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

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ARRIVAL Full of energy at day's start, enthusiasm wanes by 2:20 bell ack to school blues soon washed away with the com- motion of the school year. Starting from that mid-August day that an envelope arrived labeled, To The Parents Of . . teenagers re- alized that school began in two-three weeks. Before they knew it, summer elapsed, marked by a last desperate Labor Day celebration. That last Mon- day of vacation, teens put away their copper-tone bottles and laid out their new Cooper-style clothes, because school was suddenly here. After the alarm clocks went off, sleepers prepared themselves for the first day back to school. With jeans fashionably ripped, hair gelled just so, and an air of anticipation, they were ready to start the year on an upbeat pace and a hip outlook. Leaving for the bus stop with plenty of time to spare, the student body arrived at Cooper and rushed inside to seek out familiar faces, talking fast, trying to summarize their summers within a few splashy sentences before the bells rang, returning them to the reality of classes and homework. Opening - 5

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4 e Opening a Angie Allen, Ioan Daggett and Missy Carter lead the exodus toward their home transportation. After starting out the day with high spirits, the first day's routines drains them of their energy. a a The equipment shack, exhibiting a continuous new look, displays the spirit of the senior class. e. 1 After the last bell, sophomore Jim Montroy observes his classmate Aaron Hudson unchaining his bike. Hudson uses this mode of transportation to enable him to reach his home faster. Craig Meister, back, heads to his bus. 1 During vacation, Cooper prepares students for the school year by sending them the school calendar along with other materials to inform them about the policies and changes. 1 1 While waiting for the transfer bus, the underclassmen lounge around, relaxing after a day of school.

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DIFFERENT Schedules, teachers and policies greet returning upperclassmen. oth faculty members and stu- dents faced a change in the schedules as they started the school year. The replacement of the eight-period day with the seven period plus the changes during lunch hours, brought a sense of confusion. Puzzled students making their way to and from the cafeteria were commonplace dur- ing the month of September when the scheduling of each lunch period re- sulted in the overlapping of lunch passing times. Normalcy soon re- turned, however, as students grew ac- customed t0 the changes. Minor ad- justments along the way enabled them to adapt to the schedule. Besides the change in the schedule, thirteen members joined the faculty, replacing staff Who had retired or left the year before. The new teachers, 6 - Opening With their own individual style, helped create a diversified curriculum. Tam- my Buetow and Inta Gravitas, Ger- man teachers at Cooper, shared the duty of one teaching job by each hold- ing a part time position. This enabled the German students to experience two different styles of teaching. Another adjustment concerned the student smoking policy, Which de- creased student smoking time to three minutes for each lunch period. The Change was met with mixed reactions. Junior Scott Brown said, Thdugh I like the policy in general, I'm afraid that students might smoke elsewhere in the building. Sophomore Troy Simpson disagreed, and thought that smoking lounges should be open longer during the school day. a Shortened lunch periods create longer lines. While early arrivals get the first choice for seat- ing, the late-comers must cope with the crowded cafeteria. a -+ I With the advent of the schedule change, junior, Ienni Adams, visits her counselor, Mary Pat Maier, to work out her schedule conflicts. d I Over the summer, signs required by law were added to the building, regarding the des- ignated cmd non-designated smoking areas.