Anoka High School - Anokan Yearbook (Anoka, MN)

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Student Art Decorates Anoka, Halloween City As one of the first cities in the world to go trick or treating, Anoka bears the title, g'Halloween Capital of the World. Each year, students participate in a week of decorating and celebrating October 31. For the fifty-first anniversary of the title, AHS art students held a pumpkin sculpture contest. Judges l8 from AHS and around the district chose seven winners: Debbie Reed- strom, first placeg Marta Johnson, second placeg Jill Pfotenhauer and Joe Fern, tied for third, Magdeleine Mesure and Deb Herr, tied for fourth, and Kathy Payer, fifth place. HThey were displayed this year and there was better participation than last year. - Mr. Darwin Follrath Senior and junior high students alternate years in painting Windows of the town. One AHS student corn- mented on Fred Moore Junior High's Windows this year. 'They used their imaginations and made it feel like Halloween.

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LEFT: Mike Houser and Chris Mulvaney are king and queen of Anokalot in the skit per- formed during the Homecoming pepfest. BELOW: Proceeds from button sales were contributed to Dan Klint, a Coon Rapids ath- lete, injured early in the football season. The Night The Knights Saw Stars . It was the luck of the Irish coming through , Mike Gilligan reasoned, when he heard his button slogan had won. At the sixth hour pepfest Al Soren- son serenaded Queen Sue Kuelbs with f'Suzanne , while Mr. Dussl honored her with a kiss. The three- hour-block classes presented a skit about ANOKALOT. It was rather fun being out there, but now every- one calls me 'king'. - Mike Houser Danceline performed in good spir- its despite a locker-room fire that had destroyed their costumes that morning. I felt a little hurt and pretty bad .. . it was fantastic to hear so many cared. - Sandy Ramsay Warm clear weather made for per- fect playing and spectating condi- tions. I knew we were gonna win. It was a boring game. We killed 'em. They were no competition. - Teal Buzzelli F.L.A.G.S. and the Junior Class built floats. Student class officers TOP LEFT: Tactus plays a variety of songs during the dance. LEFT: Seniors, Mitch Omer 1855 and Scott Sorteberg 1823, converge upon an Irondale back during Anokals 48-0 Home- coming victory over the Knights. started a class float, a lot of kids came to help. - Barb Hippe We're the only ones with ambition. - Sue Noon Cheering crowds and the marching band saluted Queen Sue Kuelbs and her court as they arrived by convert- ible. HHomecoming was the shock and excitement of being select- ed queen, having my family and friends proud for me, meeting new people, and being very, very happy. It was weird getting all the attention and everything - but I felt more like a part of this school. - Queen Sue Kuelbs It was OK except I had a cast on my leg. - Gene Newell, Queen's escort Homecoming feelings were mixed. Just because it was homecoming, the game didn't mean that much to me, 'cause I didn't have a date. I got my homecoming treat by beating Irondale out on the gridiron. - Vince Elleraas Homecoming was having Mr. Dussl as an honorary fa- ther. - Michelle Am ble 17

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ABOVE LEFT: Unique lighting makes Hal- loween spirits come alive on a store front win- dow. ABOVE CENTER: A house painted by a Fred Moore Junior High student haunts its residents on Main Street. ABOVE: Pumpkins take on the characteristics of many objects, including this superstitious black cat. FAR LEFT: A bewitching trio, conjuring up a brew, add to Halloween festivities. MIDDLE: Hatching out of a pumpkin shell, Jill Pfoten- hauer's chick takes third place. LEFT: Alice in Wonderland provided an eight-dollar, first prize idea for senior, Debbie Reedstrom. l9