Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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st not just another tstuffed shirtt concert? -Cbris Nelson l. The sign at the entry welcomes the audience to ttCome to the Cabaret? 2. Wendy Van Hulzen gives a striking performance as her fellow perform- ers chime in. 3. Carol Burnett and cohort make an appearance in the show. 4. With the sound of Mr. Melichar's gun, the second half of the concert be. gins. 5. Will the real Dan Rins please take a courtesy? 6. Being a busy student director, Katy Cheolis, is beside herself. 7. Following their musical brothers, Elwood and Jake, the mysterious Blues Brothers sing the blues behind bars. ff. 3x ; CABARET 27

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At the Top of the News l. Wreckage clogs the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas after the collapse of the second and fourth walkways killed many. 2. The space shuttle Co- lumbia lifts off at Kennedy Space Center. 3. President Reagan is shoved into a limousine by Secret Service agents after being shot. 4. Striking air traffic controllers are found picketing at LaGuardia Airport. 5. A Swedish security vessel is tied onto a Soviet submarine after the sub was grounded off the Baltic Coast. 6. Englandls Prince Charles and Lady Diana share a few words shortly after their wedding. As the 1981- 82 school year came and went, it brought with it many changes. Per- haps the most evident to Edina students was the merging of the two high schools into one. Upon resuming school, Edina watched with anxiety while teachers of local school districts went out on strike, wondering if Edina High School would continue the trend. Adding to the list of strikes that seemed to be prevelant in both 1981 and 1982 was the air controllersl strike, as well as the major league baseball players strike. The Metropolitan area took on a major project in 1981. It was the building of the Hubert Humphrey Metrodome which was to be finished in 1982. Though residents were gaining a new domed stadium, they were losing a soccer team. The Minnesota Kicks sought to be sold and, unable to find an owner, later folded. Two new women entered the spotlight in 1981. The first was Sandra Day O'Connor who became the first woman Justice of the US. Supreme Court. The other was Lady Diana Spencer who became Princess of Wales after her marriage to Prince Charles on July 29. The wedding seemed like some- thing out of a fairy tale. There were royalty clad in elaborate garments and joyous fes- tivities throughout England. The United States had their own reasons to celebrate in 1981. The Columbia space shuttle completed its second flight making it the first successful mission by a reusable space vehicle. Minnesotafs own Jerry Spiess was also successful in his voyage across the Pacific Ocean with his Yankee Girl, a ten foot boat he had built himself. However, there were more troubled wa- ters in other parts of the world. The Soviets were found intruding upon Swedish shores only a short distance from the high security Karlskrona naval base. Meanwhile, in P0- land, hopes of freedom were crushed by the harsh hands of martial law. In the past year there were an alarming number of assassination attempts. There was one on the life of President Reagan last March followed soon afterwards by a similar attempt on Pope John Paul H. Un- fortunately, Egyptian President Anwar Sa- dat was not as luckly as the others as he fell victim to an assassination attempt that proved fatal. Recession and budget cuts added to the grimness of the news throughout 1981 and 1982, but Americans continued to meet those problems with optimism and hope for a better tomorrow. CURRENT EVENTS 29