subsumed  un- 
der it,  marked  man's  continued  efforts  to 
define  the  universe  in  some  rational  way. 
Science  may  ultimately  be  the  highest  form 
of  inquiry  because  it  alone  has  as  its  objec- 
tive a  lucid  understanding  of  the  true  nature 
of  things.  It,  unlike  many  other  disciplines,  is 
based  not  upon  presuppositions,  but  rather 
upon  empirical  evidence  which  allows  cer- 
tain inferences  to  be  made  on  the  nature  of 
our  surroundings. 

We  are  wrongly  given  to  regard  the  ad- 
vent of  science  as  a  divergence  from  all 
determinism.  The  choice  lay  not  between  a 
theistic  determinism  and  freedom;  but  rather 
between  a  theistic  determinism  and  a  scienti- 
fic determinism.  The  process  of  science  is 
forever  uncovering  unalterable  laws  of  na- 
ture which  are  far  more  inexorable  than  the 
Ten  Commandments. 

THE  SKELETON  in  Mr.  Baker's  closet  is  brought 
out  for  public  review. 

RELIVING  DAYS  of  Hotwheel  Happiness,  Keithie 

Blane  and  Kevin  Thompson  experiment  with  the 

properties  of  Inertia. 


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AN  INCENTIVE  PROGRAM  to  get  students 
motivated  in  math  got  it's  start  with  a  display  of 
students  making  'As'  first  semester. 

JACKIE  GREENWOOD  puts  an  extra  ounce  of 
enthusiasm  into  everything  she  does. 


A  Day  In  The  Life 

Every  morning  Addie  Minus  wakes  up 
when  the  little  hand  reaches  the  number 
three  (approximately  45"  from  twelve.).  She 
rolls  out  of  bed  which  is  1.5  meters  from  the 
ground,  and  ambles  on  over  to  the  bath- 
room. While  standing  in  front  of  the  circular 
mirror,  which  has  an  area  of  2  pi  r,  she 
figures  the  volume  of  toothpaste  needed  to 
allow  each  tooth  exactly  .34  cubic  cm.  After 
brushing  she  smiles  a  perfect  concave  smile. 
She  is  dressed  in  exactly  four  minutes  and 
nineteen  seconds  and  proceeds  downstairs 
to  feast  on  a  precise  picnic.  Addie  multiplies 
her  eggs  by  three  and  divides  them  into  a 
scramble.  She  takes  the  first  derivative  of 
well-defined  wheat  toast  and  spreads  butter 
two  mm.  thick.  She  measures  her  juice  into  a 
graduated  cyclinder  and  drips  it  out  drop  by 
drop.  She  munches  and  crunches  through 
these  mid  morning  brunches  with  200n  of 
force  from  each  jaw.  At  9:53  with  definite 
steps  she  makes  her  way  to  the  bus  stop. 
The  bus  driver  arrives  at  9:55  with  a  speed 
of  40  meters  per  second.  She  subtracts  the 
miles  and  bisects  the  smiles  while  reciting  the 
Pythagorean  theorem.  And  at  last  she  is 
there,  in  a  heaven  of  digits,  surrounded  by 
numerals  and  symbols.  She  goes  to  each 
class  in  a  daze,  multiplying  her  joy  exponen- 
tially. She  is  enrolled  in  algebra,  geometry, 
calculus  and  computer.  She  is  also  studying 
advanced  math  and  general  math.  As  she 
rides  home  each  brain  cell  is  anticipating  the 
equations,  theorems  and  axioms  the  next 
day  will  bring. 


mathematics/41 


Human  history  is,  in  essence,  a  history  of  ideas. 

KG.  Wells 


Students  Live  History 


Throughout  time  it  has  been  said  that  man 
learns  from  his  past  mistakes.  If  this  is  true, 
then  the  History  Department  here  at  Shor- 
tridge  has  a  lot  of  teaching  to  do.  Whether 
one  studies  Alexander's  invasion  of  Egypt  in 
the  World  Civilization  class  or  Hitler's  inva- 
sion of  Poland  in  the  U.S.  History  class, 
experience  spans  the  gap  of  time  to  educate 
man  of  his  past  tragedies  and  triumphs. 

One  should  not  think  that  the  job  of  a 
history  teacher  is  an  unpleasnt  one.  U.S. 
History  teacher  James  Hausmann  states,  "1 
see  History  as  an  endless  story  which  can  be 
interpreted  in  many  different  ways."  He 
went  on  to  say  that  he  still  enjoys  teaching 
immensely  even  after  years  of  classes.  But 
teachers  are  not  the  only  people  who  enjoy 
History.  Sophomore  Cyrus  Behroozi  says, 
"History  is  by  far  my  favorite  subject.  I  think 
it's  much  more  interesting  than  any  other." 
Sophomore  Natasha  Wagner  added,  "It's 
like  reading  a  fairy  tale  or  a  novel  with  the 
added  adventure  of  it  being  true."  At  any 
rate,  students  here  will  continue  to  live  a 
part  of  history  every  day.  They  walk  the 
halls  of  Indianapolis'  first  high  school,  Shor- 
tridge. 

EZRA  JOHNSON  assumes  the  "Thinker"  pose 
during  a  history  discourse. 

MR.  PAYNE  brushes  up  on  his  government 
knowledge  by  attending  Mr.  Morgan's  class. 


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Draw! 


To  an  artist,  a  blank  piece  of  paper,  a  new 
ump  of  clay  or  a  smooth  piece  of  wood  is  an 
invitation.  Hidden  inside  are  paintings,  sculp- 
tures and  carvings  waiting  to  be  discovered. 
The  possibilities  are  endless.  Each  artist  uses 
his  creativity  to  find  something  different. 
When  the  pen  touches  the  paper  everything 
begins  to  flow.  The  artist  becomes  part  of 
what  is  being  created.  The  sculpture, 
worked  on  for  so  many  hours,  becomes  like 
a  child.  A  part  of  the  artist's  self  is  embed- 
ded forever  in  the  work  of  art.  Hours  and 
hours  are  spent  perfecting  each  curve,  cor- 
ner and  hollow  so  that  it  becomes  the  exact 
self  meant  to  be  portrayed.  Art  can  be  an 
expression  of  the  self  and  a  reaction  to  the 
many  selves  seen  in  others. 


WEAVING  IN  AND  OUT  is  transformed  into  a 
creative  and  unique  art  work. 


FASHION  DESIGN  is  a  goal  for  many  of 
Shortridge's  aspiring  artists. 


. 


art/43 


Business  is  a  continual  dealing  with  the  future 
calculation,  an  instinctive  exercise  in  foresight. 


a  continual 


Anonymous 


SHS  &  INB-Partners  In  Progress 


Indianapolis  Public  Schools  and  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  have  sponsored  a  unique 
and  exciting  program  at  Shortridge  this 
year.  Indiana  National  Bank  and  Shortridge 
have  become  business  partners.  This  part- 
nership is  beneficial  to  everyone  involved: 
Shortridge  curriculum  is  enriched,  the  bank 
gets  a  chance  to  show  community  involve- 
ment. 

The  partnership  has  already  had  some 
educational  results.  English  classes  were  vis- 
ited by  speakers  from  INB.  Afterwards  they 
wrote  false  letters  of  complaint  to  the  bank. 
They  were  told  that  if  the  letters  were  well 
written  they  would  receive  replies.  Most  stu- 
dents did.  Bank  personnel  directors  instruct- 
ed Business  Education  classes  in  the  applica- 
tion and  interview  process.  Materials  and 
expertise  for  the  renovation  and  further  de- 
velopment of  the  greenhouse  have  been  sup- 
plied by  Indiana  National  Bank. 

The  future  holds  even  more  for  both  par- 
ties. In  February,  after  coaching  from  bank 
employees,  interested  students  will  do  re- 
search on  banking  and  apply  to  INB  for 
practice  in  the  process.  Later,  four  or  five 
talented  students  will  visit  the  bank  for  a  day 
and  observe  a  specific  facet  of  the  bank's 
duties. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Webb,  a  faculty  member  of  the 
partnership  task,  feels  the  program  has  been 
a  success  so  far.  "It's  very  worthwhile  be- 
cause we  can  go  to  the  bank  for  resources 
we  don't  have.  Shortridge  gets  the  advan- 
tage of  their  experience,  and  Indiana  Nation- 
al Bank  gets  a  better  understanding  of  the 
community  and  today's  educational  pro- 
cesses." 


BUSINESS  CORRESPONDANCE  is  an  important 
part  of  an  elementary  business  education. 

MORE  ADVANCED  STUDENTS  move  on  to  the 
joys  of  accounting. 

PHILLIP  BATES  plans  to  buy  an  lzod  adding 
machine  whith  his  first  paycheck  from  the  business 
world. 


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Students  Get  Physical 

Physical  education  is  an  exercise  in  endur- 
ance and  discipline  that  every  Ridger  must 
go  through.  Some  look  forward  to  it  as  two 
semesters  during  which  the  day's  pressures 
can  be  relieved  through  physical  action.  Oth- 
ers put  it  off  and  end  up  overgrown  seniors 
in  a  class  of  excited  freshmen. 

Whenever  it  happens, 'the  routine  devel- 
ops in  the  same  way  for  everyone.  If  it  were 
to  happen  to  you  everyday  you  would  be 
greeted  by  that  certain  aroma,  particular  to 
the  locker  room,  and  at  once  become  im- 
mersed in  it's  atmosphere.  You  would  have 
to  fit  your  belongings  into  a  locker  which 
would  seem  to  shrink  as  the  weeks  went  by. 
Your  shoes  would  be  piled  on  top  of  your 
new  pants.  Your  books  would  be  squashing 
your  favorite  hat.  The  shorts,  faded  from 
overwashing,  would  become  as  familiar  as 
your  big  toe.  You  would  run  up  the  stairs, 
somedays  with  enthusiasm,  somedays  with 
honest-to-goodness  dread,  to  your  place  on 
the  cold  hard  floor.  After  the  daily  rigamar- 
ole  of  exercises,  the  class  would  follow  it's 
course,  a  course  followed  for  many  years. 
Everyone  must  go  through  with  it  and  every- 
one makes  it.  It's  just  another  piece  of  the 
puzzle  that  makes  up  Shortridge. 

AN  ANT'S  eye  view  of  some  vigorous  jumping  jacks 
and  jills. 

MR.  FITZGERALD  discusses  the  exercise  agenda 
with  one  of  his  students. 


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It  is  work  which  gives  flavor  to  life. 

-Amiel 


Tools  Of  The  Trade 


The  world  is  becoming  populated  with 
machines.  They  are  with  us  from  our  birth  in 
computer-run  hospitals  on  through  lives 
dominated  by  time  and  energy-conserving 
devices.  It  has  come  to  a  point  where  one 
who  doesn't  understand  how  machines  work 
can  find  himself  at  the  mercy  of  those  me- 
chanical monsters. 

When  your  car  doesn't  run,  how  are  you 
going  to  get  to  work?  When  your  calculator 
is  broken,  how  are  you  going  to  do  your 
math  homework?  When  your  Cuisinart  is 
broken,  how  will  you  chop  those  vegies  for 
your  big  party?  And  heaven  forbid 

if  you  electric  dog  waxer  gets  jammed,  how 
will  your  dog  look  shiney  and  new  for 
guests?  These  dilemmas  do  not  perplex  the 
minds  of  students  who  are  taking  Industrial 
Arts  at  SHS.  They  can  fix  and  assemble  all 
machinery  from  A  to  Z. 

So,  if  your  sooper-dooper  pooper  scoop- 
er  goes  on  the  blink,  just  get  in  touch  with 
your  local  Shortridge  handy  man. 


IT  TAKES  FOUR  hands  to  manipulate  this  monster  THE  EXPLORATORY  ELECTRONICS 

of  a  machine.  LABORATORY  provides  students  with  a  chance  to 

cross  their  wires. 


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A  Stitch  In  Time 


Cooking  and  sewing  are  being  discovered 
today  by  members  of  both  sexes  as  creative 
art  forms  instead  of  hum-drum  chores.  They 
are  also  economical.  It's  a  lot  cheaper  to 
whip  up  a  plate  of  spaghetti  at  home  than  to 
run  out  to  La  Scala  for  the  $12.99  special. 
You  can  sew  yourself  a  Paul  Harris  ward- 
robe for  a  fraction  of  the  cost.  Surprisingly 
there  are  a  lot  of  people  running  around 
who  have  no  idea  how  to  make  toast  or  sew 
on  a  button.  Once  shoved  out  of  the  nest 
they  are  in  for  a  big  surprise.  When  the 
money  runs  out,  chicken  pot  pies  begin  to  be 
a  little  bit  tiresome.  Those  old  bell  bottoms 
lose  some  of  their  original  charm.  There  is 
one  last  hope  for  these  unfortunate  souls. 
Perhaps  they  will  have  the  good  fortune  to 
meet  up  with  a  Home  Ec.  major,  fresh  out  of 
Shortridge.  Most  of  these  clever  graduates 
are  willing,  after  a  little  coaxing  (financial 
perhaps),  to  pass  on  the  secrets  they  have 
learned.  But  all  the  while  a  smug  self  satis- 
fied look  will  have  to  be  tolerated  on  their 


faces.  They  know  they  made  the  right  move, 
they  chose  Home  Ec.  at  Shortridge. 

HOME  ECONOMICS  students,  aided  by  Mrs.  Simon, 
learn  how  to  conquer  the  kitchen 


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Shortridge  shines  with  millions  of  colors,  but  it  is  not  because 
there  are  people  with  black  skin,  brown  skin,  red  skin,  yellow 
skin,  and  white  skin.  And  it  is  not  because  there  are  people  with 
green  eyes,  brown  eyes,  blue  eyes,  red  eyes,  and  black  eyes.  And 
it  is  not  because  there  are  people  with  black  hair,  orange  hair, 
brown  hair,  red  hair  and  yellow  hair.  You  can  find  these  colors  all 
over  the  world.  There  are  colors  at  Shortridge  which  can  be 
found  nowhere  else.  Each  person  at  Shortridge  is  a  different  color 
on  the  inside,  and  when  we  come  together,  we  create  the  Shor- 
tridge rainbow. 


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Robin  Hood  And 


His  No  Longer 
Merry  Men 


The  Robin  Hood  of  Shortridge  no  longer 
faithfully  leads  his  merry  men!  There  was  an 
upset  in  the  administration  to  greet  Ridgers 
with  the  opening  of  school  last  fall.  The 
difference  was  not  a  lack  of  happiness,  but 
rather,  a  lack  of  complete  male  habitation  of 
the  main  office.  When  Mr.  Donald  King  was 
transfered  to  Northwest  High  School  to  be- 
come principal,  Ms.  Carmen  Tapales  was 
hired  to  pick  up  where  he  had  left  off  as  vice 
principal  of  Shortridge. 

Our  schools  administration  centers 
around  Mr.  Oldham,  Ms.  Tapales,  and  Mr. 
Johnson.  Mr.  Oldham,  alias  Mr.  "O",  is  in 
charge  of  buildings  and  grounds  as  well  as 
school  security.  Ms.  Tapales  rules  over  class 
studies  and  scheduling.  Mr.  Johnson,  better 
known  as  "Mr.  J"  is  a  far  cry  from  the  sky 
scraping  "Dr.  J"  but  is  just  as  important  to 
his  team.  Mr.  J's  main  objectives  are  im- 
provement of  leadership.  He  is  involved  in 
all  aspects  of  the  educational  programs  at 
the  Ridge. 

Everywhere  you  roam,  football,  basket- 
ball, soccer,  or  baseball  games,  you  can  find 
the  lurking  shadows  of  these  people  who  are 
indeed  spirited  Ridgers.  Now  you  know 
whose  eyes  are  behind  the  school  doors  to 
greet  you  at  7:00  AM,  and  who  sees  that 
everyone  is  out  safely  at  5:30  PM.  These 
fearless  leaders  of  our  school  are  sometimes 
forgotten  when  they  are  in  great  need  of  an 
aspirin  or  shoulder,  so  drop  in  anytime  to 
say  hello,  just  make  sure  you  don't  miss  a 
class  to  do  it! 

MR.  JOHNSON  SHOWS  the  true  spirit  of 
Shortridge  at  a  football  game. 


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MS.  TAPALES  WAS  MADE  to  feel  welcome  at  the 
Ridge  by  having  her  mugshot  taken,  a  common  SHS 
policy. 

MR.  DOZIER,  Director  of  Guidence,  arranges  for 
college  representatives  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
to  come  to  Shortridge  to  speak  with  students. 

"HELLO.  Mr.  Dozier's  office,  Mrs.  Parker 
speaking." 


IT  IS  QUITE  OBVIOUS  that  Mr.  Oldham  is  intensely 
interested  in  a  lively  phone  call  with  Mr.  J. 

OUR  FAVORITE  MISS  TIMBERMAN,  Mr.  Oldham's 
secretary,  not  only  takes  care  of  Shortridges 
accounts,  but  also  supplies  students  with  change  for 
the  bus. 


MS.  DUKE,  Ms.  Tapales'  secretary,  works  from 
dawn  to  dusk  to  keep  Ridgers  happy. 

MS.  HULTZ  is  responsible  for  weeding  out  the  many 
complaints  and  compliments  which  bombard  Mr. 
Johnson's  mailbox. 


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SHS  SECURITY-Indianapolis'  Finest.  "To  Serve  and 

Protect." 


Ridge  Runners 


Have  you  ever  wondered  who  takes  care 
of  our  precious  school  when  we're  not  here 
to  make  sure  nothing  happens  to  it?  On 
weekday  evenings  Officer  Smith  protects 
these  walls,  hallways,  and  rooms  from  the 
boogie  man  and  all  the  other  evil  creatures 
out  there  like  Atwood  and  his  big  brother 
Bubba.  On  Saturday  and  Sunday  from  7am 
to  7pm  Officer  Prosser  gallantly  protects 
our  school  and  from  7pm  to  7am  Officer 
King  takes  over.  These  men  are  hired  by 
Century  Security  System  and  work  from 


warehouses  to  stores.  How  do  these  modern 
day  do-gooders  protect  our  school  you  ask? 
They  make  routine  rounds  through  the  halls 
and  also  on  the  grounds.  They  must  also 
make  sure  the  freezers  in  the  kitchen  keep 
running.  So  now  you  see  there  is  nothing  to 
worry  about  unless  you  see  a  shiney  silver 
badge  on  the  floor.  Then  one  of  them  has 
been  mugged  and  all  hell  is  going  to  break 
loose. 

SHS  JANITORS-Shortie  and  the  four  dwarves! 


"ALRIGHT.  Who  did  it?"  asks  Superman  Bill 
Freeman  while  repairing  a  broken  window. 

MR.  THOMAS,  senior  counselor,  coaches  the  boys 
basketball  team  when  he  is  not  posing  for  wandering 
photographers. 


DEAN  CARTER  WORKS  his  favorite  crossword 
referrals. 

A  STUDENT  IN  NEED  can  get  a  good  dean 
indeed  by  going  to  see  Mrs.  Inskeep,  dean  of 
girls,  and  secretary,  Mrs.  Wills. 


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Big  Wigs 


i      i. 

Gregory  Allen-Industrial  Arts 

12.  Dorcas  Cravens-Language  Arts 

2. 

Betty  Allendar-Special  Education 

13    Richard  Crawley-Science 

3. 

Hoover  Baker-Science 

14.  Mary  Davis-Home  Economics  Dept.  Head 

4. 

Mattie  Ballow-Science 

15.  Aleatha  Edmondson-Clerical  Staff 

5. 

Thomas  Birk-Art 

16.  Myron  El-Music 

6. 

Gary  Brown-Social  Studies 

17.  Charles  Fitzgerald-Physical  Education 

7. 

Marjorie  Burford-Home  Economics 

Dept.  Head 

8. 

Susan  Burton-Language  Arts 

18    Carmen  Frances-Clerical  Staff 

9. 

Lana  Cardwell-Mathematics 

19.  Ronald  Freeland-Mathematics 

10. 

Elfie  Cicak-Foreign  Language 

20.  Ernest  Frigo-Mathematics 

11. 

Sadie  Clark-Special  Education 

21.  Mae  Graves-Home  Economics 

54/big  wigs 


1. 

Jacqueline  Greenwood-Mathematics  Dept. 

12. 

Twyllah  Kendrick-Business 

He, 

id 

13 

Azilee  Kincaide-Language  Arts 

2. 

Richard  Grismore-Special  Education 

14 

Constance  Kirby-Language  Arts 

3. 

Patricia  Gullick-Language  Arts 

15 

Karen  Loyd-Special  Education                       ■ 

I         4. 

Jo  Ann  Guttrich-Guidance 

16 

Jerry  Lucas-Industrial  Arts  Dept.  Head 

5. 

David  Hammer-Language  Arts 

17. 

Mary  Lou  Lyons-Science 

6. 

James  Hausmann-Social  Studies 

18. 

Donald  Mannon-Social  Studies 

7. 

John  Haynes-Art 

19. 

William  McAlexander-Business 

8. 

Phillip  Hirsch-Language  Arts 

20. 

Donald  McCawley-Graphics 

9. 

Garnetto  Hood-Performing  Arts 

21 

Mary  McGarvey-Language  Arts 

10. 

Sandy  Hunt-Physical  Education 

22. 

Susan  McNeil-Business 

11. 

Burney  Jackson-Mathematics 

23. 

John  Medjeski-Music 

big  wigs/55 


1. 

Greta  Miller-Clerical  Staff 

11. 

Medarda  Pope-Special  Education  Dept.  Head 

2. 

Helen  Moeller-Language  Arts 

12. 

Karol  Purdum-Special  Education 

3. 

William  Morgan-Social  Studies 

13. 

Ford  Ratcliff-Industrial  Arts 

4. 

Martha  Newland-Asst.  Librarian 

14 

Lois  Repass-Language  Arts 

5. 

Betty  Nicholson-Clerical 

15. 

Barton  Richardson-Math 

6. 

Lucille  Oliver-Music 

16. 

Mary  Roberts-Special  Education 

7. 

Bennie  Parker-Ombuds  Representative 

17. 

Gene  Robertson-Science 

8. 

Mary  Ann  Parks-Librarian 

18. 

Geraldine  Russell-Counseling  Staff 

9. 

Barry  Patrick-Performing  Arts  Director 

19. 

DeWitt  Samuel-Music  Dept.  Head 

10. 

Thomas  Payne-Social  Studies  Dept.  Head 

20 

Lola  Sargent-Counceling  Staff 

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1.  David  Shockly-Science 

10 

Steve  Tolin-Special  Education 

2.  Mary  Siegel-Clerical  Staff 

11 

Roderic  Trabue-Counseling  Staff 

3.  Betty  Jo  Simon-Home  Economics 

12. 

Kathleen  Wallace-Art 

4.  Carol  Smith-Science  Dept.  Head 

13. 

Charles  Walter-Math 

5.  Cynthia  Snowden-Counseling  Staff 

14. 

Ruth  Webb-Business  Dept.  Head 

6.  Art  Studebaker-Science 

15. 

Corrie  Wilson-Art  Dept.  Head 

7.  Allen  Sutherland-Language  Arts  an 

i  Foreign 

16. 

Gary  Wood-Business 

Language  Dept.  Head 

17. 

James  Woods-R.O.T.C. 

8.  Charles  Thomas-Physical  Education 

Health 

18. 

Arettia  Young-Clerical  Staff 

9.  Patt  Tiemeier-Performing  Arts 

19. 

Clarice  Young-Business                                      , 

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Commencement  '80 


Class  Of  '80  Steps  Into  The  Future 


As  we  approach  the  end  of  another  year, 
a  vivid  rememberance  drifts  back  to  many  of 
us  of  the  graduating  class  of  1980.  And 
though  we  think  of  endings,  as  we  see  our 
friends  walk  up  and  take  that  diploma,  we 
also  realize  it  is  a  time  of  beginnings.  They 
have  just  walked  one  more  step  up  the  lad- 
der. 

In  today's  world,  there  are  many  opportu- 
nities for  highschool  students.  As  parents 
gazed  at  the  long  list  of  colleges  the  1980 
graduates  planned  to  attend  and  heard  of 
the  many  experiences  their  children  hoped 
to  have,  you  could  see  a  look  of  amazement 
and  pride  in  their  eyes. 

Through  speeches  made  by  Cherril 
Threte,  Martha  Henn  and  William  Ney,  the 
senior  class  expressed  their  realization  of  the 
great  value  of  an  education  at  Shortridge. 

HERE  SHE  IS,  Mrs.  Jacqueline  Greenwood, 

accepting  a  token  of  appreciation  for  all  the  support 

she  has  given  the  senior  class  of  1980. 


MR.  JOHNSON,  Mr.  King  and  Mr.  Oldham  stand 
proud  as  they  watch  another  class  graduate  from 

Shortridge. 


Other  schools  are  reputed  to  have  a  much 
stricter  academic  structure  but  Shortridge 
has  a  quality  much  more  important  than 
that.  It  teaches  you  about  life;  about  how  to 
deal  with  people  and  really  communicate. 

The  members  of  the  class  of  1980  are 
now  on  their  way  to  a  new  life.  What  rests 
with  them  is  a  memory  of  the  people  who 
helped  them.  So  overwhelming  was  their 
gratitude  to  two  devoted  teachers  that  they 
decided  to  present  them  awards  on  this  spe- 
cial night.  Mrs.  Jackie  Greenwood  and  Mrs. 
Azilee  Kincaide  were  honored  by  the  seniors 
for  their  four  years  of  dedication. 

Later,  often  said  phrases  are  like,  "I  wish  I 
were  back  in  high  school,"  or,  "Those  were 
the  four  best  years  of  my  life."  Long  faded 
are  the  echoes  of  the  Class  of  1980;  and  in 
their  place  we  find  the  Class  of  1981! 


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JOHN  EASLEY  stands  solemnly  in  acceptance  of  a 
scholarship  in  memory  of  the  late  Susie  Brown,  past 
Shortridge  librarian. 


ED  ALLEY,  father  of  Steven  Alley,  led  the 
invocation  at  the  graduation  ceremony.  On  an 
impulse  filled  with  pride,  he  decided  to  present  his 
son's  diploma  himself.  Dr.  Karl  Kalp  looks  on  with 
respect. 


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Kelly  Aasen-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 

Junior  Policy;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Math  Club;  Stage 

Crew. 
Robert  Allen-Nat'l  Honor  Society,  Treas. 
Charlene  Anderson 
Desiree  Anderson 


Lucian  Anderson-Varsity  Football;  Varsity  Wrestling; 
German  Club;  Letterman. 

Stephanie  Avant-DECA. 

Shelia  Bailey-JV  Track;  DECA,  Sec'y. 

Dorothy  Baker-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 
Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  COE-OEA:  French 
Club;  Great  Books  Club;  Math  Club;  Media  Club; 
Home  Economics  Club;  OIC  Student  Council;  Bowl- 
ing. 


Keith  Ball-Golf;  Varsity  Football;  Basketball;  Wrestling; 

Track;  Junior  Vaudeville;  French  Club;  Math  Club; 

Bowling;  Gospel  Choir. 
Jerry  Banchy 
Nina  Barnett 
Paul  Beattie-Soccer;   Echo  Staff;  Brain  Game;  Math 

Club;  Debate  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  Nat'l  Honor 

Society,  Sec'y. 


Beverly  Beauford-Volleyball;  Freshman  Council;  Soph- 
omore Council;  Junior  Policy;  Junior  Council;  Stu- 
dent Council,  PR;  Latin  Club;  Math  Club;  Wrestler- 
ettes;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Keely  Beckner 

Craig  Beidelman-French  Club;  German  Club;  Annual 
Staff;  Math  Club;  Chess  Club;  Debate  Club;  Mu  Al- 
pha Theta;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Giacomo  Gobbi-Belcredi-Echo  Staff. 


Lisa  M.  Bell-Varsity  Track;  Bowling;  Basketball;  Varsity 
Volleyball;  Annual  Staff;  Math  Club;  Stage  Crew; 
Footliters;  Band;  Orchestra. 

Jerome  Bennett 

Robin  Berry 

Kathy  Berryhill-Senior  Council;  ROTC;  Orchestra. 


Matt  Bischoff 

Brian  Keith  Blane-Basketball,  Frosh,  JV,  Varsity;  Fresh- 
man Council;  Homecoming  Princess  Escort;  Minority 
Engineering;  Math  Club;  Letterman;  Band;  Senior 
Variety. 

Sue  Bledsoe-Freshman  Council;  Homecoming  Queen; 
Homecoming  Princess  Candidate;  COE-OEA. 

Jeffrey  Boleyjack 


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Anna  Michelle  Bonner 

Renee   Boyd-Homecoming  Princess  Candidate;   COE- 

OEA;  Minority  Engineering;  Math  Club;  Devilettes; 

AFS. 
Othelia  Branch 
Ruth  Brandon 


Gregg  Brase-Track;  Soccer;  Football;  Freshman  Coun- 
cil; DECA;  Echo  Staff;  Brain  Game;  Letterman. 
Murray  Braxton-Basketball;  Stage  Crew. 
Bruce  Brosius-Soccer;  Annual  Staff;  Plays. 
Aubren  Brown 


James  Brown-Stage  Crew. 

Toni   Brown-Tennis;   Bowling;   Senior  Council;   COE- 

OEA;  Annual  Staff;  Wrestlerettes;  Senior  Variety. 
Christopher  W.  Burch-Basketball. 
Anthony  Burns-Basketball. 


Laban  Burns-Track;  Wrestling;  Echo  Staff  Band. 
Kim    Marie    Burrell-Freshman    Council;    Sophomore 

Council;    Junior    Policy,    Sec'y;    Student    Council; 

Homecoming  Princess  Candidate;  Math  Club;  ROTC. 
Faye  Burris-Freshman  Council;  Senior  Council;  Math 

Club,  Treas. 
Keith  Bush-Orchestra. 


Yolonda  Bush-Homecoming  Princess  Candidate. 

Angela  Butler 

Kirk  Edelen  Butler-Bowling. 

Don  Cannon 


Tracey  Cannon-DECA:  Art  Club;  Greenhouse  Club. 

Gina  Cantrell-COE-OEA,  Sec'y. 

Roscoe  D.  Carpenter  Jr. -Football;  Freshman  Council; 

Senior  Council;  Student  Council;  Media  Club;  Gospel 

Choir;  Orchestra. 
Michael  Carr-Band. 


