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

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1 The State Fair, a traditional attraction for people all over Minnesota, enjoys popularity with high school students, especially. More interested in the Midway than in the livestock exhibits, they find the excite- me t of the rides hard to resist. A famnte summer hangout. Lake Calhoun attracts .- Seniors Colleen David and Jeff Strouth enjoy the such sports enthusiasts as windsurfers, sailors, swim- last few days of summer with a quiet stroll around mers. rollerskaters. and joggers. Lake of the isles. Opening - 3

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2 - Opening Summerls attractions bring out that unique Zest for fun The first symptons lurked about the school in early May. Subtle at first, they gradually conquered even the most earnest of souls. It caused them to attempt sneak- ing past the parking lot attendant on warm, sunny days; to spend their lunch periods basking in the school's arboretum; and to neglect all intellectual pursuits in pursuit of the bronzed body. Celebrating summer occupied the thoughts and plans of students and staff alike. With the final, final exam and the mad rush out of the parking lot, they both plunged into the main attractions of summer. Taking a trip to the beach headed the things to do list of summer activities. Trek- king out to Lake Calhoun, beach barns sought the chance to frolic in the water or to lounge on the sand. After the fervor of the beach wore thin, teenagers looked for other ways to show their enthusiasm. For, -many, summer would not be complete without an occa- sional day at Valleyfair or a day afloat on the Apple River. Thoughts returned to school with the flaunting of the new fall fashions by area department stores and with the openin practices of fall activities. Although reluc- tant to admit it, students welcomed school, at least for awhile, as their main attrac- tion after a summer of leisure. t? P Arranging the table for a birthday party, senior Debbie Cashman earns money for college by working at Chuck E. Cheesels pizza parlour. She also occa- sionally assumes the role of Chuck E., the rat for whom the restaurant is named. Cashman, like many other teenagers, learns responsibility and money management from summer employment. l ll l l l g l ? The Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, held 6, weekends in August and September, includes such rti tractions as jousting knights, chariot races. canhel rides. and aweelnsplring turkey drumsticks, Knaxfes: and wenches from Cooper flocked to the Fest forfa taste of life in the Age of Awakening.

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A tradition of change Growth and progress are unavoidable in todayis fast-paced society, but studentsi attractions remain the same Dynamic changes rocked the usually placid atmosphere of RCHS. The retire- ment of headprincipal Elmer Kemppainen last spring led to a change in administra- tion, with G. David Knutson taking over Kemppainen's position. Knutson and the other school officials established two new policies that attracted a great deal of atten- tion and that met with widespread student resentment. Students mourned both the silencing of portable stereos and headsets and the death of the WORM, Cooperis unique victory ritual which originated last year following successes on the football and soccer fields. In keeping up with todayis advancing technology, the library experienced a con- version into a state-of-the-art media center. Another indication of progress, the -. Aida Khademzadeh, a senior addition of the Computer ill class in the Math Department, demonstrated Cooperis recognition of the importance of com- puters in the present age of information. In spite of the obvious changes around the school, studentsi priorities remained the same in many cases. Academics, the main attraction, offered diverse options suited to career goals. Classes from Enriched Physics to Data Processing to Child Development prepared students for life after graduation. Co-curricular activities also played an important role in student life, occasionally overshadowing the academic pursuits. Par- ticipation in sports, drama, publications, and other clubs consumed the hours not spent studying or working. tk in Humanities Seminar, sketches an English Tudor style house on St. Paulis Summit Avenue for her Architecture Pro- ject. A demanding course, Humanities Seminar is the main academic attraction in her schedule. 4 e Opening