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

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MAOTVONS -g Thursday n t'wKs l® '.his year bul ' 'or Homecoming Pow p ? ni9ht back lor its S6cond e' Pu,f football. lwist: besides havinnuT' Saw a new the juniors, the freshman Sen'°rs p,ay a9ainsl ihe sophomores ,qua,ecl 0,1 a ,l9hl Jenn, Batteen, ' aenior’ eniJeb up going to the hospital oecause she hyperventilated when she . got stepped on during the game. Karin Newhouse. senior commented. Even with what happened, we still had fun while we were playing. The game also gave the onlookers another chance to cheer on their own grade level, especially the guys who now became cheerleaders. Friday came and with it the last day of Homecoming. The first event of the day was the Varsity Show. This year's show was The New Hollywood Squares featuring many favorite bigI name celebrities such as Stevie Wonder Vanna White. Liberate. The “lues Brothers, and Tammy Faye Bak?.v fa. Chris Lyons, senior, sard. My fa v°rite was Gary Gaeft quite so lucky ' (Geoff Rogers) be- when run weaauP:°blem ca™e To mrhfUp.,he one lon9 them thpf,e d which 9ave aho=ih ,rnomen,um ,0 PuM ahead pj us and wjn he game.” — Dan Thurston cause he answered the questions with an answer, not just yes or no. Another student, Wendy Krupp, senior said. Leslie Deblock, was my favorite because she did a really good job of imitating Tammy Faye Baker and because her makeup resembled Tammy's really well. The excitement of the week came to a conclusion at the football game and the dance afterwards. But with the cold temperatures the game was put on ice in more than one way. Many students who had braved the cold gave up at half time to find a warmer environment This year’s slogan, “Devour the Spartans,’’ didn’t quite work as Richfield beat the Orioles 21 -7. Park's only score of the game came in the first half with Ron Heath, senior scoring on a 17 yard run for the first points of the game This left many Park fans hopeful for a homecoming game victory There was another outstanding player according to most of his teammates. Brad Lecombe. senior, who made 28 tackles breaking the school record. Dan Thurston, junior, summed the game up by saying. Our problem came when we gave up the one long run to Richfield which gave them the momentum to pull ahead of us and win the game. This year's dance was a masquerade affair According to Scott Unze. senior. There weren't a lot of people dressed up. but there were a lot of people at the dance. The WLOL Sound and Light Show provided the music at the dance. Many people commented that the music could have been better but the dancing was still good. And with the dance ended. Homecoming was over for another year. It was a fun filled week of activities and now it was only history. Offering a final comment. Kari Buttrey. senior said. It was an exhausting. but great week. MiKe Aaams ana Alicia nammona stow aance to the music of the WLOL Sound and Light Show at the dance. Homecoming 17

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Taking a break, Craig Skorhcim. catches a much needed rest during the game against the Richfield Spartans. Newly crowned King. Ernest Thomas and Queen. Carla Swartz led their court to dinner at the Minneapolis Golf Club to continue the festivities. Hoping for a victory cheerleaders 8!ake Claftin. Brad Armstrong. Dave Goldenberg and Traci Poter-son watch the game while trying to stay warm. V 16 Homecoming

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Effort, determination help make OKLAHOMA! a thundering Success. It's not easy to achieve. You usually encounter many hardships along the way, although hardships can make for a rewarding end. The first hardship for the fall play members was tryouts. September 14-16 were long, nerve-racking days for many. Monday was dancing tryouts. Those trying out didn't get a chance to practice and perfect their routines. They were taught a step in a short period of time and had to perform it right then. Tuesday was singing tryouts. Candidates picked their own songs, preferably from a musical. Wednesday performers read from a script and acted. Thursday was callbacks, and finally, during last hour on Friday, they found out whether they had made it or not, For those who did make it. they had a lot of hard work and dedication to put forth for the next two months. Practices began right away, for three hours a day. five days a week, not including the hours spent memorizing lines at home. Practices played with emotions a lot,” stated Jennifer Coleman, senior. Sometimes they were frusturating. You were challenged with new things, trying to make them perfect. Lots of respon- sibility was involved. Other times were “I tried to take the audience on a ride with me into a different world. The empathy was an incredible feeling.” — Sara Tobin just fun. The cast members became close and really enjoyed working together. Everyone looked forward to cast parties. For the first time in years, the director was not a teacher in the high school. Michael Lane, a recent University graduate. directed his first Park production. Also, he had the 16 piece Community Band play the music. This was the first time for a large community group to work for the high school theatre department. The musical OKLAHOMA! which takes place in the territory of Oklahoma before it became a state, is in short, a love story. Curley (Rob Kneisl) and Laurie (Sara Tobin) want to get married, but Jud (Scott Otto) is in the way. Meanwhile. Will (Dan Biros) is trying to meet Ado Annie's (Doi Eder's) father's requirements so as to wir her hand in marriage too. The feeling of performing in front of ai audience was exhilarating. according t Tobin, sophomore. I tried to take th« audience on a ride with me into a differer world. The empathy was an incredibl feeling. Joel Lovrencevic, sophomon described it as scary and exciting in tha you feel on top of the world after if done. That feeling of being on top of the work I inspired many to try to continue in th .• field of theatre. Kneisl. senior said. 'Tr» sure acting and singing is in my futun somewhere. The fusion between the community and the high school made the musical a success, stated Josh Zuckerman. junior OKLAHOMA! was a cute story. It's always fun to recognize the people in the cast. stated Alison Davis, senior. Cast member Katie Cronquist. junior said. We think the play was a success because we all did the best we could do. The future will hold many memories of the play. The long hours, the friendships and the striving for success all brought OKLAHOMA! to life. Kansas City Is up to date according to Dan Biros (Will Parker) He tells Eric GokJIust. Chad Cardiff. Tim Barton. Dave Schultz. Bob Cheney. Mitch Puff, and Joel Lorencevic that people there have gone about as far as they can go.” 18 Fall Play