John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Left: Johnson graduate, Fourth Congressional District Representative, Bruce Vento visits Johnson and recalls his school days to editors, John Josephson, and Karen Kaase and Johnson Principal, Dr. David Frye. Below: Panorama ofthe downtown area includes construction of the 250 room Radisson Plaza with its triangular solar panels, two North Central Life towers, the new shopping mall and Town Square project.

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Downtown area building booms 1 An outbreak of construction estimated at S250 million continued ' - to dramatically change the skyline of downtown St. Paul. Major projects underway in 1979- '80 included the largest, the S75 million Town Square and Radisson Plaza development. Other major projects included Vg the Athletic Club addition, the St. i Paul Companies office expansion 1 and Gateway Plaza, the Minnesota Mutual block, the Farm Credit Banks - tower, the Minnesota Public Radio expansion, a twenty story apartment tower and the Lowry, Bremmer jobs. 9 ' Q , Jawa 443, ga 5 ww nga, t w E 20 - St. Paul Area Above: Completed in 1962, Johnson High School continues as a leading secondary school in the Twin Cities area. The school, one of six public high schools in District 625, has 1600 students this year. Above Middle: Parents of the Eastside community have been strong sup- porters of public education. Bundled against the cold November winds, parents and children cheer on the football team at Southwest.

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Right: Gatoraide refreshments are offered to Jog-a-thon runners Shelley Tufte and Joan Rubbelke by coaches, Mr. Paul Swanson and Mr. Bill Weyandt. Over fifty runners participated in the event. Below: Pep Band members offer musical entertainment during the Jog-a- thon on Friday, October 26. Money was pledged by students for every lap run by contestants. The J-Club sponsored the event. ...W ..' stssnwswsluv ' ' 'K K . . . We .4 -at V. X- , - Right Middle: Save Energy Day posters are painted by John Nluellnen, Above. Happy Debate Team members prepare to board their bus to travel I - 1 I 1 to Nloorehead, Minnesota for a tournament. The 800 mile round trip was R'oo no9'nof Soon Hanson and nallon Pafiana 'n MV- noo Magnuson S an taken the weekend of November 30, December 1 and 2. Class' Over twenty posters oovemsoo tno event- R. :E .. t , H I tm G- I ,St t V H D H T r- Far Right: Disco mania and a whole lot of fun grabs Homecoming can- ngxnt Zflnwns hT5ngZQJ3gvgLen?e?T,:eUWZek if Illliemisr S Zxda18-218 didates, Karen Falzone, Dina Morelli, Candy Steenberg and Kelley Lange Johnson girls captured the coveted Class AA crown. at the Horneconmng Dance' Over 300 guests attended' 22 - Johnson H.S. Scene