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

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Freshmen Chns Drovdal. Mike Brerxton, John Cushing and Ros»e Simon help each other tind lhe r lockers Summer ends fast no stops between; school starts now Advance to go and collect $200. Starting over again but with more than before That's what it seemed as though we all did this year. We started over and all tried to make this year our best We welcomed the teachers back by giving them carnations in vases on the morning of the first day of school, said Tracy Fischman, senior. This was the first year Student Council delivered the flowers in vases to the teachers' rooms and they hoped that it helped start the year on a positive note. With all the excitement of school starting and homework rollin' in it was time to have school pictures taken. On the second day of school the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and faculty took a short break to go down to the auditorium and smile big. He sure knew how to make you grin. laughed Ferda Olson, secretary. He said men' to the student ahead of me. but when I sat down he said 'paycheck.' Boy did that make me smile. Everyone wanted things to be just right all year long, and part of that meant changing schedules to fit individual needs Many students felt their classes weren't helping them expand their limits. I “When I sat down he said, ‘paycheck’. Boy did that make me smile.” — Ferda Olson dropped Informal Geometry to take Formal Geometry, because I felt I needed more of a challenge. stated Kathryn Jacobs, junior. When I decided to change my schedule, I had to wait a week before I could get an appointment to see my counselor. said Jennifer Peacock, senior. It took a lot of time but the results were good ones. Since I am looking into business as a career. I decided to drop my second gym class and take typing, said Andrew Johnson, sophomore. Along with starting over came decorating lockers again. It took me 20 minutes to put contact paper and pictures up in my locker. I like to decorate my locker because it makes it more cheerful and colorful, said Michelle Neeley, senior. After school started, studying took a large part of students' time. Whether it was in a library, the career center, the lunchroom or by their lockers, homework had to be done. Preceeding the task of studying was the task of finding lockers and classrooms for freshmen. I didn't find my locker until after third hour on the first day of school, sighed Mike Anderson, freshman. Freshmen weren’t the only ones seeking lockers and classrooms looking bewildered. New and foreign students were welcomed by teachers and students. Students came from as far away as Iran and New York There were roughly 120 new students in the district. These are students who have never attended a St Louis Park school, stated Marilyn Nelson, secretary. The beginning of school rushed in and once it all started, it took full charge. We needed patience and determination to make it through the week. When it was over, we felt exhausted but ready to go. School was on again. 12 Starling School

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Defying gravity, Heather and Amy MacWi'ian ride the Octopus at the state fair They also won stuffed animats at the Midway Just clowning around. David Boisvert hams it up while working as a peasant at the Renaissance Festival in August At the Raspberry Festival in Hopkins. Stephanie Marshall performs one of the many Parkette parade routines Summer 11

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Let me show you. New students. Kartyn Beil and Bryan Murphy get help from Park graduate. Al Wachutka. who |Oined the faculty this fall Home sweet home. Experienced locker organizer. Jason Wells can study, play basketball, or clean up at his locker Starting School 13