Park Center High School - Pirate Yearbook (Brooklyn Park, MN)

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Tolenr Thor's whor I need roleor! Insreod of being up here worching rhem, I should be down rhere being worched! If I only hod rhe roienri I con'r believe 03 rhe people who do Look or rhis progrom usr pocked wirh rolenr! To open tf oil. Joanne Chhsropherson and Ken Cheney ser rhe mood for rhe evening wirh o beourifui version of The Rose Following rhem ore rhe hoppy feer of Exaremenr os rhey donee ro I Ger Exored” and ger oil of us onlookers pepped up. As rhey fooe owoy wirh rhe music, The Prerenders roke rhe sroge, bringing bock childhood Jam sessions by ploying ptosric guirors, poper drums, and singing Inro o cardboard rube ... Dreaming of forrune and fame. Nome one rhing Shirley Temple hod rhor rhese rhree don'rl ftighr behind rhem ore Keck and Shirmes, copruring rhe romance of homecoming wirh rhe sofT boSod Longer Bringing us all bock ro earrh wirh o crash ore Euphoria wirh o Lynyrd Skynyrd fovorire Free Bird and a rocking original of rheir own. As rhe energy level in rhe bleachers slowly fodes and rhe screaming lowers ro o dbl roor, Dcnceine prances in end does some fancy and edborare high srepping ro You Don'r Vonr Me Anymore. CaroI Generri and MicheSe Kersren rhen rake rhe sroge and asround everyone wirh rheir beourifui harmony on Heorr's Dog and Burrer-fly.” The Upper Oass swings mro ocrion lernng us view rolenr usually hidden from rhe srudenr body and yaff locked up in rhe reachers from rhe music deporrmenr. Following rhis hord ro bear ocr ore Johnny Dougor and rhe Sohd Silver Dancers 0 wonder who rhis is o spoof on?) doimng wirh o lor of energy, sryte and, of course, flash, rhor ir Hurrs So Good! And, finoBy, o Park Cenrer favonre, YYZ rakes conrrol, playing o ser of rock-n-roB rhor Ifrs everybody up! Introducing oil rhis rolenr and keeping ir oli rogerher, ore Louro Scorr ond Ken Unruh. As for os rolenr goes, rhese rwo ore loaded wirh ir Weren't rhey on rhe Cord BurnetTe Show once??? A show like rhis comes only once o year end ir's o shame ofl rhor rolenr is hidden rhe rest of rhe rime. Moybe somedoy l‘l be worching T V and suddenly rhere rhey'H be' Ir’ll be greor ro say “Hey! I know rhem. They gor rheir srorr Down On Moinsrreer or Pork Center’s 1982 homecoming ... THSPAGE Top left Joonne Chnsrophersan sings The Rose . Top nghr Ken Cheney occompartes Joonne with The Rose Hjd e left: Mystery dancers donee ro the Upper Ctoss MdOe right Lorrone Swon. Chris McManus. axJ Jl Thba deau regress bock ro rher chidhood days for one n v Dotrom toft Two of rhe Jr. Roycfry orrendorvs seem ro find something more nreresmg ro worth, rorher rhon rhe rcieat show Dotrom right Doncefcn© donees ro You don't wait me anymore FACNG PAGE Top• The 1962 Homecoming Royof Court Dotrom left M C’s for rhe night. Ken Unruh ond Louro Scott odd comedy ro the fol Tdenr show Dotrom right The Upper Ooss tries to bring bods memories of rher school days Homecomng Toton: — 13

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Down On Main Street -Homecoming '82

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Close Victory For Pirate Homecoming Pork Center’s 1982 Homecoming football game was one that won’t soon be forgor-ren. The gome held tons on the edge of ther seots up until the lost seconds os the Pirates come from behind to beat Woyzora 2821. Pork Center's first scoring drive came from Dennis McOonchan who ron 36 yards on a fumble recovery With o minute to ploy in the firsr half. Don Drat caught o pass from quarterback Mike McDevttr end ran 50 yards for rhe touchdown, to give the Pirates a 147 halftime lead over rhe Trojans. Relaxing (n their leod, rhe Pirates gave up two touchdowns in rhe second holf ond it looked os rhough Pork Center would give up its first homecoming gome in twelve years. Bur. with three minutes to spore. Don Brat ron for his second touchdown to tie rhe score Suddenly, rhe teem and rhe large crowd of students, alumni, ond parents got really fired up The final touchdown wos scored a manure brer on o shorr run by Gary Pegues. In rhe lasr ptay of the game, rhe Trojans’ finol attempt to tie rhe game failed ond the fans went wild. It can definitely be said that this year's Homecoming was one of rhe most exciting ever nss PAGE TOP Before ft game yorrs. lay minute oeasons are be.ng made, MIDDLE Award winning Prare Marching band deploys i her r doors Axmg hofnme, BOTTOM Players seem ro be confused as ro where the bal s FACING PAGE TOP A beautiful sunset fights rhe band's exrroordi-ncry performance MJOOLE LEFT Cheerleaders hoppty cwoeng rhe arrival of rhe footed ream BOTTOM LEFT Ployets worming up before they enter the f Sd FAP. TUGHT Suxed up end reody to go. ontocking footbd players portenrty wcych the gome 14 — Homecoming Foorbd