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RILEY REVIE Vol. VIII NQ. 4 Riley High School, 405 E. Ewing Ave., South Bend, IN 46613 Oct. 21, 1977 STP:Students Classvisits 11dear plant Today Mr_ Callahan's Current thinking positively Problems class travels to Cook Nuclear Plant. The class has been studying the energy problem in on peer problems depth and Mr_ Callahan feels that the trip will allow students to see By Mary Cerny some of the inner workings of '-Tl' (Students · thinking positively nuclear energy_ Jlrnut ht:lping students) is a new program being formed at Riley. I ikc Peer Facilitators, STP are '>tudcnt<, trained in helping - skills of Pennantsto lie sold soon listening. responding. giving feedback, deci<,ion-making and group leadership. The debate team and members of The program is based upon the belief Student Council will sooo be selling that most people want and need Riley pennants_ Each pennant will someone they can trust and with whom sell for about SJ with a stick thev can talk. included. All proceeds from the sale will go to the debate team. Twenty-two seniors have enrolled in THE LOW TEMPERATURES STP under the direction of counselor of last week made sophomores Mrs. Anita Landry. The students wtll go Janet Mellander, Denise Fire through a training program for nine stone, and Tina Riley bundle weeks in which they will learn about up with warm clothing. As the ChiliSupper s,onsored themselves and develop listening skills winter of 1977-78 approaches, (how to give proper feedback and assist students prepare themselves The Riley Band Parents will in decision-making). for the cold weather. FAR sponsor a Chili Supper on Friday · ·The group will then focus on work UPPER LEFT, senior Suzanne evening, Oct. 28. from ~7 p.m., in \\ ith high-risk behavior students,·· Dashel and sophomore Lori the Jackson cafeteria_ The price is stated Mrs. Landry . "These are students Wilkins. ABOVE, Cathy Hunt. $1. After the supper. everyone is \\ ho are not having success in academic invited to attend the Riley. -St. Joe work and who have attendance football game. The haU-time show · problems." Photos by Craig Landis. will be the combined Riley bands and Because of a conflict in time Jackson Middle School bands schedule. no date has been set for the entertaining from the field. training program to begin . STP still needs approval by the South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC). STRAIGHT TALK ON DANCES Mrs. Landry hopes to establish the program as a class next semester with News '>tudcnts earning credits. She plans on opening the program to juniors also. Mrs. Landry believes the program will On not really develop till next year. The students now involved with STP By John Weber Riley. said Mr. Seaborg, is that most of arc a part of the senior Guidance Many students complain about not the students ask for a dance; but when Wiidcats Advisor~· Board. Assisting the counse having enough school-sponsored dances. it's time to buy tickets. no one is lors. last week they talked to all U.S. Last year the school had only two around. Hi'>tnrv classes to encourage juniors to dances , one by the Junior class and one Other schools have different policies Whohas the sexiest legs? take the PSAT test. On Nov. 8 they will by the Sophomore class. Riley has yet on dances. Mr. Don David. assistant \rnrk at the St. Joseph College Fair at to have a dance this year. principal at Adams, said they would the Century Center. The senior class is sponsoring a Principal Warren Seaborg said that no allow a person from another school to football player sexy leg contest. Ten one has yet asked him for permission to attend their dances if a friend from anonymous junior and senior football sponsor a dance . He said the main Adams is along. Adams, like Riley. players have entered their "mobility Polrreveals various reason for not having a lot of dances is however, requires clubs to have the units" in the contesL Pictures of that Riley is not - in the "business" of money for the dance in advance. This their lower limbs are displayed in the having dances. as opposed to the means no sales at the door. cafeteria and anyone may vote by ideasabout police YMCA. which has a lot of dances Washington has from four to six donating money. to the legs of his or because its purpose is recreational. Mr. dances pe'r year. They are open but a her choice. The football player whose By Matthew Powers Seaborg also said that he opposes the friend from Washington must be along legs earn the most money is the · policy of open dances or sales at the and present this 1.0. card. Washington winner. AIJ proceeds will be put Most Riley students think of the door because it