Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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1. Janice Baumgartner dazzles the audience while singing Hopelesiy Devoted To You. 2. Becky Volpe and Bill Leake s ng of their love in I Do. I Do. 3. Beauty school starlet, Kim Dvorak, flirts with a passerby. 4. Angela Orr, Jim Olson, and Scott Sturm cheer on “Grease Lightning 5. Grant Henry, on sax. plays one of the many solos in the The Blues Roar 6. While toying with male admirers. Chuck El-ledge explains the beauty that drives a man mad. 7 Polly Mathi8on expresses her need for Doug Rowen in Grease. 8. Joan Forsythe lures Chuck Smith to Hernando's Hideaway. POPS 23

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Concert Band members and parents teamed their efforts to produce a fantastic 1979 Pops Concert. In addition to four stunning performances, the troupe presented a benefit concert for senior citizens and the handicapped which was subsidized by local businesses. Band members disregarded everything but Pops during the weeks of preparation for the concert. Mrs. El-ledge conducted the tryouts at her home before Christmas vacation. Roles were cast on the basis of talent and personality. Students choreographed their own numbers at the rehearsals which were held four times a week for four to five hours a session. Practicing wasn’t the only hard work, as set construction, publicity, script writing, and obtaining costumes were all obstacles to be overcome. “Procession of Nobles opened the concert and was followed by such classics as “Mayflower Overture. “Radio Rag. “The Planets. IV Move-ment-Jupiter. and “Grand Serenard For an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion.” in which the horn section played their mouthpieces. “The Blues Roar” received thunderous applause as did the Stage Band conducted by Chuck Smith which featured Chuck Elledge on drums. After intermission, the audience was jetted to New York for an exciting tour of Broadway, dramatically guided by Todd Peterson. “Pajama Game” was first on the agenda followed by I Do. I Do. Sugar.” and “Grease. Several lead singers amazed their peers in the audience with their previously, hidden vocal talent. The Concert Band's enthusiasm was evident as each performer sang his or hear heart out while putting on a fantastic show. While relieved to be through with the exhaustive rehearsals and the tedious weeks of preparation, most band members felt that it ended too quickly.

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Currently Speaking . .. Again it was an event when January first rolled around. We realized another year had passed and a new one lay ahead. In the news, change was a daily event. Although the year had barely begun, headlines read of the death of Nelson Rockefeller, the troubles in Iran, the opening up of U.S.-China relations. the pardon of Patricia Hearst, and the Chinese invasion of Viet Nam. While these were the immediate highlights of 1979. 1978 would not be easily forgotten. On a world-wide scale, a major event was the peace agreement between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel's Menachem Begin. President Carter received a great deal of praise for his role of mid-east mediator, while China's Vice Premier Teng Hsiao p’ing was chosen Time magazine’s Man of the Year. The most shocking item was the Guyana mass suicide led by Rev. Jim Jones, which resulted in the deaths of 912 People's Temple members. In Rome, the sudden deaths of Pope Paul and Pope John Paul I prompted the election of a Polish pope. John Paul II. In the home state, several events had a more direct influence upon our lives. The two party system reemerged with the election of two Republican senators. Rudy Boschwitz and David Durenburger.as well asa new Republican governor. Al Quie. Also rocking the Twin Cities was a record number of bank robberies. Apprehensive news for Edina-East’s Baltimore Lot tailgating fans was the controversy over the construction of a domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Edina was in the news for their hepatitis outbreak at the Edina Country Club, the move of the Colonial Church to a new building, and the state football championship victory of Edina-West. Bui perhaps the most surprising news of the year was that Edina-East’s class of 1979 actually graduated! 1 Sandy Hoppenwrath helps demonstrate the power of electricity at a special energy assembly. 2 Lealya Hutton,-Mitch Fallon, and Bill Se-doff read about the tragedy at Jonestown 3. Supporters for the Shah of Iran speak out to passers-by in downtown Minneapolis 4. Aben Chria Crew greets Karan Jonaa in Mork'a traditional Orkan fashion. ”Nanu-nanu 5. After two years of fund raising and construction, Colonial Church members left Wooddale Ave. and moved across town to Colonial Way. 24 CURRENT EVENTS