RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1976

Richland High School ~Class Of 1976~ North Richland Hills, Texas The Rebels

Photo Important To Pretty Much Just Me This picture will not mean a thing to 99% of you, but the tall blond in the back, fourth from the left is Judy Pelton, Dixie Belle sponsor, teacher, mentor and tormentor. She made an appearance at the RHS Mega Reunion held in September, 2008. This photo is not from that event, however, but is the staff at the Vista alternative middle school in Grapevine/Colleyville where she is a teacher. She is 62 years old which made her roughly only eleven years older than we were in high school. While some of us were scared to death of her, she tells me she was scared to death of us. Boy did she pull a bluff on us!

Musings From Mega Reunion Week  The days of September 18, 19 & 20th, 2008, were filled with back-to-back Mega Reunion activities, including our class of '76 birthday party.  These are some random ramblings/opinions/gossip from those days. While walking the old RHS halls with Gina Cappaletti, Melinda Parrish and Scott McDaniel (came all the way from CA), we noted that a certain girl's restroom by the office was the smoker's restroom.  A current RHS teacher standing nearby listening to us remarked, "It still is!" Ex teachers making an appeance included Mrs. Overton (English), Mrs. Earney (typing), Mr. & Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Hamilton (shorthand), Mr. Tipps, Mrs. Shilcutt, Mrs. Kimball (Spanish), Coach Hamm, Miss Pelton (Dixie Belles/PE) & looking exactly the same except for the white locks, Mr. Jerry Sessions himself.  Jon Bradford, where are you?  Good luck getting Jeff Bell ('75) to tell you his name if you don't recognize THE Jeff Bell.  Tool. Mr. Tipps DID remember the 1975 oceanography field trip to Freeport when he caught a few students with beer we bought off a guy in the motel parking lot.  He remembers the boys hurriedly pitching it out a bathroom window.  And he remembered "droodles" he taught us, and men attempting to trailer a boat as they watched Tara Toler in a bikini.  Boy have things changed! Tim Riddle ('74) looks THE same and has raised his son alone for 18 years.  Lives in Aledo. Scott McDaniel never had kids which makes him richer, smarter & more patient. Jan Jacobson ('75) danced in the pep rally stands (sober according to Donna Holder ('75) sitting next to her), and still knows every word to the school song, the fight song, and can flawlessly do the fight song Dixie Belle pom routine. ....more later.....gotta pick up my son.....

To Vickie Scott &  Bobby Glenn: Please know your old friends care.