Minnetonka High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Excelsior, MN)

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1979 Homecoming Sophomores say that they’ve got spirit, let’s hear it: [ Even though the “Sophs didn’t seem to have that much enthusiasm at the homecoming pepfest, everyone else seemed to. The cheerleaders and skipperettes performed and ABUF and C-Squad entertained with somewhat humorous skits. The highlights for the pepfest were, no doubt, the appearance of “NO RESPECT, a band composed of senior guys who played the song “Freebird and the return of the graceful male skipperettes. The announcement of the king and queen candidates ended the pepfest with a buzz of excitement. Spirit week began slowly with Dave Lund, about the only participant in opposites day, dressed as Raggedy Ann. The Powderpuff game was played again this year and the victory was won by the skipperettes and cheerleaders with a score of 14 to 12 over the senior girls. Con’t on page 14. RAGE 12: Top; Homecoming King Ben Smith, and Queen Beth Hamerski. Bottom; Gary Will, and Dan Jordal at the bonfire, which was held after coronation. PAGE 13: Top Lett; Jennifer Olson, Cindy Gerfert. Robin Herfert, and Ann Lenarz dance to the theme from The Main Event. Top Right; Rob Nash battles it out at the Tonka Homecoming game. Bottom; the Minnetonka Homecoming Candidates. Row 1: Janice Kelly, Allan Kelly, Beth Hamerski, Ben Smith, Gary Will, Ann Gherity. Row 2: Jamie Ginther. Jeff Seeger, John Knier. Julie Ness. Row 3: Shelley Worthley. Tim Weiner. Marcia Mueller. John Horner, Cecile Bedor, Dan Bartholomay. Row 4: Linda Bandt. Hal Clague, Ann Lenarz. Pam La Berge, Mike Thompson. Grant Smith, Maria Forcier. 12 Homecoming

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FmdAy TC j When schoolstart® ' unlike the summer, pe°P , became aware, once a9ain’£ . what day of the week it was. Wnat day it was seemed to have an effect on the mood of the school. Monday mornings tended to be quiet, since most students still recuperated from their weekends. This was the day of the familiar question, “What did you do this weekend? which provided kids with a topic for some light, lunchtime conversation. Tuesday still meant the beginning of the week but soccer games and other events helped students to make it go a little bit faster. Wednesday marked the middle of the week and just the idea that the week was half over and the weekend was just down the hill was helpful. Thursday was an anxious day and with Friday night only tomorrow, plans began to be made. When the i end of the school week finally arrived, the big questions were. What are you do- ing tonight? and, “Are there any par- ties?’ In any case, whether it was said or not, a common thought was ” L Thank God it’s Friday' % Ja TCI FnidAy TCI TGI Friday 11

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