Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Denise Moya Mike Nance Gngn Nelson Larry Neu Katie Newbury Cnrlsty Newton Bonnre Nguyen Johnetia Norris Buddy Novak Mauro Grcesn Candy Owens Scoit Nenring 170 cheerleaders freshmen

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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

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ainting signs, making keychains, selling doughnuts, and just being Gold Blooded took much time, energy, and dedication from our cheerleaders. It's not what cheerleading does tor you but what you do for cheerleading, explained head cheerleader Becky Novak, the only second year cheerleader. Practice for these four junior and tour senior girls started last year the week after the spring elections and continued daily summer and tall. They attended SMU summer camp and brought back two excellent and two superior ribbons. They won the spirit stick the tirst night there. The cheerleaders felt that the school unity and spirit was not very good this year. They blamed it on us when there was no school spiritg yet we tried new things and new aspects and still no response, said junior cheerleader Lisa King. One thing they tried was a reusable canvas crash sign that cost 3100. They sold candles and doughnuts and had a garage sale to raise funds for the year. The Killeen game was the most spirited this year, For an out of town game, it was great. With a season record of 3-1-5, the cheerleaders had their ups and downs along with the players. Some games it seemed the fans yelled louder for halftime performances than for the game itself. The cheerleaders learned to keep the spirit up by working together. Working to keep the freshman spirit up were Janet Turner, Melissa Aleman, Kerrie Kraft, Sharon Blincoe, Terri Petru, Marianna Hamilton, Louria Daniels, and Allayne Taylor. At some games, they outnumbered the fans. And they sounded like a whole crowd cheering the football team to a second place finish and basketball to an undefeated first. 1 Seated ll-rj: Kelley King, Carolyn Arnold, Standing: Gretchen Lingo, Julie Vanak, Lois Bettcher, Stella Villanueva, Becky Novak, Lisa King. 2 First row fl-rj: Sharon Blincoe. Second row: Kerrie Kraft, Janet Turner, Marianna Hamilton, Third row: Lauria Daniels, Teri Petru, Melissa Aleman. 3 Senior Julie Vanak, iunior Carolyn Arnold, senior Becky Novak show the spirit that was dis- played throughout the year. Win or lose, the spirit still withstood! 4 Janet Turner, Allayne Taylor, Louria Daniels supported their team although spirit and tans were sometimes lacking. These are the last group of freshman cheerleaders to be seen at Lanier. 5 Carolyn Arnold, Kelley King, Becky Novak, Julie Vanak, Gretchen Lingo, Sherry Bellinger look on as Lois Bettcher comes out of the spirit chest with the spirit stick. 6 Kelley King leads the fans in one of the many cheers at a football game. lt took a lot of stamina to keep smiling after three hours of loud cheer- ing. cheerleaders 1 71