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

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► Back m time that's just what Laurie Bannick attempts to do on Fifties Day. But in the present, she shows her school spirit by dressing ( Juniors say we're going to win — win team, win! The cheerleaders liven up the crowd Friday afternoon, It is a school tradition for the up on Friday and dreaming of the dance later that night. Poodleskirts and bobby sox were everywhere on that day. cheerleaders to lead the class yell and the upperclassmen to boo the freshmen and sophomores, who are just learning the cheer. Enthusiasm is apparent as the senior section cheers on Mai Bryant, the I first place winner of the SADD logo contest. The winners of the contest were announced during the pepfest on Friday. The second place winner is Laura Bestler, and Jessica Stevens wins third place. Bryant's logo will be used on the new SADD buttons and newsletter. Bostler's logo will be on SADD sweatshirts. 24 Sno-Da e

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▼ SENIOR BOARD: Front Row: K. Sch.uk. G.ilc. M J. Larson, P Grochow, N. ID. Schoen, L. Woods. B. Bronstien, S. Trump, A. Gustafson. Row 3: H. Stonhousc. L. Bestler. J. ludke, Row 2: Thomas, R. Tillotson. S. Oberts, A. M. L. Hedlund, S. Christensen, D. Shaw, M. Larson, I. Gustafson, D. Linne, adv. Year of many decisions 2 Senior Board advisor, David linnt tries on one of I the senior sweatshirts. The sweatshirts sold for | twelve dollars a piece. k Sfnior Board members, lay Ludke, Anne Gustafson, I Kathy Schack, Dot Schoen and Lisa Hedlund laugh while discussing plans tor graduation. Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! A group of seniors met a few times a month to make many decisions affecting their class. Many, but not all of these decisions had to do with one particular night — graduation! Called the Senior Board, the senior students volunteered their time to help make decisions and plans for the graduation ceremony. They also had some other ideas to make their senior year go out with a bang. The Senior Board faced many decisions about commencement. One problem that surfaced early was a Jewish holiday called Shavuot that was on the same day graduation was planned for. I don't feel it would be fair that a student might not be able to graduate with the class because of a religious conflict,” said Lisa Hedlund. The Senior Board, with the help of the school board, decided to delay the ceremony until after sundown, in order to have everyone graduate together. The Board also had to organize everything from the invitations to the speakers. Dot Schoen stated, The Senior Board was a lot more difficult than I had expected. Along with the planning of graduation, the Senior Board also had some ideas for the course of their senior year. They decided to sell senior sweatshirts. We thought it would be fun for our class to all have the same sweatshirts. We also thought it would help unify the class, said Lisa Olson. No other Senior Board had ever sold sweatshirts before but the risk paid off. The money went for senior class related activities, including memorials, sympathy cards or flowers for special occasions. In a change from past years, the Senior Board also decided to have the class valedictorian and salutatorian, Peter Berman and Nikki Trump, speak at graduation. We really wanted someone from our class to speak. We felt the students would enjoy listening to their peers, said Debbie Shaw. The Senior Board made many changes that helped make the senior year memorable. From graduation to sweatshirts, the seniors will look back and have many good memories thanks to the Senior Board. Senior Board 23

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I Will the real Jim Larson please stand up? Besides dressing up as a nerd on Nerd Day, Larson de ides to act as one lor the whole day. Even with no sun, Jason Bebler stays cool drinking IMello Yello. He also beats the heat on Summer Day by wearing sunglasses and a fishing hat. Dressing up Winter blahs and second semester depression had hit the school. To take students out of this depression, the week of January 26-30 was declared Sno-Daze. The Student Council assigned each day of the week of Sno-Daze a different theme and dress code. Hit the beaches! It was ninety-two degrees and sunny on Monday of Sno-Daze, or so it looked as one walked down the halls of the high school. Shorts, t-shirts, and sunglasses were scattered throughout the school on Summer Day making students forget about the snow outside. Amy Perwien, junior, said, “Even though it was cold outside, it was fun to dress up. Not only to show school spirit, but also to take a break from winter, and look forward to summer. Tuesday was something new and different. Color Day. Members of each grade were to wear the color assigned to them. “Freshmen wore white to symbolize purity. There were no specific reasons that sophomores wore blue and juniors wore black. Seniors wore red to symbolize love because we were a close class, explained John Martin, senior. Student Council member. I think it was a unique idea and should be used again because it not only showed school spirit, but also class spirit and unity, said Kari Buttrey, junior. Slob Day was the theme for Wednesday. lifts spirits Students got comfortable in sweatpants and sweatshirts, as well as old and well-worn clothes. “I liked Slob Day because I got to wear completely ripped-up clothing and act like a rebel, commented Lee Lazarus, junior. Whatever the reasons were, students enjoyed a day where they did not have to worry about how they looked. On Thursday, the hallways resembled a scene out of the movie, Revenge of the Nerds. Students were dressed in bell-bottom plaid pants, mis-matched clothing and taped glasses; some ever carried briefcases. Lynn Keillor, sophomore, said, My favorite day of the week was Nerd Day. It was hilarious to see the way that some people dressed, even if I didn't dress up for it myself. Friday of Sno-Daze was an activity-tilled day. Poodle skirts, bobby socks, saddle shoes, and letter sweaters transformed the high school into a school from the fifties. Ari Cook, junior, said It is always fun to go back in time and dress and dance the way our parents did. Seventh hour on Friday, the entire student body rocked 'n' rolled into the pepfest held in the gymnasium. Inside the cheerleaders livened up the crowd, the pom-pom girls danced, and the band played. Everyone joined together in learning the new lyrics for the school song. :J The Parkettes, Tricia Sedlacek, Jodi jDavis. Robyn Tiflotson, Kristin Pearson, and Lynall Hawkinvon perform a new dance for the school pepfest. The dance routine astonishes the crowd and especially the freshman section. Sno-Daze 25