Eden Prairie High School - Eagle Yearbook (Eden Prairie, MN)

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S ALICIA Yl is known throughout EPHS for her piano-playing abilities. She has been requested to play at several ban- quets, programs and various other events. Alicia started playing at the age of five and plans on continuing to play and possibly to major in music. She has won a first place award in the piano and violin competition of Minnesota and was a finalist in the St. Paul Teachers Association competition. Alicia has received superior ratings at district and state level competition. Alicia is also in- volved in the choir, pit band, NHS, Ger- man Club and tennis. lENNlE MORGAN was awarded the Athena Award for the 1982-83 school year. This award is given to the outstanding female senior athlete. The award is sponsored by the Greater Min- neapolis Chamber of Commerce, who holds a banquet luncheon for all reci- pients. The recipient is chosen by the head coaches and athletic director. The criteria for the award include the number of letters earned, number of sports participated in, number of years in sports and individual and team honors achieved. Jennie earned this award by participating in cross country, gym- nastics and track. DON JANES, a senior at E.P.H.S., was presented with four different awards at the Honors assembly, May 24. The first award was a scholarship for his par- ticipation in the food drive during St. Selgae week. The second award was the Sons of American Revolution Citizenship award. Mr. Emmett Stark presented Don with the John Philip Sousa Award which is given to the outstanding senior band membertsi. Along with his music award, Don was also honored with the Semper Phi award - given by the Marines. Don was also involved in the N.H.S. and Eyrie at E.P.H.S. Extraordinary People w 25

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Everyone in his or her own way, has made significant achievements, some big, some small. The people pictured here are just a sampling of students who have made significant contributions to E.P.H.S., or who have been recognized for outstanding achievements by outside sources. Here is a sampling of Eden Prairie High School's . . . EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE SUE RAPP may be Eden Prairieis first representative to the Olympic games. She earned a spot on the 1980 team, yet was not allowed to compete, due to the boycott. A senior, Sue was ranked in the top 10 swimmers in the United States. During her senior year, she com- peted in major swimming events in such places as Indianapolis and Tel Aviv, where she competed in the Hapoel games. In Tel Aviv, Sue came home with one gold medal, four silver medals and one bronze. Along with her swimming, Sue was involved in the National Honor Society and graduated with high honors. LAN NGUYEN was valedictorian of the Class of 1983. Lan accumulated a grade point average of 3.96 during her four years at Eden Prairie High School. She came to the United States from Vietnam. Once in America, Lan was faced with an ex- treme language barrier and learned the majority of the language on her own. Lan was a two-year member of the N.H.S., debate team, and Interna- tional Club. 24 Extraordinary People

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BEN HUSABY was awarded the Robert Moran Award for 1983. The award is given annually to the junior who best exemplifies the combination of athletic ability, sportsmanship, leader- ship, and Clean living. The award was established by James and Ella Moran whose son Robert died in a drowning accident in the early 1950s Robert was 17 when he died and had just been selected as E.P.'s best athlete as a junior. Ben was a member of the state Cham- pionship CC skiing team, where he also placed second in state, CC running and track. Ben is also vice-president of the N.H.S. for the 1983-84 school year. JON OLSON and SUE HAGEN were co-salutatorians for the Class of 1983. Throughout their high school careers, Jon and Sue accumulated 3.93 grade point averages, out of a possible 4.0. Their obvious self-discipline was not limited to the Classroom. Sue was presi- dent of the DECA Club, participated in sports, a two-year member of the NHS, and was active in the work program. Jon was involved in drama and the debateteam. COREY PETERSON was chosen as one of the top N.H.S. presidents in the State. He received a $300 scholarship from the Minnesota Association of Honor Societies, along with a $100 scholarship from First Bank of Hopkins. Corey was also a member of the cross country ski team, prom committee, delegate to the Model United Nations assembly along with graduating with high honors. 26 w Extraordinary People