Jefferson High School - Revolution Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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Athletic clubs A What ’s the best way to meet friends, have fun, and relax, as well as get in shape and fight the battle of the bulge? Ken Rose found the answer in the area’s various athletic clubs. Rose, along with the majority of the wrestling team, joined the Normandale Sports and Health Club, taking advantage of the weights, racquetball courts, and indoor running track to get into even better shape. While wrestlers were the only Jefferson team that joined a club as a group, many other athletes went to clubs on their own to improve their condition. Some students joined with individual memberships while others took advantage of family memberships to help defray the cost. Whether or not they were on a team, students took advantage of the whirlpools, steam room, and saunas to relax, or took a friend for an afternoon of swimming, tennis, or racquetball. While at the 98th Street Racquet and Swim Club or The Decathlon burning off the tension of a day at school and working up a sweat, it was not uncommon to run into a professional athlete getting into shape. The Minnesota Fillies and the Vikings both frequented these clubs. Getting in shape.. 18 • Athletic clubs TV

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The Urban Cowboy; a sign of the times I raditions of Homecoming are known to just about everybody, kings and queens, and football games followed by a memorable dance. Jefferson took advantage of tradition to create one of its own. Jefferson honored its own living legend; Cowboy Copas, alias Steve Copas. Actually, Cowboy Copas Day was a reflection of the whole Urban Cowboy movement. It was led by the music of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and sparked off by movies such as Honeysuckle Rose, Electric Horseman and The Urban Cowboy. This movement spread from just a few loyal fans to become a sign of the times. Everywhere there were boots, blue jeans, and babies growing up to be cowboys. Cowboy Copas • 17

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.. Running for munchies or around the track Television en all other options were closed, Chuck Stoesz and a great number of Jefferson students still found something to do: plug in the ol’ boob-tube. From the murders and fires on the evening news to situation comedies, TV provided a variety of entertainment. Any night of the week, one could find alternatives to sports action at the Met, sales at Southdale or fitness at the racquet club. If not into slamming the ball through the hoop with The White Shadow, students could slam the bad guy in jail with their favorite detective. Kojak was the classic cold-blooded crime fighter, while Quincy dealt with the cold-blooH H on his medical detective show. Mr. and Mrs. Hart seemed to have nothing better to do than to bump into danger and excitement in a Mercedes sedan on Hart to Hart, while Magnum preferred to chase intrigue in his sportscar on Magnum PA. He bumped into more women than crimes however. If detective shows didn’t appeal, there was science on Cosmos, current events on 20 20, or real people on That’s Incredible. Students didn’t have to be physiologists to appreciate the wonders of the human anatomy. They watched Charlie’s Angels or The Dukes of Hazzardanb got a dash of excitement to boot. Athletic clubs TV • 19