Kennedy High School - Profiles Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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Far right: Making sura the crowd stays rowdy, Mr. Spirit, Paul Spies, leads the Give me an E-A-G-L-E-S cheer. Win or lose. Paul was no! to be denied in making the tans' presence known. Right: Trying to beat the defending senior team in the Homecoming Pepfest annual cookie eating contest, junior Ann Jarrard stuffs already full Sandy Steinbrecher and Kathy Shannon with more wafers. Kerry Koshiol and Cathy Houle also do what they can for a Junior win. Below: Waiting tor the halftime introductions. Hope Howard and Laura Beckman show their spirit. Above right: Pride shows in their smiles as Chris Rhodes. Butfy Moe. Julie Yohnke. Amy Clausen, Dawn Diercks. Beth Moren. Rhonda Allen, and Teresa Stocco wait for Maniac to fill the speakers and their Homecoming dance to begin. Their costumes reflect 19 years of history. Right: The football team Just scored, and there is jubilation in the stands as these girls go wild and show the spectators across the field who they think is No. 1. 10 Oper ng

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proudly we hailed. Lett: During .t season of frustration and disillusionment, moments of triumph wore all the more appreciated. Tom Koopman oins teammates in celebrating the team's 26-6 win over Tonka. Below: Sweat and satisfaction roll oft John Laymon's face in equal amounts after placing first against Cooper. Laymon finished third in Regions to earn a berth at State. Left: Long before most students were even awake, girl swimmers were at school lilting weights. That regimen paid off for Barb Dutcher as she works herself into a butterfly race lead. Opening 9

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Capturing the maaic. Two words. Two magical words that made all the difference between (yawn) school and (yeah!) S-C-H-O-O-L! Spirit. Rather, school spirit. Whenever you went to a game or a pepfest, you saw it in action. You saw it in the pride of the performers on the field or gym floor or stage. You saw it in the faces of the fans who willingly sacrificed their voices for victory. But school spirit went beyond the obvious. Beyond the crowd cards waved at the command of Mr. Spirit. Beyond cookie eaters, boys who became Kolleens, or a foyer filled with signs about tonight’s games. At this school spirit meant caring enough to stand and clap while singing the school song at a pepfest. It also meant wearing a blue and gold jacket with KENNEDY on the back wherever you went. It provided the touch of magic that made life at this school ... fun. Above letl: Senior cheerleader Lori Peterson leads the rest ol the squad to rally the crowd. Above right: Alter all the excitement she has gone through during the week, Queen Lisa Pahl thinks she may have a strange illness. King Dave Meier checks her heartbeat lor any anomalies. Lett: Though he wasn't able to play because ol an injury, Andre Walton still has the desire to give all he's got. He yells his encouragement to his football teammates on the Held.