Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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 Always For The Better? The fear of choosing a “wrong” direction, or one we might have regretted later, accounted for our resistance to change. Quite often we were satisfied to “not rock the boat.” Instead, we went along with the crowd, and that stifled our individuality. Sometimes it seemed as if we had no sense of our own values; we followed the standards set by everyone else. Times when we realized this were hard — they confused us. Overcoming this fear of failure was not in the least bit easy. Sometimes all it took, however, was one successful change before we began to gain confidence. After this confidence fortified us, we had the courage to attempt more. In turn, attempting more brought us more confidence and completed the circle. We found that each time we experimented with these changes, Whether or not they turned out i The Hornettes epitomize the saying Practice the way we’d hoped, we got a makes perfect -valuable chance to develop our 2 9 individuality. 3 Julie Schultz looks holpless as she struggles through Whan that Aprilte ... 4. Mrs. Heyer and three ol her friends exemplify the proverb written on the board.

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Changes — Are They Sometimes when we decided to choose some new personal directions — picking a college, breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, trying to take the Whigrean senior picture on the gym steps instead of in the courtyard as usual — they didn’t work out, or at least proved disappointing. A student may have tried a new, “fool-proof” method of studying for Econ (does one really exist?), but still failed with flying colors. A guy may have put on some extra-fine clothes and even had his hair cut to catch that gorgeous brunette in third hour, only to discover that jerk in her study hall was escorting her to prom. Students weren’t the only people who failed in their attempts to change. A coach may have altered the line-up in order to get some fresh faces in the game. But instead of magic being per- 1. Heather Godfrey takes advantage of the formed and the team making a new girts- soccer program to improve her spectacu|ar comeback, the 2. Jana Mazia, Mary Bath Anderson and subs may have performed no Melinda Ziegeweid jump to he.ghten the better than the starters, crowd S spirit. 3. Karen Jones hopes that facial expressions will help her return a volley. 4 Jonathan Vlaming and Carolyn Towler -r-. .r-t if

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Heading For ... ? In what direction will the 1980's take us? Can we expect continued inflation, increases in crime, and war? Or will we continue the search for capable leaders, a stable economy, and peace? On an individual level, we may find ourselves in new careers and lifestyles. In college, we will make new friends and aquire new interests. Does that mean, however, that we will completely lose touch with our friends and what our high school years meant to us? The changes we experienced in high school will prepare us for major decisions in later life. Will we get married? How soon? To whom? Will we decide to raise a family? Where will we live? Have we learned from our own and our friends' parents the pain of divorce, and will we attempt to prevent it in our own lives? Society's attitudes are changing. Will we have the strength to decide for ourselves what our values and morals will be? As we choose our own directions, we will remember how Edina-East and the '70's influenced us. and we will also remember how they enabled us to choose our own new directions. 1 Mr. Griffin explains ihe Periodic Table of the Elements to Greg OlMon. 2 Ann Davis, Doug Meeker and Mary Williams take advantage of a cusp autumn day before the icy fingers of winter set in. 3 Kirt Mostrom tries his hand at lecturing. 4. Senior women slide back into their childhood at Concord playground. 5. The lunch ladies are proud to present a meal to Mary Shelton and Celeste Naae, who look appropriately enthralled. 6 THEME