could attract undesir sells tickets at the door for its dances. towards the senior prom in the policeman as an impersonal authoritar ables; and the sponsoring club might spring. ian . figure whose role is to keep the not be able to raise enough money from average citizen within the law. advance sales to pay expenses. This was made apparent by a Review Another big problem, according to Crew helps survey given to 130 sophomores, juniors Mr. Seaborg, is that most of the Latiapic1k and seniors last week. corporation's rules concerning school Of those polled: 50 percent thought dances are outdated. One rule states clean Center The Latin Clubs from Riley and that the policeman's role is to keep the that money from fund-raising events in Adams held a . joint picnic last average citizen out of trouble. Many of the school can not be used for a class Tomorrow five Rileyites along with five Saturday at Bendix Woods. About those polled, 26 percent, felt that prom; a prom is supposed to be students each from Washington, LaSaJJe, fifteen students showed up from policemen harass · youth in particular. self-supporting. Another says that a and Adams will help cleanup the new each school, according to Riley's One sophomore said. ''l'nlkemen are school dance should be over by 11 p.m. · Century Center. Latin Club President, Kathy out to stop teenage partying, but they and a prom by midnight. He said they Under the direction of Mr. Wally Gartee, Vandewalle. The clubs played . don't get the real criminals." try to make exceptions to these rules. Human Resources Director, the students softball and football against 'each Others, 20 percent, looked upon the Mr. Seaborg believes the rules could will work from 7 a.m. to noon. The opening other after the lunch_ policeman as a friend, and 50 percent be changed but it would take aJJ of the of the complex is set for Nov. 1; and thought that police protect them from principals in the school corporation although the contractors have finished criminals. One senior said, "Without joining forces to do it. A problem at their work, jobs such as washing windows police. we would all be dead!" and floors and assembling furniture still Newspapercarriers ho1ored Contradictions became evident when needs to be done. Students from Riley are students were asked what action they Terri Fisher, Elaine Kovatch, Ann Pierson, Kurt Pfotenhauer, David Kurz, would take if they witnessed a crime. Ruth Abrams, and David Scott. Mrs. and Michael King were honored at Seventy percent apparently thought that Dorine Bigham, Peer Facilitator at Riley, the South Bend Tnl>une's annual a shoplifting wasn't worth reporting, but also will assist. South end parkers . Page 2 Honor Carrier banquet last week. 66 percent said they believed vandalism Whife cleaning up, everyone will wear Delivering newspapers on a route, merited notifying police . Only half of hard-hats and receive beverages from the National Honor Society . page 3 each student has previously been the students surveyed said they would Coca-Cola Company and breakfast from named "Carrier of the Month." report a stolen wallet or purse. McDonald's on N. Michigan. Police Insight . , pages 4 & 5 Carriers of the Mont!t were chosen Obviously interactions between police Mr. Gartee thought of the idea while on the basis of their reliability . and and youth have many different touring the Center with Mr. Brian Athlete Jane Miller . page 6 promptness. Honor Carriers were outcomes. Kathy Vande w :ilJe said, "The Hedman, Director of Century Center. Mr. picked on the basis of courtesy, role of policeman varies with the Gartee believes that community involve Now & Then . page 8 honesty, personality, salesmanship, I officer's personality.'' ment will allow everyone to take pride in citizenship, and scholarship. ___J See In-depth story on page 4. the new Center. RILEY REVIEW /page 2/0ct. 21, 1977 Plansmove south end parkers By Matt Woyton These students have also been accused Since the beginning of the school year, of damaging other people's cars, making meetings have been held to resolve parking noise, doing "burnouts" (spinning tires), lot problems. One reason for the meetings going1:oo fast in the parking lot and driving is a group of a dozen or so friends who park recklessly. "They (the faculty) blame . together at the south end of the lot. everything that happens in the parking lot When the lines on the parking lot are on us so-called 'gear heads'," says senior repainted and parking decals are issued, Chris Seanor. He also suggested that these students will no longer be able to anyone with a nice car is called a gearhead, park there, according to the new plans. no matter how fast or loud lie is.