Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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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

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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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Greg Johnson Jeff Johnson Laura Johnson Earl Johnson Arthur Joseph Jan Kaderka Pam Kelling Jimmy Kelley Francis Key David King Bill Knesek Fran Knox Ftobert Kostka Terry Kostoff Chris Kretschmer Edwin Kretzschmer David Kroah Ken Krueger Karen Kruse Ray Kuehler Matt Kunau Linda Kutach John Lancaster Kenneth Lange Joseph LeBlanc Marie LeBlanc Judy Lentz Cheryl Lindsey Gretchen Lingo Jayne Loftice Jill Lunday Crystal Lunsford 90 sophomores QJPQXKWEEZ W is l f' FQ 8 Mgwxii is .J ,wrt , .. 65 SINE 'I ffi:.fi?u tdidn't seem too long ago, when males and females couldnft go out for the same sport, participate in the same gym class together, or even sit in on a sex education lecture in the same class. Time has brought about many changes in equality for women. Here at Lanier, equality for the sexes reflected upon us in several areas. Both obviously and indirectly the women's liberation movement affected our ways as students. This year, for only the second time at Lanier, Senior Linda Johnson took the job as President of FFA. 'iHaving three brothers, I enjoy showing guys up, but basically I get along with them, and they accept me as their President. l've really enjoyed my four years in FFA. As for sports, Lanier has never had so many outstanding female athletes. Junior Emily Johnson has participated in several sports throughout high school. This year she was onthe girls basketball team. It's hard being a female athlete, guys can't accept us as equals, they can't take the competition, she said. I feel we are discriminated against, girls' sports doesn't get enough support or publicity, Lanier just doesn't take us seriously. t'Being the only girl in a auto systems class was very hard, said Junior Kathy Wilpitz. I wanted to learn more about cars, but the teacher picked on me, the guys teased me so I had to drop out, she said. Crossing the Sex Barrier wasn't always easy but it was happening everywhere. Lisa Hinkelman was a trainer for the Varsity football team. Sue Pickle stocked groceries at a grocery store. Anna Moses took part in a Metalworks class. Although crossing barriers took a lot of hard work, patience and dedication, nothing was more worthwhile. Top: Being the first female Varsity football trainer, Lisa Hinkelman shows KVUE Sports- caster Steve Ross her techniques of mending a hand. Left: John Montgomery is one of the many guys that are signing up for previously girl oriented classes. Courses like Typing, Child development and homemaking courses are popular with the males of Lanier. Right: Sue Pickle is one of the only two girl stockers for Handy Andy in Texas. Here, she loads a cart with goods to stock the shelves.