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

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J 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 excitement of the rides hard to resist A favorite summer hangout. Lake Calhoun attracts Seniors Colleen David and Jelf Stroulh enjoy the Such sports enthususts as mdsurfer». sailors, swim- last lew days of summer with a quiet stroll around mers rollerskateis. and joggers Lake ol the Isles - - Opening — 3

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— Arranging the table for a birthday party, senior Debbie Cash man earns money for college by working at Chuck E Cheese's pizra parlour She also occasionally assumes the role o Chuck £ . the rat for whom the restaurant Is named Cashman, like many other teenagers, learns responsibility and money management from summer employment. Summer’s 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 sneaking 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. Trekking out to Lake Calhoun, beach bums 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 occasional 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 opening practices of fall activities. Although reluc- tant to admit it. students welcomed school, at least for awhile, as their main attraction after a summer of leisure. The Renaissance restiv.il in Shakopee, held weekends tn August and September, includes such Tractions as (ousting knights chariot races, rides, and awe-inspiring turkey drumsticks Knaves and wemhes Irom Cooper flocked to the Fest fof t taste o| life in the Age of Awakening 2 — Opening

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A tradition of change Growth and progress are unavoidable in today’s fast-paced society, but students’ attractions remain the same Dynamic changes rocked the usually placid atmosphere of RCHS. The retirement of head principal Elmer Kemppainen last spring led to a change in administration. 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 attention and that met with widespread student resentment. Students mourned both the silencing of portable stereos and headsets and the death of the WORM, Cooper's unique victory ritual which originated last year following successes on the football and soccer fields. In keeping up with today's advancing technology, the library experienced a conversion into a state-of-the-art media center. Another indication of progress, the addition of the Computer III class in the Math Department, demonstrated Cooper's recognition of the importance of computers in the present age of information. In spite of the obvious changes around the school, students' 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. Participation in sports, drama, publications, and other clubs consumed the hours not spent studying or working. ★ — Aida Khademzadeh, a senior in Humanities Seminar, sketches an English Tudor style house on St. Paul's Summit Avenue for her Architecture Project. A demanding course. Humanities Seminar is the main academic attraction in her schedule. A I f. » k : ■ ' t 4 — Opening