Lake Highlands High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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0 Tha last round of U.S. - Russian negotiations tailed to produce Russian concessions which would remove Soviet troops from Cuba. Key supporters of Salt II, all but abandoned hope for ratification of the treaty this year, and probably forgood. ' Tha llnal bill concerning the Panama Canal Treaty was passed, which made provisions for care of the canal until Panama's final takeover in 1995. reparations for both the near and distant future began during the fifth week of school. Homecoming, which was still two weeks away, drew significant attention as plans were already getting under way. For those planning ahead, college night provided insight to many of the educational opportunities available to students. The Thursday night event A Return To Normoloy After a week of football hysteria, one point brings revenge for the rival Highland Park Scots. 0 Presldet Carter called a brief cease fire to the verbal abose that he and Senator Kennedy had been exchanging by sending a handwritten note to Kennedy explaining that the remarks he made earlier in New York were not intended asa reference tothe Chappaquidick incident. ' Moscow stated that the planned tourol the U.S. bythe Moscow Symphony Orchestra would be cancelled. There had been some concern about the tour after five prominent Soviet artists had defected in the past month. 0 President Carter convened with U.S. intelligence officials to search for a solution to the current dispute over Russian troops in Cuba. ' Prime lending rates reached a record 13.5 per cent at three Dallas banks v The llnnl bill creating a separate Department Of Education was passed by the House, and now goesto the President lorsigning. ' Singer Frank Sinatra, with the Sphinx as a backdrop, performed to an international audience ol eight hundred in Cairo, Egypt. 0 General Motors was expected to anounce news ol a mayor breakthrough in battery technology which will enablethe lirst electric car to be marketed in 1985. hosted over 86 college representatives from all parts of the country. There were three, thirty minute sessions in which students could talk with representatives from the school of their choice and receive information concerning tuition, entrance requirements and housing. Texas A8LM and the University of Texas at Austin drew the largest crowds. Varsity Revue, sponsored by the band, held try-outs Thursday afternoon after school. The possible acts included comedy skits, singing and dancing. The band held its covered dish dinner with coffee and dessert also being served. During the Band Club meeting, officers and directors were introduced, and band activities reviewed. There was also a fashion show, with the old band uniforms, the new band uniforms, the Friday outfits and the 6:00a.m. practice outfits. Band mothers began taking orders for homecoming corsages. The corsage sales provided another source of income for the band and also gave students an opportunity to buy homecoming corsages at a more reasonable price than offered by local florists. The prices varied according to the type of lettering and the number of ribons. Ornaments such as bells, footballs, and football helmets were also available. Homecoming themes and dress up days were nominated and voted on. Theme ideas were The Main Event , Good Timesl' and This One's For You. Good Times was elected as the theme for Homecoming '79, Some possibilities for dress up days were cave day, twin day, Jimmy Fountain day, sports day, Hawaiian day, and many more. It was decide by the Student Council that Tuesday would be sports day, Wednesday would be twins day, Thursday would be western day, and Friday would be the traditional Red and White day. The cheerleaders asked everyone fo bring a red spirit towel to wave at the football game in an effort to promote more LH spirit. The Wildcat football team had a close call, beating Sherman in the last few seconds of the game with a field goal. The senior class sponsored a victory dance afterwards, charging a 51.00 admission to those wearing a spirit shirt and 51.50 admission to those not wearing a spirit shirt. Spirited was the only word to describe the atmosphere on campus during the week that the Wildcat football team faced their biggest rival, the Highland Park Scots. Cars were whoe- polished with anti-Scot slogans and halls were p- lastered with banners of encouragement to the Activities Sept. 23- Oct. 6 