Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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Gayle Tutila expresses surprise and ecstasy as she is announced as the 1966 queen of Frosty Frolics. Snow Week is the major activity of the winter months at CHS, for which a snowball fight, snow sculpting, and a tobogganing party are held. It’s a Kush to be In” in One’s Own Private Society No Saints, No Poets — But Cooper Students Live a Full Active Life Emily: Do any human being ever realize life while they live it—every, every minute? Stage Manager: No. The saints and poets, maybe—they do some. Our Town by Thornton Wilder While the CHS student body is definitely, not saintly, there may he a few poets among the 1800 for most young people seem to have a knack of getting the most out of life and of enjoying it to the fullest extent. Every moment of their busy day is filled with some type of activity, he it work- ing, studying, or playing. The seven hours which they spend at school each day constitute the largest part of their week. During the six class periods new vistas are constantly opened, discoveries made, and lessons learned. At 2:40 students dash to meetings, trudge to practice, or leave for the many extra-curricular activities which Cooper offers. But a teenager’s life is not only five days and the whirlwind of activity does not end with the culmination of the school week, for the next two days hold more fun and excitement. A young person is also concerned with what is going on in his world. To l»e “in,” one must wear “poor hoy” sweaters, and corduroy jeans, like Ford Mustangs, and dance a combination of the frug and watusi. For a teenager’s world is his own and only he can he a part of it. Yes, this life is mine. But in reality, how many ever pause to think about what a privilege it is to live? Do human beings ever realize what a joy it is just to he? Maybe some saints do, maybe some poets do, and maybe some at Cooper do. Maybe. 7