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

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Dancin' on the table ... Steve Dulhler practices for the upcoming dance by doing his Pce-Wec t terman imitation during Nerd Day. Events climax Friday Something new. Something different. They're senior class awards. The senior class had voted for their friends and peers and awards were given at the pep-fast. The categories and recipients were: Cutest couple — fcrica Strohl and Craig Oppegard Best legs — Patti Lindbergand Corey Kotlarz Best Dressed — Sheri Sell and Steve Burstein Most spirited and class clowns — Laura Bestler and Matt Kraska' Most likely to succeed — Erica Strohl and Peter Berman Best smiles — Megan Hunt and John Martin Biggest flirts — Kristi Zahn and Jeff Wigren Most talented in the arts — Penny Grochow and Jim Ingersoll Most athletic — Ellen Hanson and Robert Divinski. Some students liked the idea of the awards and thought that they should be used again in the future, but many disagreed. Theresa Thell, freshman, explained the reason for her disagreement, “They were fun for some people, but they shouldn't have them next year, because not everyone was included. Friday night after the Girls' Basketball team’s eleven point victory over Minnetonka, the Sno-Daze annual dance was held in the cafeteria. The number of students that attended the dance was larger than usual, which made it a real success. At the dance there was a disc jockey who specialized in fifties music. Kim Rosenberg, freshman, commented, “I love fifties, sixties, and seventies music. It was the best dance that I've ever been to. Students rocked the night away to end Sno-Daze on the right foot. From sunglasses to taped glasses, from grubs to bobby socks, and from freshmen in white to seniors in red, it was not an ordinary week at St. Louis Park High School. Everybody got caught up in Sno-Daze. I students who were voted Most likely to succeed. Peter Berman and Erica Strohl accept the award. During the Sno-Daze pep test, Stephanie Sigelman, lisa Maisel, and Kaori Kenmotsu announce the two A A table near the heater is the best place for Sean IAustad to stay warm, study, and drink his Mountain Dew during Summer Day. 2b Sno-Daze

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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

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