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

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 - Angie Allen, Joan Daggett and Missy Carter load tho exodus toward their home transportation. After starting out the day with high spirits, tho first day's routines drains them of their energy. • . The equipment shack, exhibiting a continuous now look, displays tho spirit of tho senior class. — [ 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 roach his homo faster. Craig Moistor. back, heads to his bus. J During vacation. Cooper proparos students for tho school year by sending them the school calendar along with other materials to inform them about tho policios and changos. J i While waiting for the transfer bus. the underclassmen lounge around, relaxing after a day of school. 4 — Opening

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— New styles in fashion unfold each school year. To discover tho latest trends, senior Kathy Long visits tho malls and trios on a classy hat at the Conservatory. — — Sonior Brian Tutland attempts to steor tho ball away from defensive blocker Tom Simonson during summor practices. To get in shape for the fall season, the players report to the Cooper fields for morning workouts. — — — Boforo school startod. tho Marching Band playod at the first home football game against Armstrong. Junior Joanio Borman waits for the drum major to signal the beginning of tho halftimo show. t: vVJELCC rriE % 'fCL r ss J During sophomore orientation. RCHS greets tho incoming class with a welcoming banner put up by the upperclassmen. — Ono of tho summer's major attractions, tho Stato Fair, tops tho list of vacation spots. At tho entrance, the Minnesota Gopher welcomes the visitors with open arms. Opening — 3

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ARRIVAL Full of energy at day's start, enthusiasm wanes by 2:20 bell Back to school blues soon washed away with the commotion of the school year. Starting from that mid-August day that an envelope arrived labeled, To The Parents Of ..teenagers realized that school began in two-three weeks. Before they knew it. summer elapsed, marked by a last desperate Labor Day celebration. That last Monday 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 bolls rang, returning them to the reality of classes and homework. Opening — 5