Wildcats. A severe case of Wildcat Mania hit the student body once again. Monday amidst all of the excitement, juniors took time out to attend an assembly, concerning class rings, sponsored by the Balfour Company. Nominees for the Homecoming court were announced on Monday. Randa Babaa, Joyce Boyle and Kim Hartzog were the nominees for Homecoming queen for the senior class. Club nominees for Homecoming queen were Jill Woodring, representing the Student Council, Leslie Boyce, representing the band, Dana Brown, representing the Highlandettes, Monica Grosz, representing the choir, and Terri Gorham Football Sweetheart. Nominaations for Junior Princess were Laney Adams, D'laine Pullium, and Kim Whitworth. Laurie Riley, Carol Skranbanek, and Barri Lynn Eubanks were nominees for Sophomore Duchess. The Wildcat spirit peaked at the pep rally held Friday during second period. Red and White dominated the color scheme of the gym as it never had before. Seniors showed outstanding support for the Wildcat team by clashing trash can lids, blowing horns and ringing bells. A car caravan was sponsored by the Key Club to Ownby Stadium Ms. Brenner, and Mrs. Omlor, Key Club sponsors, listen during the first Key Club meeting ofthe year.JD t l Tl' . 1 'll i 'R' ' 'sv' - Bl N 1 -5 it 'X it as T 3 Q K a. A ,tm Band students serve themselves dessert at the covered dish dinner.CH 1 to clash with the Scots. Red and White streameri flew from many antennae and almost t everyone's car was i embossed with shoe- l polish slogans. l An air of excitement and tension filled the l stands of Ownby Stadium as students, faculty and parents alike anticipated what they hoped would be a Wildcat win. Unfortunately, all of the spirit generated in the stands was not enough tr pull the Wildcats through with a victory. The game was tight, but the Cats suffered a disappointing loss to the arch rival Highland Parl- Scots with a score of 17- where the Wildcats were 16. 3 X- as vug Y , - 3 ' ' ast - . Varsity cheerleader, Jill Woodring, announces the spirit stick winner during the Plano pep rally.AE Key Club president, Evan- Secor, passes out information sheets at the first meeting of the year.JD f ,xv

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31.75 'Sig-ggi He. . 'LT FW During half-time, rifle corps member Kathy Shay performs at the Nacadoches game.AE Bell Boys, Evan Secor, Scott Holtz, Lance King, and Craig Thornton demonstrate their acrobatic abilities.SJ 'Sf N v 5' l2- Q::.1-,v:- 1., . V x , 1 . It x , is Y 'R xs- ' . f' X we ' ali W' 1 5 1 -, 1 - 13 x ex' ' A1-tb 'ff ,A N l , Christy Glover, Leslie Mohney, Cathy Glover and Catherine Ham examine yearbooks during their trip to Taylor Publishing Company.AE Eric Vance and other members of the varsity football team received lunches from the Highlandettes, the day of the Pearce game.AE Leslie Jones watches the wet T- shirt contest in amazement at the Nacadoches pep rally.AE Health teacher, Miss Jones, demonstrates the correct method for CPR for her health classes.SJ At the Pearce football game, spectators wait in line at the concession stand for refreshments AE 8 0.Do.,o h LH CAQY5 Ama CRUl3l ' -as 'a- -5-5 K Wildcat fans show their spirit by decorating their cars for the Key Club sponsored car caravan to the Pearce game.AE Young Life members participate in an initiationa at the beginnining of the year.JD v An Alr Canada DC-9 jet llner lost Its tall cone overthe Atlantlc Ocean. No one was Injured, but the FAA ordered the next day that all DC-9s be Inspected. - Dellu playwrlte, Preston Jones dled at the age ol 43. He was most famous for hls Texas Trllogy. 0 The Unlted Nations attempted to negotlate a Beatles reunlon concert to beneflt the Indo- Chlnese boat people, refugees from the Vletnam war. The concert was to be held In Geneva, Switzerland, and proceeds from the concert, movle, and subsequent record album would all go to the refugees After about a week of negotlatlon, however, the plans fell through Get The Knack The Knack Get the Knackl Get the Knack' It after two months of the most aggresslve promotional campalgn slnce the Beatles If you had not contracted the Knack then you probably dld not own a radlo The Knack s medla blltz eventually backtlred however as angered llsteners began to don Knuke the Knackt shirts The major weapon of Knacklsm was the slngly My Sherona an lnfectlous Ilttle dltty that propelled Itself and the mothe album to the top of the charts for several weeks New Wave Talking Heads one of the more substanslal