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Hope  Caston-Basketball 

Mithcah  Caston 

David  Anthony  Cerola 

Katharine  Childers-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore 
Council;  Junior  Policy;  Junior  Council;  Junior  Vaude- 
ville, Act  Chairman;  French  Club,  Pres.;  Brain  Game; 
Great  Books  Club;  Math  Club,  Treas.;  Mu  Alpha 
Theta,  Treas.;  AFS,  Pres.;  Band;  Pit  Band;  Pep 
Band;  Plays:  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 


Donna  Clark 

Adam  Coleman  Jr.-Key  Club;  ROTC;  Gospel  Choir; 

Acappella;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Senior  Variety  Show; 

Musicals;  Plays. 
Rhonda  Collins 
Theresa  Collins 


Ciatta  Cooper 

Mary  Jane  Cougan-Track;  Math  Club;  Letterman;  Stage 

Crew. 
Johnny  Cowherd-Varsity  Football. 
Christopher  Crean-Soccer;  Football;  Junior  Vaudeville; 

German;  Musicals;  Plays. 


Student  Council  Centralizes 


The  Student  Council,  under  the  supervi- 
sion of  co-sponsors  Mr.  El  and  Mr,  Allen,  is 
the  stronghold  of  student  government.  Re- 
presentatives from  all  classes  come  together 
to  communicate  and  help  each  other  individ- 
ually and  collectively.  The  president,  during 
the  first  semester,  was  senior  Walter  Parks. 
He  was  succeeded  by  Kivya  Barlowe,  the 
former  vice  president,  for  the  second  semes- 
ter. Rochelle  Boyd,  secretary,  and  Tony 
Gee,  public  relations  and  publicity  chairman 
completed  the  Student  Council  staff. 

The  main  objective  of  the  council  was  to 
work  with  the  Shortridge  student  task  force 
in  organizing  students  and  to  publicize  the 
fine  reputation  of  Shortridge  in  hopes  of 
convincing  the  school  board  that  Shortridge 
was  one  of  the  schools  that  should  remain 
open.  The  council  also  helped  plan  many 
student  activities,  such  as  Homecoming  and 
dances. 


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STUDENT  COUNCIL;  Back  Row;  Janet  Pringle, 
Kivya  Barlowe,  Marcia  Johnson,  Kim  Burrell,  Feli- 
cia Boyd,  Greg  Ellis,  Lisa  Dodd,  Emily  DeBow, 
Martha  Baker,  Pam  Pringle,  Rory  Bradford,  Natalie 


Muse,  Candy  Edmondson,  Carlena  Lindsey,  Lynne 
Casey,  Front  Row;  Rochelle  Boyd,  Henry  Reed, 
Stephanie  Butler,  Rodnie  Bryant,  Whitney  Snow- 
den,  Buddy  Parks,  Vetchei  Gee,  Derex  Walker. 


64/the  graduates 


Kurt  Crossland 
Vivian  Cummings 

Vi  Dam-Bowling;  Soccer;  Baseball;  Basketball;  Senior 
Council;  Math  Club;  Chess  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta. 
Edna  Davenport 


Richard  Dickinson-Tennis. 

Mike  Dohrenwend-Band;  Plays. 

Carrie  Driver 

Carmel  Drummer-Center  for  Leadership  Development. 


Sandra  Dunlap-Frosh  Pom  Pom  Girls. 

RaMona  Edmonson-Track;  Cross  Country;  Senior 
Council;  Student  Council;  Latin  Club;  Echo  Staff; 
Great  Books  Club;  AFS;  Stage  Crew;  Gospel  Choir; 
Acapella;  Senior  Variety  Show. 

Felecia  Edwards 

Mark  Edwards-Track;  Basketball;  DECA;  Minority  Engi- 
neering; Band;  Pep  Band. 


Mary  A.  Endsley-Track;  Junior  Vaudeville;  German 
Club;  Devilettes;  Gospel  Choir;  Acapella;  Senior  Va- 
riety Show;  Musicals. 

Sabrina  Evans-Math  Club;  Media  Club. 

Cherie  Fisher-Volleyball;  COA-OEA;  Gospel  Choir. 

Jennifer  Foster 


Donna  Freeman 

Eric  W.  Galloway-Frosh  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 
Junior  Vafcdeville;  Latin  Club;  French  Club;  Annual 
Staff;  Math  Club;  AFS;  Band;  Pit  Band;  Pep  Band. 

Todd  Gardner-Bowling;  Soccer;  Baseball;  Project  Lead- 
ership Service;  German  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  Let- 
terman;  Art  Club;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Donald  Garrett-Acapella;  Rock  Choir. 


Vetchel  A.  Gee-Freshman  Council;  Senior  Council;  Stu- 
dent Council,  Treas.;  Math  Club;  Chess  Club. 

DeVon  Girton-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 
Junior  Council;  Senior  Council;  DECA;  Quill  and 
Scroll;  Math  Club. 

Karen  Goins 

Sylvia  Goldsmith 


the  graduates/65 


Beverly  Goodlow 

Dianne  L.  Gore-Track;  Freshman  Council;  Sophomore 
Council;  Student  Council;  German  Club;  Cheer- 
leader, Frosh,  Reserve,  Varsity;  Wrestlerettes;  Aca- 
pella;  Senior  Variety  Show. 

Tonia  F.  Gray-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 
Junior  Policy;  Minority  Engineering;  Annual  Staff; 
Math  Club;  Media  Club;  Stage  Crew;  Nat'l  Honor 
Society. 

Paul  Guise-Latin  Club;  Math  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta. 


Valarie  Hall-Minority  Engineering;  Math  Club;  ROTC; 
Girls'  Glee;  Acapella. 

Onyette  Hamiter-Track;  Volleyball;  Homecoming  Prin- 
cess Candidate;  Math  Club;  Letterman. 

Craig  Harmon-Soccer. 

Robert  Hatchel-Soccer;  Annual  Staff;  Stage  Crew. 


Thomas  House 
Andrea  Hayes 

Jessica  Hayes-Latin  Club;  Gospel  Choir;  Rock  Choir; 
Acapella;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Senior  Variety  Show. 
Kimberly  Hays 


Stephanie  Hay  good-Track;  Basketball;  COE-OEA,  Vice 
Pres.;  Math  Club;  Devilettes;  Letterman;  Homecom- 
ing Queen  Candidate. 

Brett  Head-Sophomore  Council;  Senior  Council;  Stu- 
dent Council;  Homecoming  King  Candidate;  Senior 
Variety. 

Caroline  Helmer-Volleyball;  Senior  Council,  PR;  Cheer- 
leading,  Frosh,  Reserve. 

Suzanne  Hewlett-Junior  Vaudeville;  Prom  Queen  Can- 
didate; Echo  Staff;  Echo  Editor. 


Mark  Hochradel-ROTC. 

DeAnna  Hofer 

Ingrid  Hollingsworth-Wrestlerettes;  Gospel  Choir;  Girls' 

Glee;  Acapella;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Senior  Variety 

Show;  Musicals. 
Brenda  Hollis 


Lisa  Hopson 

David  A.  House-Basketball. 

Kevin  Howard-Football;  French  Club;  Brain  Game. 
Pamela   Kaye   Howard-Basketball;   Math   Club;    Nat'l 
Honor  Society. 


66/the  graduates 


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Sheree     Howard-Homecoming     Princess     Candidate; 

COE-OEA;  ROTC. 
Tonya  Howard 


Kimberiy   J.    Hurt-Junior 

Wrestlerettes. 
Tina  Ingram 


Policy;   Junior   Vaudeville; 


Kimberiy  Jacks-Volleyball;  Freshman  Council;  Sopho- 
more Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  Student 
Council;  Homecoming  Princess  Candidate;  Prom 
Queen  Candidate;  DECA;  Echo  Staff;  Math  Club; 
Girls  League;  Letterman;  Stage  Crew;  Senior  Variety 
Show. 

Rebecca  Jackson-Track;  Math  Club. 


Rhonda  Jackson-Gymnastics;  Freshman  Council;  Soph- 
omore Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  Junior 
Vaudeville;  Minority  Engineering;  Math  Club;  Cheer- 
leading;  Wrestlerettes;  Media  Club;  Stage  Crew; 
Footliters. 

Yvonne  Jenkins 

Angela  Johnson 

Caroline  Johnson 


Eric  Johnson-Football;  Baseball;  Junior  Policy;  Senior 
Council;  Prom  Chairman;  Prom  Committee;  Echo 
Staff;  Math  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  Letterman;  Key 
Club. 

Ezra  W.  Johnson,  Jr. -Track;  Football;  Baseball;  Fresh- 
man Council;  Sophomore  Council;  Junior  Policy; 
Senior  Council;  Prom  King  Candidate;  Homecoming 
King  Candidate;  Letterman;  Key  Club. 

Marcia  R.  Johnson-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore 
Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council,  Pres.;  Stu- 
dent Council;  Echo  Staff;  Math  Club;  Girls  League; 
Stage  Crew;  Senior  Variety. 

Richard  Johnson 

Thomas  Johnson,  Jr. -DECA. 
Sven  Johnston 
Arnetra  Jones 
Daphne  Jones 


Voices  Atop  The  Ridge 


There  is  a  never  ending  song  in  your  life 
and  mine,  a  jam  that  rocks  through  the  up- 
beat backbone  of  the  Ridge.  This  song  sings 
so  rhythmically  and  smoothly  through  the 
endless  tunnels  of  Shortridge  that  we  rarely 
stop  to  rate  it  top  forty  or  class  it  jazz  or 
funk. 

Our  song  could  bring  down  these  old 
walls,  but  instead  it  echoes  through  them. 
The  rhythm  tunes  in  with  the  yearly  beat  of 
opening  doors  and  shakes  down  the  bass 
and  percussion  of  shuffling  feet.  Then  the 
melody  chimes  in  with  our  person  to  person 
voices  at  the  period  break. 

On  our  common  ground  at  the  Ridge,  we 
not  only  meet  to  beat  the  drum  but  call  out 
to  the  world  with  our  song.  We  compete 
against  each  other  and  with  each  other 
against  oncoming  challenges. 

Last  fall  a  familiar  group  challenged  us 
again.  The  School  Board  members  found 
another  reason  to  close  a  school.  This  time 
they  wanted  to  save  money  lost  by  declining 
enrollment.  Our  fair  school  was  ranked  as  a 
favorite  to  be  closed.  Although  the  board 
seemed  determined  to  close  Shortridge  one 
way  or  another,  the  familiar  threat  did  not 
disrupt  the  SHS  music.  When  students  real- 
ized the  magnitude  of  this  particular  deci- 
sion, they  wasted  no  time  in  preparing  for  it. 

The  School  Board  appointed  a  task  force 
to  review  the  schools  and  suggest  which 
should  be  closed.  The  task  force  visited  ev- 
ery city  high  school  and  determined  what 
would  be  the  most  profitable  action  for  the 
School  Board  to  take,  basing  the  decision  on 
the  cost  of  operation  and  renovation,  the 
money  that  would  be  saved  by  closing  a 
school,  community  impact,  and  geographical 
location.  Judgment  day  for  the  Ridge  was 
set  at  the  22  of  January  and  students  began 
to  compile  evidence  to  prove  the  rights  of 
the  Ridge.  They  couldn't  let  the  jamming 
end. 

From  within  the  soul  and  common  ground 
sounds  of  the  school,  sprung  a  Student  Task 
Force.  The  music  couldn't  be  quieted  and 
student  initiative  began  dancing  immediate- 
ly. Seniors  Joni  Fleischman  and  Aaren  Perry 
called  a  meeting  to  gather  ideas  on  the  best 
plan  of  attack  for  the  presentation  to  the  IPS 
Task  Force.  They  had  to  prove  that  more 
goes  on  at  Shortridge  than  meets  the  eye,  or 
ear  as  the  case  may  be.  Myriads  of  con- 
cerned students  showed  up  at  the  first  meet- 
ing to  help,  and  by  the  end  of  the  first  week, 
there  were  ten  different  committees  formed 
to  pick  up  the  beat  around  the  school.  To 
convince  the  task  force  that  they  were  on 
the  one,  Paul  West  led  a  committee  that  was 


responsible  for  gathering  support  in  the 
form  of  a  community  petition,  Kim  Johnson 
created  a  publication  of  stories  about  spe- 
cialties at  Shortridge,  and  Cyrus  Behroozi 
came  through  with  buttons  and  bumper 
stickers  to  take  it  to  the  streets.  And  that 
they  did.  Ridgers  were  everywhere.  They 
found  they  had  support  from  people  on  both 
sides  of  the  city  and  all  the  way  down  Merid- 
ian. Help  rolled  in  from  PTA  folks,  alumni 
groups,  administrators  and  back  doors  they 
didn't  know  eisted. 

Shortridge  is  old  and  packed  with  nostal- 
gia and  history,  but  the  present  inhabitants 
had  never  been  asked  to  prove  what  that 
means  to  the  future  until  now.  The  SHS 
symphony  finally  warmed  up  and  was  ready 
to  explode  with  who  they  were  on  the  inside. 
The  School  Board  and  the  task  force  didn't 
know  what  they  were  asking  for. 

On  the  night  of  January  22,  they  were 
smoking  cigarettes,  popping  nerve  pills, 
sweating,  crying  and  laughing;  all  in  the 
same  three  hours.  Speeches  were*  delivered 
from  citizens  representing  neighborhoods, 
nearby  business  groups,  alumni,  community 
leaders,  and  people  who  live  in  the  Shor- 
tridge home  everyday.  With  the  truth  about 
the  Ridge  and  a  little  forethought,  the  Shor- 
tridge Family  Band  finally  convinced  the 
Task  Force  to  consider  another  alternative. 


CAROLE  MOSS,  YEARBOOK  CO-EDITOR-IN- 
CHIEF,  explains  to  the  High  School  Facilities 
Task  Force  members  the  construction  and  histo- 
ry of  the  Shortridge  Annual. 

AAREN  YEATTS  PERRY,  COORDINATOR  of 
the  SHS  Student  Task  Force,  spoke  at  the  pub- 
lic hearing  held  in  Caleb  Mills  Hail  on  January 
22. 


(>8/the  graduates 


Derrick  S.  Jones-Tennis;   Track;  Soccer;   Basketball; 

Senior  Council;  DECA;  Brain  Game;  Math  Club. 
Kenneth  T.  Jones 
Larry  Jones 
Patrick  Jones 


Henry  Jordan  ill-Track;  Football;  Basketball;  Senior 
Council;  Math  Club;  Letterman. 

Jerome  Jorman-Track;  Cross  Country;  Basketball;  Let- 
terman. 

JoAnn  Joyner 

Christopher  George  Keys-Soccer;  Baseball;  Senior 
Council;  DECA;  Echo  Editor;  Band;  Pep  Band. 


Linda  Kidd-Minority  Engineering;  Math  Club;  Devi- 
lettes;  Freshman  Pom  Pom  Girls. 

Kevin  Kimbrough-Tennis;  Soccer;  Basketball;  Home- 
coming Princess  Escort;  Center  for  Leadership  De- 
velopment. 

Cynthia  Lambert-Track. 

Cathy  Langford-Gymnastics;  Cheerleading. 


Debra  Lee 

Kathleen  LeForge-Latin  Club;  French  Club;  Math  Club; 
Devilettes. 

Patrick  Lewis 

Sarah  Lobley-Golf;  Basketball;  Junior  Vaudeville; 
French  Club;  Brain  Game;  Devilettes;  Key  Club;  Me- 
dia Club;  Thespians. 


Cheryl  Madison-DECA;  Math  Club. 

Dianne  Madison-Track;  Homecoming  Princess;  COE- 

OEA. 
Cynthia  Martin 
Leslie  Martin-Volleyball;  Freshman  Council. 


Angela  Martindale 

Joseph  Matthews-Track;  Football;  Baseball;  Wrestling; 

Letterman. 
Grant    McCann-Track;    Gymnastics;    Cross    Country; 

Football;  Wrestling;  Letterman;  Key  Club;  Acapella. 
Gina  McGee-Track;  Gymnastics. 


the  graduates/69 


Teresa  McKinney 

Rhonda  McNeill-Track;  Freshman  Council;  Sophomore 
Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  Student 
Council;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Devilettes;  Freshman 
Pom  Pom  Girls;  Wrestlerettes;  ROTC;  Senior  Vari- 
ety Show;  Plays;  Rock  Choir. 

Woldino  Metzger 

Richard  Miller-Tennis;  Math  Club;  Musicals. 


Janet  Molzan-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council; 
Junior  Policy;  Junior  Vaudeville,  Asst.  Chprsn.;  Ger- 
man Club,  Pres.;  Annual  Staff;  Annual  Editor;  Quill 
and  Scroll;  Great  Books  Club;  Math  Club;  Mu  Alpha 
Theta,  Pres.;  Thespians;  Plays;  Nat'l  Honor  Society: 
I.U.  Honors. 

Karen  Montogomery 

Judy  Moore 

Jill  P.  Morford-Sophomore  Council;  Junior  Policy;  Sen- 
ior Council;  Junior  Vaudeville,  Act  Chprsn.;  French 
Club,  Co-Pres.;  Echo  Editor;  Annual  Editor,  Editor-in- 
Chief;  Quill  and  Scroll;  Great  Books  Club;  Mu  Alpha 
Theta,  Vice  Pres.;  Thespians;  Plays;  Nat'l  Honor 
Society,  Pres.;  I.U.  Honors. 

Yvonne  Morton 

Carole  B.  Moss-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Council 
Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  Junior  Vaudeville 
Prom  Chairman;  Lilly  Endowment  Leadership 
French  Club;  German  Club;  Annual  Editor;  Editor-in 
Chief,  Annual;  Quill  and  Scroll;  Math  Club;  Band 
Pep  Band;  Plays;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Debra  Murkison-Track;  DECA;  Math  Club. 

Scott  Murphy-Tennis;  Golf;  Cross  Country;  Wrestling; 
German  Club;  Annual  Staff;  FCA;  Letterman;  Key 
Club,  Sec'y. 

Daryl  Nibbs 
David  Nibbs 
Jack    Nolan-Soccer;   Basketball;    French   Club;    Echo 

Staff;  Junior  Vaudeville. 
Brett  A.  Nolcox-Track;  Football;  Wrestling. 


Thomas  O'Brian 
Tonya  Oglesby 

Eric  Parker-DECA;  German  Club. 
Sharon  Parker-Senior  Council;  Math  Club;  Wrestler- 
ettes;  Stage  Crew;  Footliters;  Junior  Vaudeville. 


Walter  D.  Parks  Ill-Freshman  Council,  Pres.;  Sopho- 
more Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  Student 
Council,  Pres.;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Prom  Committee; 
Minority  Engineering;  French  Club;  Annual  Staff;  An- 
nual Editor;  Brain  Game;  Math  Club,  Pres.;  Letter- 
man;  AFS;  Stage  Crew;  Thespians;  Footliters;  Band; 
Pep  Band;  Senior  Variety  Show;  Musicals;  Plays. 

Sylvia  Pearson 

Aaren  Perry-Soccer;  Lilly  Endowment  Leadership; 
French  Club;  Echo  Staff;  Annual  Staff;  Quill  and 
Scroll. 

Jeffrey  Pettigrew-Soccer;  Football;  Senior  Council; 
DECA. 

Angela  Pittman 

Laura  Pratt-Latin  Club;  Annual  Staff. 

Janet  Pringle-Basketball;  Volleyball;  Freshman  Council; 
Sophomore  Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council; 
Student  Council;  Latin  Club;  Math  Club;  Girls 
League;  ROTC;  Junior  Vaudeville;  Gospel  Choir; 
Senior  Variety  Show. 

Forrest  Radcliffe-Gymnastics;  Soccer;  Football;  Wres- 
tling; Junior  Policy,  Treas.;  Senior  Council;  Junior 
Vaudeville;  Prom  Committee;  DECA,  Pres.;  Minority 
Engineering;  French  Club;  Math  Club;  Debate  Club; 
Letterman;  Band;  Pit  Band;  Pep  Band;  Musicals. 

Eric  Raine 

Ronda  Faye  Randall-Volleyball;  Homecoming  Princess 
Candidate;  DECA;  Math  Club;  Wrestlerettes. 

Wanda  Randall-Volleyball;  DECA;  Math  Club. 

Nedra  Randolph-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Coun- 
cil; Junior  Policy;  Senior  Council;  DECA;  Math  Club. 


Henry  Bryan  Reed,  Jr. -Bowling;  Football;  Wrestling; 
Junior  Policy,  Vice  Pres.;  Senior  Council;  Prom  King 
Candidate;  Minority  Engineering;  Letterman. 

Felicea  D.  Reeves-COE-OEA,  Treas. 

Brenda  Reynolds 

Charlene  Reynolds 


Katherine  Reynolds 

Latanya  Riley-Track;  Basketball;  French  Club. 

John     Franklin     Riser-Tennis;     Football;     Basketball; 

French  Club;  Math  Club;  Letterman. 
Anita   Robinson-Volleyball;    Senior    Council;    Student 

Council;  Math  Club;  Cheer  Block,  Capt. 


Linda  Robinson 

Michelle  Rogers-Latin  Club;  Math  Club;  Nat'l  Honor 

Society. 
Brian  M.  Ross-Basketball;  DECA;  Math  Club. 
Carmen  Ross-Freshman  Council;  German  Club;  Math 

Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta. 


Lester  Rowe-Track;  Football;  Wrestling;  Homecoming 

King  Candidate;  DECA. 
Chuck  Rugh-Bowling;  Soccer;  Football;  French  Club; 

Math  Club;  Key  Club;  Band;  Pep  Band. 
Anthony  Sartin-Minority  Engineering;  Math  Club;  Chess 

Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  AFS;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 
Stacey  Sears 


Roxanna  Shah 
Vicki  Shepherd 

Ann  Smith-Gymnastics;  Senior  Council;  Minority  Engi- 
neering; Latin  Club;  French  Club. 
Mona  Smith 


Penny  Smith 
Karen  Snow 


Maeve  Spicer-Tennis;  Bowling;  Gymnastics;  Freshman 
Council;  Sophomore  Council;  Junior  Policy;  Senior 
Council;  Junior  Vaudeville;  German  Club;  Annual 
Staff;  Math  Club;  Cheerleading,  Capt.;  Key  Club; 
Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Ray  Spradley-Football;  Wrestling. 


Elaine     Stewart-Homecoming     Princess     Candidate; 

DECA;  COE-OEA,  Pres.;  Math  Club. 
Renita  J.  Stockdale 


72/the  graduates 


Warren  Stokes-Track;  Basketball;  Letterman;  ROTC. 
Tina  Summerfield-Student  Council;  Brain  Game;  Stage 

Crew;  Art  Club. 
Gregory  Taliey-Wrestling;  Art  Club. 
Roy  Taylor 


Wyquetta  Terry-Sophomore  Council;  Junior  Policy; 
Senior  Council,  PR.;  Student  Council;  Center  for 
Leadership  Development;  Latin  Club;  Echo  Staff; 
Math  Club;  Media  Club. 

Kevin  C.  Thomas-Bowling;  Football;  Baseball;  Senior 
Council;  Prom  King  Candidate;  Homecoming  King; 
Latin  Club;  Math  Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  Letterman; 
Media  Club. 

William  Thomas-Freshman  Council;  Sophomore  Coun- 
cil; Junior  Policy,  Pres.;  Student  Council;  Junior 
Vaudeville;  Prom  Committee;  Thespians;  Footliters; 
Rock  Choir;  Boys'  Glee;  Acapella;  Band;  Pep  Band. 

Kevin  Thompson-Football;  Basketball;  Math  Club. 

Vernon  Utley-Sophomore  Council;  DECA:  ROTC; 
Band;  Pep  Band. 

Dennis  Keith  Venable-Basketball. 

Anthony  Vinson-Freshman  Council,  Treas.;  Sophomore 
Council,  Treas.;  Student  Council;  Junior  Vaudeville; 
Thespians;  Footliters;  Gospel  Choir;  Boys'  Glee;  Aca- 
pella; Senior  Variety  Show;  Nat'l  Honor  Society. 

Deborah  Walker-Math  Club;  Cheer  Block. 


Sharron  Ward-Math  Club. 


Kenneth  Watkins-Bowling;  Cross  Country;  Football; 
Baseball;  Wrestling;  German  Club;  Math  Club;  Chess 
Club;  Mu  Alpha  Theta;  FCA;  Letterman;  Key  Club, 
Vice  Pres. 


the  graduates/73 


Seniors  Finish  Four  Fantastic  Years 


The  Senior  Council  started  off  the 
year  by  bolstering  its  funds  through  a 
candy  sale  and  a  newspaper  drive.  Ev- 
ery Wednesday  morning  would  find  sen- 
iors, eyes  drooping,  in  Ms.  Greenwood's 
room  planning  the  many  senior  activi- 
ties. Plans  for  out-of-school  money  mak- 
ing projects  were  soon  swarming  the 
minds  of  seniors  hoping  to  find  a  way  to 
Florida  over  Spring  Break.  Amidst  the 
preparations  for  graduation,  ordering 
announcements,  selecting  gowns,  and 
buying  class  rings,  the  Senior  Council 
was  faced  with  the  dilemma  of  fighting 
to  keep  Shortridge  open.  A  Senior  Tur- 
nabout was  successfully  pulled  off  in 
mid- April.  With  their  last  school  dance 
behind  them,  seniors  began  showing  no- 
ticeable signs  of  senioritis.  Ending  the 
year  with  a  bang,  the  seniors  had  a  wild 
senior  week  charactarized  by  punkers, 
cowboys,  doctors  and  bums. 


1981  SENIOR  COUNCIL;  Row  One:  Jill  Morford,  Rogers,  Joann  Joyner,  Carmela  Zachery,  Vetchel 

Kim  Burrell,  Sharon  Parker,  Maeve  Spicer,  Dorothy  Gee,  Marsha  Johnson.  Row  Three:  Wyquetta  Terry, 

Baker.    Row  Two:    Mr.   Grismore   (sponsor),    Ms.  Walter  Parks,  Devon  Girton,  Kevin  Thomas,  Ezra 

Greenwood  (sponsor),   Josephine  Stovall,   Carole  Johnson,  Henry  Reed,  Eric  Johnson,  Chris  Keys. 
Moss,  Beverly  Beauford,  Janet  Pringle,   Michelle 


Lonnie  Watson 

Sherri  L.  Watson-Junior  Policy;  COE-OEA. 

Pearl  Lyne  Watts-Volleyball;  Devilettes;  Freshman  Pom 

Pom  Girls. 
David  Weiser-Soccer 


Tamara  Latise  Wells-DECA. 

Angela  Westbrook-DECA;  Gospel  Choir;  Girls'  Glee; 

Acapella. 
Tamar   Whitted-Volleyball;    Junior    Vaudeville;    Math 

Club;  Letterman;  Media  Club;  Girls'  Glee;  Acapella, 

Pres.;   Senior   Variety  Show,   Chairman;   Musicals; 

Nat'l.  Honor  Society. 
Valine  Williams 


Cheryl  Wright-Homecoming  Princess  Candidate. 

Annette  Young-Acapella. 

Darla  Young 

Carmela  Zachery-Tennis;  Volleyball;  Senior  Council; 
Student  Council;  Homecoming  Princess  Candidate; 
Echo  Staff;  Math  Club;  Devilettes;  Freshman  Pom 
Pom  Girls  Letterman;  Nat'l.  Honor  Society. 


74/the  graduates 


Seniors  Not  Pictured 


Larry  Alexander 
Lee  Alexander 
Darrell  Austin 
Wallace  Baker 
Craig  Banks 
Stephen  Bell 
Darrell  Bledsoe 
Paula  Bonley 
Walter  Bradley 
Marcia  Branch 
Rodney  Brown 
Samuel  Brown 
Terry  Brown 
Mary  Broyles 
James  Bryson 
LaVerne  Cannon 
Ronald  Carter 
Leon  Casey 
Tonya  Cooley 
Anthony  Cortellini 
Richard  Cummings 


Albert  Davis 
Gary  Davis 
James  Davis 
Robert  Dixon 
Melissa  Dowas 
Barbara  Elmore 
Zachary  Evans 
Freddie  Fields 
Joni  Fleischman 
Theresa  Fleming 
Nancy  Franklin 
Angela  Frizzle 
Jennifer  Gammon 
William  Gant 
Joe  Garrett 
Walter  Goins 
Michael  Graham 
Denise  Gray 
Brian  Hamilton 
Brian  Haralson 
David  Harris 


Ronnie  Hawkins 
Leroy  Hollis 
James  Hyde 
Shirley  Jackson 
Tamara  James 
Anthony  Jamison 
Cynthia  Johnson 
Herman  Jones 
Kenneth  E.  Jones 
LaGina  Kidd 
Jeffery  King 
Byron  Lindsey 
Reginald  Lumpkin 
Kim  Mack 
Jeffery  Martin 
Kevin  Martin 
Brenda  McChriston 
Tonya  McCrackin 
Homer  McMillin 
Austin  Minor 
John  Moore 


Marsha  Murray 
Tyrone  Muse 
.Daphne  Outlaw 
Jeffrey  Outlaw 
Kim  Paicely 
Robert  Parrish 
Janice  Patterson 
Robert  Patterson 
Charles  Payton 
David  Proffitt 
Joe  Reuter 
Arlene  Richardson 
Phillip  Rodney 
Shirely  Rutledge 
Linda  Searles 
Leola  Smith 
Deborah  Spells 
Alleen  Starks 
Josephine  Stovall 
Heather  Strickland 
Cort  Thomas 


Lonna  Thompson 
Rhoda  Townsend 
Aaron  Tucker 
Gabriel  Tunstall 
Todd  Turner 
Derek  Vaughn 
Steven  Wagner 
Dewayne  Walker 
Barbara  Wallen 
David  Warwick 
Sarah  Washington 
Paul  Wheat 
Michelle  White 
William  White 
John  Williams 
Michael  Williams 
Sonnie  Williams 
Pamela  Wills 


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Lizzie  Aasen 

Wanda  Alexander 

Albert  Anderson 

Elizabeth  Andrews 

Becky  Appenfelder 

Anthony  Appleton 


Karla  Austin 

Timothy  Avery 

LaVerne  Bailey 

Martha  Baker 

Sheryl  Baker 

Lonnie  Ball 


Roger  Ball 
Bonny  Banchy 
Randall  Banks 
Robert  Banks 
Lucia  Bardwell 
Kivya  Barlowe 


Angela  Barnett 

Kristen  Bates 

Veronica  Birdsong 

Francine  Black 

Jacqueline  Bledsoe 

Kevin  Bostic 


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Gary  Burns 

Penny  Butler 

Rick  Cales 


Paula  Cannon 

Mark  Capes 

Janice  Carey 


76/mugs 


Juniors'  Policy  Was  Hard  Work 


The  Junior  Policy,  sponsored  by  Sue 
McNiel  and  Tom  Birk,  is  one  of  the  most 
spirited  class  governments  yet.  From  the 
first  days  in  September  to  the  final  days  in 
June,  the  Junior  Policy,  under  the  fearless 
leadership  of  Emily  DeBow,  did  it's  best  to 
shine.  The  year  started  right  with  great 
Homecoming  successes.  One  of  the  main 
goals  of  the  Junior  Policy  was  to  create  a 
Junior  Vaudeville  which  would  be  appreciat- 
ed by  all  who  saw  it.  With  this  great  feat 
under  their  belts,  the  juniors  got  down  to 
business  making  money  to  hold  them 
through  their  senior  year.  The  juniors  found 
that  spirit  was  the  key  to  a  successful  stu- 
dent government. 

