Skiing at Aspen - March 1964
L to R - Karen Hegener, Sue McCormick, Margie Tudor, Katie Sandt and Mary Flaten

L to R -  Dinah Struck, _____, Sue Mc Cormick Meyer (miss her!),_______, Karen Hegener Tangen, Mary Flaten and Katie Sandt.

 

Senior Class officers Vic Koivumaki (vice-president), Joan Seashore (secretary), Lloyd Thompson (treasurer) and Mike Bjork (president) show off some of the school's sports trophies. 

 

Senior Class advisors: (standing) Ray Bechtle and Bennett Garner; (seated) Del Fredrickson, Everett Anderson, Elisabeth Aamodt, Karl Pegors and Robert McCarthy.  

 

Our Class of '64 academic all-stars!

 

Student Council officers: Steve Mayberg, Grant Hawthorne and Don Bennett lead the way.

 

 Hi-Y officers: Chapter presidents Woody Kuehn, Mike McGahey, John Posselt, Scott Reeves and Kent Nakken and all-school president Jeff Ryan.

 

Y-Teens chapter presidents

Back: Judy Austin and Sharon Alm.

Middle: Jo Shipway, Jeanne Swenson, Kathy Beale, Jane Dornfeld, Barb Subak, Donna Halle, Katie Sandt, Nan Miller and Phyllis Hanson. 

Front: Sue Garlock, Cindy Tripp, Sue Short, Cathy Lund, Jane Lienemann and Patty Paulson.

 

Whigrean editor-in-chief Candy Carson

Some of the Whigrean section editors

 

Buzzette editor-in-chief Greg Long

Buzzette First Page editor Sue Short admires the staff's work.

 

Varsity cheerleaders, 1963-64: Kristi Nordstrom, Louy Diracles, Ginger Thiele, Holly Hatch, Joan Seashore, Sue Morrill and Cindy Anderson.

B Squad cheerleaders, 1961-62: Joan Seashore, Mary Robb, Andy Matthies, Sue Barnes, Louy Diracles and Anne Pearson.

 

Hornettes, 1963-64: Co-captain Linda Latchaw, Katie Sandt, Andrea Wersell, Ginny Erck, co-captain Barb Subak, Vicki Olsen, Carol Dickey, Mary Jo Havstad, Karen Hanson, Ethel Shidemen, Lori Hilleren, Cathy Lund, Mary Reinhart, Sue Barnes, Cindy Morris and Betsy Cook. 

 

The Edina-Morningside Marching Band played for pepfests, varsity games and sports tournaments.

Pop Concert: Concert Band members (top to bottom) Renner Anderson, Bob Hartshorn, [??], Patty Paulson, Dan McLaughlin and Mark Peterson shared the spotlight.

 

Sophomore Talent Show, 1961: Third place went to crowd favorite the Edinamites for their sweet harmony. As this newspaper clipping attests, the group performed widely.

Sophomore Talent Show, 1962: Dressed for their Asian-themed dance number are (front) Vicki Olsen, Donna Halle, Jean MacIntosh, Linda Latchaw, Pat Johnson, Mary Jo Havstad and (back) Sue Short. 

Sophomore Talent Show, 1963: Among the winners were Sylvia Honaas (top dancer), pianist Anne McKinsey (best overall talent) and pianist Jim Hockin (most talented instrumentalist).

The Yeoman, whose first album earned them a gig as professional entertainers at the 1962 talent show, featured Jack Otterness ('63), Keith Critchlow ('63), Don Bennett ('64) and Bob Finkenaur ('63).

 

Edina Players: Thespian Greg Long, in the leading role of Cyrano de Bergerac, vanquished a rival as onlookers cheered.

 

The debate:  "Resolved: That the United States should promote a common market for the Western Hemisphere." As juniors, debators Vic Koivumaki (left) and Mike Wilkinson (front) won first place in an invitationanal tournament arguing the affirmative position.

Latin Club hijinx

Front: Officers Sue Barnes, Grant Hawthorne and Bill Bridgman.

Back: Mary Nelson, Pat Sloan, Mark Nordell, Kea van der Ziel, Ann Lindgren, John Gilbert, Tex Hewlett, Betsy Reed, Renner Anderson and Greg Elftmann.

Among the many seniors awarded with year-end honors were Kea van der Ziel, Edina's 1964 Betty Crocker Homemaker, and Louy Diracles, recognized for her dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.   

 

A few of our illustrious faculty

 

Director Larry Stotts talked over the script with student director Nan Brown for their 1963 production of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians.

 

"105 pounds of inspiration." That's what our yearbook called Everett Anderson, who taught Enriched, Honors and Standard English.

 

Enriched English teacher Ray Bechtle coached students on their British accents for George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, presented by the Edina Players, a schoolwide group introduced in the fall of 1962 to replace traditional class plays.

 

Head librarian Ingrid Miller ruled her roost.

 

Marching Band director Edwin Melichar and drum major Bob Hartshorn await their cue for the band's halftime show.

 

World Affairs Club executives, including Bill Bridgman (third from left), Mike Anderson and Vic Koivumaki, worked with advisor Mardonna Bartholet to select guest speakers and discussion topics in the news.

 

Letting off steam

 

Homecoming 1962: A sellout crowd.

