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

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What?! My car got a ticket again? What?! How many people have to si! m a seat? What?! I had that teacher when I was in junior high. What?! I am tive minutes late and it's only 7:50. What went on at Park High in 1981? Freshmen created the big change at Park in 1981. They we re found everywhere: in the halls, on the busses, in the cafe, and even at a few parties. Central Junior High had closed its doors, and with seventh and eighth graders attending St. Louis Park Junior High, the ninth graders filled the available spaces on the senior high bus. But freshmen weren't the only change at Park in 1981. Although the school day remained the same in hours, the number of periods changed from ten to eleven. Confused juniors and seniors found themselves with a period six consisting of five minutes, or they showed up for a period ten class an hour late New faces also helped change the scene at Park in 1981. Faculty from the junior highs were now located in Park classrooms, and the Hearing Impaired staff swelled to three times its former size. When upperclassmen went to their old supply room to buy notebooks or pens, they found instead a ninth grade principal's office. More staff members added a new dimension to an old problem: parking, Students were allotted one area, and no longer could parking be found on the streets by the school. What?! went on at Park High in 1981? A lot! Many things appeared to have stayed the same; yet students found themselves swept along by a whole new wave of change. Wave ol Change: 3

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2: Wave of Change

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J; U PERMANENT WAVES @Many people and events made changes throughout the nation and the world that affected our lives permanently •After the Soviet refusal to leave Afghanistan, the Carter Administration boycotted the Moscow Olympics, which began on July 19 The boycott occurred after the U S. warned the Soviets that the removal of their military forces was necessary for the U S participation in the Olympics ‘During the summer, the U S suffered one of the most deadly, destructive heat waves in over 40 years The wave was blamed for more than 1.000 deaths in 20 states The fourth week of the heat wave averaged nearly 100 deaths per day. ’Draft registration began July 21. 19 and 20 year old men were required to sign up In January, all men born in 1962 were ordered to register. From then on. all men were expected to register on or around their birthdays. Some people blamed the draft registration on low pay for the volunteer Army and protested Others felt that since draft cards were not issued and the draft did not take place in peacetime, the registration could benefit the U S. On July 21, Richard Queen, one of the hostages held by the Iranian Militants, was returned by Iran because he was afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis •Josip Tito, the Communist Dictator of Yugoslavia, died on May 22. He was the first independent communist leader in the Soviet Bloc ’The death of Mohammed Reza Pahlevi. the controversial Shah of Iran, on July 27 brought hopes of a hostage release His death caused some unsurety in the hostage issue •More than 300.000 Polish shipyard workers went on strike in October They called for economic reforms, higher wages and increased food supplies After 17 days, the strike had paralyzed much of Poland's economy Warsaw agreed to allow the formation of unions with the right to Strike. qcc 50 SCO r k « aves of Cnange