1980  JUNIOR  POLICY:  Karen  Corn,  Candace 
Edmondson,  Felicia  Boyd,  Ava  Dorn,  Pam  Pringle, 
Cathy  Hinant,  Michelle  Taylor,  Jackie  Terrell, 
Martha  Baker,  Whitney  Snowden,  Theresa  Chubb, 
Julia 

Wegner,  Edie  Cassell,  Rochelle  Boyd,  Harry 
Summers,  Rory  Bradford,  Joe  Stilwell,  John 
Weichert,  Paul  Craig,  Greg  Ellis,  Michael  Selby, 
David  Guernsey,  Matt  Murrell,  Paul  West,  Ms.  Sue 
McNiel,  sponsor. 


Robert  Carroll 
Edie  Cassell 
Crystal  Caston 
Barbara  Cheatham 
Theresa  Chubb 
Darryl  Clemmons 


Warren  Clemmons 
Anita  Cloyd 
Monica  Coffer 
Cheryl  Colston 
Karen  Corn 
Paul  Craig 


DeVon  Cummings 
Sherry  Davis 
Anthony  Dickens 
Keith  Dickens 
Kenneth  Dickens 
David  Diggs 


Nedra  Dixon 
Corneal  Donaldson 
Ava  Dorn 

Deborah  Dougherty 
Lesha  Doyle 
Mark  Durham 


mugs/77 


Lynda  Edmonds 

Candace  Edmonson 

Jay  Edwards 

LuWanna  Edwards 

Mark  Elliott 

Patricia  Elliott 


Gregory  Ellis 
Jeffrey  Ellis 
Paul  Everts 
Betty  Fields 

Robert  Flagg 
Andrea  Floyd 


Brian  Floyd 

Michael  Foster 

Tina  Gann 

Teresa  Garrett 

Terri  Graves 

David  Guernsey 


Alan  Hall 

Darryl  Hampton 

Beverly  Harris 

Carlton  Haygood 

William  Haygood 

Arthur  Haynes 


Laura  Henn 

Cathleen  Hinant 

Andrew  Hoesman 

Elizabeth  Holland 

Theresa  Holtz 

Marci  Howard 


James  Hudkins 
Donna  Hughes 
Kenneth  Hughes 
Denise  Jackson 
Robert  Jackson 
Scott  Jackson 


Kelly  Jay 

Derek  Jeffers 

Rita  Jenkins 

Tommy  Jennings 

Glenn  Johnson 

Kimberly  Johnson 


Felicia  Jones 

Cornelius  Jorman 

Joyce  Kendrick 

Pauline  Kennedy 

Samuel  Keys 

Aledra  Kimbrough 


Angela  Landon 

Rhonda  Love 

Robin  Manning 

Tonya  Martin 

Dianna  Maynard 

Briant  McClund 


Cheryl  McMillin 

Patrick  McShane 

Michael  Meyers 

Curtis  Mickel 

Laura  Middleton 

Kristi  Miller 


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Phillip  Miller 
Danell  Milton 
Michael  Mimms 
Micheal  Moore 
Mark  Morgan 
Frankie  Murray 

Matthew  Murrell 
David  Murry 
Willie  Murry 
Carolyn  Myles 
Joseph  Napier 
Andrew  Neff 


Natalie  Nelson 
David  Nibbs 
Anh  Nguyen 
Tim  Pace 
Keith  Parks 
Paula  Payton 


Fred  Pervine 
Patti  Pierson 
Annemarie  Powderly 
Theresa  Preer 
Pam  Pringle 
Jacqueline  Randall 


ICA  Opens  Doors  To  The  World 


For  the  past  two  years  there  have  been 
three  students  at  Shortridge  who  are  associ- 
ated with  the  Institute  of  Cultural  Affairs, 
(ICA).  They  are  Denise  Stanley,  Becky  Ap- 
penfelder,  and  Joni  Fleischman. 

The  ICA  is  a  nonprofit  global  organization 
concerned  with  human  development  and  is 
located  in  37  countries.  Staff  persons  live 
together  in  either  a  village,  small  town,  or 
city,  working  to  create  self-sufficient,  self- 
reliant  and  self-confident  communities. 

The  ICA  recognizes  adulthood  at  the  age 
of  twelve.  The  students  are  then  separated 
from  their  parents,  if  agreed  upon,  to  spend 
seventh  and  eighth  grade  in  Chicago  under 
the  supervision  of  an  adult  staff.  The  ninth 
grade  is  spent  in  a  community  project  in  the 
United  States  or  overseas.  The  High  School 
years  are  designed  to  be  less  transient  and 
students  usually  spend  three  years  in  one 
location. 

Becky  and  her  mother,  who  joined  in 
1972,  have  lived  in  Kentucky,  Chicago,  and 
a  small  village  in  Chile.  During  her  year  in 
Chile,  Becky  became  fluent  in  Spanish, 
learned  how  to  ride  horseback,  played  on 
the  woman's  soccer  team,  and  worked  in  the 
gardens. 

Since  1972,  Denise  and  her  family  have 
lived  in  New  Hampshire,  Detroit,  Cincinnati, 


and  Chicago.  Denise  lived  in  a  small  Appala- 
chian coal  mining  town  before  coming  to 
Indianapolis.  While  in  W.  Va.,  she  helped 
organize  a  basketball  team  and  a  4-H  Club, 
while  helping  in  many  workdays. 

Joni  and  her  mother  joined  in  1978  and 
immediately  left  for  India,  where  they 
worked  in  different  village  projects  in  Mahar- 
ashtra. Joni  then  went  to  Malasia  and  her 
mother  to  Indonesia. 

A  typical  day  for  these  girls  starts  at  5:30 
A.M.,  when  they  meet  downstairs  and  re- 
hearse a  daily  ritual  (a  secular  liturgy  made 
up  of  Indian  poetry).  During  breakfast,  a 
conversation  is  led  by  one  of  them  by  read- 
ing a  quote  and  then  they  go  over  the  news 
of  the  day.  The  next  45  minutes  are  spent  in 
a  meeting  called  "collegium"  when  they  ei- 
ther plan  the  week,  report  on  an  event,  or 
decide  what  has  to  be  done  about  a  certain 
issue. 

The  ICA  has  provided  them  with  chances 
to  meet  and  work  with  people  of  different 
nationalties  and  backgrounds;  chances  to  de- 
velop independence;  chances  to  travel  and 
become  involved  in  many  communities  and 
lifestyles.  Although  being  separated  from 
their  parents  has  been  difficult  at  times, 
Joni,  Becky,  and  Denise  are  glad  to  have 
had  the  opportunities  and  experiences  which 


the  Institute  of  Cultural  Affairs  has 
made   possible. 


DENISE  STANLEY  AND  BECKY  APPEN- 
FELDER  enjoy  the  first  snow  of  winter  outside 
Shortridge. 


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Juniors'  Float  Sets  Sail  To  Victory 


The  Junior  class  realized  that  the  spirit 
and  level  of  excitement  at  the  Homecoming 
football  game  would  have  to  be  brought  to 
its  peak  this  year  if  they  wanted  our  team  to 
have  any  chance  of  beating  the  Marshall 
Patriots  who  were  ranked  fifth  in  the  state. 

Weeks  in  advance  of  Homecoming,  dy- 
namic duo  juniors  Mark  Durham  and  Ro- 
chelle  Boyd  created  the  ideal  theme  for  their 
float,  "Blue  Devil  Tea  (m)  Party". 

As  the  idea  developed,  plans  were  made 
to  construct  a  "boat"  and  fill  it  with  Blue 
Devil  "Indians"  with  red,  white,  and  blue 
boxes  with  the  name  "Patriots"  painted  on 
them,  that  the  "Indians"  would  fiercely 
throw  to  the  ground  as  the  float  paraded  by 
the  Shortridge  side  of  the  field. 

After  a  week's  hard  work  by  dedicated 
juniors,  the  boat  and  it's  Blue  Devil  mast  set 
asail  to  Julius  Field.  Upon  arrival,  the  ship 
loaded  it's  cargo  of  Patriot  boxes,  and  Blue 
Devil  "Indians",  who  were  prepared  to 
"dump"  the  Patriots. 

The  junior  float  won  first  place  making  all 
the  hard  work  worthwhile.  The  junior  class 
also  won  best  decorated  Spirit  Hall  and  went 
so  far  as  to  decorate  every  football  player's 
locker  with  balloons,  streamers,  and  the 
players  name  and  jersey  number. 


JUNIOR  HOMECOMING  PRINCESS,  Rochelle  Boyd,  and  her  escort,  Mark  Durham,  waved  to  the 
crowd  excitedly. 


Sharon  Reed 

Brian  Reichel 

Kevin  Rhea 

Jerry  Richardson 

Pennell  Richardson 

Helene  Riggs 


Phillip  Roberts 

Dawn  Robinson 

Mishon  Roddy 

Dwayne  Rodgers 

Alif  Rogers 

Stephen  Scott 


Walter  Scott 

Kim  Scruggs 

Mike  Selby 

Tim  Selig 

Allen  Shah 

Tony  Shackleford 


80/mugs 


Kelly  Shaw 
Dawn  Sheridan 
Eugene  Simmons 
Jacqueline  Slatter 
Brandt  Smith 
Tony  Smitty 


Whitney  Snowden 
Denise  Stanley 
Marcus  Stewart 
Joe  Stilwell 
Tony  Sullivan 
Harry  Summers 


Terry  Swayzer 
Jason  Swift 
Keith  Talley 
Tina  Taylor 
Felisa  Teague 
Jackie  Terrell 


Joseph  Thomas 
Richard  Thomas 
Inize  Tisdul 
Tracie  Torain 
Silas  Townsend 
Gabriel  Tunstall 


Berlynn  Turner 
Shawn  Turner 
Joe  VanBuskirk 
Carla  Ward 
Sharon  Ward 
Tony  Warren 


Sharon  Watts 
John  Weichert 
Paul  West 
Diane  White 
Jeffrey  White 
Shirley  White 


William  White 
Ann  Williams 
Jacqueline  Williams 
Regina  Williams 
Rondello  Williams 
Sheila  Williams 


Diretha  Willis 
Keith  Woods 
Rosalyn  Woods 
Cheryl  Wright 
Melvin  Yarbro 
Kenneth  Yates 


Vincent  Yelladay 
Cathy  Young 


mugs/81 


Katrice  Abel 

Kevin  Abel 

Lastronia  Adams 

Rosie  Allen 

Michael  Annes 

Patrick  Appleton 


Eric  Arehart 

Michael  Avant 

Leroy  Baker 

Sandra  Banks 

Emery  Barton 

Cyrus  Behroozi 


James  Bell 

Sylvester  Bellamy 

Yolanda  Berry 

Debbie  Bennett 

Kelley  Bible 

Tammy  Berryhill 


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William  Bradley 
Donald  Brown 
Cynthia  Brown 


Douglass  Brown 

Geary  Brown 

Rodnie  Bryant 


Lester  Burse 

Stephanie  Butler 

Kimberly  Campbell 


John  Carr 

Tonnie  Carruther 

Allison  Carter 


Francine  Carter 

Valencia  Casey 

Peter  Cerola 


82/mugs 


II 


Sophomores  Start  Slowly 


Sophomore  Council:  Row  One:  Kathy  Coleman,  Julie  Peacock,  Geary  Brown,  Anne  Danielle,  Carla 
Williams,  Stephanie  Butler,  Patrick  Appleton,  Stacey  Edwards,  Leroy  Baker,  Natalie  Muse,  Mary 
Porter,  Row  Two:  Carlena  Lindsey,  Lynn  Casey,  Rodney  Bryant,  Michael  Avant,  Stephanie  Poe,  Jeff 
Whitesell,  Valita  Fredland,  Anna  Harper,  Amy  Senior,  Cyrus  Behroozi. 


Although  the  Sophomore  Council  got  off 
to  a  slow  start,  this  year's  class  had  serveral 
ideas  for  the  improvement  of  Shortridge. 
Plans  to  help  out  in  the  community  and 
school  were  made  by  president  Carlena 
Lindsey,  while  everyone  participated  in  as- 
sisting the  Shortridge  student  task  force. 

One  of  the  main  goals  of  Sophomore 
Council  was  to  increase  its  membership. 
"We  haven't  reached  our  goal  yet,  but  we 
have  been  trying  very  hard,"  Carlena  said. 
Even  though  the  membership  wasn't  as  large 
as  possible,  the  students  who  participated 
were  very  enthusiastic. 


Gwendolyn  Chester 
Kevin  Clay 
Helen  Coleman 
Kathy  Coleman 
Marvin  Coleman 
Lisa  Contreras 


Donna  Cook 
Billy  Cooper 
Angela  Cooper 
Anthony  Cowherd 
John  Crenshaw 
Richard  Creveling 


Anne  Daniell 
Vincent  Davis 
Johnny  DeWalt 
Anthony  Douthit 
April  Dozier 
Denise  Dubard 


Carmen  Duff 
Robin  Dunville 
George  Early 
Felisha  Easter 
Cathy  Edelen 
Alecia  Edmonds 


Peggy  Edmonds 
Jetona  Edwards 
Wanda  Edwards 
Penny  Ellison 
Valita  Fredland 
Terrie  Fischer 


Ann  Foster 
Paul  Galloway 
Tonya  Gatewood 
Susan  Gerard 
Linda  Gibson 
Dianne  Glover 


Angela  Goodlow 
Vinicius  Goodman 
Tracey  Gray 
Jodi  Gruver 
Eric  Guess 
Todd  Guise 


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Yeah!  Rah!  Ridge! 


Yells  thundered  forth  from  the  gym- 
nasium surprising  approaching  basket- 
ball spectators  with  their  zeal.  These 
volumonous  sounds  originated  in  the 
mouths  of  sixty  Shortridges  who  as- 
sembled to  form  the  first  Shortridge 
Cheerblock    in    several    years.    "We 


Tammy  Hampton 


Anna  Harper 

Cheryl  Harris 

Mary  Harris 

Warren  Hawkins 

Chris  Helft 

Cynthia  Henry 


Katrina  Henry 

Brent  Hicks 

Renee  Hill 

Tammy  Holtz 

Aaron  Howard 

Donald  Howell 


Arnold  Howlett 

Anne  Hughes 

Bridgette  Hunt 

Helen  Hunter 

Charles  Hutchson 

Myrtle  Jackson 


Kirstin  Johnson 

Shana  Johnson 

Bobbie  Jones 

Keith  Jones 

Michael  Jones 

Michelle  Jones 


Rhonda  Keys 

Jackie  Kidd 

Lisa  LeForge 

Sharon  Lewis 

Mary  Beth  Long 

Cheryl  Looper 

Sean  Maddox 
Harvey  Mason 
Barbara  Matney 
Anna  Matthews 
Lisa  McEachern 
Vicky  McKinney 


Tara  Hall  *&*'■  Wk 


wear  blue  and  white  sweatshirts  with 
jeans,  white  gloves  and  tennis  shoes. 
We  stand  out  because  we  look  uniform 
and  neat  while  showing  our  support 
for  our  school,"  said  Robin  Maxey, 
sophomore. 

The  cheerblock  was  organized  by 
Anita  Robinson.  Through  practice  and 
experience,  the  cheerblockers  learned 
many  spirit-inspiring  yells.  According 
to  Robin,  "The  cheerleaders  want 
Ridgers  to  join  them  in  backing  up  our 
teams,  and  we  like  showing  our  spirit 
so  the  cheerblock  is  an  advantage  for 
everyone!" 


84/mugs 


Danny  McMasters 
Hannah  Meadows 
David  Miller 
Vaughn  Miller 
Monica  Mimms 
Karen  Molzan 


Lennell  Moore 
Theodore  Morgan 
Laura  Mouser 
Sandy  Murphy 
Sheila  Myles 
Dung  Nguyen 


David  Nibbs 
Crisena  Nicholson 
Alonzo  Moel 
Neil  Norwood 
Mary  Nowlin 
George  Overstreet 


Crystal  Patterson 
Patrice  Patterson 
Julieanna  Peacock 
Jeff  Phelps 
Ellen  Phillips 
Mary  Porter 


Marc  Porter 
Jerry  Rasdell 
Michael  Reeves 
Rachel  Riegel 
Adrien  Riding 
Reginald  Roberts 


Sanmongue  Robinson 
Michael  Rowland 
Linda  Rush 
Cristina  Sanner 
Danny  Schick 
Lisa  Schmidt 


Patricia  Scrogham 
Stephanie  Scopelitis 
Amy  Senior 
Lane  Seymour 
Bruce  Sharpe 
Jerry  Sharp 


Cornelius  Shaw 
Arthur  Shaw 
Janice  Sherrell 
Brenda  Smith 
Crystal  Smith 
Curtis  Smith 


Linda  Smith 
Nick  Snodgrass 
Michael  Spivey 
Debra  Stewart 
Robert  Stewart 
Tonya  Stokes 


Vernone  Suttle 
Varnador  Sutton 
Santa  Tate 
Kenneth  Thompson 
Rodney  Thompson 
Ronald  Tucker 


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Danny  Turner 

Teresa  Turner 

Greg  Tyson 

Heidi  Vail 

Karol-Lisa  Vale 

Kevin  Vinson 


Andrea  Wagner 

Jeffery  Walker 

Derek  Walker 

Angela  Watts 

Harry  Watts 

David  Weber 


Anita  Wells 

Donna  Wells 

Eric  Wells 

Felicia  Wells 

Loren  White 

Jeff  Whitesell 


Brian  Williams 

Carla  Williams 

Chris  Williams 

Elmore  Williams 

Micheal  Williams 

Ernestine  Willis 


Cheryl  Wills 

Tamara  Wilson 

Georgia  White 

Chris  Wood 

Stephen  Woods 

Steven  Yelladay 


Freshmen  Stand  Up 

Attention  all  Shortridgers!  The  grand  hunt 
is  on!  Everyone  is  invited  to  join  the  search 
for  the  Freshman  Council.  One  clue  that  has 
been  uncovered  is  that  the  freshman  spon- 
sor, Mrs  Kathleen  Wallace,  can  usually  be 
found  coaching  the  volleyball  team  or  help- 
ing students  improve  their  artistic  abilities. 
No  one  knows  for  sure  who  was  involved, 
but  there  was  an  impressive  freshman  float 
at  Homecoming  which  adds  to  the  excite- 
ment of  the  search.  Surprisingly,  this  years 
freshman  calss  is  the  largest  among  the  four 
at  Shortridge.  Hopefully  in  the  next  three 
years,  it's  class  council  will  become  more 
representative  of  it's  dominating  size.  In  the 
meantime,  will  the  real  Freshman  Council 
please  stand  up? 

1981  FRESHMAN  COUNCIL:  Denise  Tipton,  Amy 
Weichert,  Trish  Smitha,  Casandra  Bradley. 


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Penny  Bischoff 
Lisa  Bledsoe 
Charita  Bostic 


Charles  Bowen 
Lisa  Boyd 
Casandra  Bradley 


William  Brame 
Yvonne  Brinkley 
Nora  Brinkley 


Kenneth  Brooks 
Patrick  Brown 
Robert  Brown 


Roosevelt  Brown 
Dewayne  Bryant 
Linda  Bullock 


Jamie  Burnett 
Ricky  Burnett 
Kenneth  Burns 


Lillian  Bunch 
Eric  Butler 
Steven  Byrd 


Edwina  Akers 
Keith  Abel 
Brenda  Alexander 
William  Alkire 
Allen  Anderson 
Patricia  Anderson 


Tina  Anderson 
Steve  Arnold 
Arthur  Ashbridge 
Michael  Austin 
Karen  Bailey 
Nenad  Ban 


Larry  Bates 
Michael  Bayt 
Kenneth  Beatty 
Sharon  Benson 
Doyle  Binion 
Geneva  Binion 


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mugs/87 


A  Foreign  View  Of  You 


When  you  think  of  living  in  a  foreign  coun- 
try, an  array  of  experiences,  quite  different 
to  your  accustomed  lifestyle,  appears  in 
your  mind.  A  description  of  the  country 
most  often  visited  by  students  would  contra- 
dict these  thoughts  because  there  are  more 
foreign  students  in  the  U.S.  than  any  other 
country.  Nenad  Ban,  a  freshman  from  Za- 
greb, Yugoslavia,  is  among  this  majority.  His 
description  of  life  in  a  foreign  country  marks 
differences  in  American's  lives  that  they 
take  for  granted. 

Nenad  came  to  the  U.S.  in  February  of 
1980  with  his  family  because  his  mother  was 
involved  in  lab  research  for  IUPUI.  His  fa- 
ther, a  chrystalographer,  was  on  sabbatical. 
Nenad  studied  English  privately  in  Yugosla- 
via, thus  he  had  few  troubles  getting  into  the 
mainstram  of  life  in  America. 

Soccer  and  swimming  are  the  most  popu- 


lar sports  in  Yugoslavia.  Nenad,  a  swimmer, 
said,  "You  rarely  see  American  football  in 
Europe.  It  is  too  violent."  Nenad  also  no- 
ticed that  America,  as  a  larger  country,  in- 
forms it's  inhabitants  more  about  national 
politics  rather  than  the  world  situation. 
Smaller  countries,  he  said,  are  more  in- 
formed about  what  other  countries  are  do- 
ing. 

"One  of  the  first  things  I  noticed  is  that  all 
the  cars  are  very  big,"  Nenad  said.  He  en- 
joys life  in  the  U.S.  but  he  is  glad  he  will 
return  soon  because  he  misses  his  friends. 


NENAD  BAN,  AN  OUTSTANDING  STUDENT,  finds 
school  easier  in  the  U.S.  than  in  Yugoslavia  where  he 
plans  to  study  at  a  technical  school  after  graduation. 


Douglas  Campbell 

Youssef  Carpenter 

Anthony  Carter 

Bridgette  Carver 

Terry  Carver 

Bob  Cassell 


David  Chambers 

Dennis  Chambers 

Michele  Chapman 

Daniel  Chubb 

Faye  Collins 

James  Compton 


Colleen  Contreras 

James  Cook 

James  Corbin 

Benny  Council 

Rick  Critchfield 

Alfred  Dartis 


Lisa  Davis 

Tonya  Davis 

William  Day 

George  Dilcher 

Haron  Donaldson 

Eric  Dycus 


Robert  Earle 

Venetta  Edmonds 

Vivian  Elbert 

Lorenda  Eldridge 

Kimberly  Elliott 

William  Essex 


Andrew  Everts 

Schara  Faucett 

James  Fish 

Selena  Flowers 

Mario  Folson 

Faye  Gaines 


'mugs 


Tammy  Gann 
Constance  Gatewood 
William  Gatewood 
DeWayne  Gee 
De  Gentry 
Lula  Glenn 


Brenda  Glover 
Victor  Glover 
Treni  Gorman 
Larry  Goshen 
Elizabeth  Guernsey 
Kim  Grady 


Maureen  Graves 
Jerome  Greer 
Timothy  Gregory 
Willis  Gregory 
David  Grifaith 
Jon  Griffith 


Melissa  Griffith 
Bernadette  Hall 
David  Hall 
Stephen  Hampton 
Chris  Harmon 
Darren  Harris 


Tammy  Harris 
Ruth  Hayes 
Vincent  Hester 
Brian  Hill 
Willie  Hill 
John  Hines 


Lori  Hines 
Mike  Hines 
Leanna  Hobbs 
Dawn  Hochradel 
Linda  Hodges 
Tern  Hoseclaw 


Byron  Hoesman 
LaRonda  Hoosier 
James  Hopson 
Ricky  Howard 
Anthony  Howlett 
Chris  Hoyce 


Roger  Hubbard 
Wayne  Hughes 
Marvin  Jackson 
Rodney  Jefferson 
Jeffrey  Johnson 
Pam  Johnson 


Peter  Johnson 
Ray  Johnson 
Rhonda  Johnson 
Brian  Jones 
Darlene  Jones 
Kerry  Jones 


Caryn  Kay 
Sherry  Kelley 
April  Kimbrough 
Anthony  Lambert 
John  Lewis 
Patrice  Lyons 


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Paula  Martin 

Willie  Martin 

Mauri  Mason 

Sharon  Mathes 

Patricia  Maxwell 

Keith  McCann 


Ben  Meadows 

Roxann  Means 

Robert  Miller 

Suzanna  Mitchell 

Thurman  Montgomery 

Zarkeeta  Mooney 


James  Moore 

Tammera  Moore 

Sandratte  Morris 

Patrick  Mosley 

Tracey  Mundy 

Scott  Mutchmore 


Delmon  Nichols 

Netra  Nichols 

Julie  Nimock 

Christine  Noel 

Birna  Ntukogu 

Darryl  O'Kelley 


Mary  Orr 

Robert  Outlaw 

Michael  Page 

Kevin  Parks 

DeRea  Pegues 

Timothy  Pegues 


John  Peters 

Renita  Pirtle 

Lynn  Porter 

Donald  Primm 

Edward  Primm 

Lorene  Prokop 


Elmer  Quarles 

Carol  Ramsey 

Lloyd  Reed 

Jeffrey  Reese 

Victoria  Render 

Ben  Reichel 


Chuck  Reuter 

Jack  Reynolds 

Glenda  Richardson 

Bonnie  Robertson 

Walterina  Robertson 

Beverly  Roche 


Hassan  Rogers 

Rohan  Rodney 

Ellis  Rose 

Louis  Rouse 

Romale  Ruffin 

Nia  Settles 


Bruce  Scott 

Ricky  Scott 

Phyllis  Simpson 

Chris  Smith 

Donald  Smith 

JoAnn  Smith 


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Leola  Smith 
Tricia  Smitha 
Errol  Stallion 
Aryan  Steele 
James  Talley 
Tamara  James 


Elisa  Taylor 
Gwen  Taylor 
James  Taylor 
Marcus  Taylor 
Sandra  Taylor 
Thomas  Taylor 


Brian  Thomas 
Charles  Thomas 
Jeffrey  Thornburgh 
Tonya  Tiggs 
Delise  Tipton 
Shemiah  Townsend 


Debra  Troutman 
Lisa  Tuggles 
Lisa  Turner 
Ginger  Twitchell 
Kelly  Vale 
Katie  Walker 


Lisa  Ware 
Yvonne  Walker 
Charles  Washington 
Diane  Washington 
Michael  Washington 
Terry  Washington 


Amy  Weichert 
Doug  Weiser 
James  Westbrook 
Ella  White 
Steve  Whitley 
Kenneth  Williams 


Mia  Williams 
Robert  Williams 
Tami  Williamson 
Belinda  Wills 
Kenneth  Winston 
Dwight  Winters 


Lori  Wooden 
George  Woodruff 
Frank  Woods 
Gregory  Woods 
Rodney  Woodson 
Jeffrey  Yarbro 


Lisa  Young 
Rhonda  Young 


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There's  a  background  buzz  of  constant 
activity  of  Shortridge.  This  music  is  created 
by  the  people  who  are  so  enthralled  with 
learning,  finding,  doing,  helping,  laughing, 
and  loving  that  they  find  they  just  can't  stop 
with  the  3:10  bell.  So  they  keep  on  learning, 
finding,  doing,  helping,  laughing,  and  loving. 
Turn  the  page  to  find  out  how. 


Echo  Echo  Echo  Echo  Echo  Echo  Echo 


In  September  of  1898,  the  first  issue  of 
The  Shortridge  Daily  ECHO  was  published. 
It  was  the  only  daily  high  school  newspaper 
in  the  country  at  the  time. 

The  Daily  ECHO  had  editors  and  a  staff 
for  every  day  in  the  week  which  consisted  of 
about  ten  to  twenty  students,  or  an  entire 
staff  of  fifty  to  one  hundred.  This  newspaper 
became  famous  for  it's  complete  coverage 
and  professional  quality. 

Today,  The  Shortridge  Weekly  ECHO  is 
one  of  the  few  weekly  high  school  newspa- 
pers left  in  the  nation.  Most  schools  have 
gone  to  the  magazine  form  of  paper  which 
they  publish  monthly  or  bimonthly.  When 
the  ECHO  was  forced  to  reduce  to  a  weekly 
paper  about  ten  years  ago,  a  lot  of  the  jour- 
nalistic enthusiasm  that  Shortridge  had  cre- 
ated seemed  to  fall  by  the  wayside.  This 
year  we  have  tried  to  regenerate  the  zealous 
attitude  that  we  were  noted  for  in  the  past. 

After  the  creation  of  a  new  ECHO  policy, 
we  realized  our  goals  for  a  successful  jour- 
nalistic year.  First,  we  wanted  to  get  the 
Ridgers  to  read  their  newspaper.  So,  we 
tried,  through  entertaining  and  amusing  sto- 
ries, to  get  students  to  wait  anxiously  every 
Tuesday  for  the  "famed"  ECHO  to  hit  the 
halls. 

One  of  the  major  controversies  of  the 
year  was  whether  or  not  we  should  get  rid  of 
BLAB.  BLAB  was  a  traditional  gossip  col- 

FRANCESCA  MANFREDI  puts  her  nose  to  the 
grindstone  using  her  newly  acquired  skills  in  the 

print  shop. 


umn  that  we  tried  to  drop  because  we  were 
advised  it  was  "bad  journalism."  However, 
many  students  swore  they  only  read  the 
ECHO  so  they  could  get  their  "grubby  little 
hands"  on  the  latest  juicy  gossip. 

In  the  end,  we  decided  that  we  couldn't 
afford  to  lose  any  of  our  readership,  so  we 
succumbed  to  public  demand  and  continued 
to  run  a  non-libelous  "gossip  column"  which 
was  renamed  RAP  to  stay  in  sine  with  the 
changin'  times.  Feature  Editor,  sophomore 
Valita  Fredland  commented,  "I  thought 
RAP  had  to  go  in  because  gossip  is  really  all 
most  of  the  people  look  for." 

Other  ploys  to  increase  interest  were  in- 
terviews with  famous  graduate  authors  (Kurt 
Vonnegut)  and  disc  jockeys  (Roger 
Holloway),  polls  which  reported  the  voted 
most  debonaire  guy  and  most  unappetizing 
foods,  and  sports  stories  that  were  so  in- 
depth  that  we  even  quoted  coaches  from 
faraway  schools  for  predictions  on  how  their 
schools  would  fare  against  the  mighty  Blue 
Devil  football  and  basketball  teams. 

