YEARBOOK THEME

OUR
STORY
LIMITED EDITION

2024 - 2025
HIGH SCHOOL CREATES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR MANY STUDENTS AT RIPON HIGH. THERE ARE
SO MANY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT BRING STUDENTS TOGETHER. IN SPORTS, EVERYONE IS
ROOTING FOR THE SAME TEAM. RALLIES ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL EVENTS AND
CREATE EXCITEMENT FOR UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE WHOLE STUDENT BODY. ADVISORY LIVE-
STREAMS GIVE STUDENTS A VOICE. THEY ALLOW SOMEONE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES TO THE
SCHOOL WHICH OTHER STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE CAN RELATE TO. HIGH SCHOOL IS A PLACE
WHERE STUDENTS GET TO KNOW THEMSELVES BETTER AND BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY
WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE. ALL OF THIS GROWTH HAPPENS ALONGSIDE THEIR CLASSMATES.
EVERY STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL GOES THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND RELIES ON THEIR
FRIENDS TO BE THERE FOR THEM. STUDENTS OFTEN MAKE NEW FRIENDS EACH YEAR OF HIGH
SCHOOL, GROWING THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE. MOST STUDENTS ALSO
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR TEACHERS OR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ON CAMPUS.

ALL OF THESE THINGS BRING THE STUDENTS OF RIPON HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY
SINCE IT IS A SMALLER SCHOOL. THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS STRONG AT RIPON HIGH AND IT IS
TRULY OUR “TRIBE”. EVERY YEAR IS A DIFFERENT STORY FOR EVERY STUDENT AND THE LAST FOR
SOME. FROM A SENIOR PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS THE END OF A CHAPTER OF MY LIFE. FOR FRESHMEN
IT IS A NEW BEGINNING. NO MATTER WHAT GRADE A STUDENT IS, THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS BEEN A
CHAPTER IN THEIR LIFE THAT THEY WILL WANT TO REMEMBER AND IT IS UP TO YEARBOOK TO
CAPTURE IT.
 A Sophomore
Story CLARA
TOWNSEND

THIS SOPHOMORE HAS A SUPPORT

SYSTEM LIKE NO OTHER
CLARA TOWNSEND IS CURRENTLY A SOPHOMORE
AT RHS. WHEN SHE IS NOT IN SCHOOL, CLARA
ENJOYS PLAYING SOFTBALL AND SPENDING TIME
WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. CLARA DESCRIBES
HERSELF AS HARDWORKING, CREATIVE, AND
DETERMINED.

CLARA’S FRIENDSHIPS IN HIGH SCHOOL HAVE

TAUGHT HER A LOT OF THINGS. SHE SAYS, “I’VE
HAD GREAT FRIENDSHIPS, BUT ALSO SOME BAD
ONES.” CLARA KEEPS HER GREAT FRIENDS CLOSE
BECAUSE THEY BRING OUT THE BRIGHT SIDE IN
SPORTS EVENTS AT RHS ALWAYS BRING
HER. HER BAD FRIENDSHIPS FROM THE PAST HAVE
PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ARE ALWAYS FUN
TAUGHT HER TO KEEP HER GUARD UP AND SHE
ALONG WITH DANCES AND RALLIES. “I DO
NOW LOOKS FOR GOOD QUALITIES IN OTHERS
THINK THAT RHS HOLDS A STRONG SENSE OF
BEFORE LETTING THEM INTO HER LIFE. “OVERALL,
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS A PLACE,
MY GOOD FRIENDS MAKE ME A HAPPIER AND
SPORT, CLUB, AND CLASS TO FIT EVERYONE’S
BRIGHTER PERSON BY SHOWING MY HOW TO BE,”
INTERESTS” CLARA SAYS. CLARA BELIEVES THAT
REMARKS CLARA.
THERE’S AN ENGAGING GROUP OF PEOPLE
THAT ATTEND RHS AND THAT THEY HAVE A
CLARA HAS HAD MANY EXPERIENCES OF HER
POSITIVE IMPACT ON OTHERS AROUND THEM.
FRIENDS BEING THERE FOR HER WHEN SHE HAS AT
SHE ALSO BELIEVES THAT EVERYONE HAS
A LOW POINT DURING HIGH SCHOOL. SHE KNOWS
SOMETHING THEY ARE SKILLED AT THAT CAN
THAT SHE HAS THREE PEOPLE THAT SHE CAN
MAKE THEM HAPPIER ALONG WITH OTHERS.
REALLY LEAN ON AND SHE IS THANKFUL FOR
THEM. I’VE HAD A FEW SOCIAL ROLLER COASTERS
ONE OF CLARA’S PASSIONS IS SOFTBALL. SHE
FROM MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE, BUT I CHOSE
SAYS, “I’M GRATEFUL FOR THE FRIENDSHIPS IT
TO FORGET AND MOVE ON,” CLARA SAYS. “MY
HAS BROUGHT ME, STRONGER QUALITIES IN
TRUE FRIENDS NEVER LEFT MY SIDE IN THOSE
MYSELF, AND A LOVE FOR THE SPORT I NEVER
SITUATIONS AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.”
KNEW I WOULD LOVE SO MUCH.”
HER FRIENDS HAD HER BACK.
Lasting memories,
lasting impact MADDIE
STEWART

