St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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John Loegering's hobby is not just like any other hobby. He seeks out pleasure from pet bees who, in turn, deliver painful stings to their master. Students were engaged in deep thinking I thought I understood it, but now I con see that I didn't. ' Ideas and Men, similar to the old humanities course, stimulated students to analyze situations and to arrive at new realizations. A vast amount of reading prepared students to search for meanings into various aspects of life. Value Conflicts shared a similar role in the humanities. Students were able to define their own value systems when confronted with controversial problems. Subjects concerning abortion, mercy killing, war and honesty provided the motivations needed to compel the students to think in depth. Yes, this course really makes me think! Mrs. Barbara Kimer Much analysis is required when attempting to understand the philosophical aspects of life. Rick Bandy discovers that two heads are better than one. 27

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Introducing: The all new Language Arts Department! Sophomores, juniors and seniors gave a warm welcome fo the new Language Arts Department in which English, speech and humanities were expertly combined. Among the 38 semester courses offered, students were expected to select English Core during their sophomore year and successfully complete at least one course in the other three areas before graduating. All grade levels were frequently united in many of the classes. Those who participated in a speech class overcame the uneasiness of expressing themselves in front of a group, and some wrote speech analyses to better their knowledge of writing techniques. The debut of this department received a round of applause. Working with improvisation, Theatre Arts students act as parts of a machine that will cease to function if one person fails to perform. 26 Enjoyable co-curricular activities of Myron Hesse, Roger DeClercq and Pete Peterson take up much of their extra time.

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Sounds of silence often prompt people to write. With deep concentration, Bonnie Gleekel’s abstract thoughts become expressed realities. Dean Berry From the mind, to the pen, to the paper A period solely devoted to writing kept students busy with pen in hand. Creative Writing I and II permitted minds to run wild. Moffet and Written Communication were basic writing courses teaching important fundamentals. College-prep classes included Library Research and Business Writing. Composition I introduced bosic theme rules which were expanded upon in Composition II. All themes and writing assignments were placed in folders to be redeemed prior to graduation — if the student was lucky enough to find it among the many, many files. 28 Upon request of her student, Mrs. Sharon Warner reluctantly agrees to return h'S folder. She is now confronted with the tedious task of finding it.