Sports  Editor,  senior  Chris  Keys,  was  the 
mastermind  behind  this  years  sports  page. 
Chris  said,  "Being  the  editor  of  the  sports 
page,  I  was  in  charge  of  the  most  attractive 
and  most  likely-to-be-read  page  of  the  news- 
paper. In  my  column  each  week  I  tried  to 
write  as  adhesively  to  a  specific  sport  as 
possible  so  that  I  could  reconceal  the  non- 


sports-minded    reader    to    that    particular 
sport." 

Once  we  got  the  ECHO  to  be  a  popular 
item  because  of  its  entertainment  value,  we 
had  to  mold  the  image  we  wanted  our  paper 
to  project.  Since  the  editorial  page  is  sup- 
posed to  be  the  "heart"  of  every  newspa- 
per, great  emphasis  was  put  on  the  quality 
and  tone  of  this  area.  Editorial  Editor,  soph- 
omore Shawn  Duff  commented  on  her  page 
in  this  way,  "I  was  glad  when  I  was  appoint- 
ed Editorial  Editor  because  editorials  are  my 
favorite  part  of  the  newspaper.  When  I  read 
a  newspaper,  I  like  to  make  comments  about 
it,  and  our  editorial  page  provided  for  the 
comments  that  other  kids  in  the  school  had 
to  make  about  controversial  issues." 

Another  one  of  our  goals  this  year  was  to 
advance  our  own  knowledge  of  journalistic 
techniques.  Our  nineteen  member  staff  in- 
cluded five  freshmen,  four  sophomores, 
eight  juniors,  and  two  seniors;  and  only  one 
of  these  people  had  been  on  the  staff  for 
more  than  a  year,  with  half  of  the  staff  being 
complete  novices  to  any  form  of  journalism. 
So  teaching  and  learning  about  a  newspaper 
while  trying  to  produce  a  weekly  was  quite 
an  accomplishment  the  staff  as  well  as 
our  understanding  advisor,  Mrs. 
Mary  McGarvey. 


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Chris  Noel,  freshman  News  Editor,  was 
the  epitome  of  the  struggle  the  entire  staff 
had  to  endure.  When  Chris  started  the  year 
with  the  title  of  News  Editor  thrust  upon  her, 
she  had  to  learn  everything  from  the  begin- 
ning and  uphold  all  of  her  responsibilities  at 
the  same  time.  She  said,  "It  was  pretty  hard 
being  News  Editor  when  I  first  started,  but 
with  the  help  of  the  staff  it  became  a  lot 
easier,  and  soon  I  really  enjoyed  my  job." 

Because  we  didn't  have  an  "ECHO  Pho- 
tographer" as  such,  all  members  of  the  staff 
had  to  learn  how  to  use  the  35mm  camera 
that  INB  (Indiana  National  Bank  was  as- 
signed as  SHS's  "Partner  in  Progress")  ac- 
quired for  us. 

Another  skill  we  all  boasted  after  serving 
as  "ECHOites"  for  an  entire  year  was 
Graphic  Arts  experience.  Each  staffer  was 
required  to  spend  a  certain  amount  of  time 
every  week  in  the  Graphic  Arts  Lab  (affec- 
tionately known  as  the  "Print  Shop")  help- 
ing with  paste-up  and  photomechanical  pro- 
cesses. This  not  only  taught  our  journalists 
another  skill  they  didn't  realize  they  sought, 
but  it  also  helped  to  relieve  the  load  on  Mr. 
Donald  McCauley,  whose  time  spent  pro- 
ducing the  ECHO  was  estimated  at  125% 
per  week. 

Finally,  we  all  had  one  central  goal  in  the 
back  of  our  minds  throughout  the  year.  That 
was  to  keep  the  ECHO  living  and  prospering 
into  eternity  by  keeping  good  'ole  SHS's 
doors  open. 

Fears  that  our  school  would  be  the  one 
chosen  for  extinction  this  year  helped  to 
spur  us  to  turn  out  the  best  quality  stories 
and  angles  possible.  We  constantly  sought 
news  of  activities  Ridgers  were  participating 
and  excelling  in,  like  math,  science,  and 
choir  contests,  sports  events,  and  even  com- 
munity projects  that  the  various  clubs 
staged. 

Coeditor-in-chief,  junior  Mike  Selby,  gave 
his  philosophy  as  an  ECHO  editor,  "Being 
an  editor  of  any  high  school  publication  can- 
not be  taken  as  mere  hobby  or  just  a  job, 
neither  is  it  just  responsibility,  as  I  have 
learned.  It  is  a  duty,  a  duty  that  must  be  held 
steadfastly  to  just  as  loyal  soldier  holds  true 
to  his  duty." 

Behind  all  of  the  ECHO's  many  motives 
this  year,  was  the  one  quality  that  makes  any 
high  school  a  success,  and  that  was  spirit. 
We  wanted  to  generate  spirit  by  promoting 
spirit  and  by  being  the  most  spirited  group  in 
the  school.  The  ECHO  Staff  feels  they  suc- 
ceeded in  this  endeavor. 

MICHAEL  SELBY  works  at  the  light  table  in  the 
print  shop  preparing  a  layout  for  the  front  page 

ECHO  STAFF;  Cyrus  Behroozi,  Mona  Edmondson, 
Edie  Cassell,  Debbie  Dougherty,  Michael  Selby, 
Kristen  Bates,  Valita  Fredland,  Mrs.  McGarvey 
(sponser),  Derex  Walker,  Kimberly  Johnson,  Chris 
Keys. 


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The  Definition  Of  Hysteria 


"You  guys!  Where's  my  picture?  Why 
hasn't  this  copy  been  written  yet?  Jill!  Car- 
ole! Mr.  Birk!  Anybody!  Help!"  These  are 
common  screeches  heard  from  room  123. 
What  is  the  cause  of  all  this  hysteria  you 
ask?  Without  a  doubt  it  is  the  yearbook  staff 
busily  working  on  one  of  the  finest  editions 
of  the  Annual  that  Shortridgers  have  ever 
laid  eyes  on. 

Scribble,  scribble,  scribble  go  the  staffers 
writing  their  stories  on  Ridgers  and  what 
they  are  involved  in.  Snap,  snap,  snap  go  the 
photographers  freezing  action  on  film  which 
becomes  pictures  of  you  and  me  and  every- 
body. The  year  does  not  go  by  without  the 
long  evenings  with  tired  and  hungry  year- 


bookers  working  diligently  to  get  things 
done  before  the  clock  strikes  twelve  and  the 
typewriters  turn  into  pumpkins  and  the  cam- 
eras into  mice.  (By  the  way,  the  yearbook 
made  a  commendable  contribution  to  the 
Annual  Pumpkin  Pie  Bake-Off  and  the  Soci- 
ety of  Biological  Experimentation.) 

Seriously,  all  those  involved  in  creating 
these  100  and  some  pages  take  great  pride 
in  their  work  and  hope  it  brings  you  fond 
memories  of  the  school  year  1980-1981. 


THE  EDITORS-IN-CHIEF  had  to  go  to  great  lengths  to 
get  Sports  Editor  Cyrus  Behroozi  to  complete  his  sec- 
tion. 


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1980  YEARBOOK  STAFF!  Top  Row;  David  Nash, 

Korben  Perry,  Robbie  Hatchel,  Second  Row;  Anne 

Daniell,  Amy  Senior,  Jodi  Cruver,  Valita  Fredland, 

Karen  Molzan,  Natasha  Wagner,  Helene  Riggs, 

Jacqueline  Slatter,  Bottom  Row;  Lynda  Edmonds, 

Mark  Durham,  Carole  Moss,  Chris  Harmon,  Jill 

Morford,  Anna  Harper,  Maeve  Spicer,  Lisa  Bell. 

CAROLE  MOSS,  CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF,  is  stuck 

with  a  problem. 


Yearbookers  Do  It  Annually 


The  One  And  Only 

The  SHS  Speech  Team  did  not  have  an 
overwhelming  turnout  this  year.  In  fact  on 
the  morning  of  the  first  meet  at  Arsenal 
Technical  High  School,  the  team  from  Shor- 
tridge  was  comprised  of  me,  myself  and  I. 

Thanks  to  our  new  speech  coach,  Ms.  Liz 
White,  and  the  author  of  The  Death  of  the 
Human  Particle,  Michael  Benedict,  the 
speech  team  did  strike  a  noye  of  success.  It 
was  said  that  two  fourth  places  in  the  prose 
competition  was  a  good  first  try  for  the 
"team." 

Ms.  White  has  sacrificed  an  arm  and  a  leg 
(and  a  few  packs  of  salems)  rushing  from 
classes  at  IUPUI  to  the  Ridge  a  few  days  a 
week.  She  devotes  all  of  her  time  to  teaching 
students  different  forms  of  creative  expres- 
sion. 

More  students  will  pull  together  as  the 
year  progresses.  And  if  all  goes  well  the 
opponents  will  have  a  diffiult  time  forgetting 
about  "the  Ridge."  But  then  most  oppo- 
nents usually  do! 

AAREN  PERRY,  after  his  lonely  debut,  remained  an 
avid  supporter  and  member  of  the  Speech  Team  for  the 
year. 


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A  Lot  Of  People  Create  A  Lot  Of  Spirit 


Overpopula  tion 

It  took  a  special  wide  lens  and  some  to- 
getherness on  the  part  of  the  members  to  fit 
everyone  in  the  Math  Club,  SHS's  largest 
club,  into  one  picture.  That's  what  the  club 
has  been  ever  since  it's  revival  a  couple  of 
years  back-in  the  picture.  With  such  popular 
activities  as  the  annual  volleyball  game  and 
the  trip  to  the  Chicago  Museum  of  Science 
and  Industry,  it  could  not  be  otherwise.  The 
infamous  M&M's  candy  sales  seem  to  have 
more  people  involved  in  selling  than  in 
buying.  In  the  midst  of  this  blur  of  activity 
are  members  who  have  also  been  initiated 
into  Mu  Alpha  Theta,  a  national  math  honor 
society.  This  group  is  a  service  and  career 
oriented  club  with  plans  for  speakers  and 
semester-end  tutoring.  At  the  end  of  the 
year  comes  the  initiation  of  new  members 
who  have  worked  their  pluses  and  minuses 
together  to  equal  excellence  in  mathematics. 
These  clubs  are  making  math  jump  out  of 
the  books  and  come  alive  as  a  real  part  in 
the  life  of  SHS. 

QUILL  AND  SCROLL,  Back  Row;  Heidi  Vail, 

Michael  Selby,  Carole  Moss,  Cyrus  Behroozi,  Janet 

Molzan,  Aaren  Perry,  Keith  Parks,  Front  Row;  Jill 

Morford,  Kim  Johnson,  Edie  Cassell. 

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MATH  CLUB:  John  Weichert,  David  Guernsey,  Sean 
Maddox,  Lisa  Carter,  Kivya  Barlow,  Ted  Morgan, 
Cathy  Edelen,  Tim  Pace,  Lisa  Contreras,  Terri  Hose- 
claw,  Anne  Daniell,  Carole  Moss,  Forest  Radcliffe,  Ro- 
chelle  Boyd,  Berlynne  Turner,  Julie  Peacock,  Deborah 
Walker,  Leroy  Baker,  Rory  Bradford,  Carmela  Za- 
chary,  Penny  Bischoff,  Tracey  Mundy,  Anita  Cloyd, 
Casandra  Bizadley,  Deborah  Murkison,  Michelle  Rog- 
ers, Tammy  Hampton,  Donald  Brown,  Chris  Wood, 
Mary  Orr,  Tricia  Smitha,  Paula  Martin,  Tammy  Holtz, 
Maurice  Smith,  Tammera  Moore,  Julia  Wegener,  Nata- 
sha  Wagner,   Amy   Weichert,   Allison  Carter,   Rodnie 


Bryant,  Sharon  Parker,  Shiela  Bailey,  Sam  Brown,  Carl- 
ton Haygood,  Carla  Williams,  Phillip  Keno,  Bill  Hay- 
good,  Anita  Robinson,  Shirley  Jackson,  Maeve  Spicer, 
Wanda  Randall,  Tamara  James,  Vi  Dam,  Kimberly 
Jacks,  Derex  Walker,  Kelly  Jay,  Jeff  Walker,  John 
Peters,  Joe  Gardner,  Lynda  Edmonds,  Carlene  Lind- 
sey,  Mary  Beth  Long,  Crisena  Nicholson,  Paul  Beattie, 
Mrs.  Cardwell,  (sponsor),  Walter  Parks,  Mrs.  Green- 
wood, (sponsor),  Pam  Pringle,  Dawn  Hochradle,  Marcia 
Johnson,  Kim  Burrell,  Klara  Austin,  Tina  Taylor,  Paul 
Everts,  Mat  Murrell,  Joe  Stilwell,  Kathi  Williams,  Greg 
Ellis,  Edie  Cassell,  Clara  Burnett,  Ava  Dorn,  Kristen 


Bates,  Karen  Corn,  Theresa  Chubb,  Paul  Craig,  Danny 
Chubb,  Keith  Parks,  Brian  Reichel,  Felicia  Boyd, 
Dwight  Winters,  Candy  Edmonson,  Jason  Swift,  Cyrus 
Behroozi,  Lemont  Rone,  Ben  Meadows,  Janet  Pringle, 
Rhonda  Love,  Craig  Beidelman,  Paul  West,  Mike  Selby, 
Cathleen  Hinant,  Kevin  Thomas,  Rhonda  Randall, 
Anthony  Sartin,  John  Riser,  Jaque  Slatter,  Leon  Casey, 
Janet  Molzan,  Kenneth  Watkins,  Danny  Turner,  Cheryl 
Harris,  Tony  Gee,  Jaqueline  Randall,  Kevin  Thompson, 
Henry  Jordan,  Eric  Johnson,  Beverly  Beauford,  Scott 
Muchmore. 


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Honor  Clubs  Shine  With  Pride 


Two  of  the  groups  formed  to  honor  stu- 
dents who  have  excelled  in  high  school  are 
Quill  and  Scroll  and  the  National  Honor  So- 
ciety. Students  are  asked  to  join  these  clubs 
only  after  three  or  four  years  of  devotion 
and  excellence. 

Quill  and  Scroll  is  an  honorary  literary 
group.  Skilled  journalists  who  have  put  in 
many  hours  on  the  Shortridge  Annual  and 
the  Weekly  Echo  are  awarded  for  their  ac- 
complishments by  being  invited  to  join  Quill 
and  Scroll.  At  the  annual  Quill  and  Scroll 
Initiation,  certificates  and  plaques  are  given 
to  Journalist  and  Photographer  of  the  Year. 

National  Honor  Society  honors  those  stu- 
dents who  have  kept  a  grade  average  of  all 
B's  or  higher  for  their  entire  SHS  career. 
The  National  Honor  Society  promotes  and 
encourages  all  Shortridgers  in  their  studies 


by  offering  tutoring.  They  are  trying  to  rein- 
state a  scholarship  program,  though  this  un- 
dertaking may  take  several  years  to  com- 
plete. NHS  tries  to  service  the  school  in  any 
way  possible  and  uphold  a  good  reputation 
for  Shortridge.  The  members  of  National 
Honor  Society  who  were  initiated  in  1980 
are  Robert  Allen  (treasurer),  Paul  Beattie 
(secretary),  Beverly  Beauford,  Jerome  Ben- 
nett, Craig  Beidelman,  Katharine  Childers, 
Ava  Dorn,  Todd  Gardner,  Tonia  Gray,  Paul 
Guise,  Pamela  Howard,  Shirley  Jackson, 
Sara  Lobley,  Cynthia  Martin,  Patrick 
McShane,  Janet  Molzan,  Jill  Morford  (presi- 
dent), Carole  Moss,  Carmen  Ross,  Anthony 
Sartin,  Maeve  Spicer,  Tina  Summerfield, 
Anthony  Vinson,  Barbara  Wallen,  Kenneth 
Watkins,  Tamar  Whitted  (vice  president), 
and  Carmela  Zachary. 


MU  ALPHA  THETA,  First  row;  Keith  Parks,  Joe 
Stilwell,  Julia  Wegner,  Karen  Corn,  Theresa  Chubb, 
Jacqueline  Slatter,  Janet  Molzan  (president),  Shirley 
Jackson  (secretary),  Todd  Gardner,  Second  row; 
Mrs.  Greenwood  (sponser),  Jill  Morford  (vice 
president),  Matt  Murrell  Kathi  Williams,  Paul  Craig, 
Edie  Cassell,  Carmen  Ross,  Rochelle  Boyd,  Kristen 
Bates,  Brian  Reichel,  Paul  Beattie,  Third  row;  David 
Diggs,  Paul  Everts,  Craig  Beidelman,  Paul  West, 
Michael  Selby,  Cathy  Hinant,  Kevin  Thomas, 
Anthony  Sartin,  Ava  Dorn,  Leon  Casey,  Kenneth 
Watkins.  Not  pictured;  Katharine  Childers  (treasurer). 


national  honor  society,  mu  alpha  theta/99 


SHS  Gains  With  Brains 


If  one  considers  any  subject,  whether  it  is 
a  material  object  or  an  abstract  concept,  it  is 
possible,  through  an  analytic  study  of  those 
facts  presented,  to  infer  a  great  deal  about 
the  subject's  nature.  Even  when  a  topic  is  so 
abstract  that  it  defies  quantification  it  is  still 
possible  to  form  hypotheses  about  it  on  the 
basis  of  reason  alone.  Because  it  is  the  pro- 
clivity of  mankind  to  argue,  either  for  its  own 
sake  of  to  establish  certain  facts,  it  is  a  useful 
and  meaniful  service  to  raise  "argument"  a 
level  of  sophistication.  This  is  the  essential 
nature  of  "debate." 

The  value  of  debate  should  be  self-evi- 
dent. On  the  face  of  things,  in  debate  we 
would  say  prima-facie  (but  this  changes  it's 
basic  connotation),  debate  is  a  useful  vehical 
for  communication.  In  an  unendless  array  of 
disputes  which  confront  us  in  everyday  life 
the  value  of  logical  and  rational  persuasion 


cannot  be  understated. 

Debate  focuses  on  a  variety  of  thought 
which  is  almost  nonexistent  in  our  secondary 
school  education  program.  Reasoning,  the 
practice  which  makes  all  other  disciplines 
meaniful,  is  too  often  neglected  in  our  for- 
mal education.  It  is  ironic  that  the  very  attri- 
bute which  sets  "man"  apart  from  the  other 
animals,  the  ability  to  think  in  a  clear  and 
coherent  fashion,  is  undermined  by  our 
learning  institutions. 

Debate  allows  for  an  initial  development, 
or  a  perfecting  of,  those  rudimentary  skills. 
Unfortunately  "debate"  has  never  been  very 
popular,  because  of  the  cognition  required, 
but  this  is  only  further  evidence  that  its  value 
has  not  been  adequately  conveyed. 

The  Shortridge  debate  team,  coached  by 
John  J.  Cicak,  is  an  effort  to  keep  the  valu- 
able tool  of  "analytic  reasoning"  alive  in  an 


SHS  Fate-Debate! 

institution  which  has  not  received  adequate 
funding  and  care  to  insure  the  future  pro- 
pensity of  such  things.  It  has  been  Mr.  Ci- 
cak's  personal  pleasure  to  attempt  to  kindle 
the  flame  of  thought  in  each  of  the  partici- 
pants in  the  Shortridge  debate  program. 

It  may  be  the  subjective  opinion  of  an 
interested  reader  that  "argument"  for  its 
own  sake  is  senseless  and  counterproduc- 
tive: this  was  after  all  the  argument  pro- 
posed against  the  sophists;  but  look  by  pro- 
posing an  argument  against  "debate"  you 
have  unwittingly  begun  one. 

BRAIN  GAME,  Back  Row;  Kevin  Thomas,  Leon  Casey, 
Bob  Cassell,  Cyrus  Behroozi,  Front  Row;  Paul  Everts, 
Andy  Everts,  Paul  Beattie,  Buddy  Parks. 

CHESS  CLUB;  Mr.  Morgan  (sponsor),  Ted  Morgan, 
Paul  Everts,  Mark  Morgan,  Anthony  Carter,  Bob  Cas- 


100/brain  game,  chess  club 


Analytical  Bookworms 


Understanding  someone  elses  ideas  can 
help  you  to  create  new  ideas  and  re-evaluate 
your  beliefs.  One  of  the  greatest  and  most 
available  sources  of  ideas  are  books,  which 
not  only  supply  ideas,  but  explain  them.  For 
Ridgers  who  enjoy  reading  books  and  dis- 
cussing them,  there  is  a  Great  Books  Club. 
Once  a  month  this  club  selects  a  book  to 
read  and  then  gathers  to  discuss  it  while 
munching  on  brownies  and  animal  crackers, 
drinking  tea  and  sitting  around  a  warm  fire. 
These  meetings  arouse  the  intellect,  the  spir- 
it and  the  body.  They  have  become  increas- 
ingly popular  throughout  the  year.  A  wide 
variety  of  literature  was  discovered  by  many 
students  raning  from  the  bizarre  works  of 
SHS  graduate,  Kurt  Vonnegut,  to  an  excit- 
ing adventure  story  about  rabbits,  Watership 
Down  by  Richard  Adams. 

GREAT  BOOKS  CLUB,  Front  Row;  Valita  Fredland, 
Jill  Morford,  Paul  Beattie,  Julia  Wegner,  Second 
Row;  Edie  Cassell,  Kristen  Bates,  Kevin  Thomas, 
Walter  Parks,  Ms.  Cynthia  Snowden,  Cyrus  Behroozi, 
Leon  Casey. 

1980  DEBATE  TEAM;  Danny  Chubb,  Tammera 
Moore,  Paul  Beattie,  Andy  Everts,  Heidi  Vail. 


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No  Shuck  Or  Jive,  Languages  Alive 


Cookin'  Up 


Have  you  ever  wondered  about  a  group  of  people  who  dash  around 
school  in  October  searching  for  original  but  simple  recipes  from  another 
country?  You  stop  to  ask  them  what  all  the  fluster  is  about  and  they 
only  grab  your  calculator  mumbling  something  about  the  silly  European 
cookbooks  which  have  temperatures  in  Celsius  instead  of  Fahrenheit. 
When  these  same  people  return  to  class  the  following  day  they  seem  to 
have  suddenly  gained  five  pounds.  You  might  shrug  this  off  as  a  normal 
binge  at  Greiners  but  when  they  start  talking  about  things  called  crepes 
and  mousse  au  chocolat  your  merely  normal  curiosity  turns  into  exas- 
peration. 

"Where  were  you  last  night?"  you  ask  the  person  who  is  sitting  next 
to  you. 

"At  the  French  Club  Dessert  Party  of  course." 

"French  Club  Isn't  that  the  club  which  gives  an  annual  dinner  of 
real  French  food?" 

"That's  right.  The  dinner  is  to  raise  money  for  the  students  who  go  to 
France  in  the  summer  with  the  I.U.  Honors  program.  But  the  dinner 
Francais  is  only  part  of  the  many  activities  of  the  French  Club.  We  also 
go  caroling,  in  French  of  course,  in  December  and  lead  expeditions  to 
see  French  films,  though  most  members  concentrate  on  reading  the 
subtitles  rather  than  listening  to  the  dialogue." 

"Sounds  great!  When  can  I  join?" 

"As  soon  as  we  get  back  from  the  dean's  office  for  talking  in  class." 

FRENCH  CLUB,  Top  Row;  Edie  Cassell,  Shirley  Jackson,  John  Weichert,  Paul 

West, 

Joe  Stilwell,  Carole  Moss,  Valita  Fredland,  Laura  Henn,  Middle;  Jill  Morford, 

Bottom  Row;  Karen  Corn,  Theresa  Chubb,  Mike  Selby,  Kristen  Bates,  Walter  Parks, 

Kathi  Williams.  Not  Pictured;  Katherine  Childers. 

FRENCH  CLUBBERS  PARADE  at  the  Homecoming  football  game,  cheering  the 
Blue  Devils  on  with  a  banner  stating,  "Pulverisez  les  Patriots!" 


102/french  club 


German  Sweet  Tooth 

Decorating  authentic  gingerbread  houses, 
participating  in  traditional  Christmas  handi- 
crafts, singing  Stille  Nacht,  and  making  Ad- 
vent wreaths  are  all  part  of  getting  into  the 
holiday  spirit  the  German  way. 

Other  activities  of  the  German  club  in- 
clude: having  a  Karneval  (Mardi  Gras)  cele- 
bration and  field  trips  to  a  well-known  Ger- 
man bakery.  And,  of  course,  no  German 
club  could  be  complete  without  a  few  rous- 
ing games  of  Muhle. 

Even  the  fund  raising  activities  of  the  Ger- 
man club  are  original.  Like  many  other  clubs 
the  German  club  sells  candy  but  no  M&Ms 
for  this  club.  Instead,  the  club  sells  Gummen 
Baren,  a  delicious  candy  in  the  shape  of 
bears,  which  is  imported  from  Germany. 

GERMAN  CLUB  Row  One:  Keith  Parks,  Jodi 
Gruver,  Carole  Moss,  Heidi  Vail,  Maeve  Spicer, 
Natalie  Muse,  Debbie  Dougherty,  Row  Two:  Scott 
Murphy,  Carig  Beidelman,  Philip  Bates,  Janet 
Molzan,  Jacque  Slatter,  Row  Three:  Chris  Crean, 
Kenneth  Watkins,  Paul  Everets,  Valita  Fredland, 
Todd  Gardner,  Cathy  Hinant 

LATIN  CLUB  Row  One:  Shawn  Johnson,  Lonna 
Thompson,  Allison  Carter,  Beverly  Beauford,  Dawn 
Sheridan,  Row  Two:  Mrs.  Repass  (sponsor), 
Tammera  Moore,  Mona  Edmonson,  Kevin  Thomas, 
Jason  Swift,  Row  Three:  Cyrus  Behroozi,  Lisa 
McEachern,  Patrick  Appleton 

GERMAN  CLUB  AND  FLOAT  collapses  following 
half  time  activities  at  Homecoming. 


german,  latin  club/ 103 


Lucas'  Mucases 

What  would  a  play  be  without  lighting, 
correct  props,  microphones  or  costumes? 
Not  much.  Here  is  where  those  over- 
worked, under-payed  and  little  or  no-ac- 
knowledged artists  come  in.  Yes,  we  need  to 
give  our  beloved  stage  crew  (usually  not  so 
beloved  when  yelling  "Get  off  the  stage!")  a 
big  hand.  While  the  actors  learn  their  parts 
week  in  advance,  the  stage  crew  begins  their 
work  months  in  advance,  painting  props, 
building  sets,  repairing  lights,  cleaning  the 
stage-in  general  getting  the  stage  dressed 
properly  for  performances.  When  not 
"dressing"  the  stage,  stage  crew  can  be 
found  learning  cues  for  spotlights  and  cur- 
tains. When  a  performance  is  not  in  produc- 
tion, stagecrewers  are  learning  new  tech- 
niques for  lighting  and  building  props. 

So,  when  your  watching  a  play,  don't  for- 
get to  think  of  those  hardworking  artists  who 
made  it  all  possible. 

Some  people  may  say,  "artists?"  indoubt 
of  our  fine  qualities.  We  have  a  motto.  "It 
takes  any  class  clown  to  act,  but  it  takes  an 
artist  to  be  on  stage  crew."  So  here  is  to  our 
stage  crew! 

MS.  SUE  CEROLA  GIVES  tips  to  Jerome  Bennett  and 
Ava  Dorn  during  Batik  Week. 


^SSi 


TUCKERED  OUT!  1980  STAGE  CREW;  Jeff  Bindham- 
mer,  Kevin  Clay,  Peter  Cerola,  Russell  Swanson,  Shelly 


Henss,  Lisa  Bell,  Anne  Hughes,  Lizzie  Aasen,  Joe  Na- 
pier, Sharon  Parker,  Kurt  Crossland,  Jennifer  Foster, 


Rick   Cales,   Terri   Hoseclaw,   Lori   Hoseclaw,    Eileen 
Hughes,  Barbara  Wallen,  Mr.  Jerry  Lucas  (sponsor). 


104/stagecrew 


Artists  Abound 


/ 


FOOTLIGHTERS  AND  THESPIANS;  Mr.  Hirsch 
(sponsor),  Julia  Wegncr,  Dianna  Maynard,  Walter 
Parks,  Jacqueline  Slatter,  Jill  Morford. 

JAMES  BROWN  HAMMERS  in  a  few  loose  nails 
before  the  technical  rehearsal  for  South  Pacific,  the 
fall  musical. 


Art  Alert! 

Who  is  the  lady  behind  all  the  blue,  yel- 
low, red,  and  green  hands  that  you  see  at- 
tached to  the  arms  of  a  few  helpless  students 
who  you  see  in  the  hall?  Who  is  the  lady  who 
engineered  the  painting  of  the  Urban  Wall  at 
38th  and  Illinois?  Who  lead  the  production 
of  the  menage  of  silkscreened  posters  and  t- 
shirts? 

Artist-in-residence,  Sue  Cerola,  that's 
who.  Mrs.  Cerola,  mother  of  Shortridge  sen- 
ior, Tony  and  sophomore,  Peter,  was  the 
teacher  of  a  rather  unique  course  during  the 
first  semester.  Her  open  class  was  com- 
posed of  students  who  were  interested  in 
working  in  many  fibrous  media  such  as  batik, 
life-like  masks,  and  leather.  Students  with 
free  time  during  school,  could  go  into  Mrs. 
Cerola's  room  and  discover  a  new  world  of 
artistic  expression. 

Mrs.  Cerola  has  manned  several  drives  to 
prevent  the  closing  of  Shortridge.  Among 
those  were  a  series  of  silk  screened  posters 
exemplifying  the  activities,  curricular  or  ex- 
tracurricular, in  which  Ridgers  participated 
during  the  year  and  silkscreened  T-shirts 
reading,"  Shortridge  Is  Indianapolis."  All 
projects  were  done  by  the  students,  under 
her  guidance. 

Although  she  left  to  teach  at  another 
school  second  semester,  she  plans  to  return 
next  year  to  show  her  students  the  ropes  of 
macrame  and  more  graphic  arts  media. 

