Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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9PUcI I00LI3S ccomplishments in numerous A activities had chiseled Edina students into models of overwhelming pride for their school and their colleagues. The most evident pride was in the area of sports. Constant devotion was a distinctive quality of both the teams and an avid group of student, faculty, and parent supporters. Even when the chips were down the team and crowd retained confidence that the athletes would play to the best of their abilities- and they did. The iiEdina Mystiquett had evolved from many years of accredited achievements. Over the year the high schoolts reputation sky-rocketed due to the merging of the communityis two schools which were both rich in academics and supplementary activities. Combined they produced more honor students, respected musicians and vocalists, superior writers and sought- after athletes. Edina students gave themselves a rank of which to be proud. They were presented with opportunities and were expected to use them with proper disgression. They were competitive and were always either victorious or satisfied with their attempts. Accomplishments were piled upon accomplishments to reach a peak that paralleled with the sudden rise in the student body population. In many ways the two high schools were MEETING AT THE TOP. INTRODUCTION 11

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1. On a teen date, Stephanie Woodhead, Bob Griswold, Ed Peter, and Michaelanne Gillies shyly sip their sodas. 2. Natalyn Grubb and Shanna Moser check the team roster to find out the name of that tall, dark, and handsome football player who just scored a touchdown. t the top of the Edina studenttsh life was his social life. Without one, the numerous weeks of school would have seemed to come to a standstill by Wednesday, or more often Tuesday. It was that fleeting moment of hope for a massive weekend that brought a student through the ttschool work slump? A different form of socializing appealed to every student. Many chose to participate in school productions such as the fall musical or the choir concert. Others were just out fora good time? ranging from going out for ice cream to attending school dances to all out wild partying. For some, gossip was the ultimate. One piece of juicy news about a latest prospect was enough to make their day. In light of the numerous and widely varied happenings, studentst social lives were truly MEETING AT THE 'TOP. Meeting At The Top In STUDENT LIFE 13