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

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In St. Louis Park, controvery again arose over the seven year old water issue, which began when all St. Louis Park wells were capped due to contamination from the creosote plant, which was found to cause cancer. Because of a water shortage, the city uncapped a small percentage of the wells, believing that a small usage of the water would not be harmful. But the public was not informed of this action and upon discovering, became unruly. Changes were also taking place in the Park school system. Elementary schools were divided up into schools by grades, moving all first, second and third graders into Aquila and Peter Hobart. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders now attend Cedar Manor or Susan Lindgren. As a means of saving the junior high sports, music and counseling programs, along with others, a tax referendum was passed, raising the average home's city tax rate by S100. At the senior high, the headliners were... Qo'PtwIt