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

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Two: Ann Burnett. Jill Greenberg. Row Three: Stacy VanGieson. Row Four: Terry Popadiuk. Beth Schlaifer Top Row: Terri Murphy. Right: PARKETTES: Bottom Row: Mary Thomas. Terry Popadiuk. Wendy Shapiro. Theresa Buchay. Linda Nathenson. Row Two: Monica Nuetzman. Cindy Erickson. Janelle Mor-lock. Leah Carles. Row Three: Rachel Kaplan. Missy McGinty, Cindy Held. Stacy VanGieson. Sara Lent. Row Four: Pam Luby, Kris Coult, Beth Schlaifer. Terri Murphy. Row Five: Eve Bearman. Ann Koonce. Ann Burnett. Danene Bjerk-eng. Elisa Tallakson Row Six: Kathy Wright. Amy Johnson. Kelly Johnson. Jill Greenberg Row Seven: Cindy Levine. Maya Bumk, Heidi Wilensky. Kelly Johnson. Cindy Johnson. Top Row: Joanne Trangle. Carol Sweet. Linda Berg. Sue Anderson. Wendy King. Bottom Lett: Cindy Levine. Junior, spends a free evening answering Viking fanmail. part of her job. “It becomes a part of you, and it’s something you never lose.” on quality performance. Thus, only the uniform changed. Time: 3 00 p.m. Place: Foyer of Park High. Date: 1999. Scene: Practice for the dance line, the Park-eites. . . Opposite: Top Left: A group of girls show their satisfaction at being Parkettes. Opposite: Top Center: Novice. Opposite: Center: Experienced. Opposite: Bottom Center: Expert Opposite: Bottom Left: The old image. Opposite: Bottom Right: The new image Top Left: POM-POM GIRLS: Bottom Row: Monica Nuetzman. Missy McGinty. Row Pork«n »t 24 25

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Port Of o Tradition Time: 3:00 p.m. Place: Foyer of Park High. Date: 1957. Scene: Practice for the newly-formed dance line, the Parkettes. Twenty-one years later . . . Same scene. Being a Parkette meant becoming a part of a tradition which began as a girl entered Parkettes the summer before her sophomore year. As the youngest, she had much to learn — shorts for the Viking games, dances for the basketball games, and numbers for the big spring trip. She had little to say about what went on in Parkettes. Her junior year she had a little more responsibility. She became the teacher. Finally, her senior year came. She was the Up From oldest and most experienced. This was the year to make improvements. to be a unit leader; she had worked hard to earn senior privileges. She had hated it and loved it; yet. her last year made it all worthwhile. This was all part of the tradition. One tradition that did change was the Parkettes' costume. To comply with the trends in the NFL. the group switched from sweaters and skirts to leotards The effect was more sophistica tion. They were criticized for trying to look too sexy, but they ignored the controversy and concentrated

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Modern Day Mermaids True or False: Surf Belles was a group of 23 girls that practiced every Monday to get ready for a year-end show. True. True or False: The spring show originated with Sally Callahan, their advisor. False. The Surf Belles chose their own music, wrote their own routines, made their own costumes and did their own publicity. True or False: Surf Belles was just an easy “girls” activity. False. To be a member of the group, one had to audition. After getting in, a girl spent two hours a week swimming laps, lifting weights, practicing her ballet legs and sculling. True or False: Even though membership fell, the Surf Belles enjoyed what they were doing, made friends and produced an excellent final show that made “Sports come alive. True. Opposite: Top: Carol Shurson and Debbie Darnell, seniors, reach the point of perfection Opposite: Bottom Left: Peggy Dokka, Carol Shurson. Debbie Darnell and Shelley Nielsen, seniors, make Surf Belles look easy while executing a tent . Opposite: Bottom Right: Surf Belles go through strenuous preliminary exercises. Top: SURF BELLES: Bottom Row: M. Nelson. N. Buck. C. Shurson. G. Meyers, K. Wesseman. Row Two: P Polack. P. Dokka. J. Russell. L. Nelson. S. Larson. Top Row: B. Dobbs. B. Tape. B. Heid. S. Nielsen. D. Darnell. Bottom Left: Sally Callahan, advisor, outlines the agenda for Monday's practice. Bottom Right: Lisa Nelson, junior, tries to improve her timing. “I’m at home in the water, and besides, Surf Belles is a place to make friends.” Up Front