A long and storied history…
The first party was held in the same room as graduation. After the graduation ceremony, the 112 seniors of the Class of 1951 went to a reception hosted by the sophomore class while their parents decorated the room for the party.
Breakfast was a regular feature of the earlier parties. Graduates had no idea of the breakfast location until they boarded the buses to go eat.
The party themes have always been kept a secret until the night of the event.
From 1953 to 1962 the party was held offsite as various school construction projects were completed.
In 1955, The New York Times Magazine featured Edina in an article about graduation parties. Edina is credited with creating the idea to "bring the graduates together one last time for some good clean fun."
In recent years, the party site has been open to the community for viewing the afternoon of the party.
Junior parents begin to prepare for the next year's party by providing security for the party location during the community viewing and while the senior parents are at the graduation ceremony.
The party is the parent's gift to their children; a gift of their time. Parents strive to create a memory of Edina High School that will be carried forward into another generation.
Past Party Themes
1951 Club 51 – Colorful Rivera Theme
1952 Southern Garden Party (1st time baby photos are used)
**All parties from 1953-1961 were held at Concord
1953 Coronation Ball Held at Concord due to Construction. Breakfast at Edina Country Club
1954 French Quarter bused to Interlachen Country Club for breakfast at 3:00am
1955 Tropical Paradise of Hawaii Write up in the New York Times Magazine. Edina was credited as being the 1st school in the country for having an all-night party. Breakfast at Interlachen.
1956
1957 Passport to the Future – Cruise on the S.S. Hornet
1958
1959
1960 Decorations from the Symphony Ball
1961
1962 Plantation Daze (first party back at High School)
1963 Arabian Nights (Conway Twitty performed)
1964 Orient at EHS
1965
1966
1967 Alice in Wonderland
1968 Edina Today, The World Manyana (Old Mexican, Latin, fiesta atmosphere. Breakfast at the Radisson) Hotel
1969
1970 Circus
1971
1972 Disney Edina?
1973 East Side, West Side All Around Town (Cafeteria was decorated as Southdale. Egg McMuffin introduce at the breakfast???)
1974 American Graffiti???
1975 Hello World (Breakfast at Medina Ballroom)
1976 Good Times and Happy Days (TV Shows)
1977 The Last Roundup (Old West theme. Breakfast at Medina Ballroom. Daisy Dillman Band performed)
1978 Showboat – Mardi Gras Days in New Orleans - The Delta Queen (Breakfast at Calhoun Club)
1979 Disney – Night at the Magic Kingdom
1980 Our Gang (Peanuts)
1981 Destination Celebration (Train ride through the United States. Daisy Dillman Band performed)
1982 Flashbacks of the Graduates ’82 (Scenes from 50th & France, check in received hospital bracelets)
1983 All Aboard the Ediner Liner (Stopping at many ports of Call- starting in San Francisco, Mexico, Greece, England & Scotland)
1984 New York, New York
1985
1986 Back to the Future
1987 Rockin Sahari
1988 Opening Night (Hollywood)
1989 Under the Big Top
1990 EHS World Tour (Plane ride)
1991
1992 Orient Express
1993 Saturday Night Live
1994
1995
1996 ETV
1997 Rock Around the Clock
1998 A Knight Maiden Heaven
1999 20th Century Rocks
2000 Cruisin’ the Night Away
2001 Survivor
2002 Road Trip
2003 Pardi Gras (held at Medina Ballroom due to construction)
2004 Welcome to the Real World
2005 Salsa Edina, Hot, Hot, Hot
2006 Hornets of the Carribean
2007 A BONDing Experience
2008 School of Rock
2009 ESPN – Edina Senior Party Night
2010 Be the Change
2011 Monopoly - The Edina Edition
2012 Harry Potter
2013 The Great Edina Get Together (state fair)
2014 The Amazing Race EHS – Just a Pit Stop
2015 Hornets Go Hollywood
2016 Wild WEST (We’re Edina Seniors Together)
2017 Buzzing Through Time
2018 #Explore the USA
2019 There’s an app for that
2020 The Senior Class Party was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2021 - Universal Edina
2022 - Minnepalooza
2023 - Top Gun