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

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Two good examples of very successful Park High opposites were the Chess Club and Radio Station KDXL. The Chess Team practiced in advisor Peter Ringsrud’s physics room every Tuesday. At the meets, the opposing players were matched according to their skill or level of ability. Park had a well planned strategy and walked away with continuous wins including victories over Robbinsdale and St. Anthony. KDXL, like the Chess Club, also had a successful season. The new format favored popular and most requested, as well as some 28 Chess Club

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experience. However, players' felt satisfied after the games as long as their team had won. The teams that had lost vowed to win on the following Monday. During the play-offs they strove for revenge against the teams who had beaten them before. The idea of the intramural games was to provide a scheduled league for friends to compete, a chance for a show of novice skills. Joking and having fun were parts of the game along with arguing, yelling, winning and losing. All of the teams' members thoroughly enjoyed the action and the exercise that went on during the intramural basketball season. Page 26: lop Right: After fighting for a rebound, a jump ball is called between Gun-nar Nelson and Tim Blumyl. Center l eft: Andy Fishman takes time to find his touch before shooting a free throw. Center Right: Resulting from Andy's style, his team goes ahead by one point. Bottom I eft: Eric Ler-dall’s pass to Al Anderson is intercepted by Gregg Haywood, ending the game. Bottom Right: Quick passing throughout the game is the winning formula for Ranee Fretland and Tim Kelley. Page 27: Top Left: John Reynolds exhibits professional style making this lay-up during warm up time. Top Right: Control of the ball is on the minds of Al Anderson and Wade Carroll during this jump ball. Center: Fast action and quick breaks provide the strategy for most teams in the intramural league. Bottom 1-cft: John Violet watches Troy Ulrich sink the first of two free throws. Intramurals 27

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aggressive Top-40 material. The purchase of new turntables and microphones, and the addition of a score of new disc-jockeys created the dynamic new station needed to produce popular, modern sounds. As opposite as they were, one with its moving, aggressive new style and the other with its quiet, aura of winning power, both KDXL nd the Chess Club helped make school more fun and interesting or students at Park High. Page 28: Top: Vladimir Scholnikov demonstrates the strict concentration needed to win. Center: The classic battle between teacher and student is on as Peter Ringsrud and Colin Tsuchiya square off. Bottom l eft: Peter Ringsrud, advisor, exhibits the same winning form that he tries to instill in his players. Bottom Right: THE CHESS TEAM: Mike Liston, Randy Divinski, Mike Johnson. Vladimir Scholnikov, and Colin Tsu- chiya. captain. Not Pictured: Iric Lampert. Page 29: Top Steve Waller prepares to air the dynamic new hit being set onto the turntable by Gene Harrick. Bottom Left: At the controls, Mike Daniels announces his next song. Top Right: Bob Nelson adjusts the output of some tape recorded material. Bottom Right: Howard Levy files some of the recently played albums. b KDXL 29