A page from the 1971 Bryant Junior High yearbook showing a young Prince Rogers Nelson. He is wearing a collared shirt or jacker, and is posed in front of a neutral backdrop.

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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Jun-2023 14:37:26 UTC Robert McNees

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   In the fall of 1971, Prince was an 8th grader at Bryant Junior High in Minneapolis.

   Across town, student teacher Don Rawitsch was developing a card and dice game called "Oregon Trail" in his 8th grade history classes at Jordan Junior High.

   Rawitsch showed the game to Bill Heinemann and Paul Dillenberger, who were student teachers at Bryant. They coded it up and play tested it with their school’s 8th graders.

   It is very likely that Prince was an early playtester of Oregon Trail!