Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Nancy Nehring Lisa Neitsch Tuan Nguyen Emil Niemann Toni Norman Donna Novotny Russell Oates Kenneth O'Brien Dennis Oelinger Denise Oftutt Peggy Owens Tommy Owens Carol Page Kelly Palmer April Patton Julie Paquette Barbara Paulissen Charles Paulissen Lonnie Pearson Janice Pechacek Marlin Pehl Sandra Perez lsaiah Perkin Laurie Peschel 115 money and workfsophornores 'ff pf' W- 1 52, 35? k fy! W -Q af? 4 53 if VL tx X: QR .n A, Ami ,K cr R .11 I ,J x , 4 XS. llll I ' , 'Hi hu 1 Debbie Fite and Chip Underwood sack groceries at Rylanders. Working part-time gave us a chance to meet new people and make new friends, 2 Justin Weeks exhibits his Cone work of Art. We struggled to do our best no matter what our job was l 3 Tommy Blum halves a ticket stub at Northcross Six Theatres. Ushering at theatres entitled us to free entertainment as well as spending money,

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4 Danny Shedd adds oil to the grinder he is operating to make precision metal pieces at Astro Mechanics With Specialized ndustrial Cooperative Training meant putting in more hours working as a mechanic, Welder or carpenter than slaving at school, Mr. Miller pushed good grades, good attendance and good behavior for the students in the program, Mark Keeter's task was to be a diesel mechanic, Brett Mann worked as a Welder, Steve O'Brien as an auto electrician, and Wayne lltis acquired skill as a machinist. In Auto Mechanics, work was done in the shop under the supervision of Mr. Fatheree. Students participated in a contest in San Antonio where Randy Mutschink placed third, Billy Payne rebuilt the engine on a '42 model Ford pickup, Gaylon Allis and Skills Gayle Mack overhauled a '69 Buick and Mary Martin and Jay Adle- man rebuilt an engine. CVAE was not for college bound students, and any type job qualitied tor this program. Students attended school half a day and worked half a day, but they earned as many credits as a student with six classes, Henry Hubbard trained to be a keypunch operator at the State Health Department. DeVVayne Hyatt labored as an instaIler's helper at Austin Air, Kim Jackson salesclerked at Skil- lern's Drugs, and Kevin Peck printed inthe pressroom at the Austin Citizen. cvae, ict. auto mechanics tl?

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4 Nina Mullen smiles as she friends from Lanier helped order at McDonald's. Working at ease on the job. 2 3? ff ' ft. 'W 'Q 335. I 9 r ' . ,M--Wwww ' gi , .t M. 'r Us ' 3,3235 X: For Hard Earned Cash e cornered Austin's job market. We grilled burgers at ASW, McDonald's, and Sonic. We checked out grocer- - ies at Safeway, l-landy-Andy, and Ftylander's, We racked clothes at K-Mart, the Jock Shop, .JC Penney's, and Sage. We stocked merchandise at Winn's, Skillern's, and Eckherd's. We filled popcorn and coke cups at the Fox, Northcross Six, and Village The- atres. That weekly allowance just wasn't enough. Five dollars didn't cover the cost of SONY stereo equipment or a new pair ol gauchos from Scarbroughs. It wouldn't even buy a bottle ol Cachet Perfume or a pair of Famolares from Kinney's. When a friend celebrated her sixteenth birthday, mom and dad snarled when we asked for a loan to buy her a friendship ring. We felt lett out when the gang decided to go to Gatti's. Remembering the cost of a future in college made it a little easier to say no and stay home nibbling on a cold sandwich. With a growing inflation and high cost ol living, some ol us had to lend a hand in the bread winning aspect ot family Iile. When we got out into the world to find a job, we learned friend- ship was more than a casual acquaintance. Terry Johns said, Kim Guyer told me J. Rich in Northcross had a sign on their window say- ing they needed help, So I went and applied. They called me a cou- ple ot weeks later to come to work. Mom and dad were an asset to the cause and were usually willing to help. They'd known the manager of the grocery store down the street all of his life and had traded at that store ever since it opened. Besides, they were happy to know they wouldn't have to worry about keeping small change for lunch money anymore, Sometimes our counselors could help us out, If a local business was in need of ' ' h I. A a last resort, we part time workers, they d contact the sc oo s bought the evening paper and searched the Classified Ads daily. Alter applying for a job, we usually got a phone call within a cou- ple of weeks asking us to come in and talk to the manager. We were hired. We filled out a W-4 and worked out a schedule. We were money and work 1 19