Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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What’s Happening? Abscam Bo Derek Cambodia Draft debate Embargo Fuel shortage Gold Hostages Inflation Jimmy Carter Khomeini Lake Placid Muppets N uclear protests O lympic boycott Pope’s visit Quick, move on to next letter Bobbed banks Spiess, Jerry T eheran U SSR invades Afghanistan V ietnam returns through Hollywood Wayne, John X-isled Shah Y ear of the child Zimbabwe, Rhodesia CURRENT EVENTS 19

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As the seventies concluded, they foreshadowed a more volatile ensuing decade. In the fall of 1979, militants in Teheran seized our embassy and kidnapped over fifty United States citizens with the approval of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini. The hostages remained in captivity while Iran demanded that the Shah be returned to his homeland to stand trial. Refusing to submit to terrorism. President Carter chose to sit out the crisis and wait for the eventual release of the hostages. During the hostage crisis a more potentially violent confrontation with the Soviet Union developed. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan demanded some form of U.S. retaliation. Reluctant to oppose Russia with the military. Carter urged an Olympic boycott of the Moscow games and convinced the United Nations to condemn the invasion. The threat of Soviet domination in the Persian Gulf caused the price of gold to skyrocket above 800 dollars an ounce, while intensifying debate over the reinstatement of the draft. High school students. with a new female twist, realized that their future plans might not be fulfilled as designed. The year's lighter news unveiled a new hero in sailing soloist Jerry Spiesa and a new sex symbol in Bo Derek, the perfect ten. Roman Catholics were delighted with the Pope’s tour of the country, for they developed a more intimate relationship with their charming and personable religious leader. Holywood continued to assault her audiences with special effect thrillers such as Star Trek and The Black Hole, Disney's first restricted movie. The inevitable flood of movies about the Vietnam War surfaced as The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now shocked and enlightened audiences. Jim Henson’s Muppets provided more entertainment than humanly possible in The Muppet Movie. which catapulted Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy to stardom. Movies offered relief from the growing concerns in world affairs. which showed students what to expect and avoid in the future. 1. Journalistic periodicals allow concerned stu-donts to keep up on current events. 2. Olympic hopeful Gareth Conway, president of the Chess and Backgammon Club, is undaunted by a chance of a boycott of the Moscow games. 3. Super America's blatant reminder of exorbitant gasoline prices dampened the cruising spirit in many student drivers. 4 Stave Teynor, a master-mind behind Edina-East's anti-Khomeini rally, gives a spirited talk. 4UI0V VJX Ws, 18 CURRENT EVENTS

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Talkin’ ’Bout Pop Music 27th Annual Pop Concert This year the Concert Band members once again surpassed themselves by producing still another professionally performed and highly entertaining Pop Concert. Comprised largely of juniors and seniors, the band practiced four days a week, beginning at Christmas break until the concert on February 1,2, 7, 9. The constant rehearsing affected everyone's nerves and grades, but proved necessary because of the difficult selections that were played. Numbers from the Broadway shows Good News, 1776 and A Chorus Line” graced the agenda. The highlight of Good News was the superb singing performances by Joan Forsythe, Julie Miller, Brian Ensminger, and Evan Jones. It told the story of Tait College In the 1920's, relating many experiences that Edina-East students could identify with. The following musical. 1776, gave a rendition of the events leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but in a unique and humorous manner. Featuring Grant Henry, Todd Peterson, Chuck Elledge and Scott Sturm, the number was a favorite among the audiences because of its authentic costumes and the excellent acting and singing of the participants. The final show. A Chorus Line. was the most recently written and boasted beautiful choreography by Becky Horovitz, Linda Pertl, Jamie Sullivan and Angela Orr. The complicated dances enhanced this show's story of the problems of chorus line dancers. Some outstanding solos were sung by Carleen “Nubby” Dale, Paul Patzloff, Janice Baumgartner, Linda Pertl and Krissy Johnson. The final number. One, provided an outstanding finale to a show that had dominated the lives of the Concert Band members for the past two months. As senior Carolyn Towler put it, There’s just no way we could have had a good show unless we all gave a hundred percent. So we did. 20 POP CONCERT