Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Bruce Harlan Gay Harper Brian Hawthorne Cynthia Hawthorne Michelle Haynes Susan Heath Jo Anne Hight Billy Hinds Marlene Hoelscher Tommy Holcomb Mark Holt Kim Honeycutt Jay Hoover Liz Hoover Jett Hope Kari Howle Mike Howell Christie Hubbard Pat Hunter Janet Hutchison David lschy Joette lselt Linda lselt Kim Jackson Donnie James Donna Jenkins Kim Jenkins Rhonda Jenkins Charles Jennings Kelly Jett Terri Johns Donna Johnson 88 sophomores g H y in -vf WM QW tffsff QW531 'i .Liasa-a?4t..v igsf' A as.,- E! ! C?! J ,, 3 I M' 'ir' i rx f . .9 Q if arp, 15 , , We Top: Larry Holloway gives his relatives a hug as they look up at him with pride. Middle: Gordon Dickey waits patiently tor Bruce to get skis adjusted before take-otf. Mr. Dickey taught Bruce to ski at eight years old. Bottom: Mike Tabor's mother joined Karisa Bowmarfs mother as Band Parents when they sold Viking stickers to support the band. Right: Luanne Morrison found it comforting to talk to her parents each night about the day's events. 5

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le Parents as Peo . 4 ,ffl-kzffv . 'L 5 ., rf If - Y . . j ' lf' E , pi? ff i emember the time that you wanted to take the girl you really dug to the Homecoming dance and impress her with how late you could stay out? Or what about the time you were just dying to spend Saturday night in a different way and wanted to see the sights on the Drag with your best friend? And then there was the thrill you got when you sat behind the wheel of a car alone for the first time and dreamed about taking a trip solo to San Marcos, or maybe even Dallas. Usually one thing managed to stand in your way: Parents. Parents could be hassles and blessings, burdens and gifts, embarrassments and pleasures, fun and boring. A lot of times it depended on moods, relationships, and situations. Conflicts arose when you found yourself stuck between your parents and your friends, and sometimes you caught yourself living a double standard. You were mortified when you saw your friends dating as Freshmen and your parents said you couldn't go out until you were sixteen. Maybe you were trying to impress that special girl, so you let her know that you could have the car every Saturday night. You just neglected letting her know you had to be in by ten-thirty, of course. At times like these, your parents saw you as the good ol' high school kid who always followed rules, while you felt like a freak every time somebody at school looked at you. ln your mind, you knew that everyone thought of you as a mama's baby and were talking about you behind your back. Sometimes you couldn't see eye to eye with your parents and let them know you had a mind of your own. lt could get sticky, like the time you let them know you should be able to set your own hours to come home and they told you that as long as you slept under their roof with your feet under their table, you obeyed their rules. You really felt your independence. You were too big for spanking any more. It was clear that you had to talk openly to your parents to know each other as individual people. To discuss what you drank at Chelsea, your probability of smoking pot, and just how far you went in the back seat on a date with your steady wasn't easy. lf you couldn't talk openly to your folks then, would you ever be able to? Towards the end of your Senior year, you made plans for college, marriage, or full-time jobs. Then you felt the strong attachment to your parents and your home. You realized that the home you had grown up in was going to just be a house where you visited your folks. You were filled with fear of the unknown future, but you wanted to be out on your own. As these thoughts ran through your mind, you felt the need to let your parents know that you loved, cared for, and respected them. lt didn't matter anymore that you wanted out to try your own wings. All that mattered was being able to look at your folks and accept them for the special individuals they were. parents 89