ART  CLUB,  Back  Row;  Louis  Van  Slyke,  Harry 
Summers,  Kevin  Kimbrough,  Ms.  Wallace  (sponsor), 
Eric  Raine,  Greg  Talley,  Front  Row;  Tracey  Cannon, 
Vincent  Hester,  Tina  Summerfield,  Donna  Mathss, 
Tonya  Curtis. 


art  club,  footlighters  and  thespians/105 


AFS  And  Key  Club 
Sharing  And  Caring 

The  Key  Club  grew  from  a  membership  of 
eight  members  last  year  to  a  membership  of 
22  this  year.  Why  all  the  new  people?  The 
sudden  popularity  seems  to  have  been 
caused  by  an  increase  in  activity  this  year. 
Among  the  many  projects  undertaken  by  the 
Key  Club,  members  painted  Julius  Field 
bleachers,  raked  yards,  rang  bells  for  the 
Salvation  Army,  attended  Kiwanis  Lun- 
cheons, had  parties,  and  some  attended  the 
National  Key  Club  Conference  in  New  Or- 
leans this  spring. 

The  Key  Club  had  as  their  president  the 
outstanding  Brian  Reichel.  He  had  a  lot  of 
great  ideas  for  the  club.  The  motto  for  the 
club  this  year  was,  "Dare  to  Influence".  All 
the  members  of  the  club  tried  to  do  this  job 
throughout  the  year  to  make  Shortridge  a 
better  school  for  everyone. 

In  over  60  countries,  AFS  works  to  create 
world  understanding  by  providing  opportu- 
nities for  young  people  and  families  to  learn 
about  other  societies  and  cultures. 

Through  AFS,  students  live  with  families 
around  the  world.  Usually  attending  school 
while  in  AFS  programs,  they  live  the  daily 
lives  of  the  young  people  in  that  community. 

AFS  carefully  selects  students  between  16 
and  18  who  can  accept  and  appreciate  a 
culture  that  is  different.  Imagination,  flexibil- 
ity, curiosity-these  are  some  of  the  charac- 
teristics of  a  typical  AFS  student. 

The  American  Field  Service  is  a  unique 
program  which  acknowledges  that  peace  is  a 
dynamic  concept  that  is  nurtured  both  be- 
tween and  within  nations  when  people  begin 
to  live  together  creatively. 

KEYCLUBBERS  Kenneth  Watkins,  Cathy  Hinant, 

Brian  Reichel,  Scott  Murphy,  and  Rick  Cales  paint 

the  bleachers  at  Julius  Field  under  the  scorching  sun. 

COE,  Back  Row;  Sheree  Howard,  Andrea  Hayes, 

Renee  Boyd,  Cherie  Fisher,  Sue  Bledsoe,  Angela 

Pittman,  Dorothy  Baker,  Teresa  Collins,  Sherri 

Watson,  Mrs.  Kendrick  (sponsor),  Ruth  Brandon, 

Front  Row;  Rhoda  Townsend,  Hope  Caston,  Elaine 

Stewart  (president),  Stephanie  Haygood  (vice 

president),  Felicea  Reeves  (treasurer),  Gina  Cantrell 

(secretary),  Not  Pictured;  Arnetra  Jones,  Dianne 

Madison,  Kevin  Martin,  Tonya  McCrackin. 


Clubs  Grow  With  School 

Last  summer  a  new  green  house  was  built 
onto  Shortridge.  It  aroused  the  interest  of 
several  students  and  along  with  it's  creation 
came  the  creation  of  the  steadily  growing 
Greenhouse  Club.  The  first  job  of  the  Green- 
house Club  was  to  try  and  regulate  the  tem- 
perature correctly  so  that  plants  would  be 
able  to  survive  throughout  the  changing  sea- 
sons. Charts  were  made  to  check  the  growth 
of  the  first  plants.  Students  learned  to  give 
first  aid  to  dying  plants.  They  also  learned  to 
graft  cacti  and  took  field  trips  to  nurseries. 
Shirley  Jackson,  one  of  the  first  members  of 
the  club,  said,  "The  most  exciting  thing  is 
watching  the  plants  grow  through  all  the 
different  stages,  trimming  them  and  caring 
for  them,  just  as  if  they  were  people." 

SHIRLEY  JACKSON  spruces  up  an  ailing  plant  with 
tender  touch  and  kind  words. 


106/coe,  greenhouse  club 


". 


Learning  And  Earning 


KEY  CLUB,  Top  row;  Stephanie  Scopelitis,  Second  Row;  Anne  Daniell,  Cathy  Hinant,  Mary 
Porter,  Francesca  Manfredi,  Third  Row;  Lonnie  Ball,  Amy  Senior,  Natasha  Wagner,  Anna 
Harper,  Chuck  Rugh,  Scott  Murphy,  Bottom  Row;  Mark  Taylor,  Maeve  Spicer,  Edie 
Cassell,  Kenneth  Watkins,  Keith  Parks. 


AFS;  Mona  Edmondson,  Colleen  Chubb,  Laura  Henn,  Kathi  Williams,  Ava  Dorn,  Walter 
Parks,  Debbie  Dougherty,  Valita  Fredland,  Kristen  Bates,  Carole  Moss,  Ann 
Croutzeilles,  Lonna  Thompson,  Tammera  Moore,  Karen  Corn 


DECA  is  a  club  affiliated  directly  with  the  class 
Distributive  Education.  DECA  helps  students  find 
jobs  and  job  training  to  suit  their  needs.  Front  Row; 
Janice  Carey,  Carolyn  Johnson,  Carrie  Driver, 
Tamara  Wells,  Forrest  Radcliffe,  Sheila  Bailey,  Eric 
Parker,  Mr.  McAlexander  (sponsor),  Second  Row; 
Cheryl  Madison,  Stephanie  Avant,  Angela  Butler, 
Kimberly  Jacks,  Thomas  Johnson,  Devon  Girton, 
Roger  Ball,  Third  Row;  Ronda  Randall,  Nedra 
Randolph,  June  Robinson,  Mark  Edwards,  Kim 
Mack,  Wonda  Randall,  Kelly  Beckner,  Penny  Smith, 
Fourth  Row;  Michael  Montgomery,  Glenn  Johnson, 
James  Hyde,  Tracye  Cannon,  Darryl  Clemmons, 
Anthony  Burns,  Jeffrey  Boleyjack,  Michael  Mimms, 
Don  Cannon,  Larry  Jones. 


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ROTC-A  Drilling  Year 


Ridgers  In  Green 

The  ROTC  (Reserve  Officer  Training 
Corps)  and  JROTC  (Junior  Reserve  Officer 
Training  Corps)  programs  put  a  great  deal  of 
emphasis  on  leadership  and  discipline.  You 
get  an  outlook  and  the  experience  of  differ- 
ent types  of  leadership  positions.  Also  you 
learn  through  mistakes  and  practice  how  a 
leader  should  preform  in  public  as  well  as 
within  the  unit. 

There  are  many  activities  in  which  you 
can  get  involved  such  as  drill  team,  color 
guard,  flag  detail  and  Veterans  Day  Parade. 
On  Veterans  Day  65  personnel  from  the 
Shortridge  High  School  unit  marched  in 
competition  against  units  from  all  over  the 
city. 

Thursdays  are  set  aside  for  uniform  day 
for  the  entire  unit.  Also,  inspection  of  uni- 
forms and  practice  for  the  drill  accompany 
the  donning  of  the  uniforms. 

There  are  also  fund  raisers  which  are  of- 
ten profitable  ventures.  Opinions  are  ex- 
pressed freely  within  the  unit.  One  of  the 
unit  members  said  "You  can  really  be  your- 
self in  such  a  well  organized  organization." 

THE  ROTC  STRUTS  their  stuff  in  the  Veteran's 

Day  Parade. 

MALE  DRILL  TEAM:  Steven  Yelladay,  Cornelius 

Jorman,  Kenneth  Kendrick,  Anthony  Howlett, 

William  Johnson,  Christopher  Smith,  Lloyd  Reed, 

Scott  Bruce,  Damon  Davis,  Benjamin  Meadows, 

Jeffery  Yarbro,  Daniel  Chubb,  John  Whitfield, 

William  Thomas 

ROTC  STAFF  MEMBERS:  1st  Lt.  Vernon  Utley, 

2nd  Lt.  David  Harris,  2nd  Lt.  Dennis  Fulton,  2nd  Lt. 

Felicia  Teaque,  1st  Lt.  Michael  Beard,  2nd  Lt. 

Devon  Cummings,  Cpt.  Robert  Patterson,  2nd  Lt. 

William  Mansfield,  Sg.M  Esther  Hale,  1st  Lt.  Robert 

Jackson,  2nd  Lt.  Anthony  Appleton,  2nd  Lt.  Aubren 

Brown 


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ROTC  COMPANY  Row  One:  1st  Serg.  Woods 
(SAI),  Faye  Gaines,  Michael  Reeves,  Tanya  Tiegs, 
Peter  Johnson,  Felicia  Bruce,  Sandra  Goodman, 
Roxanne  Means,  Kim  Long,  Steven  Yelladay,  Caryn 
Kay,  Daniel  Chubb,  Nola  Jones,  Vivian  Elbert, 
Francine  Carter,  Maureen  Elliott,  SFC  Smith 
(Instructor),  Row  Two:  Esther  Hale,  Felicia  Carter, 
Felicia  Wells,  William  Johnson,  Kim  Glenn,  Benjamin 
Meadows,  Tracey  Sullivan,  Allen  Clark,  Crisena 
Nicholson,  Wendell  Ervin,  William  Mansfield,  Damon 
Davis,  Vernon  Suttle,  Jeffery  Johnson,  Row  Three: 
Gena  Beverly,  Michael  Beard,  Lesha  Doyle,  Mary 
Orr,  Lisha  Bledsoe,  Joann  Smith,  Darren  Harris, 
Christopher  Smith,  Alfred  Gartin,  John  Whitfield, 
Terry  Graves,  Elnora  Newton,  Row  Four:  Vernon 
Utley,  Sylvia  Nayworth,  Kim  Elliott,  Yousef 
Carpenter,  Mark  Elliott,  Joe  Gardner,  Jonathan 
Baker,  Anthony  Howlett,  Robert  Patterson,  Dennis 
Fulton,  Robert  Jackson,  Anthony  Appleton,  Lloyd 
Reed,  Row  Five:  Devon  Cummings,  Aubren  Brown, 
Jeffery  Yarbro,  Cornelius  Jorman 


COED  DRILL  TEAM  Row  One:  Caryn  Kay,  Esther 
Hale,  Felicia  Carter,  Gina  Beverly,  Terry  Graves, 
Cherri  Walker,  Lisa  Bledsoe,  Mary  Orr,  Row  Two: 
Joann  Smith,  Kimberly  Elliott,  Felicia  Wells,  Roxanne 
Means,  Flicia  Jones,  Maureen  Graves,  Francine 
Carter,  Karen  Bailey,  Elnora  Newton 


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Shortridge  Spirit  Up 


The  cheerleaders  at  Shortridge  High 
School  try  their  best  to  bolster  enthusiasm 
and  spirit  throughout  the  school.  The  girls 
cheer  nearly  every  weekend  in  the  fall  to 
generate  excitement  at  all  the  football 
games.  During  basketball  season,  which  is  in 
the  winter,  the  cheerleaders  have  over  twice 
as  many  games  at  which  to  cheer  as  they  had 
in  the  fall.  They  attend  anywhere  from  one 
to  three  games  each  week  and  the  season 
lasts  for  three  months  in  comparison  to  the 
two    month    football    season.    The    cheer- 


The  Spirit  Makers 


leaders  also  contribute  their  spirit  to  the  var- 
ious pep  rallies  that  are  held  during  the  year. 
What  most  sports  fans  don't  notice  is  all 
the  hours  of  hard  work  that  these  girls  put 
into  cheerleading  even  before  the  school 
year  begins.  All  the  varsity  and  some  of  the 
reserve  cheerleaders  attend  cheerleading 
camp  in  the  summer  and  they  return  with 
new  cheers,  chants  and  ideas  to  get  more 
spirit  and  support  for  the  teams  flowing 
throughout  the  school.  During  the  year,  the 
cheerleaders  practice  at  least  once  a  week. 

1980-81  VARSITY  CHEERLEADERS;  Rhonda 

Jackson,  Michele  Brown,  Brenda  Smith,  Jacqueline 

Slatter,  Maeve  Spicer  (Captain),  Stacey  Sears,  Diane 

Gore. 


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RESERVE  CHEERLEADERS  lift  the  spirits  of  faithful 
Ridgers  during  a  "smashing"  football  game. 

1980-81  RESERVE  CHEERLEADERS:  Clara  Burnett 
(Captain),  Lisa  McEachern,  Wanda  Edwards,  Anne 
Daniell,  Anna  Harper,  Julie  Peacock,  Donna  Hughes. 


1980-81  FRESHMAN  CHEERLEADERS:  Cynthia 
Bryant,  Tamara  James,  Tracey  Mundy,  Libby 
Guernsey,  Evelyn  Minor,  Selena  Flowers,  Amy 
Weichert. 


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The  Devil  Made  'Em  Do  It 


Spirit  Makers  Con't 


and  many  of  them  attend  the  early  morning 
gymnastics  sessions  to  improve  their  flexibil- 
ity and  their  tumbling  skills. 

Precise  movements  and  well  executed 
cheers  are  a  result  of  all  the  time,  effort  and 
dedication  put  forth  by  the  cheerleaders. 

1980-81  DEV1LETTES:  (Clockwise),  Linda  Kidd, 

Carla  Williams,  Carmela  Zachary,  Cheryl  Colston, 

Mishon  Roddy,  Kathy  Le  Forge,  Pearl  Watts, 

Stephanie  Butler,  Mary  Ann  Endsley,  Angela 

Johnson,  Rhonda  McNiel,  Kim  Johnson,  Rochelle 

Boyd,  Andrea  Floyd,  and  Tammy  Holtz. 


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To  the  unathletic  person,  all  the  huffing,  puffing,  sweating  and 
injuries  involved  with  sports  is  often  a  wonder.  Is  it  really  worth  it?  Is 
there  a  magical  drive  which  makes  athletes  want  to  leap  hurdles  for 
goals  and  pass  the  pigskin  for  a  homerun?  Could  school  pride  or 
team  spirit  transform  your  basic  everyday  Shortridger  into  a  viva- 
cious whirlwind  of  energy?  The  answer  to  these  and  many  other 
questions  is  yes,  yes,  yes!  This  is  what  gives  our  teams  their  get  up 
and  go!  The  result  may  not  be  worthy  of  a  state  championship,  but 
the  excitement  and  enthusiasm  built  around  these  athletes  proves 
that  all  is  worth  the  effort. 


SHS 
GRID  IRON 

With  the  nights  getting  cooler  and  the 
days  shorter,  throngs  of  Ridgers  flock  to 
nearby  football  fields  to  watch  our  Devils 
meet  in  battle  with  a  rival  team.  The  1980 
Shortridge  Varsity  team  clawed  its  way  to  a 
4-6  record  under  the  watchful  eye  of 
coaches  Gary  Brown,  John  Haynes,  and 
Cliff  Sedan.  Despite  prior  predictions  that 
our  team  would  have  a  catastrophic  year, 
the  coaches,  from  a  selection  of  inexperi- 
enced players,  molded  a  team  which  proved 
itself  capable  of  working  together. 

This  year's  team  was  led  on  offense  by 
veteran  fullback,  Lucian  Anderson,  senior 
tailbacks,  Gary  Davis  and  Lester  Rowe, 
quarterback,  Greg  Brase,  and  wide  receiver, 
co-captain  Ezra  Johnson.  On  defense  the 
team  showed  strength  led  by  co-captain, 
Henry  Jordan,  tackle,  Karl  Brown,  and  line- 
backer, Jeff  Outlaw. 

Even  though  our  team  suffered  a  disap- 
pointing first  game  loss  to  Northwest,  our 
Blue  Devils  later  became  known  as  "the 
Homecoming  Spoilers"  as  they  defeated 
both  Attucks  and  Arlington  at  their  Home- 
comings. Unfortunately,  we  were  defeated 
at  our  own  Homecoming  by  the  powerful, 
state-ranked  Marshall  Patriots.  A  high  point 
of  the  season  came  when  the  Blue  Devil 
Machine  rolled  over  our  arch  rival,  Broad 
Ripple  on  their  home  field. 

Returning  players  and  coaches  are  opti- 
mistic that  the  Shortridge  Blue  Devils  will  be 
up  and  ready  for  the  1981  season. 

Coach  Brown  points  out  his  intentions. 
Come  on  guys    Did  he  really  swallow  it? 


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ONE  OF  THE  MOST  exciting  games  of  the  season 
was  when  the  Devils  gave  their  all  against  Broad 
Ripple,  beating  them  on  Ripple's  field. 

CO-CAPTAINS  EZRA  JOHNSON  AND  HENRY 
JORDAN  prove  that  Tide  Laundry  Detergent  really 
does  the  job! 


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VARSITY  FOOTBALL:  Row  One;  Darryl  Wells,  Jonny 
Cowherd,  Jerry  Ratcliff,  Ray  Bradley,  Henry  Reed, 
Ezra  Johnson,  Joe  Matthews,  Greg  Davis,  Brett  Nolcox, 
Forrest  Radcliffe,  William  Haygood,  Michael  Avant, 
Keith  Philips,  Michael  Woodruff,  Charles  Pryor.  Row 
Two;  Kevin  Clay,  Andrew  Madison,  Lester  Rowe,  Greg- 
ory Brase,  Jerry  Banchy,  Ralph  Ross,  Darryl  Brigham, 
Kevin  Thompson,  Todd  Turner,  Henry  Jordan,  Jeffery 
Outlaw,  Keith  Dickens,  Kenneth  Dickens,  Brian  Rie- 
chel,  David  Diggs.  Row  Three;  Coach  Haynes,  Coach 
Brown,  Coach  Sedan,  Randy  Banks,  Samuel  Keys,  Lu- 
cian  Anderson,  Cornell  Donaldson,  Karl  Brown,  Joe 
Reuter,  Johnathon  Baker,  Steven  Woods,  Michael  Ro- 
land, Eugene  Simmons,  Andrew  Neff. 


VARSITY  FOOTBALL  RECORD 

NORTHWEST 

LOST 

TECH 

WON 

BROADR1PPLE 

WON 

SCEC1NA 

LOST 

BEN  DAVIS 

LOST 

ATTUCKS 

WON 

ARLINGTON 

WON 

MARSHALL 

LOST 

CHATARD 

LOST 

CATHEDRAL 

LOST 

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Fighting  Frosh 


Through  the  heat,  injuries,  and  the  usual 
misfortunes  of  football,  the  team  hung  to- 
gether and  finished  the  season  with  a  .500 
winning  average.  The  team  always  seemed 
strongest  in  the  second  half  of  most  games, 
exhibiting  a  powerful  defense.  The  offense, 
which  is  not  to  be  slighted,  often  caught  the 
oppositions  defense  off  guard  with  surpris- 
ing touchdowns. 

The  leading  ball  carriers  were  Rick  Bar- 
nett  and  Thurman  Montgomery.  Outstand- 
ing receivers  were  Scott  Mutchmore  and  La- 
mont  Rose.  Stand-outs  on  defense  were  Jeff 
Johnson,  Chris  Harmon,  Chris  Hogue,  Rick 
Critchfield,  and  Greg  Willis.  Anthony  Lam- 
bert and  Darryl  O'Kelly  were  used  as  utility 
players  and  worked  well  in  a  variety  of  posi- 
tions. 


FRESHMAN  FOOTBALL 

Steve  Arnold 

Kerry  Jones 

jj     Michael  Austin 

Charles  Lambert 

William  Brame 

Willie  Martin 

Kenneth  Brooks 

Thurman 

Tyrone  Brown 

Montgomery 

Rick  Burnett 

Scott  Mutchmore 

James  Compton 

Darryl  O'Kelly 

Rick  Critchfield 

Kevin  Parks 

Alfred  Dartis  Jr. 

Donald  Primm 

Rose  Ellis 

Elmer  Quarles 

lj     William  Gatewood 

Ben  Reichel 

Victor  Glover 

Aurthur  Spain 

Chris  Harmon 

Marcus  Taylor 

Harold  Hogue 

Gregory  Willis 

Jeffery  Johnson 

FRESHMAN  FOOTBALL 

Tech 

0-6 

B.  Ripple 

8-0 

Scecina 

14-0 

Attucks 

2-0 

Arlington 

8-6 

Marshall 

14-24 

Chatard 

0-8 

Cathedral 

14-22 

In  a  useless  attempt,  a  Marshall  patriot  tries  to 
deflect  a  kick  from  one  of  our  SHS  Satans. 

Coach  Haynes  relly  expresses  his  feelings  about  the 
play  that  allowed  Arlington  to  score. 


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Surrounded  by  Broad  ripple  players,  this  lone  Ridger 
heads  to  score  another  touchdown. 

Mass  confusion  envelopes  these  determined  players. 


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Satans  Have  Their  Ups  And  Downs 


As  the  cold  artic  winds  once  again  moved 
down  to  chill  the  air  in  Indiana,  excitement 
was  growing  in  the  halls  of  Shortridge  over 
the  1980-81  basketball  squad. 

The  team  looked  sharp  as  they  opened 
their  season  at  Washington  but,  unfortunate- 
ly, lost  by  only  three  points  to  a  state  ranked 
team.  After  evening  out  their  win/loss  re- 
cord by  beating  Northwest  the  next  night, 
our  Satans  slumped  into  a  four  game  losing 
stretch  that  ended  with  the  defeat  of  Scecina 
in  our  gym.  The  team  then  went  on  to  win 
five  of  their  next  six  games  with  the  only  loss 
to  Northwest  in  the  first  round  of  the  city 
tourney,  then,  once  again,  the  squad  fell  into 
another  losing  streak. 

Although  finishing  with  a  somewhat  disap- 
pointing record,  the  varsity  team  has  much 
to  look  forward  to  thanks  to  the  young  up- 
coming talent  on  the  reserve  squad  which 
will  make  the  next  few  years  look  bright  for 
basketball  here  at  the  "Ridge." 


VARSITY  BASKETBALL  RECORD 

SHS 

Washington 

75 

72 

Northwest 

69 

72 

Howe 

80 

74 

Chatard 

62 

58 

Avon 

73 

66 

Lawrence  North 

62 

60 

Scencina 

56 

60 

Crispus  Attucks 

51 

63 

Arlington 

69 

75 

City  Tourney 

Northwest 

59 

54 

Manual 

62 

71 

Brebeuf 

43 

58 

Lafayette  Jefferson 

76 

63 

j           Broadripple 

71 

54           | 

|           Arsenal  Technical 

67 

61 

Connersville 

69 

52 

JEROME  JORMAN  is  left  all  alone  to  put  away  two 
points  against  Attucks. 

BOYS  VARSITY  BASKETBALL:  Row  One:  Michael 

Williams,  John  Riser,  Dwight  Brown,  Michael  Moore, 

Robert  Stewart    Row  Two:  Keith  Blane,  Kevin 

Bostic,  Phillip  Bates,  Anthony  Burns,  Warren  Stokes, 

Jerome  Jorman. 


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JUNIOR  VARSITY  RECORD 

SHS 

'            Washington 

31 

40 

j            Northwest 

33 

29 

Chatard 

35 

40 

Avon 

32 

56 

Lawrence  North 

36 

41          ! 

Scecina 

30 

56 

Crispus  Attucks 

43 

33 

Arlington 

35 

36 

Northwest 

35 

36 

Howe 

47 

45 

Washington 

45 

36 

Manual 

56 

51 

Brebeuf 

43 

48 

Broad  Ripple 

46 

42 

Arsenal  Technical 

41 

39 

Connersville 

49 

38 

Shelbyville 

39 

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THE  EMOTION  AND  THE  INTENSITY  of  the 
bench  are  shown  here  late  in  the  Market  Square 
Arena  game. 

OVER  THE  TOP  of  a  Ripple  defender,  Greg  Ellis 
scores  a  pair  for  the  "Ridge". 


The  reserve  basketball  team  this  year 
turned  out  to  be  one  of  the  most  pleasant 
sports  surprises  of  the  school  year.  Playing 
well  in  the  beginning  of  the  season,  the  team 
began  to  lose  more  frequently  toward  the 
end  of  the  season  because,  as  one  player  put 
it,  "We  lost  so  many  of  our  best  players  to 
the  varsity  squad."  Nevertheless  the  team 
an  impressive  8/9  record  at  press  time  with 
still  a  game  against  Marshal,  and  the  section- 
al tourney  to  play.  In  the  previous  city  tour- 
ney the  team  went  all  the  way  to  the  semi- 
finals before  falling  to  Washington. 

This  years  freshman  team  did  not  have  as 
good  a  season  as  the  reserve  or  varsity 
squad  because,  as  starter,  Scott  Mutchmore 
stated,  "We  just  couldn't  get  it  all  together." 

Lamont  Rose,  David  Whitlock,  Willy  Mar- 
tin as  well  as  Mutchmore  led  the  team  to  a 
final  record  of  four  wins  and  13  losses. 

BOYS  RESERVE  BASKETBALL:  Row  One:  Charles 
Pryor,  David  Blane,  William  White,  Kevin  Bostic, 
Jerry  Rasdell,  Ralph  Ross    Row  Two:  Ricky  Thomas, 
Greg  Ellis,  Robert  Stewart,  Eric  Tandy,  Jerry  Hunt. 

SENIOR,  DWIGHT  BROWN,  is  shown  here  doing 
his  part  in  our  Satans  commanding  victory  over 
Brebeuf. 


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Satans  Net 
Few  Victories 

What  sport  involves  eight  girls  on  a  court 
at  one  time,  serving,  bunting,  and  spiking  a 
medium-size  ball?  Well,  if  you  could  not 
guess,  it  is  girl's  volleyball.  Unfortunately, 
our  volleyball  team  is  deprived  of  the  lime- 
light because  it  must  compete  with  such  pop- 
ular sports  as  football  and  soccer.  To  no 
avail  this  group  of  dedicated  girls  practiced 
hard  and  started  the  season  with  high  spirits. 
The  season  ended  disappointingly  with  only 
one  win  for  the  Varsity  and  Junior  Varsity 
teams  combined.  The  JV  team  beat  Broad 
Ripple  with  a  score  of  15-9,  15-12.  In  spite 
of  the  record,  the  girls  kept  the  attitude  that 
what  is  important  is  not  whether  you  win  or 
lose  but  how  you  play  the  game.  Just  being 
able  to  play  a  good,  fair  game  satisfied  the 
team.  Among  the  starting  players  on  the 
Varsity  team  were  Donna  Stevens,  Carmela 
Zachary,  Andrea  Floyd,  Brenda  Smith,  Ta- 
mar  Whitted,  and  Onyette  Hamiter.  Starting 
players  for  JV  were  Lynda  Edmonds,  There- 
sa Collier,  Theresa  Turner,  Mary  Orr,  Wan- 
da Edwards,  and  Donna  Cook. 

Since  both  teams  were  dominated  by  un- 
derclassmen, the  team  should  have  a  higher 
scoring  year  next  year.  With  the  help  of  Miss 
Morton  coaching  Varsity  and  Mrs.  Wallace 
coaching  Junior  Varsity,  the  girls  are  looking 
forward  to  a  better  season  and  more  fans  to 
cheer  them  on. 

It  has  been  a  half  hour.  Is  Carmela  Zachary  going  to 

hit  that  ball  or  not? 

"We  have  got  to  stop  meeting  this  way!"  says 

Brenda  Smith  and  Andrea  Floyd.  Volleyball  is  not 

only  hard  work,  there  is  an  important  element  of  fun 

involved. 


GIRL'S  VARSITY  VOLLEYBALL 

Allison  Carter 

Andrea  Floyd 

Anita  Robinson 

Beverly  Goodlow 

Brenda  Smith 

Oynette  Hamiter 

Donna  Stevens 

Natalie  Muse 

Tamar  Whitted 

Julie  Peacock 

Carmela  Zachery 

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Tumbles  And  Rolls 
Just  For  Fun 

Believe  it  or  not,  SHS  has  a  club  that 
meets  every  Tuesday  through  Friday  at  7:00 
o'clock  in  the  morning.  This  is  the  Intramural 
Gymnastics  Club. 

The  members  of  this  lively  group  some- 
how manage  to  drag  themselves  out  of  bed 
at  the  break  of  dawn  and  get  to  school  in 
time  to  do  a  few  flips  here  and  there  before 
going  to  class.  The  affiliates  of  this  limber 
organization  are  easily  recognizable.  They 
are  the  only  students  hurrying  through  the 
halls  desperately  trying  to  get  to  their  first 
period  class  with  a  pair  of  tennis  shoes  in  one 
hand  and  warm-ups  in  the  other. 

Most  of  the  students  who  participate  in 
the  gymnastics  club  are  girls  that  have  been 
on  the  cheerleading  squad  at  one  time  or 
another.  However,  there  are  a  few  excep- 
tions. There  are  some  girls  that  simply  go  to 
do  a  few  exercises  or  to  practice  and  im- 
prove their  tumbling  skills,  and  as  shocking 
as  it  may  seem,  there  are  several  boys  in  the 
club  that  go  to  tone  up  their  muscles  and 
show  off  their  macho  abilities. 

If  you  can  pull  yourself  out  of  bed  and 
manage  to  get  to  school  before  the  sun  rises 
in  the  morning,  you  are  more  than  welcome 
to  join  the  early  morning  gymnastics  group 
and  try  your  hand  at  turning  flips  or  flexing 
muscles. 

BRING  THAT  LEG  back  or  I'm  telling  Miss  Hunt! 

INTRAMURAL  GYMNASTICS:  Row  One;  Judy 
Moore,  Grant  McCann,  Anna  Harper.  Row  Two; 
Maeve  Spicer,  Michelle  Brown.  Row  Three;  Wanda 
Edwards,  Michelle  Jones,  Julie  Peacock. 


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The  Long  Run 

1980  was  a  busy  year  for  Shortridge  run- 
ners. In  a  year  in  which  all  running  distances 
were  converted  to  meters,  many  old  track 
records  tumbled  and  new  metric  marks  were 
stablished. 

After  proper  training,  the  team  took  off 
on  its  first  meet,  realizing  that  its  first  com- 
petitor would  be  a  tough  one;  the  Washing- 
ton Continentals.  Despite  the  loss  to  Wash- 
ington the  team  came  back  and  won  its  next 
seven  meets.  They  closed  the  season  with  a 
final  record  of  9  wins  and  3  losses. 

This  years  team  was  coached  by  Jim 
Hausman  who  was  assisted  by  Greg  Allen 
and  Albert  Evans.  The  team  was  led  by  sen- 
iors Kenny  Peacock,  Thaddeus  Brown,  Greg 
Smith,  and  Tommie  Williams. 

Along  with  setting  a  new  batch  of  records, 
Coach  Hausman's  team  finished  fourth  in 
the  city  sectionals,  Attucks  Invitational,  and 
the  Pike  Invitational. 

