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

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A 4 Kraig Brink psyches up the team for the big game. 4 After a victorious football game, stampeding fans do the worm. 4 4 Students express their opinions in spray paint on the blockhouse. A Mark Ondracek gets into the spirit of Homecoming. Opening - 3

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m he addition of the word Rob- -- binsdale to the school sign gave evidence that the merger between Hawks and Robins was finally complete. The 1985 graduating class was the first class that consisted completely of students who hadnit attended Rob- binsdale High School, therefore, becoming the first true class to graduate as Robbinsdale Cooper students. An obvious SIGN OF THE TIMES was the increase in school spirit since the bitter feelings over the closing of Robbinsdale subsided. There was a feeling of unity in the school, and pride, , aided by the football team who made it 2 - Opening to the playoffs and had a winning record for the first time in over three years. The sweetest victories were those over archrival, Armstrong, and the Homecoming win over Osseo. THE WORM was only one example of this elevated spirit. As the final seconds ticked away on the scoreboard, excited football fans began to group themselves along the fence. When the win became final, the fans hopped the fence, ran out on the field, dropped on their backs and did the worm. The boys' soccer team was the first to use the worm at their games. This same spirit was seen in prideful writing on the blockhouse and on signs in the halls. Some of the most familiar phrases were Hawks Fly, Falcons Die, and Hawks Dominate. .

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A A A bewildered group of Trivial Pursuiters try to remember who eloped with the pussycat. A Charlie Leininger models the new punk look on Orange and Blue Day. A 4 What do you mean, Syntax Error? 4 - Opening