Kennedy High School - Profiles Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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Loft: Tight muscle control gives Mike Boeser the edge as he holds a back levor. Below: Preparation for that night's game for Darren Wolke starts with clearing his mind. Below right: For Sandi Smith, a Top Ten student, tho search for the right answer never ends. Left: The effects of game pressure are felt long beforo the game even begins for junior Scott Olson. Prior to his Friday night on tho basketball court. Scott withdraws for a few moments of stretching out his muscles and clearing out his mind. When the ref's whistle blows. Scott will be ready. Above: Before they ever went on with a show, the JBs knew they'd face many hours of practice. There will be many hoarse voices and sore feet by the end of this rehearsal. That was part of the price they'd pay for show business perfection.

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Right: With his muscles taut and his mental concentration complete, tumor gymnast Jett Jones works on perfecting his form lor a V-seat position on the parallel bars. m here’s a fine line that separates those who do accomplish something from those who only try. Some students only come close to reaching their goals. Coming close counts, of course, but in the end it doesn't really mean too much. That’s because nobody remembers those who also ran. People do remember those who ran and won, those who made their mark, however that mark was to be made. What made the difference most times between trying to do something, and actually doing it, was the level of preparation a person had achieved along the way. That preparation involved mental and physical strains that had to be met and mastered. That’s where the talking stopped and the work began; once you had set your goal, and were willing to take the risks involved, you had to get yourself ready to prove yourself. Above: His preparations tor pounds. Wrestler Justin Above: Long before testing begins, the week's meet have meant Birkelo checks the scale Carl Mooney helps his Analysis keeping his weight to 105 with Coach Dave Arens. students with a formula review. The talk stops; the work begins 6

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 Nobody said il was going to — be easy. That’s because anything you do that's worth your effort is bound to be a lot of effort. So it was that you found yourself struggling to make your place in the classroom, on the athletic field, or on the danceline. You make your own good luck your ' mark Right: Trombone player Curt Meyer does hia part in telling the tone ot Homecoming in the piece. “Miaataaippi Mud. Above: Entertaining the royalty aa well aa the enthuaiaatic crowd, the Kolleena dance to Hot Stull curing the Homecoming pepleat. Top right: During the Homecoming pepleat John Wodnick attempla to hide hia embarraaamont in finding hia mother, inateed ol a cheerleader, at the other end of a licorice whip. Above right: Putting into play hia akating akille ia hockey player Bob Jamea It took much atruggle and determination lor him to earn a varaity poaition. Right: Their concentration ia turned toward the twitching leg muecle ot a frog aa Liaa Tolzin, Ed Seel, and John Bachman gather data during a Phyaiology experiment. Ifa lab experiencea like theae that helped atudenta put theoriea into application.