Blake School - Reflections / Call O Pan Yearbook (Hopkins, MN)

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Workman complete final stages of The Adrian Howard Memorial Courtyard. Physical Changes Physical changes were the most obvious at Blake this year. Workmen completed construction on the Adrian Howard Memorial Courtyard, the Blake driveway, and a new ninth grade football field. At the same time the school installed a Universal Gym. a video-tape machine, and an equipment shed. Mr. Martin is now directing a new computer course. Blake's new Universal Gym in action. 6

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Bob Danielson sells a copy of his underground newspaper The Bad Times Although some of the changes at Blake this year came about without much student pressure, the flow of new ideas never stopped. Many students published editorials in the Torch. Others used underground newspapers and petitions to express conflicting ideas and constructive criticism. In the '68-'69 school year the Student Council expanded on its ’67-'68 proposals. Students who were dissatisfied with the management of last year’s Homecoming activities took the initiative to build floats and plan a pre-pep fest social gathering. Ironically, perhaps, the change in the athletic program became a major issue of student dissent and caused expressions of disapproval in petitions, editorials, and at Student Council meetings. At the student-faculty discussion many topics were brought up for consideration. The channels of communication at Blake were never closed, and students used them to show that they want a voice in school policy. Faculty 14 School Life 34 Sports 64 Seniors 94 Underclassmen 126 Organizations 142 Candids 172 Jim Chandler and Mr. Henderson discuss Student Council proposals. 5

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Flip Marlin pulls computer cards from his Control Datacard box. Mr. Wonson announces Blake football over the new speaker system Junior concessions improves service with a new coke machine. 7 Paul Stark tapes a speech class with the new video-tape machine. T