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

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Boy cheerleaders challenge sexist tradition at Park Chicalaca chicalaca chow chow chow. Boomalaca boomalaca how wow wow. Chicalaca boomalaca siss boom bah. Park Senior High School rah rah rah! Cheers like that were heard for the first time this year at Park, and our newest cheerleading squad wasn't composed of the usual Saturday night dates for the football team. Instead, eight boys drilled for hours under the coaching of Joel Anderson. In order to learn the basics, the boy cheerleaders had a workshop with the University of Minnesota squad. Then, they were on their own in trying to lift school spirit. Students responded well to the boys' array of twists and flips during the action of the athletic events. Boy cheerleaders were pioneers, treading where few had dared before. They helped to make Park unique in the Lake Conference. Chicalaca boomalaca siss boom bah. TOP: Boy cheerleaders create their unique tour man pyramid. TOP CENTER: BOY CHEERLEADERS: BOTTOM ROW: C. Tolkinen, D. McQuaid, B. Novak. ROW2: J. Klaverkamp, M. Starr. ROW V. K. Morse. BOTTOM CENTER: BOY CHEERLEADERS: B. Novak, D. Kautz, K. Morse, C. Tolkinen, D. Kragseth. BOTTOM: Greg Tolkinen, Dan Kautz and Dan McQuaid perform one of the high flying stunts that typifies cheerleading routines. Boy Cheerleaders •21

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Lumberjack Days attempt winter relief With winter blahs and senior slump permeating the student body, lumberjack Days attempted to boost spirit at Park. The week began with a sparsely attended Dudley Riggs performances Springtime carnations attempted to thaw out record cold winter. Park's hockey team boosted the week's momentum with a four to three victory over Osseo, but everything slowed to a crawl when Co-chairpersons Chris Gray and Donna Creamer cancelled King and Queen Coronation due to the lack of interest. Lumberjack Days closed with Brent Siegel's Broomball team winning a hotly-contested Tournament. TOP: A sudden wave of spring like weather made Lumberjack Days more pleasant for Co-chairpersons Chris Gray and Donna Creamer, but did not thaw out Park's frozen spirit. CENTER: Sophomore Brent Siegel stretches out to block a shot in the Broomball Tournament, BOTTOM: Dudley Riggs gives a special performance to adci to the spirit of Lumberjack Days. 20 • Lumberjack Days

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TOP: Fall co-captains Debbie Wright and Diane Savitt announce the winter cheerleading squad to the pep fest crowd. CENTER: A-SQUAO CHEERLEADERS: BOTTOM ROW: P. Wong, C. Brandys, D. Savitt. ROW 2: D. Pavek, C. Dobbelmann, S. Emanuelson, S. Hanson, J. Pratt, R. Fretland. BOTTOM LEFT: A-SQUAD CHEERLEADERS: BOTTOM ROW: V. Olson, A. McIntosh. ROW2: K. O'Rourke, S. Lundeen, K. Anderson. ROW3: L. Biglow, D. Wright, R. Levin, J. Efron. ROW 4: C. Nelson, M. Boyer. BOTTOM RIGHT: MASCOT: Terri Olson. 22 • Girl Cheerleaders