Although  the  girls  did  not  have  as  good  a 
year  as  the  boys,  the  team  also  set  many 
records.  The  squad  was  led  by  seniors  Valer- 
ie Sharpe,  Sandra  Petty,  Cynthia  Appleton, 
and  Patricia  Williams. 

Despite  a  mostly  rookie  team,  this  year's 
cross  country  team  had  a  good  season.  The 
team,  coached  by  Albert  Evans,  came  to  a 
final  record  of  5-7.  The  record  easily  could 
have  been  reversed  had  the  "breaks"  not 
gone  against  Shortridge  in  two  very  close 
meets.  At  some  meets,  only  two  minutes 
separated  the  top  seven. 

Chasing  the  boys  this  year,  was  an  ele- 
ment missing  from  the  team  for  several 
years  girls.  Leading  the  field  for  the  girls 
was  junior  Angie  Barnett.  Angie  finished  and 
impressive  fourth  in  the  city,  as  did  the  en- 
tire girls'  team. 

WITH  THE  LOOK  of  inconquerable  determination 
Angela  Watts  prepares  to  propel  the  shot  into 

space. 


WITH  VICTORIES  like  this  one,  Tommie  Williams 
advanced  to  the  State. 


Track 


D-S-tii^ 


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CYRUS  BEHROZZI,  sophomore,  in  agony  as  he 
can't  find  his  right  leg. 


Anthony  Appleton 

Henry  Jordan 

Patrick  Appleton 

Floyd  Joyner 

Michael  Avant 

Samuel  Keys 

Rodney  Avant 

Andrew  Madison 

James  Ballow 

Andre  Malone 

Craig  Banks 

Phillip  Miller 

Cyrus  Behroozi 

Kenneth  Peacock 

Charles  Brown 

Jerry  Rasdell 

Karl  Brown 

Phillip  Roberts 

Thaddus  Brown 

Gregory  Smith 

Alphonso  Chapman 

Robert  Stewart 

Robert  Christian 

Keith  Talley 

William  Edelen 

Michael  Williams 

Michael  Foster 

Tommie  Williams 

Scott  Griffith 

Michael  Woodruff 

1980  BOYS  VARSITY  TRACK  RECORD 


SHS 


Washington 

LOST 

Ben  Davis 

WON 

Chatard 

WON 

Scecina 

WON 

Howe 

WON 

Broad  Ripple 

WON 

Attucks  Coed 

4th 

Attucks 

WON 

Marshall 

WON 

Manual 

LOST 

Pike  Invitational 

4th 

Northwest 

WON 

Cathedral 

WON 

Tech 

LOST 

City 

4th 

Sectional 

4th 

1980  CROSS  COUNTRY  ROSTER 

Anthoney  Appleton 
Patrick  Appleton 
Craig  Banks 
Cyrus  Behroozi 
Dwight  Edelen 
Carlton  Haygood 
Jerome  Jorman 
Scott  Murphy 
Matthew  Murrel 
Ken  Watkins 
Becky  Appenfelder 
Angie  Barnett 
Mona  Edmonds 
Cathy  Hinant 
Tonya  Tiggs 
Andrea  Wagner 


1980  VARSITY  CROSS  COUNTRY  RECORD 


SHS 


Washington 

WON 

Howe 

LOST 

Brebeuf 

LOST 

Arlington 

WON 

Cathedral 

LOST 

Attucks 

WON 

Heritage  Christian 

WON 

Pike 

LOST 

Broad  Ripple 

LOST 

Ritter 

LOST 

Manual 

WON 

City 

Boys 

LOST 

Girls 

13th 

Roncalli 

4th 

Sectionals 

LOST 
11th 

Front  Row:  Cathy  Hinant,  Brenda  Smith,  Valerie 
Sharpe,  Sandra  Petty,  Angie  Barnett,  Joann  Joyner, 
Clara  Burnett. 

Middle  Row:  Monica  Mimms,  Stephanie  Haygood,  Lisa 
Bell,  Rhonda  McNeil,  Diana  Gore,  Andrea  Floyd,  Renee 
Hayes. 

Back  Row:  Ms.  Sandra  Hunt,  Ms.  C.J.  Morton,  Aledra 
Kimbrough,  Cynthia  Appleton,  Edie  Cassell,  Angela 
Watts,  Patricia  Williams,  Diane  Murrell,  Casandra  Col- 
lins, Wanda  Edwards. 


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Soccer  'Strikes' 


Spring  1980 

Pike 

Brebeuf 

Cathedral 

Team  Carmel 

New  Palestine 

Greenfield 

Marshall 

Chatard 

Carmel  II 

North  Central 

Noblesville 

Warren  Central 

Zionsville 

Lawrence  North 


Fall  1980 
Zionsville 
North  Central 
Carmel  11 
Team  Carmel 
Greenfield 
Brebeuf 
Noblesville 
Zionsville 
North  Central 
Carmel  II 
Team  Carmel 
Greenfield 


LOST 
WON 
WON 
LOST 
WON 
WON 
WON 
WON 
LOST 
LOST 
WON 
WON 
WON 
LOST 


WON 

LOST 

LOST 

LOST 

WON 

LOST 

WON 

WON 

LOST 

TIE 

LOST 

TIE 


Over  the  past  few  years,  soccer  has  be- 
come a  very  popular  sport  in  America,  and 
the  Ridge  has  added  its  own  enthusiasm  to- 
wards this  exciting  game.  Our  blossoming 
soccer  team,  The  Strike,  has  sparked  a  little 
spirit  in  our  students,  teachers,  and  the 
many  interested  parents. 

Two  of  Shortridge's  "main  men,"  Princi- 
pal Ben  Johnson,  and  Vice-Principal  Don 
Oldham,  noticed  the  team's  need  and  did 
their  best  to  bring  the  struggling  team  to  it's 
goal  scoring  feet.  Finding  a  home  field  for 
both  the  Fall  and  Spring  seasons  was  not 
nearly  as  difficult  as  outfitting  the  team  with 
needed  equipment.  Still,  regardless  of  all 
impedements,  large  or  small,  these  two  Su- 
permen made  things  work;  the  team  now 
owns  goal  nets  and  will,  soon,  have  regula- 
tion goals  standing  on  its  future  home  field 
on  the  north  side  of  the  school. 

The  team  began  as  a  neighborhood  getto- 


gether  after  school  for  a  game  of  soccer. 
The  search  for  someone  to  lead  the  assort- 
ment of  talented  feet  and  heads  ended  as 
Mr.  Tom  Birk  and  Mr.  Rocky  Grismore  vol- 
unteered their  services. 

The  team's  coaches  lead  the  players 
through  many  gruelling  practices  in  almost 
impossible  weather. 

Finances  for  the  uniforms  and  entry  fee 
for  the  league  came  from  the  pockets  of 
devoted  members  and  supporters. 

The  team's  name,  The  Strike,  was  chosen 
in  response  to  the  teacher's  strike  in  the  Fall 
of  '79. 

With  financial  and  many  other  difficulties, 
the  determined  team  continued  to  push  a 
little  harder  through  its  1980  Spring  season, 
to  end  it  with  a  record  of  9  and  4.  The  Strike 
was  the  only  Indianapolis  Public  School 
team  in  the  league,  and  finished  third  in  the 
city. 


AAREN  PERRY  heads  the  ball  over  his  opponent  to 

a  distal  teammate. 


ERIC  EARHART  teaches  new  disco  steps  to  a 
Carmel  II  player. 


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August  came  quickly  and  the  Strikes  were 
on  the  practice  field  at  Tarkington  Park  pre- 
paring for  the  Fall  season.  From  the  hot  days 
of  August  to  the  biting  cold  of  October,  the" 
team  practiced  four  days  a  week  and  played 
games  on  Mondays  and  Wednesdays.  Al- 
though Mr.  Grismore  did  not  coach  the  team 
in  the  Fall,  the  team  continued  to  build  with 
the  support  of  dedicated  Strike  fans. 

Fighting  against  the  tough  teams  on  the 
Fall  schedule,  the  Strike  finished  its  season 
at  6  and  6. 

The  team  went  proudly  to  the  State  Tour- 
nament consisting  of  some  of  the  finest 
teams  in  the  state.  The  tourney,  for  the 
Strike,  was  ended  on  October  21,  1980,  as 
they  were  defeated  in  the  second  game  of 
the  play  offs. 

The  1981  Spring  season  will  begin  as  soon 
as  the  mercury  begins  to  rise,  and  as  usual, 
the  games  will  be  free  of  charge. 

BREAK  OUT  THE  Bufferin,  Jack  Nolan. 

AAREN  PERRY  startles  a  Carmel  player  with  a  little 
jazz  in  the  fullback  zone. 

1980  SOCCER  TEAM:  Bottom  row:  Keith  Parks, 
Linda  Smith,  David  Weber,  David  Nash,  Aaren 
Perry,  Peter  Cerola,  Ann  Foster,  Rachel  Reigle, 
Dung  Nguyen.  Middle  row:  Heidi  Vail,  Joe  Stilwell, 
Eric  Earhart,  Brandt  Smith,  Robbie  Hatchel,  Bruce 
Brosius,  Chuck  Rugh,  Chris  Keys,  Korben  Perry. 
Top  row:  John  Payton,  Craig  Harmon,  Pat 
McShane,  Paul  Beattie,  Chris  Crean,  Paul  West, 
Todd  Gardner,  Jack  Nolan,  Tom  Birk,  coach. 


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Up  For  Grabs 

The  Shortridge  varsity  wrestling  team  fin- 
ished the  1980-81  season  with  a  4-5  record. 
Led  by  Mr.  Greg  Allen,  the  varsity  squad 
placed  third  in  the  Brownsburg  tourney, 
twelfth  in  the  city  tourney  and  third  in  the 
sectional  tourney.  Brian  Reichel  captured 
the  only  individual  championship  of  the 
team. 

This  year  the  Shortridge  squad  hosted  the 
Manual  triple  dual,  in  which  they  claimed 
two  of  their  dual  meet  victories.  Freshman 
Ben  Reichel  received  the  most  outstanding 
wrestler  award,  pinning  all  three  of  his  oppo- 
nents. 

The  Shortridge  freshman  team,  coached 
by  Mr.  James  Hausman,  managed  fourth 
place  at  the  Brownsburg  tourney  and  sev- 
enth place  at  the  city  tourney.  Outstanding 
individual  performances  were  made  by 
Elmer  Quarles,  who  achieved  a  first  place  at 
both  the  Brownsburg  and  the  city  tourney, 
and  Cornell  Washington  who  placed  second 
at  the  city  tourney.  Brian  Ntulogn  and  James 
Compton  placed  fourth  in  the  city  tourney. 

With  this  years  freshmen  joining  returning 
varsity  wrestlers  Tim  Pace,  Joe  Thomas, 
Dwight  Edelen,  Robert  Carroll,  David  Miller, 
Todd  Guise,  Michael  Avant  and  Anthony 
Warren,  next  year  should  prove  to  be  a 
competitive  and  successful  year  for  the 
Shortridge  wrestlers  and  coaches. 


FRESHMAN  TONY  WARREN  gets  on  top  of  things. 

1980  VARSITY  WRESTLING:  Row  One:  Brian 

Reichel,  Elmer  Quarles,  Scott  Murphy,  James 

Compton,  Ben  Reichel,  Anthoney  Appleton  Second 

Row:  Micheal  Avant,  Tim  Pace,  Todd  Guise,  Jeff 

Johnson,  Joe  Thomas,  Lonnie  Ball 


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VARSITY  WRESTLING  RECORD 

Ritter 

LOSS 

Crispus  Attucks 

WIN 

Manual 

WIN 

Arlington 

LOSS 

Washington 

WIN 

New  Palestine  Tourney 

4th 

Sheridan 

LOSS 

Hamilton  Heights 

LOSS 

Mount  Vernon 

LOSS 

1      Brownsburg  Tourney 

3rd 

City  Tourney 

12th 

Avon 

LOSS 

Broad  Ripple 

WIN 

Sectional  Tourney 

3rd 

FRESHMAN  WRESTLING  ROSTER 

Brian  Thomas 

Jeff  Johnson 

Elmer  Quarles 

James  Compton 

Donald  Primm 

Mike  Birdwell 

Charles  Washington 

Brian  Ntukogn 

Cornell  Washington 

Alfred  Dartis 

MICHAEL  AVANT  DISPLAYS  different  techniques 
in  defeating  a  opponent  from  Ripple. 

TEAM  CO-CAPTAIN  JOE  THOMAS  sizes  up  his 
opponent  in  the  opening  seconds  of  a  match. 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  Varsity  squad  cheer  on  a 
unseen  teammate  at  Broad  Ripple. 


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Swinging  Into  The  '80 's 

The  SHS  golf  team,  guided  by  Mr.  Rich- 
ard Crawley,  managed  to  compile  a  record 
of  14  wins,  20  losses,  and  1  tie  for  the  79-80 
season.  Although  no  outstanding  perfor- 
mances were  recognized,  the  golfers  and  the 
coach  worked  as  a  team  to  achieve  a  record 
which  has  not  been  surpassed  in  the  last 
fifteen  years.  Mr.  Crawley  and  returning 
players,  Scott  Murphy  and  Chris  Helft,  look 
forward  to  the  next  season  and  hope  to 
improve  upon  their  previous  achievement. 

SCOTT  MURPHY  shows  his  excellent  forms  in  the 
follow-through  of  his  swing. 

SCOTT  MURPHY,  Chris  Helft,  Kenneth  Riggins, 

Steve  Helmer,  Joe  Cougan,  Dick  Crawley  (coach) 

made-up  the  1980  golf  team. 

JOEY  COUGAN  becoming  teed  off! 


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Tennis 


Make  A  Little  Racquet 

With  summer  winding  to  a  close,  several 
groups  of  devoted  high  school  athletes  start 
sharpening  their  reflexes  with  practice  be- 
fore school  even  opens  it's  doors.  Among 
these  groups  is  the  Shortridge  Boys  Tennis 
team.  Despite  a  slow  start,  the  team  livened 
up  towards  the  end  of  the  season  with  the 
help  of  #1  singles  player,  Richard  Dickin- 
son, and  #1  doubles  partners,  Jeff  Whitesell 
and  Chris  Helft,  and  several  late  comers. 
Although  the  record  of  three  wins  and 
twelve  losses  is  not  impressive,  the  team 
worked  it's  hardest  to  excel  with  an  exceed- 
ingly tough  schedule.  The  team  played  it's 
best  against  Arlington  and  Park  Tudor.  The 
team  is  looking  forward  to  a  better  year  in 
'81  all  under  the  watchful  eye  of  Coach 
Steve  Tolin. 


ROBERT  CARROLL  executes  a  smooth  backhand 
return. 


1980's  girl's  tennis  team  began  with  cold 
and  windy  practices  and  similar  games.  Prac- 
tices, held  daily,  were  light  hearted  and  a 
good  "attempt"  at  getting  the  job  done. 

As  the  weather  warmed  up,  which  was  a 
relief  to  third  seeded  Kim  Johnson,  so  did 
the  team.  Barbara  Wallen,  #1  singles  en- 
joyed several  wins  all  in  "good  humor".  Sen- 
ior, Susie  Stillwell,  played  second  seed.  She 
achieved  the  Most  Valuable  Player  award 
for  the  most  wins  of  the  season. 

The  tennis  season  concluded  with  a  re- 
cord of  more  wins  and  less  defeats  than  the 
previous  year.  And  the  best  girls  team  re- 
cord and  finish  in  the  city  tourney  in  its 
history. 


BOY'S  TENNIS  RECORD 

shs 

Chatard 

4 

1 

Tech 

3 

2 

Washington 

3 

2 

Ritter 

Default 

Howe 

5 

0 

Marshall 

5 

0 

Cathedral 

5 

0 

Park  Tudor 

5 

0 

Arlington 

3 

2 

Roncalli 

4 

1 

Broad  Ripple 

4 

1 

Attucks 

0 

5 

Manual 

5 

0 

Scecina 

2 

3 

Northwest 

3 

2 

City 

Tied  for  tenth 

Sectional 

Roncalli 

4 

1 

GIRL'S  TENNIS  RECORD 

SHS 

Marshall 

5 

0 

Attucks 

1 

4 

Cathedral 

4 

1 

Roncali 

2 

3 

Ritter 

5 

0 

Chatard 

5 

0 

Washington 

0 

5 

Manual 

2 

3 

Tech 

3 

2 

Ripple 

4 

1 

Arlington 

1 

4 

Ritter 

5 

0 

Brownsburg 

7 

0 

Scencina 

3 

2 

Avon 

4 

3 

City  Tourney 

10th 

1980  BOYS  TENNIS  TEAM:  Richard  Dickinson, 
Mark  Durham,  Leon  Casey,  John  Riser,  Robert 
Carroll,  Steve  Tolin,  coach,  Jeff  Whitesell,  Jay 
Edwards. 

1980  GIRLS  TENNIS  TEAM:  Bottom  row:  Laura 
Smith,  Teresa  Turner,  Barbra  Wallen,  Deirdre 
Perkins,  Top  row.  Donna  Cook,  Susie  Stilwell,  Julie 
Michaels,  Lynda  Edmond,  Carla  Williams,  Steve 
Tolin,  coach,  Valita  Fredland. 


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Batter  Up! 


The  Shortridge  varsity  baseball  team  end- 
ed their  season  with  a  record  of  3-13.  The 
team's  main  problem  was  their  inability  to 
score  in  pressure  situations,  and  the  inconsis- 
tency of  the  pitching  staff.  The  team  was 
strong  on  defense,  and  had  a  lot  of  raw 
talent. 

Although  the  season  was  disappointing 
the  diamond  trotters  did  win  the  first  game 
of  the  city  tourney  against  Scecina,  a  very 
competitive  and  sturdy  team,  which  they 
defeated  with  a  score  of  6-4.  Unfortunately 
the  team  lost  the  second  game  to  Washing- 
ton at  a  score  of  18-9. 

The  team's  victories  were  over  Attucks, 
Scecina,  and  Indiana  Deaf.  The  team's  most 
valuable  player  award  went  to  Nate  Bland, 
and  the  mental  attitude  award  went  to  Todd 
Gardner(lst  base).  Kevin  Thomas  had  the 
highest  batting  average  at  an  impressive 
.500. 

In  summary,  the  varsity  players  had  a 
losing  season  with  one  less  victory  from  the 
preceding  season,  but  the  next  season's  ex- 
pectations are  soaring  high. 


Varsity 
Nate  Bland 
Steve  Bland 
Tim  Crean 
Rich  Cummings 
Todd  Fechman 
Todd  Gardner 
Eric  Johnson 
Dino  Metzger 
Dean  Miller 
Kieth  Parks 
Mike  Rowland 
Ralph  Ross 
Damon  Thomas 
Byron  Temple 
Ken  Watkins 
Eric  Johnson 


Eric  Wells 
Todd  Wells 
Todd  Fechtman 
Mike  Rowland 
Mike  Bollen 
Ralph  Ross 
Darrell  Crabtree 
Keith  Parks 
Mike  Selby 
Chris  Keys 
John  Weichert 
Derek  Walker 
Eric  Johnson 
Anthoney  Mack 
Kevin  Waire 
Robert  Brooks 


Baseball 


Varsity 
Manual 
Washington 
Indiana  Deaf 
Ritter 

City  Tourney 
Scecina 
Washington 
Broad  Ripple 
Brebeuf 


SHS 

Roncalli 

11                 4 

10 

0 

Park  Tudor 

16                 4 

10 

7 

Arlington 

12                 2 

5 

21 

Scecina 

0                 4 

6 

3 

Tech 

11                 3 

Attucks 

0                 2 

4 

6 

Sectionals 

18 

9 

Northwest 

9                  1 

11 

8 

4 

1 

KEVIN  THOMAS 

swings  for  a  low  pitch. 

FIRST  BASEMAN,  Todd  Gardner,  reaches  for  the 
play-deciding  ball. 


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On  Deck 


The  reserve  baseball  squad  held  together 
with  the  glue  and  guidance  of  Coach 
Haynes.  The  team  record  was  an  unimpres- 
sive 1-7,  but  did  not  reflect  the  skill  and 
talent  that  actually  existed  on  the  team. 

The  main  problem  that  faced  the  team 
was  inexperience  and  the  fact  that  they  had 
never  before  played  as  a  team  on  the  field. 
Coach  Haynes  did  his  best  to  whip  them  into 
a  fire-breathing,  base-dusting  baseball  ma- 
chine. The  team  was  pitted  against  richer 
baseball  programs  who  had  remarkable  tal- 
ent, and  sometimes  just  plain  and  simple 
intimidation  defeated  the  Shortridge  nine  be- 
fore they  ever  staggered  out  of  the  dugout. 

The  pitching  staff  consisted  mainly  around 
Ralph  Ross  and  John  Weichert  with  a  few 
tosses  of  relief  here  and  there  by  Mike  Selby 
and  Darryl  Crabtree.  The  staff  was  well- 
backed  by  an  outstanding  defensive  infield 
and  outfield. 

Both  of  these  were  utilized  to  their  fullest 
to  hold  the  other  team's  runs.  When  it  came 
to  be  Shortridge's  turn  at  bat,  the  players 
who  so  gracefully  executed  "Wow-look-at- 
that"  plays  on  defense  were  frequently  si- 
lenced at  the  plate  only  to  return  to  the 
dugout  with  heads  hanging  low.  It  was  this 
that  brought  on  the  downfall  of  the  "Big 
Blue  Machine".  There  was  at  least  one 
Homer  hit  by  third  baseman  Michael  Bollen. 

The  season  was  filled  with  more  than  just 
serious  baseball.  There  is  as  always,  a  lighter 
side  to  sports.  The  team  just  won't  admit 
what  that  lighter  side  is  just  yet,  but  if  you 
want  to  know,  come  to  a  game.  They  really 
need  all  the  support  that  they  can  muster. 

It  can  truly  be  said  that  these  wild  guys  are 
dedicated  to  the  true  American  pastime,  the 
one  sport  revered  by  all,  the  sport  that  fits 
right  up  there  with  Mom,  Hotdogs,  and  Ap- 
ple pie-Baseball. 


Reserve 

SHS 

Washington 

7 

2 

Scecina 

12 

5 

Tech 

8 

1 

Arlington 

5 

4 

Manual 

21 

5 

Avon 

8 

4 

Broad  Ripple 

1 

3 

Cathedral 

1 

0 

TODD  GARDNER  lifts  off  base  as  he  throws  a  ball 
to  home  plate. 


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Looking  Up 


The  Girls  Varsity  Basketball  team  is  finally 
getting  its  act  together,  after  a  three  year 
losing  streak.  Under  the  direction  of  a  new 
coach,  Mr.  Richard  Crawley,  alias  Borus  Vul- 
garis, the  teams  luck  seems  to  be  changing. 

Coach  Crawley  has  drilled  the  team  into  a 
well  working  basketball  squad.  The  team 
pulled  together  under  his  direction  and  is 
looking  forward  to  next  year. 

One  of  the  starting  forwards,  Donna  Ste- 
vens, is  the  second  highest  scorer  in  the  city. 
The  other  have  also  made  great  progress 
and  plan  to  return  next  year.  The  team  will 
lose  only  one  player,  Dawn  Robinson,  who 
will  be  graduating  in  June.  Next  fall  Coach 
Crawley  will  have  an  experienced  team  to 
start  off  the  season. 


Girl's  Reserve  Basketball 

Lisa  Bledsoe 
Allison  Carter 
Janice  Carey 
Wanda  Edwards 
Sherry  Kimbrough 
Lisa  LeForge 
Tina  Thomas 
Lisa  Tuggles 


TINA  THOMAS  FINES  a  jumper  over  the 
outstretched  arms  of  her  opponent. 

NATALIE'S  MUSES'  smooth  dribbling  enabled  her 
to  keep  the  ball  from  an  eager  Attucks  defender. 

GIRLS  VARSITY  BASKETBALL;  Row  One:  Linda 

Smith.  Row  Two:  Janice  Carey,  Andrea  Floyd, 

Dc  ma  Wells,  Latonia  Riley,  Donna  Stevens,  Brenda 

Smith,  Dawn  Richardson. 


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STYLE  AND  CONCENTRATION  are  exemplified  in 
senior  Kirk  Butler's  bowling  form. 

DONNA  STEVENS  pauses  for  a  moment  from  her 
duties  as  girls  varsity  captain  for  a  picture. 


Competitive 
Fun 

Intramural  bowling  has  become  a  very 
popular  sport  at  Shortridge.  For  two  years, 
the  bowling  team  has  been  coached  by  Ms. 
Twyllah  Kendrick,  with  help  from  Mr.  Rocky 
Grismore  in  1979-80.  The  team  meets  in  the 
cafeteria  on  Mondays  at  3:15PM,  many  with 
their  own  bowling  balls  in  hand,  and  head 
out  to  421  Bowling  Alley.  Each  member  is 
responsible  to  pay  his  own  bowling  fee,  in- 
cluding the  cost  for  two  games  plus  shoes. 
This  year  the  team  consisted  of  eight  sub- 
teams  with  four  members  each,  and  three  to 
five  alternates.  When  Ms.  Kendrick  was 
asked  who  could  join  the  team,  she  an- 
swered, "Anybody  can  be  on  the  team!  It's 
bowling  for  fun.  We'll  be  glad  to  work  with 
members  on  their  form  and  help  them  to 
enjoy  and  improve  their  game." 

The  team  was  more  serious  about  bowling 
good  games  this  year.  Five  members,  Karen 
Corn,  Leroy  Baker,  Kirk  Butler,  Geary 
Brown,  and  Thurman  Montgomery,  broke 
the  score  of  200.  Two  other  members,  Ken- 
neth Watkins  and  Vi  Dam,  came  very  close 
to  breaking  200  with  the  score  of  190.  Very 
few  girls  have  gone  out  for  bowling  and 
stuck  with  it.  This  year,  Theresa  Chubb, 
Maeve  Spicer,  and  Karen  Corn  were  the 
only  females  actively  participating.  Karen 
Corn,  a  junior,  was  asked  what  she  liked 
most  about  the  bowling  team.  She  replied, 
"I've  met  a  lot  of  very  nice  people  who  I 
would  not  have  met  if  I  hadn't  decided  to  be 
on  the  team.  I  also  like  it  because  everyone 
is  there  to  have  fun,  whether  they  win  or 
lose."  The  same  question  was  asked  of  sen- 
ior Kenneth  Watkins  who  replied,  "It's  not 
like  everyone  is  out  to  beat  everyone  else, 
it's  simply  friendly  competition.  However, 
the  best  part  comes  after  everyone  had  com- 
pleted their  two  games  and  we  all  blow  our 
money  on  Space  Invaders!" 

The  four  bowling  members  with  the  high- 
est averages  may  participate  in  intermural 
bowling.  These  four  members  travel  to  All- 
Star  Bowl  where  they  compete  against  eight 
other  township  and  public  schools.  This  year 
Rory  Bradford,  Karen  Corn,  Kenneth  Wat- 
kins and  Randy  Banks  represented  Shor- 
tridge. 

The  members  of  the  bowling  team  greatly 
encourage  anyone  who  wants  to  improve 
their  bowling  skills  and  have  fun  at  the  same 
time  to  join  them  next  year  for  another  fan- 
tastic bowling  season! 


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the  1980-81  year. 


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With  Your  Future  Endeavors 


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From  The  Gruver  Family 


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TO  THE  CLASS 
OF 


You've  given  us  inspiration  and  a 
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stuff.  Oink,  squeak,  thanks  Valita.  Have  you  seen 
Atwood  lately?  Oh  there  he  is.  Cheers  to  the  great 
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Thanks  To  You 


The  People 


Josten's  Representative 

Richard  Maurer 
Sponsor 

Thomas  Birk 
Editors-in-chief 

Carole  Moss 

Jill  Morford 
Life  Editor 

Jacqueline  Slatter 
Performing  Arts  Editor 

Helene  Riggs 
Mind  Editors 

Janet  Molzan 

Karen  Molzan 
Big  Wigs  Editor 

Walter  Parks 
The  Graduates  Editor 

Caroline  Helmer 
Mugs  Editor 

Kathy  Coleman 

Carla  Williams 
Joiners  Editor 

Valita  Fredland 
Body  Editor 

Cyrus  Behroozi 
with  a  little  help  from 

Maeve  Spicer 

Mike  Selby 

Chris  Keys 

Scott  Murphy 

Lynda  Edmonds 

Chris  Harmon 
and  a  lot  of  help  from 

Jill  Morford 

Carole  Moss 
Support  Editors 

David  Nash 

Jodi  Gruver 


Indentities  Editors 

Craig  Beidelman 

Danny  Schick 

Carole  Moss 

Jill  Morford 
Art  Editors 

Todd  Gardner 

Laura  Pratt 
Photographers 

Nancy  Chase-Chase  Studios 

Bruce  Brosius 

Robert  Hatchel 

Korben  Perry 
Photos  contributed  by: 

Thomas  Birk 

Shortridge  ECHO 

David  Nash 

Aaren  Perry 

David  Weber 

Gregg  Brase 

John  Riser 

Cyrus  Behroozi 

Jill  Morford 

Carole  Moss 

Laura  Smith 
General  Staff 

Korben  Perry 

Aaren  Perry 

Anna  Harper 

Chris  Harmon 

Natasha  Wagner 

Maeve  Spicer 

Mark  Durham 
Contributing  Writers 

Joni  Fleischman 

Edie  Cassell 

Geary  Brown 

Francesca  Manfredi 

Stephanie  Scopelitis 

Paul  Beattie 


Thank  you!  Thank  you!  Thank  you!  There 
were  many  times  when  working  late  into  the 
night,  we  happened  to  look  up  and  eyes 
meeting,  wonder  what  had  happened  to  all 
the  enthusiastic  little  helpers  that  had 
flooded  our  humble  yearbook  office  during 
school  hours.  As  the  work  piled  up  on  our 
desks,  we  asked  ourselves  how  it  would  all 
get  done  with  just  four  little  hands  attached 
to  two  over-worked  bodies  controlled  by 
two  tired  minds.  But  when  the  work  began 
mysteriously  disappearing  before  our  eyes, 
we  realized  this  book  was  being  created  not 
only  by  two  semi-experienced  journalists, 
but  by  zillions  of  ideas,  stories,  and  pictures 
found  in  the  hearts,  minds  and  cameras  of 
many  Ridgers.  Help  from  students,  faculty, 
administration,  friends  and  relatives  paved 
the  road  to  the  finalization  of  each  deadline. 

First  and  foremost,  we  thank  our  advisor, 
Mr.  Tom  Birk,  for  reviving  us  with  his  lovely 
music  when  we'd  run  out  of  rev,  and  keep- 
ing our  smiles  shining  when  we  thought  the 
end  of  the  world  was  near.  Oh,  we  almost 
forgot.  LEE!  Come  get  your  son! 


