Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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We didn't have a traditional picnic like everybody else, We split it into three separate senior skip days, legal or not. li it was sunny out, the day most likely ended at City Park. A Graduation, that magic event on the horizon for so long was here. For many of our class it would mean freedom, to others it meant having to leave the safe security of home and venture forth. In the flurry ot getting our caps and gowns, invitations, and graduation gitts there was very Iitlte time to think that we might never see each other again. That is, until we settled down to our own Baccalaureate and graduation at Toney Burger Activity Center and began looking around us. And it was much worse after we had received those treasured diplomas and started saying our goodbyes in earnest. We had tentatively begun to move toward our future. Slowly, one step at a time, but moving nevertheless. We had lett behind our childhood. Good or bad, that was our next phase of life, senior syndrome 21

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35 Minutes Free giutli S I 11 1 lt wasn't always gourmet food, but it was a hot, square meal to silence ' growling stomachs. Evelyn Gydan, Imogene Spears, and Bruce Harlan wait in line tor some meat, vegetables and rolls. 2 When we had money and cars we took oll for McDonald's, Gattis, Burger 1 King and The Pit. Cheryl Mott, David Ftlchards, Bruce Bunge and Randy A3 , Stinson enjoy Big Macs at McDonald's. l Robert Brock Theresa Brown Paul Browning Patti Brownlee Beth Bruder Leilani Bugg 'Sf' x ,.,,.- Bruce Bunge Ricky Burks Darrell Burris Marlo Cantu Linda Carlson Cathy Carter Jina Casey Margaret Chafln Charles Chapman Donna Chapman Flora Choate Mark Clark lunchtlmefsenlors

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fter waiting all morning with growling stomachs and visions of quarterpounders, burritos, chocolate chip cookies, and hot, crisp trench tries dancing in our heads, we jumped at the special bell ringing in food, friends, and freedom for 35 glorious minutes. The whole lunch experience varied for everyone depending on where they ate, what they ate, or if they ate at all. Upperclassmen with cars learned to make quick decisions with hungry passengers voting. Shall it be Whataburger, McDonald's, Burger King, A2S.Wts, Mr, Gattis, or Taco Bell, today? if money was low, lunch-pools were sometimes formed. To the persons belonging, it meant a hearty meal at a different member's house each day. Large crowds could always be found eating inthe cafeteria, to the melody of screams and the continuous roar of meaningful conversations. While some enjoyed the school's hot lunches of meat, vegetables, and steaming delicious rolls, others satisfied their hunger with chili- cheese burgers, onion-garlic potato chips, and banana sicles on the side, lf the weather was warm and sunny, lunch seemed to be more fun eaten outside in the courtyard or parking lot. Even if the weather wasn't all that great, a number of people justenjoyed being outside, doing the things people do outside: practicing frisbee, being close to people who care, and smoking a quiet cigarette before class. For those who didn't like to eat or had more pressing things to do, those precious 35 minutes gave them a chance to research that English paper or finish that chemistry problem that didn't get done the night before. lt was also a fantastic opportunity to get help trom a friend who actually understood the lecture in Algebra. No matter how hard we tried to get away from t'school during our lunches A through D, we kept on learning, We gained an education in money and time management, the ability to make quick decisions and the ability to relax! We matured in our knowledge of society and our own personal values. 3 A friend in need is a friend indeed. Sherry Ulfeng borrows pennies from Connie Sharp to get some inexpensive cafeteria food. 4 Kenneth King decorates his hamburger with mayonnaise during lunch. Winnie Nelson and Doug Brite waited their turn with hamburger, tries and a shake for 55 cents. 5 Cheryl Mythias and Karen Kovar relax in the courtyard during lunch. To get away from the mass confusion and food lhrowers of the cafete- ria, people tied to the outdoors. lunchtime 23