Brooklyn Center High School - Centaurion Yearbook (Brooklyn Center, MN)

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Opposite Page: 1. Athletic Director Todd Gause is kept busy answering telephone calls. 2. WallaceBernards and student principal Larry Lee enjoy a moment of leisure. 3. Having problems? David Potvin, coun- selor, is ready to listen. 4. Eager listeners in Mrs. Salmela's class en- joy a story read by Roma Jackson. This Page: 5. Dean Quigley and Todd Pilacinski discover that explaining an answer isn't always so easy. 6. Elementary teacher Mary Bernardson becomes fast friends with her students. 7. Posing as a janitor, Tony Johnson helps to clean up the school environment. 8. Steve Page asks Roger Hansegard a question while making lastsminute preparations. 9. Senior Kay Ander- son fills the shoes of a cook for a day. Student Government Day 29

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Seniors fill new shoes On February 17, 1977, a visitor at Brooklyn Center High School would have been surprised to see seniors filling different shoes. It was Student Government Day, a day that provided seniors with a chance to run the school. A total of 155 seniors participated, filling 75 po- sitions from administrator to teacher to janitor and cook at both Earle Brown and BCHS. Seniors found that teaching wasn't as easy as it looked, as much time and preparation had to go into each lesson. At the end of the day a reception was held in the cafeteria for seniors and members of the faculty. This day was not only a good learning experience, but also proved to be a time when the Class of '77 was drawn together. A new closeness was felt by many se- niors as they realized, during this mid-winter event, that the school year was quickly coming to a close. W! gm 28 Student Government Day

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Students learn from actual experience During the school year, many students suddenly dis- appear for two hours of the school day and then, just as suddenly, reappear. No, they are not stepping out for a bite to eat; they are simply continuing their education at the Suburban Hennepin County Vocational Technical Center. Vo-Tech students, as they are called, have four hours of regular classes at BCHS, but they also spend time learning a trade in one of a number of different helds ranging from banking to auto mechanics. Thirty-six stu- dents from BCHS were involved this year in 15 different programs. At the center, they are joined with students from other high schools around the area. So, they are given the opportunity to meet and learn with, and from, other students, as well as from teachers who have actuai ex- perience in the areas being studied. 30 Vo-Tech