Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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We all faced times when everything went wrong — days where we were expected to take two major tests and hand in an essay after working the night before. When pressures reached a climax, a break from school, family and friends was needed. We had to get away from it all. Sometimes we sought solitude to regain our sanity. Each of us had our own method of retreat, whether playing the guitar, jogging mile after mile, losing ourselves in a novel, or partying into the night. Fridays delivered us to freedom, but usually a weekend wasn't enough. We forged notes and escaped to Perkins, or just took off for a walk around Lake Harriet. Our minds eased, we forgot our troubles and noticed small, everyday pleasures again. We could cope with quarter exams, holidays, publication deadlines, and meets in sporting events. And when we once again got so involved in what we were doing, that we became unaware of other people. we found ourselves getting away from it all once more. 1. OHice aide Kay Comb checks out students, as they go their separate ways. 2. Don Klippenstein takes a moment to retax and reads a magazine. ESCAPING 13

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Getting Away From It All 1. Thea Snelling and Colette Magnuson take a break from the ordinary school life to share some exciting news. 2. Deeply involved In her reading, Ursula Charles is unaware of Jeff Gisslebeck as he checks out a book. 3. Marcia Howard, sitting outside the lunchroom. contemplates her day ahead. 4. Getting away from it all. Patty Dunsmore searches for a moment of peace. 12 ESCAPING

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As I sat in the pep-fest crowd, butterflies fluttered in my stomach. Everyone was waiting for the Homecoming Court to be revealed; from the first 36 chosen seniors. 18 had been elected by the senior class. When Mr. Fredrickson read my name and I came down from the stands with the others, all the excitement blocked everything else from my mind. From that moment on, the wondering began: Who would be crowned king and queen? Would it really matter? I didn't know what I was getting into! I mean me. ordinary Barb Murphy? During the coronation practices, no one really listened closely to the instructions for the new king and queen because it ... wouldn’t be them! As a result, things didn’t go quite as practiced at coronation. When Monday. September 25. finally arrived, we all were filled with anticipation. We walked down the aisle in complete darkness, except for the bright spotlights and the many flash-cubes going off. I was expecting to trip and fall or something. I kept looking at the people sitting in the aisle seats, since they made me smile. Eventually, everyone made it up on stage and it was time for the king to be known. Molly Mork certainly didn't help matters much with her pacing back and forth! The audience went wild as she hugged Kevin Griswold, but it was difficult for the female members of the court to clap since we each held a two foot mum! Next came the big moment, the unveiling’’ of the 1978 Homecoming Queen. Kevin must have taken lessons from Molly — he took forever. I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him for that! But when Kevin turned and grabbed me as the new queen, all my feelings ol anxiety let loose. I couldn’t really take in what had just happened. I had to go through it again in my mind: we were at the coronation. Kevin picked me. I was the new queen! Me? Wow! What next!? The rest of the week flew by. What a week it was — so many good times and memories. The court was busy running all over the place with dinners, parties and even a dance. The pep-fest was great, sitting back and watching everyone perform for us. The parade was another experience! At first we felt kind of dumb waving to people we didn’t even know, but it didn’t take long until we got carried away and waved to everyone in sight! We weren't able to exactly watch much of the football game. We had barely made it to our seats after the pre-game parade, when we had to start heading back down onto the field again. By the time we had driven around the field in the half-time show, we were practically frozen. That was when I discovered an added benefit of being Homecoming Queen — a warm, velvet cape to wrap around me! At half-time came my big chance to actually look a little like royalty; but when I had to read the proclamation. I came out sounding completely illiterate! When I think of Homecoming Queens. I think of girls with Farrah hair. Vogue clothing and lots of make-up; that image just doesn’t fit me. I have a feeling I’ll have a hard time convincing people in the future that I was a Homecoming Queen! 1. The Images staff include the Homecoming Court m a skit to publicize their fund-raising Rock-a-Thon. 2. Queen Barb Murphy is left in astonishment as Molly Mork fastens on the cape and King Kavin Griswold ponders the new situation 14 HOMECOMING