Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Fine Arts ond Artists ustin was becoming a cultural and fine arts center in Texas. The Austin schools were no exception. The quarter system offered courses in painting, drama, dance, and photography. Senior Cheryl Vranich took painting from Mrs. Horne. In her own spare time, she painted oils and sold many of her artworks. Most of them she gave to friends as gifts. Andrea Dillon made her hobby into a productive career of commercial art. She was in the three hour commercial art course at old Austin High School. She also did the division pages and the cover ot the '76 Viking Yearbook. Karen Minto's artwork showed up in every publication. She took her natural talent and applied it to the Ftuneskritt as co- art editor. She was the art editor on Skalds and did the cover of the '75 Viking Yearbook. Photography proved worthwhile tor Rocky Hardie. The Round Rock Leader and Georgetown's school newspaper printed his sports action shots, school Y activities, and personalities shots. Flocky said, lt's just a way of expressing yourself. lt's just an art. Fiisa Martin, who photographed students' hobbies and activities tor the Yearbook said, t'l feel like it's a very expressive art form and allows me to capture peoples' personalities. Mary Wilkinson, who took dance lessons at the River City Twirl and Dance Studio, taught tap, ballet, and acrobats, while taking classes herself. Mary hoped for a degree in dance and wanted to open her own dance studio. Laura Sargologos, having taken classes at Austin Ballet Academy, used her ballet with gymnastics because it gave her better coordination. A two year drama student, Heather Hielscher hoped to make a career out of drama. Heather feels, the ambition to go on is greater than the desire to quit. You can always expect something good around the bend. Upper left: Karen Minto experiments with temp- era paints on a new project in art class. Karen did much ofthe artwork tor the Runeskritt, Skalds and the Yearbook. Cheryl Vranich displays her art talents through oil painting, works on a seascape. Although she did sell some of her paintings, she preferred to give them away as gifts. Lower left: Robin Goss gives her tap dancing that professional tlair in the Vikette's Spring Show. Robin also taught tap dancing classes. i l l l i l l i l l

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