Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Just Across the Street Rocking rheir brains oil doy mode mosr Teds worn to relax afrer o long day's work. Many srudents would regulorly head over ro rhe Y when the lost bell rang. The Hiowotho Y.M.C.A.. located across rhe streer from school, offered a place for Teds ro spend rheir free rime. The many activities rhar went on Included Ping-Pong, foosball, floor hockey, and pool. Many of rhe students gorhered at rhe “Y” eoch doy ro worch ■'General Hospital, rhe most popular soap among young people. When asked why she thought people wenr ro the “Y. senior Jenny Elllngson replied, Just ro hove fun. I guess, and to be with friends. Even though there was o light side, there wos also o serious one It's a rime ro study and do homework before practice. commented junior Ann Dorozio. Afoosbol! oddiets Tim Leighron ond Croig OsrvoJden wile owoy iheir ofrer school hours ADoncing to rhe boot of '50's. Juoiors Som Oroberg ond Lonnie Funk oppeor to enjoy Soc Hop 81 ►Freestyling ond improvising Amy Albrecht, Chris Wilson, Cotmen UrdohJ. ond Lynne Gough weor out their socks

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Jenny and Rob Reign in '81 School spirit wos greor. sold sophomore Heid Olson of the Homecoming coronotion program. A voriety of skits and bonds os well os solos including The Rose by sophomore Shoron Morkum ond Lord It’s Hord to be Humble. by Dove Bergstrom, entertained the royol coon ond the pocked auditorium of students, porents ond olumnl present to witness the Sept 17 edition of the onnuol event Introducing the condidotes os they morched down the oisles in couples, cholrpersons Tim Leighton ond Chris Wilson related bits of information ferreted out before the ceremony Retiring King Pot Murphy ond Queen Coro Cordlnol held hosroge the condidotes for what oppeared on eternity before dropping the crowns on the heods of Rob Helms ond Jenny Brown. Missing from the program wos the endless floshing of slides depicting the first three weeks of school No one seemed to mind the forgotten tradition. Insteod two well-polished skits by seniors, one o Newlywed Gome spoof, provided amusement The best wos, 'Come on. Bessie. Give: Baby's Gotto Live'. sold sophomore Jennifer Thompson. Since no one reolly expected much of o threor from winless West, spirits continued to be light os Teds prepored to Brand the Cowboys' on Fridoy. The Roosevelt Rockettes disployed even more skill than usual os ey donced o crowd-pleoser from Urbon Cowboy to Oronge Blossom Special, weoring Western outfits ond toting six-guns One dancer lost her pistol, but the show went on without o hitch, o clear signol to West High that even Roosevelt's precision dancers were prepared to meet them on their own terms. Morning comes eorly ond Homecoming Breokfost even earlier os students prepored to gother at Howard Johnson's Friday morning to grob a quick bite ond still moke it to doss by 7:30 A M Pfincipol Keith Olsen, ot first opprehensive of his first Homecoming since being oppointed. sold shrewdly rhot Roosevelt's was the best program he hod seen. A ARelgrvng over Homecoming '81 Queen Jenny Brown ond King Rob Helms ◄ Lord. It's Hord to Be Humble. croons senior Dove Bergstrom. A Elvtro. With lead Singer Damion Burkholter livens Homecoming show Homecoming 15

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◄Ar leosr one of Senior NiWil Hyon's heods quollfies her os on oir heod ▼Copped ond wigged, Senior Domion Ourhholrer tats to corvceol his idenriry ▼ ◄Prize winner Dorryl Dows CCoproin Choos) sporrs his costume with Junior David Fe-Jser A Ghostly Crew Spooks ond goblins roomed rhe holls of R.H.S. on Oct. 30 os’ Roosevelt got into the spirit of Hallowe'en. Everyone knows rhor Hollowe'en foils on Ocr. 31. but rhor wos o Soturdoy. ond Teds did not wont to miss rhe fun of wearing costumes to doss Only about ten percent of the students come in costume, bur those who did went oil out. The onnuol event wos sponsored by Student Council, which offered $10.00 prizes ro rhe best costumes. Amy Albrecht ond Dorryl Dows won the prize money. Albrecht dressed up os o Christmas tree and Dows disguised himself os Captoin Choos. Hallowe'en 17