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

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Following Coronation. King John RI on ana Quoon Ann Johnson deck out m shades and reign over the Sno-Daze festivities. Pig Pen members John Hoaly (12), Kovln Klmber (12), Steve Ready (12) and Jim Caron (11) win the snow sculpture competition with the« mock-Porsche on their way to an over a! victory LOOK OF LOVE Sno-Daze week is all heart m ebruary's Sno-Daze were full of pleasant surprises for those looking r a break in the long winter's mono- ny. Student Council heated up the :ene by selling Heart to Heart lists of ne's 10 most compatable classmates • one's grade or the whole school. The •ts excited the fantasies of students oking for a Sweetheart date of reaming of their most compatable erson. Elizabeth Wilder (11) said of er Heart to Heart list. It was fun and a it expensive, but it worked! Elizabeth as asked out by her number 6 guy. If a list of perspective dates did not Tighten the week, Kiss-O-Grams em-loyed many smiling seniors who spent ebruary 13th delivering numerous messages and juicy kisses to delighted scipients. Kisses did not reach the for-ign language area, however, where sachers were concerned about the irge incidence of the flu and the pos-bility of transmitting it to their stu-lents. Brave and courageous teams such is Serf Punks. Radactives, Rink Rats, Bruisers. SPAM-hitters. Mogambo. and Schmings competed in the Sno-Daze Olympics. Creativity and endurance were necessary for events such as snow sculptures, a scavenger hunt, sled races, and the final mystery event, an innovative head spinning relay with baseball bats. The team Pig Pens with Captain Mike Schneider (12) celebrated their overall victory with the mystery event winner. Heebs. at Olympic Chairperson Anne Mo-berg’s (11) house with free Domino's pizza. Sweetheart pink dresses, ties, and cumberbunds were proper attire for Sno Court at the 1986 Coronation Pep-fest. This followed a week during which the sixteen seniors laughed the whole time. commented Terry McLellan. What Brenda Hess described as the best week of high school started with a visit to Lake Phalen's Ice Palace and included endless potlucks. sleepovers, taking on Homecoming Court in boot hockey, a sound scavenger hunt and “just generally getting a little weird, said Mark Feese, who also celebrated his 18th birthday the day of coronation. Queen Ann Johnson and King John Rison reigned over the ceremonies as the Hornettes danced to The Look of Love. the cheerleaders formed a pyramid, and the Hunkettes rocked the scene with antics which offended some and entertained others. In the heart of Minneapolis at the Holiday Inn Central, the annual Sweetheart Dance crowned the week of festivities. Preparations of corsages, boutonierres, fine dining, and coordinated outfits filled Valentine's Day leaving the brisk evening for eating, dancing, and a night of fun. A full day of sports turned some athletes in early while others stayed out until the wee hours of the morning watching movies, visiting Perkins, renting rooms, exploring new dimentions of bowling, and enjoying the opportunity to be with friends ... and loved ones. SWEETHEART SNO OLYMPICS 29

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1986 SnO'Courl. Row 1: D. Gordon. Queen A. Johnson. King J Rison. J. Munson. B Foster. B. Hess Row2: W. Senior. D. A M. 7. McLeOan. J. Forley. 8 Sport z. M Feese Row 3: K. Kimber. G. Lovme. D. Legus. J. Green Brennan Maley (12) and Martha Maney (12) break from the dancefloor at the Sweetheart Dance to sit back and watch the coupes enjoy the night Decked out in heart-kissed boxers, the varsity cheerleaders form a pyramid in honor of the 1986 Sno-Court. In a special appearance by the Hunkettes. barefooted Steve Glle (12) runs through the human tunnel of slightly wacky senior guys. 28 SWEETHEART SNO OLYMPICS

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HEADLINE NEWS Read between rhe lines for the inside srory. Natural disasters and terrorist attacks caused the deaths of thousands of people in 1985. Plane crashes, hijackings and terrorist bombings, earthquakes, and volcanoes plagued the headlines with news of the tragedy of innocent deaths. Shiite hijackers of a Trans World Airline flight in Athens, Greece caught politicians unprepared to deal with an American death. 39 hostages, and flagrant media coverage. A group of Palestinian terrorists hijacked an Italian cruise liner, the Achille Lauro, and killed a retired disabled American man. A terrorists' bomb blew up an unsuspecting Indian Air flight crossing the Atlantic Ocean, killing all the passengers and crew. Another bomb, intended for a plane, destroyed a portion of a Japanese airport terminal and killed the personnel handling the explosive baggage. Terrorism claimed lives and continued to create a sense of fear and tension in the world. Aside from terrorism, plane crashes due to weather and equipment malfunctions resulted in a year of jetliner tragedies. On August 12. 1985, a Ja-penese Airline flight crashed into a mountainside, killing 520 people. During a storm in Dallas, a Delta flight plunged into the ground, killing another 137 people. In England. A British flight caught fire on the runway at the Manchester Airport leaving 54 dead. Such disasters prompted more thorough examinations of safety and mechanical functions of aircraft. Though natural disasters did not create political tensions like terrorist attacks did, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes left thousands homeless and helpless. Unpredictable weather patterns produced hurricanes and tropical storms which continually battered the Eastern United States. On September 19,1985. a series of earthquakes in Mexico measuring 8.1 and 7.5 on the Richter scale collapsed over 2.500 buildir and crippled communication in Me co City. The death toll surpass 15,000 people and left tens of the sands injured and over 150,000 peo£ homeless. Help came from many col tries, rescues of new born babies ai trapped individuals were miraculou; South America suffered another • saster when the Nevado del Ruiz rupted. melting the snow cap ai causing massive hot mud slides whi killed over 25.000 people living in t! small surrounding villages. No warnii of the explosion was given to the pe pie, many of whom were buried aliv Rescue aid was rushed to Columbia aid the unfortunate victims. Terrorist attacks and natural disc ters without warning took a tragic t of innocent lives. Governments of tl world joined together to assist victir and confront the problem of terrorist Only twenty-nine people survived the crash of a Delta fight which encountered severe wmd$ before landing at an intermediate stop in Donas Earthquakes destroyed over 2.500 buttings in Mexico City and killed 12.000 people The September quake left 150.000 homeless 30 NEWS ISSUES