Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Pops Thrills Broadway Chuck Elledge and Lynda Prickman sit nonchalantly mind- Lisa Bankey, Betsy Ellingson and Paul Curry sing in the finale of Twice ing their own business. Upon A Time. 29 When the Wiz appears, dominating all with his mysterious then begins to ease on down the road, swinging his cape and presence, Dorothy and her friends gaze in amazement. He captivating the audience.

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 Telephone Hour displays the enjoyment these Concert Band girls get out of gossipping about their friends. POPS CONCERT The 24th Annual Pops Concert lived up to its reputation of entertaining excellence. Combining music of classical and contemporary composers, the Edina-East Concert Band began their show with a traditional format. Their music ranged from 19th century music, William Tell Overture, to songs by a barber shop quartet The Green Monotones. The first half concluded with selections from The Dance Band, in which Gary Peterson soloed on his trumpet and Chris Volpe soloed on a piccolo trumpet. On a comical note, individual members amused the audience with short skits such as Lawn Grow and the allegory Haste makes Paste. The second half of the concert included an assortment of selections from Broadway musicals. Leading off was Bye Bye Birdie, the story of a rock star and his groupies who are afraid that their idol would have to go to war. Also, dealing with the fears of a war were the ladies and men involved in Twice Upon A Time. Once Upon a Mattress was exceptionally well done. In it the Princess showed her sensitivity with vibrant enthusiasm, in spite of the efforts of the Queen Mother. In the fourth production, See Saw, a dashing playboy jilted a beautiful, young dancer. Especially enticing were the four, sexy Holiday Inn receptionists. Topping off a stupendous sampling of Broadway productions was The Wiz, a new rendition of The Wizard of Oz. Edina-East's version was complete with Dorothy and a mystical Wiz. Band members engineered the choreography and costuming for the entire concert, displaying their theatrical as well as musical talents. Most of all, Pops was a chance for students to let loose. Pencils and paper were replaced by tap shoes and canes. It was a time when the stars of Edina-East got together and put on one heck of a show. 28 Princess Cindy Hodges searches through interested male court members for the eligible prince that is destined to be hers.

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The Organization Generation Senior Womens' Varsity members sit in- a pepfest and almost unaware of their termingled with Junior Girls', watching furry visitor. YOUTH GROUPS Much of the Edina students' time was spent contributing to different youth groups. They have flourished due to a definite increase in interest during the 1976-1977 school year. Various church organizations gained the most involvement. P.F. (Pilgrim Fellowship), Young Life and Hi-League were the groups that had attracted the most people. Al's Pals was also very active in Bible study, despite the fact that all of Al's pals were males. Although Hi-League and P.F. meetings competed for Sunday nights, Young Life captured Wednesday evenings. Activities at these get-togethers varied from singing and skits to the sharing of spiritual experiences. The average P.F. meeting included singing and a talk that inspired all who attended. They also had various activities which included selling Christmas trees at the church and a skiing trip to Colorado. Young Life entertained the same activities as P.F., plus numerous initiations to welcome new members. To add variety, Hi-League offered sports activities at the Mount Olivet gym, a Bible study group and life styles (which discussed problems confronting today's teenagers.) A skiing trip to Indianhead and mountain climbing in Wyoming kept Hi-Leaguers busy all year round. Not all youth groups were religiously oriented. Senior Womens' Varsity and Junior Girls' Varsity organized themselves and kept many Edina-East females busy playing powder-puff football, designing t-shirts and numerous attempts to organize events. Thanks to students' involvement in youth groups many teenagers were constructively involved in worthwhile ac-tivites. 30 A jovial Bob Stewart along with a sly, suspicious John Anderson sit with Al Wehr the calm, collective Al in Al's Pals.