bands to emerge from the new wave movement perfomred two shows at the Dallas Palladlum The Heads prlmarlly performed numbers from thelr hlghly acclalmed Fear Ol Muslc elpee Also on stage were the B 52s newcomers to the new wave scene Jallblrd Watergate Saccoavanzettl and Communism were just a few ofthe themes touched on by famed counter-culture author Kurt Vonnegut In hls novel .lallblrd The novel detalled thellfe of Wayne Starbuck and hls varlous adventures and mlshaps In llle at the hands of a polltlcal soclety Many considered the book to be vlntage Vonnegut perhaps hls flnest effort slnce Cat s Cradle a slxtles about sclence and careless technology Jallblrd recelved not only Crltlcal acclalm but also popular acceptance as the book qulckly became the nation s number one best seller Llle Of Brlan Monty Python s Flylng Clrcus released Its thlrd feature length movle thls tlme the subject belng rellglon and fanatlclsm The movle brought wlth It ofcourse controversy and protest and was qulckly banned by the Cathollc and Jewlsh falths Controversy aslde the movle offered a meanlngful satlrlc vlaw ofthe orlglns of rellglon and told the story of Brlan of Nazereth a man mistaken for the messlah I l 1 Al 1' - 5 ' 2 I It 2 L5 V W r ' I bookvonnegutwroteIntheeafly a 0 4- TTT - D . . 0 . 0 O f 5 1 he Activities Sept. 9-Sept. 22

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,l .1 Band members, Lynn Vanderpool, Kristy Hansen, and Jill Huddleston, play during a pep rally.SJ Alan Black, drum corps captain, waits to perform at the band covered dish dinner.CI-I A if i Wildcat fans show their spirit by decorating their cars and the school for the Highland Park game.SJ The football team does their drill team impression during the Sherman pep rallyAE , Activities Sept. 23-Oct. 6 X i :rf A-1 --1,111 re'-423' wr uf'-zffs-w L f :Y L - ' 1. ' . 3 .W L , . ,Mr . at X c K . . fb egg I 1. M. r e . Ti , , I .swf ,'g,,- ' , ,gsxsftjg 1 . A: Athi' be ' ..i:1Qws5sgQ' r ' Q71 f 'f.r'.prf1asi0w.p1fA. One ofthe highlights of the LH-Highland Park game was the parachutist who brought the game ball to the 50-yard line from 8,000 feet. SJ Coach Johnson discusses strategy with the players during the Highland Park game.AE ' A tractor exploded at a tractor pull at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Ft. Worth when it strained beyond its limits. Forty people were injured. ' Gerald Ford announced that he would be giving a serious look at his political chances as a possible presidential candidate. ' The Dallas City Council decided to widen Central Expressway after considering several other proposals such as an overhead ramp. The construction cost is estimated at S355 million. ' Consumer prlces for fuel were up 1.1 per cent nationally and even higher locally. General Motors recalled 80 per cent, l225,000j, of the X type compact cars dueto transmission fluid leakage and problems with the steering gear mounting plates. 0 Cuban president Fldel Castro claimed that President Carter created the crisis concerning Russian troops in Cuba and this his accusations were unwarranted. - Senator Kennedy almost affirmed his presidential candidacy when he told a group that they would not be disappointed when he announced his final decision. ' On a hlatorlc peace mission through Ireland, Pope John Paul ll pleaded for an end to bloodshed between Catholics and Protestants. ' Pope John Paul II came to the U.S for a seven day visit. He warned the United Nations general assembly against the build up of world armaments by major powers. On moral issues the Pope upheld the Catholic church's ban on contraception and spoke out homosexuality and euthanasialmercy killingj, 0 Gold reached a record S414 per ounce. 0 An Amtrak passenger train derailed near Lawrence, Kansas, killing two crewman and injuring sixty-nine others. ' One-hundred and three year old Ed Coleman walked two and one- half miles to do his civic duty by voting in the South Carolina primary. - Texas unemployment V816 was the lowest in the nation during the month of August. 0 lndoneala purchased sixteen A-4 fighter bombers which the U.S. sold to Israel as used warplanes. ' The Senate approved a bill to create the Energy Mobilization Board, the first of President Carters major energy proposals. f Mexico refused to negotiate payments for damages caused by the lxtoc 1 oil spill and the U.S. State Department feared a diplomatic nightmare should damage suits wind up in U,S. courts. . 1 1 1 1 agianst divorce, abortion, 1 1 1 1