Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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With the atmosphere of a fireplace and a Christmas tree, choir members sing traditional holiday songs. Accompanied by piano, eight choir members practice for their Yuletide presentation. Looking attentively toward their director, the Girls Choir practices Christmas melodies. 25

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Ring In The Cabaret The entire 1976 Edina-East Orchestra concert selections under their theme sits actively involved in playing their sign. CONCERTS Once again for 1976, the Edina-East Orchestra and the Edina-East Choirs presented to audiences two fine musical productions. One was Cabaret 76, a variety of well executed musical selections and skits performed by the orchestra. Music featured was by such composers as Gershwin, Joplin and Jim Croce. The orchestra personal ranged to over sixty in number with greatest depth in the beautiful string sections. During the intermission refreshments were served in the lobby ca'BAR'et followed by five more numbers to conclude the presentation. In the wintery month of December, the combined Edina-East Choirs presented Sleighbells and Noels, a program of great choral works and traditional songs and carols of the holiday season. The stage was set in a frosty winter scene complete with lighted Christmas trees and a homey fireplace. The five choirs performed both combined and separately to offer a fanfare of holiday music. Especially brilliant was the selection Glory to God in the Highest composed by Giovani Battista Pergo-lesi, performed by the Chorale Choir. Sleighbells and Noels was guaranteed to put the audience into the holiday spirit. 24 Jim Horovitz and Ellen Anderson play but Reth Palmer flinches at her miS' with ease their music for the concert, takes.

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Delighted with their task, Brad Burley and Cordy Nevers deliver a kiss-o-gram to blushing Julie Johnson. SNOW DAZE The 1977 Snow Daze Week was an array of Valentine festivities. Centered around a two week period, the second week encompassed the majority of the activities. The delivery of valentines was the first to touch the student body. Whether sent to friends or sweethearts they were a great way to convey the Valentines' spirit. Carnations were another expression of one's feelings. The three different colors, white- meaning friendship, blue- meaning ! want to get to know you and red-meaning love, appropriately illustrated these feelings, whether serious or not. Toward the middle of Snow Daze Week, Whigrean held the third annual Button-day. Once again, resourceful boys tried all means available to get wary girls to talk to them. A prize was awarded at the pepfest to the charmer who accumulated the most buttons. Friday topped off the Snow Daze activities with a superb pepfest and the Sweetheart Dance. The hour long pepfest was highlighted by wrist-wrastling finals, resulting in three overall champs at three weight classes. Various school organizations were pitted against each other in the Snow Daze Olympics. Such events as the egg toss, obstacle course, piggy-back race and marshmallow eating contest gave the pepfest crowd exciting entertainment. The coronation of the Snow Daze King and Queen was also included in the pepfest. Lori Olsen was crowned Queen and Tom Burke was chosen as King. The Sweetheart Dance, once again held at the Minneapolis Woman's Club, featured twc bands and was enjoyed by all who attended. Hearts throbbed and kisses flew. For two weeks students forgot about school and concentrated on that most popular of topics-love! 26 Competing in the marshmallow eating contest, Renee Reirson relunctantly ac cepts another marshmallow from Jeanne Wattson.