HER HIGH SCHOOL EXPRIENCE HAS

SHAPED HER INTO THE PERSON SHE
IS TODAY.
MADDIE STEWART IS A SENIOR AT RHS. IN THE FALL,
SHE WILL BE ATTENDING GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY.
MADDIE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY
AND GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS. SOME WORDS
THAT SHE WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE HERSELF IS
JOYFUL AND ENTHUSIASTIC.

THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT MADDIE HAS HAD IN HIGH

SCHOOL HAVE HELPED HER GROW INTO THE
PERSON SHE IS TODAY. SHE SAYS, “I’VE HAD TO
LEARN HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT FRIENDS FOR
ME AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUES WITHIN
FRIENDSHIPS.” MADDIE BELIEVES THAT IT’S EASY TO
BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE, BUT IN ORDER TO HAVE
A RICH RELATIONSHIP, IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
WHAT THE OTHER PERSON BELIEVES AND HOW YOU
RELATE TO IT. MADDIE SAYS “THEN YOU CAN GROW
WITH EACH OTHER AND HOLD EACH OTHER
ACCOUNTABLE WITH YOUR ACTIONS.”
MADDIE’S SISTER IS SOMEONE WHO HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THERE FOR HER. THROUGH BREAKUPS, AND
TOUGH DAYS, MADDIE’S SISTER HAS ALWAYS GIVEN
HER SOUND ADVICE AND CHALLENGED MADDIE TO
SEE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE SITUATION.
MADDIE HAS STRUGGLED WITH OVERCOMMITTING.
MADDIE CAME INTO RHS WANTING DO DO
EVERYTHING, BUT SOON REALIZED THAT IT WASN’T
POSSIBLE. MADDIE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE
HER TIME.
MADDIE’S TIME AT RHS HAS HELPED HER CONNECT
WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. FFA MEMBERS LIKE
MADDIE PUT ON EVENTS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND
THE COMMUNITY. MADDIE SAYS, “I HAVE GROWN
IN MY RELATIONSHIPS AND ALSO MADE NEW
FRIENDS”.
MADDIE BELIEVES THAT RHS HOLDES A VERY
STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY. SHE SAYS, “I
THINK THAT THE FACT THERE ARE SO MANY STAFF
MEMBERS THAT ARE RIPON HIGH ALUMNI IS A
TESTAMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT CREATED AT
RIPON HIGH.”
MADDIE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HER FAITH.
NOT ONLY DOES IT IMPACT EVERY ASPECT OF HER
LIFE, BUT HOW SHE INTERACTS WITH PEOPLE AND
LOOKS AT THE WORLD. SHE SAYS, “IT GIVES ME SO
MUCH HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND LOVE FOR
OTHERS. I AM ABLE TO WALK THROUGH LIFE WITH
JOY SO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT THE CHALLENGES I FACE WILL
ULTIMATELY BE USED TO GLORIFY GOD.”