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

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| After transferring from Hostorman Junior High. Suzanne Kelley, teaches a sophomore literature class. Kolloy encountered many former students during her first yoar at a senior high. Opening — 7

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DIFFERENT Schedules, teachers and policies greet returning upperclassmen. Both faculty members and students 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 during the month of September when the scheduling of each lunch period resulted in the overlapping of lunch passing times. Normalcy soon returned, however, as students grew accustomed to the changes. Minor adjustments along the way enabled them to adapt to the schedule. Bosides the change in the schedule, thirteen members joined the faculty, replacing staff who had retired or left the year before. The new teachers, with their own individual style, helped create a diversified curriculum. Tammy Buetow and Inta Gravitas, German teachers at Cooper, shared the duty of one teaching job by each holding a part time position. This enabled the German students to experience two different styles of teaching. Another adjustment concerned the student smoking policy, which decreased student smoking time to three minutes for each lunch period. The change was met with mixed reactions. Junior Scott Brown said. Though 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. — Shortened lunch periods croato longor linos. Whilo early arrivals got tho first choice for seating. tho lato-comors must copo with the crowded cafotoha. - — I With tho advont of tho schedule change, funior. Jonni Adams, visits her counselor. Mary Pat Maier. to work out her schodulo conflicts. . I Over tho summor. signs required by law wore addod to the building, regarding tho dos-ignatod and non-designatod smoking aroas. 6 — Oponing

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TOGETHER Summer fades as relationships grow within RCHS social circles Although RCHS contained dynamically diverse groups of people with a potpourri of interests, there existed one common reason for which they enjoyed returning to school: friendship — RC style. Whether they became interested because of the sports, the arts, the academics, or their lunch half hour, friendships made the year special. In the hallways, commons, media center, or classes, friends could make a bad day better or a good day fantastic. Friendships added flair to Cooper's school spirit. Students rallied together at games and pep fests and worked within organizations to show that Hawk pride blazed alive and flourished. Athletics and the arts gave rea- son for friends to gather outside of regular school hours. These social activities not only encouraged new relationships to grow but also allowed the old friendships to continue. Some of the most popular extracurricular to meet new friends included the school dances. From the chilly October Homecoming until the sizzle of the Prom, the dance craze brought memories on the dance floor. Friends moved with style to the trendiest music. cheering on the weekend and celebrating with one another. No matter what RC activities teens participated in. the social events throughout the year gave them a chance to broaden their circle of friends along the way. 8 — Opening