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

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l AA Students take a break from their busy schedUleS t0 inunch out at the Rompi A Kris Tiefenthaler tapes a poster for hanging as one of her cheerleading duties. ix g With No Time to Waste If you found yourself too busy to do your homework this year, donlt feel alone. There are many others who shared in this same problem. Many students at Robbinsdale Cooper found themselves trying to allocate their time between studying, a part-time job, an extracurricular activity, and a decent social life. Juggling their time and trying to form priorities can sometimes be a struggling task. Studying takes up about half of any stu- dents free time. If theylre not in the library begging for a quiet moment to study, the stu- dent is at home wracking their brains trying to get that Trig. assignment finished. Many conscientious students have a part- time job for spending money, or for savings for college. Working, as many employees well know, can take up almost all of the rest of ones spare time. Having a job sometimes interferes with school work, in that most employers feel that your job is your number one priority. Extracurricular activities are also very time consuming. Almost every student finds themselves, at one time or another, involved in one or more of RCHS,s many extracur- ricular activities. Most of these organizations also believe that they are the top priority, and all spare moments should be spent prac- ticing with them to improve the group. Where does the social life fit in? Some people have to give up most of it. No matter how many other things a person is involved in, theylll always seem to find just enough extra time to enjoy one of the school dances, or to just take in a leisurely rest in the come mons with their buddies. So, if you found yourself groping to ar- range your time and fixing your priorities, know that you arenlt alone. It would have been easier if we all had just gone to Florida for a couple of months and forgotten about all of this arranginglI Feature - Student Activities e 27

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D Shari Arneson and Chuck Hennen dip cones to earn some extra money. V Actors and actresses in the schooVs plays spend much of their out of school time rehearsing. 7' Athletes put in many grueling hours on the practice field and in games. '7? Students who work, work extra hard in class to avoid having homework. 26 - Student A tivities Feature

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V Front Row: A. Rowland, K. Anderas, D. Engen, P. Frantz, J. Hommes, M. Sawatsky, N. Dunham. Back Row Hawes, A. Crampton, G. Burke, C. Webber, C. Hennen, T. Korsmoe, J. McNeil, B. Kloos, T. Smith. : M. Barton, M. Devine, K. Johnson, J. Olson, H. Hesse, L. From the Ice Age to the Cooper Stage uTh . e Skm of Our Teeth by Thorn- ton Wilder, opened the theatrical season with style, despite sickness and snowstorms. The play was postponed a week due to Gina BurkeTS illness. She played Sabina, one of the major characters. It was performed the weekend of November 11-13. Although a big snowstorm cancelled school, the show went on. According to the script, Every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor edge of danger. The cast, all 22 of them, crews tinvolving about 30 studentst, and the director, Frank Plut, and his assistants pulled together a very satisfying performance, judging from audience enthusiasm. Wilder13 play is somewhat confusing. It takes the Antrobus family from the Ice Age to the 194015, and on through war. They begin again and build new worlds after theyTre faced with disaster. The five main characters were Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, played by Chuck Webber and Darcey Engen, their children, Peter Frantz and Julie Hommes, and Sabina, their maid, played by Gina Burke. There were a variety of other roles in the show, including a dinosaur, a mammoth, Moses, and countless conveeners. Interrupting the play periodical- ly was a flustered stage manager, the head usher, and some backstage helpers. The set was designed by Mike Koske and built by his crew. Those involved in The Skin of Our Teeth found it very rewarding. Darcey Engen said, I learned the most I ever have. I 28 - Fall Play A AThe entire cast assembled comfortably inside the Antrobus home. ABret Kloos, the Stage Manager, inconspicuously inter- rupts an already chaotic scene.