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

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Switch! girls ask guys What are you doing this Saturday night? Would you like to go out, my treat?” These were typical questions heard around school but surprisingly, it wasn't the guys posing them this time. As the date of the Sadie Hawkins Dance drew nearer, many girls prepared themselves to do something most had never done before. It was role reversal as the girls asked the guys for an evening out, at the girls' expense! There were a variety of different techniques used to find a date and each girl had to come up with one that would work best for her. Penny Grochow, senior, wanted to ask her favorite guy in a unique and special way. A friend and I changed the words to an old folk song and I had her sing it to my date, said Grochow. With the words rewritten appropriately for him, Grochow's date couldn't refuse! Other girls chose a more widely used approach the casual, spontaneous school technique. Kaori Kenmotsu, junior, simply approached her victim at his locker and popped the question. Then there was the pressure method. This technique seemed to occur quite often, the one in which friends would pressure a girl into asking someone. Many girls felt the need for support and encouragement from friends as they faced this new adventure. Concerned friends tended to provide the extra push and support the girl needed. Kelli Olson, senior, recalled sitting in the cafeteria discussing Sadie with friends when she was asked who she planned on taking. She told them, and suddenly he entered the lunchroom. All of a sudden, all of my friends started chanting ‘Ask him! Ask him!' so even though I was completely embarrassed, I did and he said yes, said Olson. Stacy Larson, senior, was at a party when triends gave her the courage she needed to approach and ask her date. Still another method chosen was the telephone technique. This proved to be a method widely used by easily embarrassed girls because it protected them from the eyes of their dates as they asked them out with red faces! With the different techniques and times used, the guys never knew what to expect. More often than not, they accepted the girls' proposals. The guys welcomed the Sadie switch. Bruce Dunham, junior, commented, I like how the girls have to do the asking. It lets them see what it's like for the guys. F ree dinner and dancing, how could they refuse?! I The WlOl Sound and Light Show proves to l» a hit. Paul Mattison, Allison Moffat and |im Larsc enjoy the Beatle song Twist and Shout. I Heather Dale proposes a knee slapping good time to her date, Craig Frey, what a deal for Frey: dinner, dancing and Dale's company The only problem now that he has accepted is dec iding on an outfit to match the theme! J Cina Schmerler posts bail for her date Dan I I hurslon after I fuirston was arrested for failing | hold Schmerler's hand the entire evening. 20 Sadie Hawkins Dance

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 Nikki Trump, as Marly, sings Freddy My Love'' to I a boyfriend in Japan who has just sent her a satin I robe. Changes make it magical Dear Echowan, What's with the production of Grease? Something seemed different when I went to Park's version of it. I went on all three nights (November 20,21 and 22), and it was almost magical. Was it just me? Sincerely, a lost soul. Dear lost soul, Park High did put on Crease on November 20, 21 and 22 but the magic you felt could have been from a number of things. There were twenty extra cast members than the script called for, some songs other than what was called for, there was a pre-show concert and it was the first musical that Lori McCarthy had directed at Park. Nancy McBride, sophomore, who played Miss Lynch thought that it was a good idea to use more people. “With more people involved, I met people from different grades.” Kelci Morris, senior, who played Rizzo liked working with the bigger cast because they helped make the atmosphere more fun and exciting for the audience. Twenty minutes before the play was to start, there was a pre-show concert of songs from the fifties. People such as Barb Bronstien, senior and Tracy Simmons, junior sang solos. Vince Fontaine played by Tom Coleman, senior was the Master of Ceremonies for the concert. Morris liked the pre-show concert because it psyched everyone up. It gave people with smaller roles a solo w hen they had the talent. McCarthy started the fall play with the goal of using as many school people as possible, for example, the people that had never been involved with a production before. McCarthy also used a game to help cast members feel more a part of the group. Everyone had a secret pal that they gave notes of encouragement or small gifts to let them know that they were doing a good job. According to McCarthy, the main reason she made these changes in Crease was to, start Park's theatre season with a bang. She wanted a successful opening production to raise enough money to help support the rest of the season. McCarthy felt that Crease was the first step toward her long-term goal, that of “building a fine arts program here. I wanted all aspects of the school arts programs involved. The art classes, the music classes, and the speech classes. We are glad that you enjoyed yourself, and we think that you should go to more of Park's productions so you can catch the magic. Sincerely, Echowan. During the dance, Vince Fontaine, played by Tom Coleman Meals the microphone from Johnny Casino, played by Mitch Puff. ; At the reunion of the class of 1959, B. Bronstien, L. Woods, L. Pascoe, N. I McBride, J. Lovrencevic, T. Barton, K. Feltes, and M. Davidman sing the Rydell High Loyalty Song with the rest of the alumni. Fall Play 19

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3 n added attraction to the Sadie Hawkins Dante is pic tures. Wanting their pictures. After they are captured on film they will return to the I •,, preserve the memory of this evening forever, Carla Swartz and her school cafeteria to spend the 'est of the night dancing, talking and | :i ate, Eric Kraska, take time from the other Sadie activities to pose for enjoying the music. titZl r v I Stacy Rausch and Tony Roe listen intently while George Marryin' Sam Olsen tells them what to do next in the marriage ceremony. 1 )eni Longstaff and her date, Justin Forbes, spend their Saturday night slow-dancing to the WLOL Sound and Light Show. Longstaff is Rausch and Roe each have to make a rhyme with their names and promise to be good to one another before their union is official. held by the love songs, including Glory of Love and I Miss You. Forbes ponders the many different activities offered at the dance. Sadie Hawkins Dance 21