Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Express W1 th Style Noel Kerns Raymond Key Richard Kiilingsvvorth Laurie Kincneon Jan King Michele Kirk Ann Kneifel Philip Knight Lori Koopman Matt Kostoff Kerri Kraft Tristin Kreiscnmer 158 literary club and writing classesfireshmen

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rying to improve the quality of a state champion wasn't easy. But with experienced writers returning from the year before, we set our sights on another Viking Yearbook of champion quality. We juggled our time and priorities to stay after school and on weekends, writing and rewriting copy, finishing up cutlines, checking cropping and editing quad-paks. We knew that the more time we spent on it, the better the book could be. We stuck together through thick and thin. With Mr. Edwards catching pneumonia in March, we started to worry, But instead of holding up production, we reorganized into a traditional staff, shifting responsibilities to Flora Choate and Theresa Gage, Editor and Managing Editor. Paula Thiede carried the load of Copy Editor and Academics Editor and Leslie Marshall organized clubs. Our goal was always there, but the day to day struggle and our relationships with each other were what counted. We responded to each other as co-workers and friends, Helping each other with an obstacle in some copy or in our personal lite was par for the course, The potpourri ot personalities flavored the atmosphere of long hours and deadline tension. Freshmen Ann Barnes' and Beth Hotfman's routines and crazy antics kept us smiling even through the roughest times, lndividuality added to the quality performance of the staff. Greg Easley and Hilary Yarrington's remarks always brought a laugh and their layout designs added a third dimension to the copy and photography, Paula Thiede's grammar corrections started many whimsical arguments and comments. And photographer Tom ChenauIt's witty comebacks kept all of us in stitches. Through all the kidding and the pranks, we still wrote draft after dratt to get copy we were proud ot. This was our year for trying new things. Our full color opening introduced the rest of the book with a flair. To illustrate our theme more effectively, we reorganized the book, mixing organizations, honors, and performances into types of learning experiences. Yearbook was our learning experience. Learning to surpass some of our past limits and to accept others, and to get along with other types of people under pressure to get something done. We learned the value ot a book that would remind us ot these things torever. yearbook l 57

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1 Jamie Burton and Patti Parkinson proofread a ditto before publishing it in SKALDS. Putting out a literary magazine required careful attention to spelling and punctuation, as well as maintaining the integrity of the individual authors. 2 Dianna Lane and Cathy Keike consult with sponsor Dorothy Hutchison about student mate- rial. Mrs, Hutchison hosted weekly meetings in her home where writings were read and judged. 3 Kim Edmondson, Patti Parkinson and Karla King hold a spirited discussion while organizing SKALDS. lt took a lot of work to complete, type and publish the magazine, but club members managed to enjoy themselves, too. 4 First row U-rj: Elin Borge Cbusiness managerj, Lesa Kunkel Qassistant editorj, Mrs. Hutchison, Mrs, Clough, Karen Herrington teditorj, Pose Borel Cart editori. Second row fl-rj: Leslie Mar- shall, Paula Thiede, Jamie Burton, Karla King, Dianna Lane, Cathy Kieke, Ruth Baker. Third row fl-rj: Flobert Luter, Debbie Frankum, David Sweet, Kim Edmondson, Clemith Houston, Dee- Ann Smith Cassistant art editorj, Patti Parkinson, Mark Sawyer, Valerie Franklin, e were constantly striving to express ourselves, each in his own way. At first, writing was far from a normal way of communicating, it was something we had to do Groans greeted the assignment ol theme due in two days. We sweated over descriptive essays, trying in our own poor way to capture the beauty of Thoreau. But it became easier as we went along. For some. Creative Writing, Paragraph Writing, Writing Day to Day, and Journalism English electives provided a new mode of expression. Creative writing classes provided an outlet for emotions. They helped us to become aware ol feelings, to find symbols for them, then to tell about them. Janet tvlcGuire caught on and excelled, getting several poems and a short story published in SKALDS. Jill Williamson, Kenneth Lange, and Cindy Hawthorne learned the value of writing as a tool for communication in their Creative Writing class. ln Journalism classes like introduction to Reporting and Yearbook, students learned to interview subjects and received an intensive course in organization. Brevity, coming directly to the point, was encouraged strongly. As our emotional and critical analysis abilities improved, so did our ability to express ourselves. Writing became a useful tool for thinking. Eager writers submitted their cherished samples ol literary struggle to SKALDS, fearing criticism, but hoping for publication. Sometimes we accepted their labor, sometimes we rejected it. but no matter what, we learned. Writers had to accept the judgement of the group. Suggestions were given and sometimes incorporated into the stories which could then be published. Writers improved their style, and members improved their criticisms. Besides learning to criticize, the club members recognized styles and ideas popular with student writers. From hatred to love, rejection and sadness to war, pollution, and religion, even school life, everything appeared in the creative writings of students. We began to accept and learn from others' opinions. 5 Valerie Franklin industriously wields her nimble lingers over the keyboard as she types stories for SKALDS. The concentrated eliort of many typists shortened the time needed lor preparing the magazine. literary club and writing classes 159