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Acknowledgements 
\ 


Richard  Maurer,  our  representative,  came 
through  for  us  when  we  were  in  dire  need  of 
answers  to  technical  questions  and  a  good 
dose  of  moral  support.  When  we  saw  his 
perky  face  respond  favorably  to  our  ideas, 
we  knew  we  were  in  the  presence  of  a  god- 
send. 

If  you  never  thought  it  was  possible  for  a 
person  to  be  three  hundred  places  at  once, 
squatting,  tiptoeing,  leaning  and  kneeling,  its 
time  to  enter  reality.  Nancy  Chase,  our  por- 
table photographer,  seemed  to  find  her  way 
into  every  nook  and  cranny  at  precisely  the 
right  moment,  and  never  a  hair  out  of  place! 

At  the  business  end  of  this  publication, 
Mr.  Oldham  and  Ms.  Timberman  were  ready 
and  willing  to  help  out  any  way  they  could. 
At  the  beginning  of  the  year  they  managed 
to  pay  off  past  yearbook  debts  so  we  could 
start  off  right.  Now  wasn't  that  nice  of  them? 

We  wish  we  could  thank  our  whole  staff 
individually  the  way  they  deserve  it,  particu- 
larly Bruce  and  Rob  who  galantly  put  up 
with  our  last  minute  picture  requests  and 
Valita  who  always  turned  up  on  her  own  to 
help  us  out.  To  Rocky  "Mr.  Magic  Fingers" 
Grismore,  the  People  section  is  dedicated.  If 
you  ever  need  a  finger  massage  call  us.  Each 
individual  who  put  their  heart  and  soul  into 
this  project  deserve  a  hearty  handshake  and 
a  kiss  on  the  cheek.  You  know  who  you  are 
and  how  indebted  we  are  to  you. 

Of  course  we  cannot  forget  Wayne, 
Norm,  Pam,  and  Mary  Jo  whose  faces  we 
have  seen  so  little  over  the  past  nine  months, 
yet  whose  support  has  always  been  with  us. 

One  last  thank  you  to  the  stars  of  these 
160  pages,  each  one  in  the  crowd,  for  giving 
us  something  to  proclaim  to  the  world. 


CATS  GET  MEAN! 


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153 


Whenever  I  meet  someone  I  always  say, 
:Hi,  I  am  Jill  Morford,"  immediately  f: 
lowed  by, '    am  a  student  at  Shortridge  High 
■chool."       e  two  phrases  seem  to  bei}r:e 
I   the  same  to  me.   1   love  Shortric 
;re's  s<  nething  about  SHS  which  r 
i  proud  to  be  a  part  of  it.  I'm  always 
iscovering  new  people  andyfeeliM;       - 

;  when  1  am  within  these  waf 
jmpting  to  describe  what  1  have; 

myself  at  a  loss  for  words.  Unfortunate 

!y,  my  journalism  skills  don't  allow  me  t 

a  few  words,  the  entire  at 

idge. 

ual  has  given  me 
after  day  for  a  year 

;h  particle  which  S! 
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pie  u.J  o  are  a  part  of  Shortridge  and  have 

>«    4  the  uniqueness  we  attempted 

.  iroughout  this  publication,  but  I 

hope  this  1    ■    '  Mrork  will  help  others  to 

HcHBran&pverything  that  takes  place  at 

B*tfflpnd  Meridian  as  well. 

On  the  publication  date  of  the  Annual,  the 
decision  of  which  IPS  High  School  would  be 
closed  had  hot  yet  been  made.  Therefore,  it 
is  possible  that  this  yearbook  will  be  the  last 
ever  assembled  at  Shortridge.  This  idea 
strikes  a  piercing  pain  in  my  heart,  but  it  has 
also  driven  me  to  attempt  to  define  Shor- 
tridge as  distinctly  as  possible.  If  Shortridge 
Were  closed,  this  book  would  be  a  tribute  to 

»!  struggle  for  life.  And  if  Shortridge 
open,  this  book  will  be  a  glorious 
fMcdfit  of  the  triumphant  battle  Shortridge 
fought  to  continue  her  nurturing  of  educa- 


tion. But  regardless  of  whether  Shortridge  is 
open  or  closed  next  fall,  I  am  confident  that 
the  spirit  of  Shortridge  will  live,  leaping  from 
the  pages  of  this  book  and  flooding  from  the 
lives  of  past  students. 

Just  as  I  have  learned  from  everything 
else  I  have  done  at  Shortridge,  I  learned 
from  this  book.  Only  you  can  judge  the  ex- 
actness of  our  definition  of  Shortridge,  but 
this  book  will  always  be  a  success  for  me 
because  it  led  me  to  do  so  many  things,  think 
so  many  thoughts,  and  love  so  many  people. 


f^f-P* 


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P.S.  I  love  you  Carole! 


I  sit  outside  the  window 
rain  looking  in  to  see.  It  see 
inside  are  creating  somethin 
is  apparent  from  their  faces  th 
many  feelings  to  thought  and  a<$ 
create.  As  others  enter  the  room  I  realize 
that  they  come  from  other  bases  of  action 
where  more  is  being  done  to  bifTVjphe  activi- 
ties and  achievements  of  those  in  this  build- 
ing. I  see  vivid  photographs  carefully  laid  out 
in  formations  that  clearly  tell  their  own 
ry.  These  people  seem  to  enjoyl 
doing  though  if  I  look  closely  the 
of  tire  shadowing  their  faces.  What  dedu? 
tion  they  must  have  to  work  so  diligently  on 
this  mysterious  task.  As  I  watch,  I  become 
more  enthralled  with  whats  going  on  and 
want  to  somehow  become  a  part  of  it.  I 
gently  tap  on  the  window  and  all  of  a  sudden 
these  faces  turn  in  my  direction  first  with  a 
look  of  astonishment  then  of  kindness  and 
concern.  I  am  quickly  surrounded  by  the 
warmth   and   harmony   that   these   people 


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Kelly  Aasen  62 

Lizzie  Aasen  76,  104 

Katrice  Abel  82 

Keith  Abel  87 

Kevin  Abel  82 

Acappella  Choir  22 

Lastronia  Adams  82 

AFS  107 

Edwina  Akers  87 

Brenda  Alexander  87 

Wanda  Alexander  76 

William  Alkire  87 

Betty  Allendar  54 

Gregory  Allen  54 

Robert  Allen  62 

Rosie  Allen  82 

Ed  Alley  59 

Steve  Alley  59 

Albert  Anderson  76 

Allen  Anderson  87 

Charlene  Anderson  62 

Desiree  Anderson  62 

Lennon  Anderson  61 

Lucian  Anderson  61,  62, 

117 
Patricia  Anderson  87 

Tina  Anderson  87 

Elizabeth  Andrews  76 

Michael  Annes  82 

Annual  Staff  96 

Anthony  Appleton  76, 

108 
Cynthia  Appleton  125 

Patrick  Appleton  23,  82, 

103 
Becky  Appenfelder  76, 

108 
Eric  Arehart  82,  126,  127 

Steve  Arnold  87,  118 

Art  Club  105 

Arthur  Ashbridge  37,  87 

Karla  Austin  76,  98 

Michael  Austin  87,  118 

Michael  Avant  17,  82,  117 

Stephanie  Avant        62,  107 
Tim  Avery  76 

Karen  Bailey  37,  87 

Laverne  Bailey  76 

Sheila  Bailey  62,  98,  107 

Dorothy  Baker  62,  74, 

106 
Hoover  Baker  40,  54 

Johnathan  Baker  109,  117 

Leroy  Baker  82,  98 

Martha  Baker  64,  76 

Sheryl  Baker  76 

Keith  Ball  62 

Lonnie  Ball  76,  107 

Roger  Ball  76,  107 

Nenad  Ban  43,  87,  88 

Mattie  Ballow  54 

Bonnie  Banchy  76 

Jerry  Banchy        61,  62,  117 
Band  16,  22,  37 

Craig  Banks  23 

Randy  Banks  61,  76,  117 


Robert  Banks  76 

Sandra  Banks  82 

Lucia  Bardwell  76 

Kivya  Barlowe  16,  37,  64, 

76,  98 
Angela  Barnett  76,  125 

Nina  Barnett  62 

Emery  Barton  82 

Kristen  Bates       .  76,  95,  98, 

99,  101,  102,  107 
Larry  Bates  87 

Kenneth  Beatty  87 

Paul  Beattie  62,  98,  100, 

101,  102,  107 
Beverly  Beauford  62,  74, 

98,  103,  146 
Keely  Bechner  62 
Cyrus  Behroozi  27,  82, 

95,  96,  98,  100,  101,  103, 
125 
Craig  Beidelman  62,  98, 

99,  103 

Giacomo  Belcredi  62 

James  Bell  82 

Lisa  Bell  37,  62,  104,  125 

Sylvester  Bellamy  82 

Debbie  Bennett  82 

Jerome  Bennett  62,  104 

Sharon  Benson  87 

Robin  Berry  62 

Yolanda  Berry  82 

Kathy  Berryhill  62 

Tammy  Berryhill  82 

Gina  Beverly  .  ,  .   109 
Kelly  Bible  82 

Doyle  Binion  87 

Geneva  Binion  87 

Jeff  Bindhammer  82,  104 

Veronica  Birdsong       .  76 
Thomas  Birk  21,  54,  75, 

127 
Joy  Bischoff       .  82 
Matt  Bischoff  62 

Penny  Bischoff  87,  98 

Francine  Black  76 

David  Blane  82,  121 

Keith  Blane  9,  40,  62, 

120 
Jim  Blankenbaker  37,  82 

Jacqueline  Bledsoe  76 

Lisa  Bledsoe  87,  109 

Sue  Bledsoe  9,  13,  17, 

62,  106 
Jeffery  Boleyjack  62,  107 

Anna  Bonner  63 

Charita  Bostic  87 

Kevin  Bostic  76,  120,  121 

Charles  Bowen  87 

Sola  Bowers  82 

Roy  Bowling  82 

Lisa  Boyd  87 

Felicia  Boyd  64,  77,  98 

Renee  Boyd  63,  106 

Rochelle  Boyd  17,  23,  24, 

37,  76,  77,  80,  98,  99,  112 
Boys  Tennis  Team  131 

Rory  Bradford  64,  76,  98 

Casandra  Bradley  86,  87, 

98 
James  Bradley  76 


Ray  Bradley  117 

William  Bradley  82 

Brain  Game  100 

William  Brame  87,  118 

Othelia  Branch  .63 
Tammy  Branch  .76 
Ruth  Brandon  63,  106 

A.J.  Brase  70 

Gregg  Brase  61,  63,  70, 

117 
Murray  Braxton  63 

Darryl  Brigham  76,  117 

Nora  Brinkley  87 

Yvonne  Brinkley  87 

Kenneth  Brooks  87,  118 

Bruce  Brosius  63,  97,  127 

Aubren  Brown  63,  108, 

109 
Cynthia  Brown  82 

Donald  Brown  82,  98 

Douglass  Brown  82 

Dwight  Brown  76,  120, 

121 
Gary  Brown  54,  116,  117 

Geary  Brown  82 

James  Brown  76 

James  Brown        63,  105 
John  Brown  76 

Karl  Brown  76,  117 

Michele  Brown  37,  76, 

110,  123 
Patrick  Brown  87 

Robert  Brown  87 

Roosevelt  Brown  87 

Sam  Brown  98 

Toni  Brown  25,  63 

Tyrone  Brown  118 

Felisa  Bruce  76 

Scott  Bruce  108 

Cynthia  Bryant  111 

Dewayne  Bryant  87 

Rodnie  Bryant  64,  82,  98 

Linda  Bullock  87 

Lilian  Bunch  35 

Christopher  Burch  63 

Marjorie  Burford        54 
Clara  Burnett  25,  36,  37, 

76,  98,  111,  125 
Jamie  Burnett  87 

Ricky  Burnett  87,  118 

Anthony  Burns  63,  107, 

120 
Laban  Burns        63 
Kenneth  Burns  .87 
Kim  Burrell  63,  64,  74, 

98,  146 
Faye  Burris  63 

Lester  Burse  82 

Susan  Burton  54 

Keith  Bush  36,  63 

Yolanda  Bush  63 

Angela  Butler  63,  107 

Eric  Butler  87 

Kirk  Butler  63,  135 

Penny  Butler  .76 
Stephanie  Butler  24,  64, 

82,  112 
Steven  Byrd  87 


Identities 
CcDdEe 

Cafeteria  Staff  52 

Rick  Cales  76,  104,  106 

Douglas  Campbell  88 

Kimberly  Campbell  82 

Sherri  Campbell  113 

Don  Cannon  63,  107 

Paula  Cannon     .76 
Tracey  Cannon  63,  105, 

107 
Gina  Cantrell  63,  106 

Mark  Capes  76 

Lana  Cardwell  54,  98 

Janice  Carey       .  76,  107,  134 
Roscoe  Carpenter  63 

Youssef  Carpenter  88, 

109 
John  Carr  82 

Michael  Carr  63 

Robert  Carroll  37,  77, 

139 
Jonnie  Carruther  82 

Allison  Carter  82,  98, 

103,  122 
Anthony  Carter  88,  100 

Felicia  Carter  109 

Francis  Carter  53 

Francine  Carter  109 

Lisa  Carter  98 

Bridgette  Carver  88 

Terry  Carver  88 

Leon  Casey  9,  98,  99, 

100,  101,  131 
Lynne  Casey  64 

Bob  Cassell  88,  100 

Edie  Cassell  77,  95,  98, 

99,  101,  102,  107,  125 
Crystal  Caston  77 

Hope  Caston  64,  106 

Mithcah  Caston  64 

Peter  Cerola  104,  127 

Sue  Cerola  104 

Tony  Cerola  23,  64 

David  Chambers  88 

Dennis  Chambers  88 

Michele  Chapman  88 

Nancy  Chase  49 

Barbara  Cheatham  77 

Chess  Club  100 

Gwendolyn  Chester  83 

Katharine  Childers  37,  64 

Daniel  Chubb  88,  98,  101, 

108 
Theresa  Chubb  77,  98, 

99,  102,  107 
Elfi  Cicak         38,  54 
Allen  Clark  109 

Donna  Clark  64 

Sadie  Clark  54 

Kevin  Clay         27,  83,  104, 

117 
Darryl  Clemmons  77,  107 

Warren  Clemmons  77 

Annita  Cloyd  77,  98 

COE  106 

Co-ed  Drill  Team  109 

Monica  Coffer  77 

Adam  Coleman  25,  64 


156/identities 


Helen  Coleman 

32,  83 

Kathy  Coleman 

38,  83 

Marvin  Coleman 

83 

Casandra  Collins 

125 

Faye  Collins 

88 

Rhonda  Collins 

64 

Theresa  Collins 

64,  106 

Cheryl  Colston 

14,  77, 

112 

James  Compton 

88,  118 

Colleen  Contreras          88 

Lisa  Contreras 

21,  25,  32, 

83,  98 

Donna  Cook 

83,  131 

James  Cook 

88 

Angela  Cooper 

83 

Billy  Cooper 

83 

Ciatta  Cooper 

64 

James  Corbin 

88 

Karen  Corn 

39,  77,  98, 

99,  102,  107 

Joe  Cougan 

130 

Mary  Jane  Cougan          64 

Benny  Council  . 

88 

Anthony  Cowherd          83 

Johnny  Cowherd 

64,  117 

Paul  Craig       .8 

,  77,  98,  99 

Dorcas  Cravens 

54 

Richard  Crawley 

54,  130 

Rick  Critchfield 

88,  118 

Chris  Crean 

64,  103,  127 

Richard  Creveling          83 

John  Crenshaw 

83 

Kurt  Crossland 

65,  104 

Ann  Croutzeilles 

107 

Devon  Cummingj 

i  ...  77,  108, 

109 

Vivan  Cummings 

65 

Tonya  Curtis 

105 

Vi  Dam          65, 

98 

Anne  Daniell 

25,  83,  96, 

98,  107,  111 

Alfred  Dartis  88,  118 

Dena  Davenport  65 

Damon  Davis  25,  108 

Greg  Davis  117 

Lisa  Davis  88 

Mary  Davis  54 

Vincent  Davis  83 

Tonya  Davis  88,  113 

William  Day  88 

Debate  Club  101 

Emily  Debow  64 

DECA  107 

Devillettes  24,  112,  113 

Johnny  DeWalt  83 

Anthony  Dickens  77 

Keith  Dickens  77,  117 

Kenneth  Dickens  77,  117 

Richard  Dickenson  65, 

137 
George  Dilcher  88 

David  Diggs  8,  77,  117 

Nedra  Dixon  77 

Lisa  Dodd  64 

Mike  Dohrenwend  18,  65 

Cornell  Donaldson  77,  117 

Haron  Donaldson  88 

Ava  Dorn  25,  37,  77,  98, 

99,  104,  107 

Deborah  Dougherty  77, 

95,  103,  107 
Anthony  Douthit  83 


Lesha  Doyle  77,  109 

April  Dozier  83 

James  Dozier  51 

Denise  Dubard  83 

Carmen  Duff  83 

Sandra  Dunlap  65 

Robin  Dunville  83 

Carrie  Driver  65,  107 

Carmel  Dummer  65 

Mark  Durham  17,  21,  25, 

37,  77,  80,  96,  137 
Eric  Dycus  88 

Robert  Earle  88 

George  Early  83 

John  Easley  69 

Felisha  Easter  83 

Echo  95 

Alicia  Edmonds  83 

Lynda  Edmonds  7,  37,  78, 

96,  98,  137 
Peggy  Edmonds  83 

Venetta  Edmonds  88 

Aleatha  Edmondson  54 

Candy  Edmondson  64,  77, 

78,  98 
Mona  Edmondson  95, 

103,  107 
Ramona  Edmondson  65 

Felecia  Edwards  18,  65 

Jasper  Edwards  7 

Jay  Edwards  78,  137 

Jetona  Edwards  83 

Luwanna  Edwards  78 

Mark  Edwards  65,  107 

Wanda  Edwards  83,  111, 

123,  125 
Cathy  Edelen  83,  98 

Myron  El  19,  21,  35,  54 

Vivan  Elbert  88 

Lorenda  Eldridge  88 

Kimberly  Elliott  88,  109 

Mark  Elliott  78,  109 

Maureen  Elliott  109 

Patricia  Elliott  78 

Gregory  Ellis  14,  15,  64, 

77,  78,  98 
Jeffery  Ellis  14,  15,  78, 

121 
Rose  Ellis  118 

Penny  Ellison  83 

MaryAnn  Endsley  24,  65, 

112 
Wendell  Ervin  9 

William  Essex  88 

Paul  Everts  78,  98,  100 

Andrew  Everts  88,  100, 

101 


FfGgHh 

Schara  Faucett  88 

Betty  Ferguson  52 

Betty  Fields  78 

Terrie  Fischer  83 

James  Fish  88 

Cherie  Fisher  65,  106 

Charlie  Fitzgerald  45,  54 

Robert  Flagg  78 

Selena  Flowers  88 

Andrea  Floyd  25,  78,  112, 

122,  134 


Brian  Floyd  78 

Footlighters  105 

Mario  Folson  88 

Ann  Foster  83,  127 

Jennifer  Foster  65 

Michael  Foster  78 

Carmen  Francis  54 

Valita  Fredland  83,  95, 

96,  101,  102,  103,  107, 

137 
Ron  Freeland  54 

Bill  Freeman  53 

Donna  Freeman  65 

Ernie  Frigo  54 

French  Club  102 

Freshman  Cheerleaders 

111 
Freshman  Council  86 

Freshman  Football  118 

Freshman  Pom-Pom  113 

Dennis  Fulton 

Faye  Gaines  88 

Paul  Galloway  31,  83 

Eric  Galloway  65 

Tammy  Gann  89 

Tina  Gann  78 

Joe  Gardner  109 

Todd  Gardner  65,  103, 

127,  132,  133 
Donald  Garrett  65 

Teresa  Garrett  78 

Alfred  Garton  109 

Constance  Gatewood  89, 

113 
Tonya  Gatewood  83 

William  Gatewood  89,  118 

DeWayne  Gee  89 

Vetchel  Gee  65,  74,  98 

Susan  Gerard  83 

Linda  Gibson  36,  83 

Devon  Girton  65,  74,  107 

Kim  Glenn  109 

Lula  Glen  89 

Brenda  Glover  89 

Dianne  Glover  83 

Victor  Glover  89,  118 

Karen  Goins  65 

Sylvia  Goldsmith  65 

Angela  Goodlow  83 

Beverly  Goodlow  66,  122 

Vinicius  Goodman  83 

Glen  Goodrich  37 

Golf  Team  130 

Dianne  Gore  66,  110,  125 

Treni  Gorman  89 

Larry  Goshen  89 

Kim  Grady  89 

Mae  Graves  54 

Maureen  Graves  109 

Tonia  Gray  66 

Tracey  Gray  83 

Jackie  Greenwood  23,  41, 

55,  58,  74,  98,  99 
Jerome  Greer  89 

Timothy  Gregory  89 

Willis  Gregory  89 

David  Griffaith  89 

Jon  Griffith  89 

Melissa  Griffith  ...  89 
Richard  Grismore  55,  74 

Jodi  Gruver  83,  103 

David  Guernsey  25,  39, 

77,  78,  98 


Libby  Guernsey  7,  89, 

111 
Eric  Guess  83,  121 

Paul  Guise  66 

Todd  Guise  83 

Patricia  Gullick  55 

Gymnastics  Club  123 

Esther  Hale  108,  9 

Alan  Hall  78 

Bernadette  Hall  89 

David  Hall  89 

Ginger  Hall  33 

Tara  Hall  33,  84 

Valerie  Hall  66 

Onyette  Hamiter  66,  122 

David  Hammer  55 

Darryl  Hampton  78 

Steven  Hampton  89 

Tammy  Hampton  84,  98 

Chris  Harmon  89,  96,  118 

Anna  Harper  84,  96,  107, 

111,  123 
Beverly  Harris  78 

Cheryl  Harris  84,  98 

Darran  Harris  89,  109 

David  Harris  108 

Tammy  Harris  13,  17,  89 

Robert  Hatchel  66,  96, 

97,  127 
James  Hausmann  55 

Warren  Hawkins  84 

Andrea  Hayes  66,  106, 

125 
Jessica  Hayes  66 

Ruth  Hayes  89 

Kimberly  Hays  66 

Carlton  Haygood  78,  98 

Stephanie  Haygood  66, 

106,  125 
William  Haygood  78,  98, 

117 
Arthur  Haynes  78 

John  Haynes  55,  117,  118 

Brett  Head  9,  66 

Chris  Helft  84,  130 

Caroline  Helmer  66,  146 

Steve  Helmer  130 

Laura  Henn  78,  102,  107 

Martha  Henn  58 

Cynthia  Henry  84 

Catrina  Henry  84 

Shelly  Henss  104 

Suzanne  Hewlett  66,  106, 

125 
Brent  Hicks  84 

Brian  Hill  89 

Renee  Hill  84 

Willie  Hill  89 

John  Hines  89 

Lori  Hines  89 

Mike  Hines  89 

Leanna  Hobbs  89 

Don  Hock  75,  138 

Dawn  Hochradel  89,  98, 

113 
Mark  Hochradel  66 

Linda  Hodges  89 

Andrew  Hoesman  78 

Byron  Hoesman  89 

Deanna  Hofer  66 

Harold  Hogue  118 

Elizabeth  Holland  78 

Ingrid  Hollingsworth  66 


identities/157 


Brenda  Hollis  66 

Tammy  Holtz  24,  84,  98, 

112 

Theresa  Holtz  78 

Garnetta  Hood  55 

James  Hopson  89 

Lisa  Hopson  66 

Lori  Hoseclaw  104 

Terri  Hoseclaw  89,  98, 

104 
Laronda  Hoseman  89 

David  House  66 

Thomas  House  66 

Aaron  Howard  84 

Kevin  Howard  66 

Marci  Howard  78 

Pam  Howard  66 

Ricky  Howard  .78 

Sheree  Howard  67,  106 

Tony  Howard  67 

Donald  Howell  84 

Arnold  Howell  84 
Anthony  Howlett          89,  108, 

109 

Chris  Hoyce  89 

Roger  Hubbard  89 

Jim  Hudkins  78 

Anne  Hughes  84,  104 

Donna  Hughes  78,  111 

Eileen  Hughes  104 
Kenneth  Hughes          78 

Wayne  Hughes  37,  89 

Mary  Hultz  51 

Bridgette  Hunt  84 

Jerry  Hunt  121 

Sandra  Hunt  55,  112 

Helen  Hunter  84 

Kimberly  Hurt  67 
Charles  Hutchson          84 

James  Hyde  107 


IiJjKkLl 

Tina  Ingram  67 

Betty  Inskeep  53 

Introduction  to  Performing  Arts 
...  30 


Kimberly  Jacks  67,  107, 

98 
Burney  Jackson  55 

Denise  Jackson  78 

Marvin  Jackson  89 

Myrtle  Jackson  84 

Rebecca  Jackson  67 

Rhonda  Jackson  67,  110 

Robert  Jackson  78,  8,  109 

Scott  Jackson     .78 
Shirley  Jackson  99,  102, 

98,  106 
Tamara  Jones  11,  98 

Janitorial  Staff  53 

Kelly  Jay  78,  98 

Derek  Jeffers  78 

Rodney  Jefferson  89 

Rita  Jenkins  78 

Yvonne  Jenkins       .  67 
Tommy  Jennings  78 

Angela  Johnson  67,  112 

Benjamin  Johnson  8,  50, 

58,  17 
Caroline  Johnson  67,  107 


Eric  Johnson  .  . 