 

Riding the bus: Bob Abbott, Mike Anderson and Donna Halle take it all in stride.

 

A lunchroom lesson: Rick Connor and Jim Wayne learn to share.

 

Latin Club — where the girls are. Mark Nordell holds a torch for Betsy Reed ('63).

 

Journalism students Merrilee Buchanan and Donna Buckbee find the Buzzette full of surprises.

 

Ginger Janssen, Pat Pierson and Tom Merriman don their glad rags and . . . 

. . . Pat Lewis gets his groove on at the 1962 Sadie Hawkins Dance.

Dressed for the ball: Nancy Retherford and Anita Schwarz

 

Donna Buckbee strikes a playful pose as Jerry Hudak looks on.

 

The hand grenade that American history teacher Jim Wego kept in his desk to make students toe the line? An empty threat, judging from our expressions. 

 

Saving their energy: Anne Greer, Dana Price and Krissy Stephens hitch a ride to class on the backs of John Haw, Bruce Johnson and Jim Davis.

 

Carol Rydman on the prowl

 

Steve Kagol and Dick Eichorn greeted fans as they returned from Edina's first appearance in the State High School Basketball Tournament. For the full story and more pictures, click on "Those were the days>High School>Basketball Team."

 

Senior Dress-Up Day had Sue Howorth, Merrikay Nelson and Barb Hansing limping to the finsh, while Rick Ridgway, George Wilson and Grant Hawthorne kept their cool.

 

Pages from a scrapbook

Katie Sandt saved everything! Her scrapbook proved to be a goldmine of memorabilia. A selection:

 

A 1963 Farewell: Friends say good-by to Barb Baston before she moves.

Seated in front: Fran Lord, Carol Dickey, Cindy Tripp and Margie Tudor.

Standing and seated behind: Patty Paulson, Vicki Olsen, Bonnie Duoos, Mary Flaten, Barb Hansing, (??), Barb Baston, Pam Palmer, Barb Subak, Gail Hanson, Lee Ann Vizzier, Cindy Smith and Kathy Beale.

 

Dates for Homecoming 1961: Mary Ann Nord and Tom Adams

 

Mary Robb accepts her 1962 Homecoming chrysanthemum corsage with a smile.

 

Dressed to the nines: Doug Fisher, Mary Jo Havstad, Sue Palen and Joe Fiedler.

 

 

Anita Schwarz and Maury Knutson posed for their portrait at the 1963 Prom, "A Knight to Remember." 

Double date: Bob Abbott and Cindy Tripp, Gail Hanson and Bill Thomas.

 

Off to the dance: Doug King and his date, Joe Fiedler and Sue Palen, Pat Lewis and Julie Hilleren.

 

The 1964 Prom at the Leamington Hotel, themed "Island in the Sea," provided a backdrop for Carol Rydman and Bill Lord.

 

After the Senior Prom: Ready to party! That's Rick Connor on the car. In front are Joe Fiedler and Sue Palen, ??, Doug King, ??, Mary Jo Havstad and Doug Fisher, Sue Morrill and Jim Wayne, Bill Lord and Carol Rydman, Julie Hilleren, Merrikay Nelson, John Bailey and Pat Lewis.  

 

Sports teams

Apologies to all the players — too many to name!

Before Title IX, high school sports weren't open to girls. The Aqua Nymphs synchronized swimming team, which competed in the state AAU meet, was classified as an "activity."

 

Hanging Out

 

Cancan line: Julie Jones, Ann Rose, Kathy Donohoe, Cathy Lund, Mary Ann Nord, Anne McKinsey and Sue Palen.

 

 

Mary Jo Havstad roughs it -- in the backyard. 

 

Anna Steiner, Betsy Cook and Elaine Engel

 

Roasting their feet at Lund's cabin in 1961 after their annual train trip to Sandstone: Kathy Donohoe, Mary Ann Nord, Nan Miller, Cathy Lund and Sue Palen. 

 

Moving the fun indoors: Julie Jones (in front), Mary Ann Nord, Sue Palen, Nan Miller, Ann Rose and Cathy Lund.

 

Anita Schwarz throws a sunrise, come-as-you party. The pyramid's ground floor: Anita, Mary Ann Nord, Mary Flaten and Kathy Beale. The building blocks: Sue Palen, Cathy Lund and ?? Top of the heap: Julie Jones and Julie Hilleren. 

 

Anita Schwarz greets another day.

 

Sue Palen (top) and Cathy Lund NOT slumbering.

 

Kathy Allum whips up a new outfit.

 

All dolled up: Sue Palen and Julie Jones.

 

Mary Jo Havstad captured artfully by photographer Anita Schwarz

 

Ah, this is the life! Nan Miller enjoys a carefree summer. 

 

Graduation

Rickshaw rides: Sue Morrill, John Anderson, Cindy Smith and Mike Bjork take a break at the all-night senior party, which transformed the second floor of the high school into an Asian-themed wonderland.

Nan Miller

Betty Garrison

Jeff Cloutier and Randy Gardner

Sue Palen and Joe Fiedler

Mary Ann Nord and Cathy Lund

Louy Diracles and Renee Manning

 

The last hurrah: Heading off to college

Sporting banners for the school of their choice