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

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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

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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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Coronation Court: Coronation Host. Hostess. Ushers. Usherettes. Lords and Ladies: Front Row Keith Carpenter. Karin Lavold. Gregory Townsend, Faith McGown, Jacquelyn Dueffert. Jonathan Lewis. Jennifer Batteen. Scott Ritter Row 2 Blake Claflm, Christine Brendon, Geoffrey Rogers. Lisa Maisd. Karin Ncwhouse. John Nuyen. Amy Levy. Aaron Galmson Row 3. Jason Glashan. Lorna Goldstrand. David Hreno. Leslie Deblock. Sharatyn Demina. Daniel Israel, Patricia Boyer, Robert Sklenar Back Row Christopher Roc. Erica Babula. Daniel Gronseth, Anno Hutchinson. Steven Hanson. Kimberly Horge. Wendy Krupp, Edward Olson, Karen Ward. Scott Unze Homecoming: Best week of school for students becomes What a week! Homecoming ... the most (unfilled, competitive, suspenseful. and crazy week of the school year. So much to cram into five days. This activity-loaded week began with the volleyball tournament. Teams strove to be able to compete in the championships Friday night. This year it was harder though because of newly made rules. Boys could not spike and a girl team member had to hit the ball before it went back to the opponent. By Friday night the winners were named Seniors Michele Skaug. Scott Unze. Janelle Winters. David Hreno. and Jason Glashan worked hard for the win Instead of Orange Crush and Oreos. the victors received $5 00 gift certificates to Herman's Sports store. Ready, set. go! The tricycle races were next. There were two to a team, one on the tricycle and one to push. This was so the tricycles wouldn't break. Down the runway they went tipping and turning. Then the final heat came and the winners were announced. Seniors Ron Heath and Marnie Fest crossed the finish line first. Next on the agenda was the always infamous pie-eating contest. Teams impatiently waited to sink their teeth (and faces) into their pies Chocolate, banana. “I had to wash my hair 3 times before the pie would come out of my hair.” — Patty Boyer and whipped cream flew everywhere. Patty Boyer, senior, stated. “I had to shower 3 times before the pie would come out of my hair. Teams were timed in order to produce the winners. A record 6 seconds was recorded by the team Safety First, which consisted of seniors Blake Claflin, Bruce Dunham. Steve Hanson. Jason Lynum. and Tony Schuetz. Then people went home, showered 3 times, and waited in anticipation for the next day's events. Finally, it arrived! Coronation, the suspenseful evening when the king and queen of St Louis Park High are crowned The ceremony began with Steve Hanson and Kim Horge. host and hostess. entering first and taking their places at the podium to announce the members of the court Pairs of Lords and Ladies filed in and lined the white runway that led to the royal throne. Full of anxiety, the King and Oueen candidates walked down the aisle. Then the anticipated moment — the crowning of royalty. Last year's queen Megan Hunt did the honors. Within minutes Ernest Thomas was crowned the new King and Carla Swartz the new Oueen. Though the crowd went home, the night had barely begun for the participants in the coronation ceremony. They had dinner awaiting them at the Minneapolis Golf Club where they continued their celebration. After dinner, the royalty did their final celebrating at senior Barak Bar-Cohen's house, where a band played favorite songs and people danced Then as the night progressed many of the people went home happily fatigued from the day's events. Thursday morning would come soon and with it the next funfilled and exhausting day of Homecoming. 14 Homecoming