Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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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

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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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1. Grant Henry proclaims that, as Richard Henry Lee. he can easily have a proposition for independence passed. 2. The dancers in A Chorus Line audition for a part with hope written on their faces. 3. Immediately after signing the Declaration of Independence, the cast of 1776” contemplates the possible consequences of their actions. 4. Julia Miller and Paul Gregory, arms upraised, show the audience how to do the “Varsity Drag. 5. Pam Sedgewick tells her fellow Indians to Pass the Peace Pipe and be pals again. POP CONCERT 21