98 
Ezra  Johnson 

74,  117 
Glenn  Johnson 
Jeffery  Johnson 

118 
Kimberly  Johnson 

24,  95,  98 
Kirstin  Johnson  84 

Marcia  Johnson  7,  61,  67, 

74,  98,  146 
Pam  Johnson  89 

Peter  Johnson  89 

Ray  Johnson  89 

Rhonda  Johnson  89 

Richard  Johnson  67 

Shana  Johnson  84,  103 

Thomas  Johnson  67,  7 

William  Johnson  108,  9 

Sven  Johnston     ,67 
Arnetra  Jones  67 

Bobbie  Jones  84 

Brian  Jones  89 

Daphne  Jones  67 

Darlene  Jones  89 

Derrick  Jones  69 

Felicia  Jones  78,  109 

Keith  Jones  84 

Kerry  Jones  4,  89,  118 

Larry  Jones  69,  107 

Michael  Jones  84 

Michelle  Jones  84,  123 

Patrick  Jones  69 

Henry  Jordan  98,  117 

Cornelius  Jorman  78,  108, 

109 
Jerome  Jorman  69,  120, 

121 
JoAnn  Joyner  69,  74,  125 

Caryn  Kay  89,  109 

Sherry  Kelley  89 

Kenneth  Kendrick  108 

Joyce  Kendrick  78 

Twyllah  Kendrick  55,  106 

Pauline  Kennedy  78 

Key  Club  106,  107 

Chris  Keys  25,  37,  61,  69, 

74,  95,  127 
Rhonda  Keys  84 

Sam  Keys  37,  78,  117 

Jackie  Kidd  84 

Linda  Kidd  69,  112 

Aledra  Kimbrough  78,  125 

April  Kimbrough  89 

Kevin  Kimbrough  69,  105 

Donald  King  58 

Constance  Kirby  55 

Anthony  Lambert  89 

Charles  Lambert  118 

Cynthia  Lambert  69 

Angela  Landon  78 

Cathy  Langford  69 

Latin  Club  103 

Debra  Lee  69 

Kathy  Leforge  24,  69, 

112 
Lisa  Leforge  84 

John  Lewis  89 

Patrick  Lewis  69 

Sharon  Lewis  84 

Carlena  Lindsey  64,  98 


9,  67,  74, 

Sarah  Lobley          69 

Mary  Beth  Long          84 

18,  42,  67, 

Cheryl  Looper          84 

Rhonda  Love          78,  98 

78,  107 

Karen  Loyd          55 

89,  109, 

Jerry  Lucas          21,  48,  55, 

104 

78,  25, 

Mary  Lou  Lyons          55 

Patrice  Lyons          89 

MmNnOo 

Kim  Mack  107 

Andrew  Madison  117 

Cheryl  Madison  69,  107 

Dianne  Madison  69 

Dean  Maddox  84,  98 

Francesca  Manfredi  32, 

94,  107 
Robin  Manning  78 

Donald  Mannon  55 

William  Mansfield  109 

Angela  Martindalle  18,  69 

Cynthia  Martin  69 

Leslie  Martin  69 

Paula  Martin  90,  98 

Tony  Martin  78 

Willie  Martin  118 

Harvey  Mason  84 

Mauri  Mason  90 

Math  Club         98 
Donna  Mathes  105 

Sharon  Mathes  90 

Joseph  Mathews  69,  117 

Barbara  Matney  84 

Anna  Matthews  84 

Dianna  Maynard  78,  105 

Patricia  Maxwell  90 

William  McAlexander  55, 

107 
Grant  McCann  69,  123 

Keith  McCann  90 

Donald  McCawley  55 

Lisa  McEachern  84 

Mary  McGarvey  55,  95 

Teresa  McKinney  70 

Vicky  McKinney  84 

Daniel  McMasters  85 

Rhonda  McNiel  24,  25, 

55,  70,  125 
Sue  McNiel  55 

Patrick  McShane  75,  127 

Benjamin  Meadows  25, 

90,  98,  108,  109 
Hannah  Meadows  85 

Roxann  Means  90,  109 

John  Medjeski  36,  55 

Dino  Metzger  23,  70 

Michael  Meyers  78 

Julie  Michaels  137 

Curtis  Mickel  11,  37 

David  Miller  85 

Greta  Miller  19,  56 

Kristi  Miller  37 

Richard  Miller  9,  70 

Robert  Miller  90 

Vaughn  Miller  37,  85 

Daniel  Milton  79 

Evelyn  Minor  111 

Monica  Mimms  85,  125 

Suzanna  Mitchell  25,  90 

Helen  Moeller  56 


Janet  Molzan  70,  98,  99, 

103 
Karen  Molzan  41,  85,  96 

Karen  Montgomery  70 

Michael  Montgomery  107 

Thurman  Montgomery  90, 

118 
James  Moore  90 

Judy  Moore  18,  70,  123 

Lennell  Moore  85,  121 

Michael  Moore     .  .  79,  107 
Tammera  Moore  90,  98, 

101,  102,  105,  154 
Jill  Morford         70,  74,  96, 

99,  101,  102,  105,  154 
Theodore  Morgan  85,  98, 

99 
Mark  Morgan  79,  99 

William  Morgan  56,  100 

Sandratt  Morris  90 

Connie  Morton  125 

Yvonne  Morton  70 

Patrick  Mosley  90 

Carole  Moss  58,  70,  74, 

93,  98,  102,  103,  107,  142, 
155 
Laura  Mouser  85 

Mu  Alpha  Theta  99 

Tracy  Mundy  90,  98,  111 

Debra  Murkison  70,  98 

Sandy  Murphy  85 

Scott  Murphy  70,  103, 

106,  7 
Frankie  Murray  79 

Diane  Murrel  125 

Matt  Murrel  37,  79,  98, 

99 
David  Murry  79 

Willie  Murry  79 

Natalie  Muse  64,  103,  134 

Scott  Mutchmore  90,  98, 

118 
Carolyn  Myles  79 

Sheila  Myles  85 

Joseph  Napier  79 

David  Nash  96,  127 

Sylvia  Nayworth  9 

Andrew  Neff  79,  117 

Natalie  Nelson  79 

Martha  Newland  56 

Elnora  Newton  9 

William  Ney  58 

Anh  Nguyen  79 

Dung  Nguyen  85,  127 

Daryl  Nibbs  70 

David  Nibbs         70,  79,  85 
Delmon  Nichols  90 

Netra  Nichols  90 

Betty  Nicholson  56 

Crisena  Nicholson  85,  98, 

109 
Julie  Nimock  90 

Alonzo  Noel  85 

Chris  Noel  23,  37,  90 

Jack  Nolan  70,  127 

Brett  Nolcox         70,  117 
Neil  Norwood  85 

Mary  Nowlin  85 

Brian  Ntukogu  90 

Nannette  Obie  15 

Thomas  O'Brian  71 

Tonya  Oglesby  71 


158/identities 


Darryl  O'Kelley  90,  118 

Donald  Oldham  9,  50,  58 

Lucille  Oliver  56 

Orchestra  36 

Mary  Orr  90,  98,  109 

Jeffrey  Outlaw  117 

Robert  Outlaw  90 

George  Overstreet  85 

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Tim  Pace          79,  98 

Michael  Page 

90 

Bennie  Parker 

56 

Eric  Parker 

71,  107 

Geneva  Parker 

51 

Sharon  Parker 

71,  74,  98, 

104 

Keith  Parks 

79,  98,  103, 

107,  127 

Kevin  Parks 

90,  118 

Mary  Ann  Parks 

8,  56 

Walter  Parks 

37,  64,  71, 

74,  100,  101, 

102,  105, 

107 

Barry  Patrick 

56 

Crystal  Patterson          85 

Patrice  Patterson          85 

Robert  Patterson          108,  109 

Thomas  Payne 

42,  55 

John  Payton 

127 

Paula  Payton 

79 

Julie  Peacock 

37,  85,  98, 

111,  122,  123 

Sylvia  Pearson 

71 

Derea  Pegues 

90 

Deidre  Perkins 

131 

Aaren  Perry 

68,  71,  97, 

126,  127 

Korben  Perry 

27,  96,  127 

Fred  Pervine 

79 

John  Peters 

90 

Jeffrey  Pettigrew          7,  71 

Jeff  Phelps 

85 

Ellen  Phillips 

85 

Keith  Phillips 

117 

Patti  Pierson 

79 

Madarda  Pope 

56 

Lynn  Porter 

90 

Marc  Porter 

85 

Mary  Porter 

85,  107 

Ann  Marie  Powderly          79 

Laura  Pratt 

71 

Theresa  Preer 

79 

Donald  Primm 

90,  118 

Edward  Primm 

90 

Janet  Pringle 

64,  71,  98, 

146 

Pam  Pringle 

64,  77,  79 

Lorene  Prokip 

90 

Charles  Pryor 

117,  121 

Karol  Purdum 

56 

Elmer  Quarles 

90,  118 

Quill  &  Scroll 

98 

Forrest  Radcliffe  5,  9,  37, 

71,  98,  117,  146 
Eric  Raines  71 

Carol  Ramsey  90 

Jacqueline  Randall  79,  98 

Ronda  Randall  71,  98, 

107 


Wonda  Randall  71,  107 

Jerry  Rasdell  85,  121 

Ford  Ratcliff  56 

Jerry  Ratcliff  117 

Lou  Rawls  10 

Henry  Reed  9,  18,  27,  64, 

71,  74,  117  ,146 
Lloyd  Reed  90,  108,  109 

Sharon  Reed  80 

Jeffery  Reese  90 

Felicea  Reeves  71,  106 
Michael  Reeves  85 

Ben  Reichel  90,  118 

Brian  Reichel        80,  98,  99, 

106,  117 
Rachel  Reigel  85,  127 

Victoria  Render  90 

Lois  Repass       .  56 
Reserve  Basketball  Team 

121 
Reserve  Cheerleaders  111 

Reserve  Football  Team 

117 
Chuck  Reuter  90 

Joe  Reuter  117 

Brenda  Reynolds  71 

Charlene  Reynolds  71 

Jack  Reynolds  90 

Katherine  Reynolds  71 

KEvin  Rhea  80 

Barton  Richardson  56 

Glenda  Richardson  90 

Jerry  Richardson  80 

Pernell  Richardson  80 

Adrien  Riding  85 

Kenny  Riggins  130 

Helene  Riggs  39,  80,  96 

Latanya  Riley  71,  134 

John  Riser  25,  71,  98, 

120,  131 
Mary  Roberts  56 

Phillip  Roberts  80 

Reginald  Roberts  85 

Bonnie  Robertson        90 
Gene  Robertson  56 

Walterina  Robertson  90 

Anita  Robinson  23,  71, 

98,  122 
Dawn  Robinson  80 

June  Robinson  107 

Linda  Robinson  72 

SanmonGue  Robinson  85 

Beverly  Roche  90 

Mishon  Roddy  31,  80,  112 

Dwayne  Rodgers  80 

Phillip  Rodney  25 

Ricky  Rodney  25 

Rohan  Rodney  90 

Alif  Rogers  80 

Hassan  Rogers  90 

Michelle  Rogers  72,  74, 

98 
Michael  Roland  117 

Lemont  Rong  98 

Ellis  Rose  90 

Brian  Ross         72 
Carmen  Ross         9,  72,  99 
Ralph  Ross         117,  121 
ROTC         109 
ROTC  Staff  Members  108 

Louis  Rouse         90 
Lester  Rowe  72,  117 

Michael  Rowland  85 

Romale  Ruffin  90 


Chuck  Rugh 

127 
Linda  Rush  85 

Geraldine  Russell 


37,  72,  107, 


56 


SsTtUu 

DeWitt  Samuels  11,  56 

Christina  Sanner  85 

Lola  Sargent  56 

Anthony  Sartin  72,  99 

Danny  Schick  85 

Lisa  Schmidt  85 

Stephanie  Scopelitis  85, 

107 
Bruce  Scott  90 

Ricky  Scott  90 

Stephen  Scott  80 

Walter  Scott  80 

Patricia  Scrogham  85 

Kim  Scruggs  80 

Stacey  Sears  72,  110 

Security  Police       .52 
Mike  Selby  77,  80,  95, 

98,  99,  102 
Tim  Selig  80 

Amy  Senior  85,  96,  107 

Senior  Council  74 

Nia  Settles  90 

Lane  Seymour  85 

Tony  Shackleford  80 

Allen  Shah  80 

Roxanna  Shah  72 

Bruce  Sharpe  85 

Jerry  Sharpe  85 

Valerie  Sharpe  125 

Arthur  Shaw  85 

Cornelius  Shaw  85 

Kelly  Shaw  81 

Viki  Shepard  15,  72 

Dawn  Sheridan  81,  103 

Janice  Sherrell  85 

David  Shockley  57 

Mary  Siegel  57 

Eugene  Simmons  81,  117 

Betty  Jo  Simon  47 

Phyllis  Simpson  90 

Jacque  Slatter  25,  81,  96, 

98,  99,  105,  110 
Ann  Smith  72 

Brandt  Smith  81,  127 

Brenda  Smith  85,  110, 

122,  125,  134 
Carol  Smith  57 

Chris  Smith         90,  108,  109 
Crystal  Smith  85 

Curtis  Smith  85 

Donald  Smith  90 

Jo  Ann  Smith  90,  109 

Laura  Smith  137 

Linda  Smith         37,  85,  127, 

134 
Maurice  Smith         98 
Mona  Smith  72 

Penny  Smith  72,  107 

Tricia  Smitha  86,  91,  98, 

113 
Leola  Smith  91 

Tony  Smitty  81 

Nick  Snodgrass  85 

Karen  Snow  72 

Cynthia  Snowden  57,  101 

Whitney  Snowden  64,  77, 


81 
Soccer  Team  127 

Arthur  Spain  118 

Maeve  Spicer  5,  72,  74, 

96,  98,  103,  107,  110,  123 
Ray  Spradley  72 

Errol  Stallion  91 

Denise  Stanley  37,  79,  81 

Aryan  Steele  91 

Donna  Stevens  122,  134, 

135 
Debra  Stewart  85 

Elaine  Stewart  72,  106, 

135 
Marcus  Stewart  81 

Robert  Stewart  85,  121 

Joe  Stilwell  77,  81,  98, 

99,  102,  127 
Susie  Stilwell  137 

Renita  Stockdale  72 

Tonya  Stokes  85 

Warren  Stokes  73,  120, 

138 
Josephine  Stovall  9,  74 

Heather  Strickland  33 

Art  Studebaker  57 

Tracey  Sullivan  109 

Tina  Summerfield  31,  73, 

105 
Harry  Summers  27,  37, 

77,  105 
Tanya  Summers  36 

Allen  Sutherland  39,  57 

Vernon  Suttle  85,  109 

Vanador  Sutton  85 

Russell  Swanson  104 

Jason  Swift  37,  103 

Hidetaro  Suzuki  26 

Greg  Talley  73,  105 

James  Talley  91 

Keith  Talley  81 

James  Tamara  91 

Carmen  Tapales  9,  51 

Santa  Tate  85 

Elisa  Taylor  91 

Gwen  Taylor  91 

James  Taylor  91 

Marcus  Taylor  27,  37, 

107,  91,  118 
Michelle  Taylor  77 

Roy  Taylor  7,  14,  73 

Sandra  Taylor  91 

Tina  Taylor  81,  98 

Thomas  Taylor  91 

Jackie  Terrell  81 

Wyquetta  Terry  73,  74, 

146 
Thespians  105 

Brian  Thomas  91 

Charles  Thomas  57,  91 

Charley  Thomas  27 

Damon  Thomas  109 

Donald  Thomas  53 

Joseph  Thomas  81 

Kevin  Thomas  9,  17,  18, 

73,  74,  98,  99,  100,  101, 

103,  117,  132 
Richard  Thomas  81 

Tina  Thomas  134 

William  Thomas  25,  73, 

108 
Kenneth  Thompson  85 

Kevin  Thompson  40,  73, 


identities/ 159 


98 
Lonna  Thompson  103, 

107 
Rodney  Thompson  85 

Cherrill  Threte  58 

Part  Tiemeier  31,  57 

Tonya  Tiggs  91 

Catherine  Timberman  50 

Denise  Tipton  86,  91 

Inize  Tisdul  81 

Steve  Tolin  57,  137 

Tracie  Toraine  81 

Rhoda  Townsend  106 

Shemiah  Townsend  91 

Silas  Townsend       .81 
Roderic  Trabue  57 

Debra  Troutman  91 

Mang  Truong  23 

Ronald  Tucker  85 

Lisa  Tuggles  36,  91 

Gabriel  Turnstall  81 

Berlynn  Turner  81,  98 

Danny  Turner  98,  86 

Shawn  Turner  81 

Teresa  Turner  7,  86,  137 

Todd  Turner  117 

Ginger  Twitchel  91 

Greg  Tyson         86 

Vernon  Utley  73,  109 


VvWwXx 

Heidi  Vail         86,  98,  101, 

103,  127 
Karol-Lisa  Vale  86 

Kelly  Vale         25,  91,  113 
Joe  VanBuskirk  81 

Varsity  Baksetball  Team 

120 
Varsity  Cheerleaders  110 

Varsity  Football  Team  117 

Dennis  Venable  73 

Volleyball  Team  122 

Anthony  Vinson  19,  21, 


35,  73 

Kevin  Vinson 

86 

Andrea  Wagner 

86 

Natasha  Wagner 

96,  98, 

107 

Cherri  Walker 

109 

Deborah  Walker 

73,  98 

Derex  Walker 

25,  37,  73, 

95,  98 

Jeffery  Walker 

4,  86,  98 

Katie  Walker 

25,  91,  113 

Yvonne  Walker 

91 

Jeffery  Wallace 

25 

Kathleen  Wallace          57,  105 

Barbara  Wallen 

4,  131 

Charles  Walter 

57 

Lisa  Ware       .91 

Carla  Ward 

81 

Sharron  Ward 

73,  81 

Tony  Warren 

81 

Charles  Washington          91 

Dianne  Washingt 

on         91 

Michael  Washington          91 

Kenneth  Watkins 

,37,  73, 

98,  99,  103, 

106,  107 

Lonnie  Watson 

74 

Sherri  Watson 

74,  6 

Angela  Watts 

86,  124, 

125 

Harry  Watts 

86 

Pearl  Watts 

74,  112 

Sharon  Watts 

81 

Ruth  Webb 

57 

David  Weber  .  . 

86 

Russell  Webster 

4 

Julia  Wegner     . 

77,  98,  99, 

101,  105 

Amy  Weichert 

91,  99, 

111 

John  Weichert 

77,  81,  98 

102 

David  Weiser 

74,  91 

Anita  Wells 

86 

Darryl  Wells 

117 

Donna  Wells 

86,  134 

Eric  Wells  .86 

Felicia  Wells 

86,  109 

Tamara  Wells  74 

Paul  West         25,  81,  77,  98, 

99,  102,  127 
Angela  Westbrook  74,  91 

Glenda  Westmoreland  59 

Ann  Williams       .81 
Brian  Williams  86 

Carla  Williams         24,  86,  98, 

112,  131 
Chris  Williams  86 

Elmore  Williams  86 

Jacqueline  Williams  81 

Kathi  Williams         98,  99, 

102,  107 
Kenneth  Williams  91 

Mia  Williams         91 
Michael  Williams         86,  120 
Patricia  Williams  125 

Regina  Williams         36,  81 
Robert  Williams  91 

Rondello  Williams  81 

Sheila  Williams  81 

Tommie  Williams  124 

Tami  Williamson       .91 
Diretha  Willis  81 

Ernestine  Willis  86 

Gregory  Willis  118 

Mary  Wills       .53 
Belinda  Wills         91,  113 
Cheryl  Wills  86 

Corrie  Wilson  43,  57 

Tamara  Wilson  86 

Dwight  Winters  37,  91,  98 

Kenneth  Winston  91 

Billy  White  121 

Dianne  White  81 

Ella  White         91 
George  White         86 
Jeffery  White  81 

Loren  White  86 

William  White         81 
Jeff  Whitesell         25,  32,  86, 

131 
John  Whitfield  109 

Steve  Whitley  91 

Tamar  Whitted  19,  20, 

21,  25,  74,  122 
Chris  Wood  25,  86,  98 


Gary  Wood          57 

Lori  Wooden  .  .  . 

91 

Rodney  Wooden 

91 

George  Woodruff 

91,  37 

Michael  Woodruff 

...  117 

Frank  Woods  .  .  . 

91 

James  Woods 

57 

Keith  Woods 

81 

Rosalyn  Woods 

81 

Stephen  Woods 

86,  117 

Cheryl  Wright 

74,  81 

YyZz 


Jeffrey  Yarbro  ...  91 
Melvin  Yarbro  81 
Kenneth  Yates  81 

Steven  Yelladay         86 
Vincent  Yelladay  81 

Annette  Young         74 
Aretia  Young  57 

Cathy  Young         81 
Clarice  Young  57 

Darla  Young         74 
Lisa  Young       .91 
Rhonda  Young       .91 


Carmela  Zachery 
112,  122,  146 


74,  98, 


On  February  20,  1981,  the  publication 
date  of  the  1981  Shortridge  Annual, 
while  Shortridge  journalists  were  taking 
care  of  last  minute  details  for  the  final 
deadline,  and  Shortridge  athletes  were 
busy  playing  basketball  with  Shortridge 
musicians  serenading  them,  the  Indiana- 
polis Public  Schools  High  School  Facili- 
ties Task  Force  announced  its  recommen- 
dation as  to  which  high  schools  should  be 
closed.  Carlyn  Johnson,  spokesperson 
for  the  task  force,  announced  to  the  pub- 
lic that  .  (drum  roll,  please)  .  it 
would  be  most  profitable  to  the  city  of 
Indianapolis  to  close  Broad  Ripple  and 
Crispus  Attucks  High  Schools  and  de- 


crease enrollment  at  Arsenal  Technical 
High  School. 

Shortridge  might  be  saved  again!! 
Amidst  the  joy  such  a  statement  brought 
to  every  true  Ridger,  there  was  a  sad 
undertone  at  the  thought  of  the  pain  be- 
ing experienced  by  our  fellow  high  school 
students  in  areas  very  close  to  our  own. 
There  was  also  a  challenge,  if  the  School 
Board  were  to  adopt  this  plan  and  send 
some  of  the  former  Tigers  and  Rockets  to 
the  Ridge,  to  find  a  way  of  welcoming 
these  students  and  adopting  the  special 
traditions  of  their  schools  as  well  as  re- 
taining our  own  in  attempt  to  salvage  the 
special    atmosphere    of    caring    which 


This  Is  It 


comes    naturally    to    a    neighborhoo< 
school. 

Finally,  there  was  the  constantly  nag 
ging  reminder  in  the  back  of  the  head  tha 
the  final  decision  had  yet  to  be  made.  I 
was  of  utmost  importance  that  hope:! 
were  not  set  too  high  only  to  explode  a  I 
the  piercing  of  a  pin. 

The  decision  has  been  made  and  destij 
ny  has  begun  to  take  its  course.  With  htgrl 
hopes,  we,  the  editors-in-chief  of  th«j 
1981  Shortridge  Annual  do  aspire  to  yov 
to  look  at  the  upcoming  year,  whatever  if 
may  hold,  with  a  smile  on  your  face  and  zi 
dream  in  your  heart.  You  are  one  in  tht  | 
crowd.  You  will  keep  Shortridge  alive.  I 


160/identities 


Indianapolis  Without  SHS? 


In  the  fall  of  1980,  classes  began  on 
schedule  at  Shortridge  High  School  on  the 
corner  of  34th  and  Meridian  streets.  Ever- 
ything started  in  the  typical  fashion  that 
Ridgers  were  used  to,  the  freshmen  finding  it 
easy  to  fit  into  the  complex  life  of  a  high 
school  student,  and  the  seniors  finding  it 
impossible  to  consider  leaving  .  well,  al- 
most impossible. 

In  a  way  though,  this  was  more  than  just 
another  usual  year  at  the  Ridge.  This  year 
would  show  what  the  folks  at  Shortridge  had 


The  story  of  success  at  Shortridge 
was  such  until  a  huge  storm  ap- 
peared on  the  horizon  in  mid  Novem- 
ber, dimming  the  masterpiece's 
shine. 

worked  for.  The  School  of  Performing  Arts 
was  blooming  with  new  potential.  The  Artist- 
in-Residence  program  was  peaking  for  the 
third  year  in  a  row.  A  newly  refurbished 
greenhouse  sprang  to  life  on  the  south  wing. 
SHS  students  were  winning  essay  contests, 
math  and  science  competitions  and  foreign 
language  awards,  statewide. 

The  story  of  success  at  Shortridge  was 
such  until  a  huge  storm  appeared  on  the 

SIGNS  OF  EXHAUSTION  overcome  the  School 
Board  during  the  March  3rd  meeting. 

PATRICK  APPLETON  ENCOURAGES  passing 
motorists  to  show  their  support  for  Shortridge. 


horizon  in  mid  November,  dimming  the  mas- 
terpiece's shine.  A  major  Indianapolis  point 
of  focus,  Shortridge,  was  again  threatened 
with  a  proposed  closing.  These  threats,  as 
faithful  Ridgers  know,  have  persisted  for 
about  fifteen  years  and  have  become  quite 
the  old  hat.  Everytime  the  threats  break  out, 
they  are  recrushed  by  the  truth  behind  the 
educational  situation. 

The  School  Board  members  announced 
that  because  of  declining  enrollment  and  a 
lack  of  funds,  closing  at  least  one  High 
School  in  1981  was  necessary.  The  School 
Board  members  claimed  that  it  would  be 
impossible  to  operate  all  ten  facilities  at  less 
than  functional  capacity.  So,  in  an  intellectu- 
al brain  storm,  they  decided  to  appoint  a 
High  School  Facilities  Task  Force  to  analyze 
the  current  problem.  The  School  Board 
would  then  review  the  findings  of  the  Task 
Force,  and  be  able  to  make  a  more  educated 
decision  about  which  school  to  close.  The 
process  appeared  quite  fair  and  thorough. 

The  Task  Force  started  dissecting  the  city 
schools  by  pin-pointing  factors  on  which  to 
base  its  analyzation.  Their  decision  was 
based  50%  on  matters  of  cost,  25%  on  the 
community  impact  if  the  school  were  to  be 
closed,  and  25%  on  the  geographical  loca- 
tion of  the  school.  With  these  criteria  in 
mind,  they  set  out  to  analyze  the  ten  high 
schools  logically.  They  planned  to  visit  each 
school  for  one  day,  touring  the  building  in 
the  morning,  meeting  with  students,  parents, 
teachers,  and  alumni  in  the  afternoon,  and 
finally, 

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shortridge  is  indianapolis/161 


Indianapolis  Cont'd 

attending  a  two  hour  public  hearing  in  the 
evening  at  which  school  supporters  made 
speeches  to  point  out  the  many  reasons  their 
school  should  be  saved. 

A  student  task  force  immediately  sprang 
from  the  halls  of  Shortridge.  As  soon  as 
students  realized  that  the  lifeline  of  the 
Ridge  was  coming  down  to  the  wire,  commi- 
tees  were  organized  to  utilize  every  ounce  of 
energy  bursting  out  of  Shortridge.  The 
P.T.A.  then  cracked  the  whip  and  things 
started  rolling.  Watching  ourselves  work  to- 


As  soon  as  students  realized  that 
the  lifeline  of  the  Ridge  was  coming 
down  to  the  wire,  committees  were 
organized  to  utilize  every  ounce  of 
energy  bursting  out  of  Shortridge. 


gether  exemplified  the  beautiful  influence 
Shortridge  has  on  us. 

Finally  the  day  we  had  worked  for  ar- 
rived. January  22  the  halls  were  sparkling, 
the  tour  guides  were  prepared  to  give  the 
Task  Force  members  a  glimpse  of  the  rare 
love  and  togetherness  of  the  Shortridge  ex- 
perience. Hardest  to  believe  was  that,  in 
spite  of  nearly  a  month  of  prepartion,  very 
little  was  prearranged.  Even  if  we  had  tried, 
we  could  not  change  the  fact  that  we  have 
one  of  the  highest  attendance  rates  in  the 
city.  We  weren't  really  embarrassed,  but  we 
couldn't  help  having  the  most  graduates  go- 
ing on  to  college.  We  didn't  deny  that  we 
had  one  of  the  lowest  drop  out  rates.  These 
given  facts  were  only  part  of  the  equation 
that  impressed  the  Task  Force.  That  night, 
in  Caleb  Mills  Hall,  the  Task  Force  heard 
testamonial  speeches.  The  Shortridge  fam- 
ily, as  defendents,  stated  very  eloquently  a 
most  factual  case,  supported  by  over  1200 
people.  The  day  had  come  when  a  con- 
cerned public  group  saw  the  truth  about 
Shortridge  High  School. 

Shortridge  High  School  was  determined 
through  research  to  be  one  of  the  soundest 
schools  in  the  system.  The  Task  Force  rec- 
ommended that  Chrispus  Attucks  High 
School  and  Northwest  High  School  be  con- 
solidated at  Northwest  under  the  name  of 
Crispus  Attucks,  and  Broad  Ripple  High 
School  be  consolidated  with  Shortridge  High 
School  at  Shortridge. 


SHORTRIDGE  STUDENTS  show  their  devotion  to 
SHS  by  holding  a  rally  at  the  Education  Center. 

STUDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  Aaren  Perry  gives 
his  viewpoint  to  the  inquisitive  media. 


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The  following  Tuesday,  the  School  Board 
made  the  first  in  a  short  series  of  moves 
which  cleared  the  political  fog  and  revealed 
the  true  cause  behind  their  actions.  That 
evening,  as  if  in  a  fit  of  pit  pity  for  the 
schools  suggested  for  closing,  the  School 
Board  allowed  Broad  Ripple  and  Crispus 
Attucks  to  talk  them  out  of  a  decision  based 
on  four  months  of  hard  work.  89  speakers 
spoke.  At  3:00  the  following  morning,  some 
in  a  state  of  delirium,  some  asleep,  the  gavel 
struck  and  the  votes  were  cast.  It  was  unani- 
mous. While  Shortridge  was  fast  asleep,  the 
decision  was  made  to  close  Shortridge  as 
well  as  John  Marshall  High  School. 

Once  more  Ridgers  were  forced  to  come 
together.  For  the  next  several  days,  the  me- 
dia was  overflowing  with  news  about  Shor- 
tridge High  School.  With  teachers  wishing 
them  luck  and  waving  goodbye,  Education 
Center  where  they  talked  to  the  Assistant 
Superintendant  of  IPS  and  asked  that  the 
School  Board  offer  some  type  of  explana- 
tion for  its  action.  The  community  around 
Shortridge  immediatly  took  a  stand  and 
soon  convinced  the  School  Board  to  meet 
with  the  Task  Force  to  discuss  the  ignored 
recommendation.  Ridgers  continued  display- 
ing their  support  through  letters,  signs, 
meetings  and  finally,  a  candlelight  vigil. 
Shortridge  hope  still  burned. 


The  second  meeting  was  quite  well  orga- 
nized. Shortridge  was  even  given  front  row 
seats.  Eighteen  representatives,  four  speak- 
ers and  fifteen  minutes  per  school  was  the 
rule.  A  small  spark  of  hope  glimmered 
around  midnight  when  School  Board  mem- 
bers appeared  to  be  reconsidering  their  deci- 
sion. The  tension  built  as  they  voted  to  keep 
John  Marshall  open.  The  spark  went  put 
when  the  School  Board  again  voted  unani- 
mously to  close  Shortridge  High  School. 

Despite  all  logical,   rational  attempts  by 


With  teachers  wishing  them  luck 
and  waving  goodbye,  students 
walked  from  Shortridge  to  the  Edu- 
cation Center  where  they  asked  that 
the  School  Board  offer  some  type  of 
explanation  for  its  action. 


parents,  teachers,  students  and  community 
to  reverse  the  decision,  the  school  Board 
persisted,  as  if  led  by  some  religious  prereq- 
uisite and  closed  Shortridge. 


THE  EVENING  OF  MARCH  1  glowed  with  candles 
of  love  from  Shortridge  supporters. 

AS  RIDGERS  AWAIT  RESULTS  of  the  meeting 
between  student  representatives  and  IPS  officials, 
they  express  their  agony  of  helplessness  as  well  as 
their  continuous  hope  and  school  spirit. 


shortridge  is  indianapolis/163 


Life 
After  Death 


The  following  day,  the  sign  board  on  the 
corner  of  34th  and  Meridian  Streets  read, 
"Which  is  to  be  taught,  dollars  or  sense?" 
This  is  how  we  felt  as  students.  We  felt  like 
our  education  had  been  misconstrued  into 
dollar  signs  by  the  leaders  we  look  up  to  for 
that  learning.  The  education  of  thousands  of 
Indianapolis  teenagers  lay  in  the  hands  of 
the  School  Board  members,  but  they  proved 
education  was  the  last  thing  on  their  minds. 
In  a  factual  analysis  they  closed  the  school 
with  one  of  the  best  educational  situations  in 
the  system. 


What  is  to  be  taught,  dollars  or  sense? 


So  what  do  you  do  when  you  have  been 
gutted?  Some  people  simply  accepted  the 
closing,  consoling  themselves  with  the 
knowledge  that  they  had  learned  a  lesson  in 
civics  incomparable  to  any  other.  It  was  sug- 
gested to  the  school  board  that  it  threaten  to 
close  all  schools  annually  so  that  future  stu- 
dents might  learn  about  city  government, 
group  dynamics,  leadership,  and  diversion- 
ary tactics.  At  one  point  the  sign  board  read, 
"We  have  just  begun  to  fight!"  The  fighting 
did  continue,  throughout  the  entire  spring.  A 
new  community  group,  C.I.T.Y.  was 
formed.  The  Coalition  of  Indianapolis  Task 
Groups  for  Youth  comprised  thirteen  sub- 
committees which  attempted  to  reverse  the 
action  taken  against  Shortridge. 

If  C.I.T.Y.  is  not  successful,  we  had  better 
prepare  ourselves  for  a  drastic  change  in  the 
Indianapolis  chemistry.  Quite  the  novel 
could  be  written  on  the  effect  Shortridge  has 
on  Indianapolis,  and  the  magnitude  with 
which  it  involves  itself  in  the  civic  nucleus  of 
the  city.  Of  course  Indianapolis  can  survive 
without  Shortridge  High  School  happening 
every  day  at  34th  and  Meridian.  The  Merid- 
ian corridor  may  even  stay  intact  between 
34th  and  Fall  Creek  Parkway.  There  is  a 
difference,  though,  between  "Surviving" 
and  "living".  The  Shortridge  energy  is  what 
makes  Indianapolis  live!  Its  renaissance 
shape  radiates  life.  Its  location  is  conducive 
to  integration  and  quality  business.  Its  gradu- 
ates radiate  success  all  over  the  nation.  Its 


164/shortridge  is  indianapolis 


interaction  with  the  active  part  of  Indianapo- 
lis creates  situations  where  the  people  in- 
volved realize  and  experience  the  potential 
of  live  at  its  fullest.  The  people  involved 
challenge  survivors  to  live  as  part  of  this 
achievement  of  happiness  and  ever  expand- 
ing knowledge  called  Shortridge. 

The  sign  board  read,  "On  March  3,  1981 
the  School  Board  voted  to  close  Indianapo- 
lis" 

THE  SHS  MARQUEE  on  the  corner  of  34th  and 

Meridian  Streets  exemplifies  the  emotion  of 

thousands  of  people  around  the  nation. 

"SHORTRIDGE  IS  INDIANAPOLIS"  became  the 
driving  theme  behind  the  main  thrust  of  Shortridge 

supporters.