Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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l Leslee Roberts puts her heart and soul lnlo Luorlle durrng the Sprrng Show Leslee was the only rumor olllcer Timeless Memories 2 Frrst Lieutenant wrth Honors. Bene Jennrngs smiles brightly through ner Boa at a tootball halt-trrne Rene was one ot three second year ollrcers 3 Room Goss puts her many years ol dancrng to use when tap- prng to' How Long ' Boom taught dance ln a local dance studro 4 Lrsa Flalston. Shan Gordon and Yvonne Vrllanueva Irnk arms and hearts whlle srngrng 'God Bless America The Vrkettes who stood near each other rn lane lelt a close bond born ol con- trnual struggles lor perlectron 5 First row U-rj: Leslee Roberts 12nd Lt J. Jan Jay t2nd Lt J. Rene Jennrngs ttst Lt wrth Honorsh. Paula Moore tlst Lt J. Drana Wheeler tCapt J. Gayla Kung tSponsor3 Second row tl-rj: Becky Flrley. Holly Drew Rosemary Fluedrnger. Tere Flalston. Holly Srnrth, Dawn Dunnahoo, Lrsa McFlorey. Donna Novolny, Karen Kruse. Crndy Todd Third row U-rj: Shar: Gordon. Yvonne Vrllanueva, Yvonne Danrels, Sharon Baker, Kay Krrby, Vrcky Hodges. DeeAnne Perry. Drana Cantu. Jean Peterman, Julre Playlord. Nancy DeGlandon. Penny Stuemke, Brenda Dan- rell Trrna Trllman. Chns Munrz, Casee Cleckler. Jackre Kung, Tern Johns Fourth row tl-0: Rachael Vrllarreal, Vrckre Wrlltams. Terr Knrpp, Budget Mercadeo. Laurre Peschel. Gayla Grrggs. Terry Rogers. Valerre Flocha. Pattt Rennscherdt, Chrrsty Sheets, Karen Barnett. Kathy Janak. Pam Keelrng, Kathy Brrd, Mrkkr Hardman. Flobrn Goss. Ktm Fetlle. Dawndeena Kung Fifth row rl-rj: Janrce Thomas. Cathy Johnson. Stepnanre Splars. Laura Lyle Jrna Casey Melrssa Cutrer Candy Scott. DGSAVIU Srnrth. Regtna Crenshaw Susan Engelbrecht. Mrchete Perry. Suzanne Campbell. Kathy Hardrn. Beth Bruder. Denrse Burton, Lrnda Henry. Nova Wasnrngton. Sheree Owen, Terr Crurckshank 4 W Greg Mercrer Mona Meurer N Paul Mrchalk Patrrcra Mrddleton Mtke Mallard Brenda Mums Rashad Mohammed Danny Moody Krm Moore Randy Moore Susan Morrls JoAnn Motl 168 vtkettesftreshmen Y? v. ,Q 141 'la I I fl , fl of

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1 Dawn'Dunahoo and Penni Ledegar dance with shiny pink and silver hoops at the Homecoming half-time show. 2 DeeAnn Smith dances with her Boa to lVlame at a football game. Along with her duties as a Vikette, DeeAnn served on Joske's Teen-board. 3 Officers Ftene Jennings, Paula Moore and Diana Wheeler display talent and beauty as they lead the repeat Salute to America perform- ance. The Vikettes proved that the Bicentennial was more than a 24-hour celebration, 4 Kathy Bird, Nancy DeGlandon, Brenda Dan- iell, Ctopj, Cathy Janak, Mikki Hardman. and Julie Playford, Cbottomj, smile at an applauding audience after completing the ladder routine. This routine was one of the award winning con- test dances performed bythe Vikettes. 5 Diana Wheeler performed a solo dance to All That Jazz in the Spring Show. She learned this routine in New York City from Linda Gache, a professional dance teacher. ime kept on slipping into the future. . .with summer practice, football season, contest, and spring show the year flew by. Tennis shoes wore out, costumes were cast aside, standing ovations died down, bruises faded and the year was gone almost before we knew it. But timeless memories, and the important personal qualities we learned would always endure. Self-discipline, patience, responsibility, and respect for ourselves and others would remain in our characters throughout our lifetimes. On August 2, we began a camp, taught by professional dancer, Linda Gache. Nothing will teach you humility faster than watching a professional dance gracefully through a dance, while you stumble along behind her. That was a fun week and it inspired us to make this year one to remember. After that first week in August came the tedious practice for that first football game. The first performance ever for new Vikettes. Suddenly they had to worry about yardlines, hash marks, and making circles, while melting in 95 degree heat. We learned how to give constructive criticism and how to accept it gracefully. We came to believe in a very worn-out expression, Practice makes perfect, and one thing we all had in common was that desire lor perfection. Football season finally came along with the rain. So many half-time shows were rained out we almost forgot how to perform. At those few dry games the Vikettes performed routines like the Boa and the Checkerboard, becoming the first dance team in Austin ever to tap dance on a football field. Football season was only the beginning . . . To learn and perfect three contest routines takes many long and hard night time practices. During this time we really came to appreciate our officers, as individuals and as a group. For three of them this was their second year to be an officer. Their experience helped them teach us and put the polish on new routines. The drive for perfection was most noticeable in captain, Diana Wheeler. vlkettes 167

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TTES 'P' -k I .. aff .Si 5-Y A gp' Diana won many personal honors for her dancing outside of Vikettes, but she never tired of working with us toward perfection. Rene Jennings, first lieutenant, admired for her dancing, was always willing to work with you, no matter how slow you were to catch on. The word patient described first lieutenant Paula Moore She always had a smile when she danced, She really showed us how to move when it was time to Boogiel Our two new officers were second lieutenants Jan Jay and Leslee Roberts, They taught us many of the new tap steps for contests. Their quiet leadership gained them the respect and admiration of the entire group. The hard work and dedication of everyone paid off when we won top honors at both ofthe contests we went to this year. One person was responsible for all the awards Vikettes have ever won. She worked harder- making up routines at home, spent longer hours - staying at school until 2,00 am. fixing the set for the Spring Show, and worried more about Vikettes than anyone else. Every Vikette comes to admire Gayla King, She inspires us not only to become a better drill team, but better individuals. Mrs. King taught us by examples. l-ler patience seemed to have no limit, and when she got edgy, she was the first one to apologize, She loved us in spite of our many faults and felt responsible for us, In turn she tried to teach us to be patient, loving, and responsible women, During her years as the vikettes' sponsor, Mrs. King has come up with some spectacular routines, but this year she outdid herself with the Spring Show, Time Keeps on Slippin. . The show presented many possibilities for what our future could hold for us. Some nervous moments over the lighting and special effects, were solved, and all three performances were done in a packed gym. Performing the show for three nights was exhausting. But come show time, as we laughed with the audience during Lucille and Bugs and saw them come to their feet applauding atter the Chair and Ladder routines, our exhaustion slipped away. l-taving a successful show, and winning awards at contest are rewarding experiences, But more fulfilling than this is bringing happiness to those around you, ln Vikettes our goal is to reach out and touch other people's lives and try to make our future world a better one. vikettes 169