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

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Last Minute Defeat, Disappointed Expectant Vans This year's Homecoming was played against the Cooper Hawks. Although the Pirates were defeated by the Hawks 7-3. we were winners when it came to team spirit. The fans cheered on the team with great enthusiasm and Pirate Pride. During the first half of the game, the team did not play to their full potential At half time most of the seniors had agreed on one thing; they wanted to win their last homecoming game at PC. The team came out on the field for the second half of the game with great determination and really came on strong. As Jeff Borowicz explained. It was a tough loss because we had the game won on a touchdown pass to Hob Griswold Wc were already celebrating our victory when we saw the flags on the field and the referee indicating the quarterback had stepped across the line of scrimmage and the pass was called back. Although we did lose our Homecoming game, the team showed tremendous potential and the quality for becoming a first rate football team. The team this year, also had a lot of support from all of the loyal fans which really contributed to the great team spirit. —Paula Beadle FOOTBALL; A game played with a football on a rectangular field having two goal posts at each end, by two teams whose object is to get the ball over a goal line or between two goalposts. TACKLE To seize and throw down or stop. FIELDGOAL: A score in football made by drop-kicking or place-kicking the ball over the cross bar from ordinary play. Thu Page Abet Fat Thompson running with the hall. Left Cheerleaders. Amy Rochford. Brenda Bakken, and Kan Oakland cheer on the team Facing Page Top Ijfi: Band Members letting the balloons free MiJMt I Aft I)ave Johnson hiking the ball to Fat Thompson Bottom Ia i. The Colorguard does their flag routine during half time Top Right The team gets ready for their next play Bottom MtJJlt Band Members show their Pirate Pride Bottom Right Julie Ness marches onto the field 12

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Park Center Gives Music Man a Try There is no thin line between just puttin' on a musical and putting on THE MUSICAL. The space in between is filled with careless slips and the maybe they won’t notices, that are easily corrected with enthusiasm that, at the critical moment, just is not there. Sue Hein, Duane Malewicki, and Rick Bender, three of the four directors this year, took a different approach to tryouts and callbacks. The singing, dancing, and speaking parts were divided up and held in separate rooms. This allowed for a lessening of tension, at least somewhat, while trying out. Said junior Ron Strychar, It made me a lot more at ease and helped my confidence in myself. Having fewer people to work in front of allowed many of the hopefuls a chance to show their ability than they would have otherwise given if they had tried out in front of a large crowd. The suspense was in the air as callbacks were posted and you were left to wonder if you were already cast or just being considered. The callbacks were nervewracking, the Not knowing was death itself. This was felt by several. Deanne McConnell said. It was scary because you knew that by the end of the day you were either in or out of the musical. Whereas sophomore Lori Barney thought, callbacks were tremendously exciting. Collect all these fears and feelings together and you get on gigantic charge of energy, that could be used either positively or negatively. This energy moved on into rehearsals, it got the characters up and out of the minds of the actresses and actors and brought them to life. Energy. Energy, were Ms. Hein's words (screams?) of encouragement as the days passed into weeks and the town of River City and it's people began to emerge from the students. When the rehearsals went into longer and longer hours (Saturdays early A.M. to late P.M.) a little break would be arranged, such as the two hour drive to Lake Calhoun, getting busted for possession of Swecttarts, and a movie now and then after hours. Add a few group hugs and the tension was eased. The friendships that were made during The Music Man are very special. Special in the way that you really get to know the people. You learn a lot about people when it is ten thirty at night and there are still two scenes to go. when there is a stack of homework waiting to devour you when you 14 — Musical get home, and when while waiting for your cue backstage, you are nearly mown down by a speeding Paroo Porch. Sophomore Scott Roup said, I was really surprised at how much unity 53 people could achieve and at how fast it all fell apart when we didn't work together. — Tammy Haurilick