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

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PAGE 24: LEFT: Complimented by the stage bend. Michelle Melichar (II) sings Feelings with emotion. RIGHT: Displaying the costume of the time Karin Baken (10) strikes a pose and concentrates on keeping still. PAGE 25: UPPER: Entortaining the audience with a uniquo form of music the KSRJMB s blend the melodic tone of flutes with the deep, rich sound of pop bottles. MIDDLE LEFT: D iscussing the merits of having a wifo. Horace Vandergelder portrayed by Lindy Moquist (12). has little idea of the trap that has been set for him. LOWER LEFT: The musical Hello Dolly was an extravaganza filled with color, costume, and song. LOWER RIGHT: In a humorous skit Paul Vaaler (10) and Doug Burckhardt (12) imifato the typical CB er. POPS WEST 25

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C.B. Pops: a plucky polyphony From the beginning of January until the last performance, homework became a foreign word to students involved in the fifth annual Pops West. Practices usually lasted three hours each day while Saturdays were totally taken up with rehearsals. Energy prevailed however, while tickets were unceasingly urged on to the buying public, with special student prices on opening night. Performing such difficult classics as Franz Liszt's Les Preludes.' and Saint-Saens Baccha-nale. the band also played the rhythmically demanding West Side Story' by Leonard Bernstein. Before moving into the musical, the stage band performed to change and relax the mood. During this time frantic costume changes were made, and everyone emerged in authentic appearing turn-of-the-century attire which colorfully decorated the stage. A new atmosphere was presented during the production of Hello Dolly.’ It was one of excitement and concentration, but of a different sort than during the band part. Hours were spent on learning to make the actions on stage appear casual and yet sophisticated.' Uncontrollable laughter sometimes broke the background freezes of the musical during these long hours, and at times it would seem as though nothing was going to turn out right. But with the talent and knowledge of band director Ed Melichar (fac.) and musical director Marian Hansen, things fell into place. Although tired from the work, all were pleased to have participated. Sara Stickle (12) commented I've gotten so close to the people through the.past three years, that is what is special. When you realize this is your last year, you want to give it all you've got.' For many of the seniors, band had played a highly significant part of their lives, and Pops was an important facet of that band participation. As senior Mark Freiberg added. Band has been one of the best experiences I've had in a high school. Besides having fun. you learn to work hard and put your mind to something. The concert was truly a polyphony, a combination of individual but harmonizing melodies, presented with the spirit of the members of concert band. 2 POPS WEST

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Snodaze week flumes with activities The mid-winter monotony was broken this year by Snodaze. a week full of activities for the whole school. Sponsored by the student council, the purpose of Snodaze was to generate school spirit. Ann Possis (12). student council secretary, explained. We wanted to get every type of student involved in the activities to unite the student body. The flakes began to fall with a pepfest Tuesday morning. This event started with emcees Neal Schroeder (12) and John Young- blood (12) entering on bicycles from opposite sides of the gym and crashing into each other. It was a strange event to witness, but was successful in catching the crowd s attention. During the pepfest the week's activities were listed, and the celebrities were announced. These students were selected by the senior class in the following areas: sexiest smile, most musically minded, most school spirit, most athletic, most creative, most likely to succeed, and class clown. It was neat the way the rest of the school recognized me. said Betty Nagengast (12). who was chosen for most athletic. On Wednesday girls had the opportunity to buy heart buttons, which boys, with charming effort, tried to win on Thursday by either persuading or tricking the girls into talking to them. French club got into the spirit, too. by having a banana eating contest. Mark Flumerfelt (10). who finished with three eaten bananas, remarked afterward. The bananas got kind of untasty and unappetizing after a while. The winner. Dave Jas-tram (12) downed seven bananas in the minute time limit. Another contest, sponsored by the cooking club, challenged the students creativity by offering a prize for the most original snowflake design. Mary Overby's (12) snowflake won this contest. Carnations were delivered on Friday. The students, had an opportunity to send one of three messages. Red symbolized love, blue symbolized friendship, and white symbolized I'd like to get to know you better. The week closed Friday night with the Sweetheart Dance, which had a small turnout, but all had a good time. The entire week lifted the spirit of the student body, and was a warm spot in the heart of a cold winter. 26 SNODAZE