Edina West Upper Division - Windigo Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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 Mr. Beaver. Mrs. Heyer. and Mr. Garner how their spirit by participating a$ judges during the Homecoming pepfest E RESOURCES A report on the opportunity offered to Edina studei embodies a wide spread number of organizations;jehd activities. A large array of sports,' publications, and language clubs ere available to the student wh wished to become more involved with his school. These activities lbgether with the students’ social life, made for a tight schedule, andi-thore importantly, a memorable ir. Twenty-seven varsity sports were available for the male and female athletes of Edina. For those interested in having fun more than being involved in Fierce competition, several intramural sports were available. Due to the large number of athletes at Edina High School, many students participated on junior varsity and sophomore teams, which indicated the tough athletic competition at Edina. But this competition only led to benefits, such as the girls' varsity tennis team taking the state championship for the fifth straight year in a row. The publications at Edina High School were a diverse group. Students on the literary arts magazine Images on the Wind staff sifted through a multitude of student-submitted artwork, prose, and poetry. The work put into producing the magazine resulted in the attainment of an All-American rating for fourteen of the past Fifteen years. Zephyrus. Edina High School’s newspaper, was produced by an extremely dedicated staff. Numerous deadliens had to be met. and Editor in-Chief Chris Nelson had to proof all of the work before the paper went to press. ’’Sometimes I was at school working until 11:00 at night, said Chris, an example of one dedicated to her work. The Windigo staff worked diligently throughout the year in order to produce a topnotch yearbook. There were five deadlines during the year, along with horrendous copy and picture deadlines. Sometimes things went smoothly, and at other times there were problems. But whatever the cose, publications at Edina were a strong source of student output in the corporation of Edina High School. Various other activities were offered at Edina. Varsity and B-Squad cheerleading were select groups, along with Edina's precision danceline, the .Hornettes. There were Five language clubs, the newest of which was Russian Club, making an impressive debut this year. Of course. Student Council was the governing agent at Edina, and Debate was offered for those who wished to prove their point through intense research and impressive verbosity. Several dramatic productions and clubs offering special services to others were also noticed during the school year. As one could see. the Edina student could join any of a number of organizations, which led to the intensivication of Edina as a producer of unlimited output for the high school as well as the community. INTRODUCTION 9