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

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' Unemployment ln Dallas fell to 3.4 percent. 0 During Texas-ou weekend, an unknown OU frat stole the gravestone of Clyde Barrow as a traditional prank. Clyde Barrow was the notorious outlaw of the twenties of Bonnie and Clyde fame. 0 0n the French Rlvlera, a freak tidal wave killed ten people. omecoming week was kicked off with the annual Richardson Independent School District Fair Day. As in previous years, the Wildcat Band performed in the Texas State Fair Parade of Champions competition, walking away with an excellent second place standing. Traditional home- coming activities were held this year with four dress-up days. Tuesday Plono 30, limes0 Alumni and students enjoyed an exciting week of dress up days and a fantastic dance, but unfortunately the Wildcat football team did not have such Good Times. ' Scientists at New Mexico State University found the first conclusive evidence of the exsistence of anti-matter. The anti- matter, particles which have exsisted in theory for over fifty years, was discovered in the upper reaches of the atmosphere by a high altitude balloon. - Nieman-Marcus held its 22nd annual British fort-night. 0 Woody Allen, movie star, director, producer and famed neurotic, was voted by Playgirl magazine to be one of the ten sexiest men in America. was sports day with students attending school in baseball uniforms, tennis outfits, roller derby uniforms, and many other original costumes. Wednesday, better known during homecoming week as senior bathrobe day, and twins day, brought with it many extraordinary sights, such as a pair of reindeer, a few clowns and many other identical twin outfits. As for the seniors, a few looked like early morning coffee commercial rejects, as they trudged through the halls in their bathrobes, while being accompanied by favorite stuffed sleeping companions. Western day, which seems to have become an annual event at school, was voted on by the Student Senate as the third dress-up day. On no other day of the year were as many cowboy hats, boots and pistols seen on Western day. Some students were able to attend school in their normal fashion of dress while others dressed rather elaborately in costumes and dance hall dresses. And of course, Friday was the traditional red and white day. Everyone was instructed to wear red and white clothing with red armbands ibut not black armbands, which some official deemed as inappropriate for high school activitiesj. The Varsity Revue as in years gone by proved to be a smashing success on both Thursday and Saturday night. It contained something for almost everyone. some of the highlights consisted of popular songs, dance routines, amusing comedy skits, and performances by the Drum Corps, the Rifle Corps, Majorettes and the Highlandettes. The pre-game activities at Wildcat Stadium Friday night included the presentationof all homecoming court nominees and the crowning of the Homecoming Queen and her court. An anxious crowd of approximately 15,000 showed up to cheer the Wildcats on. Many ex- students and several local celebrities turned out for the exciting game against the rival Plano Wildcats. The LH Cats suffered a disappointing loss to Plano with a score of 30-0. The theme of the 19,79 Homecoming was Good Times, which was exactly what everyone had who attended the Homecoming dance. The dance lasted until one o'clock with music provided by a deejay. Spirit ran high all week with the decoration of cars, the decoration of the school inside and out by various clubs and the repaintingand protecting of the railroad tressle. CH Activities Oct.7-Oct,13 Decorating the gym for the Homecoming dance was the responsibility of the Student Council. Mrs. Pat Kitzmiller gives her advise to Council members as they hang a gigantic sign.SJ Dressed in bathrobes, matching outfits, and street clothes, the senior class lines up to have their panoramic picture taken on twins day of Homecoming week.AE

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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

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3- ix ' l l l ., .ts li l Hai' L+ K Q X tilt .Z ze . 6 ,, if ?' 'f l-5.1: 'Ti A X Z it ,g A , 1 ,Lu .-. , js ,R i t Varsity cheerleaders, Penny Haddock and Diane Xeros present a cheer at Varsity Review.SJ Current students and graduates, too, enjoy the 1980 homecoming dance. During late 1979, popular music benan to undergo a major '-mamorphosis. Disco, a form of extremely repetitive dance music, began to fade in popularity. In its place came a musical movement known as new wave. New Wave actually had its beglnlngs years earlier in what was known as punk rock. Punk bands such as The Sex Pistols, clash, buzzcoi rs, and The Ramones used their Q, .Jsic to express the anger and anxiety of modern life. The punk movement arose from the frustrated youth of England's midddle class who said that they had no future. Punk rock was by no means pretty, but then it was not meant to be. Punk bands had reverted to playing music in its r. - . ' ..,-Priest g sit .ff 4 .f c r . Even the teachers enjoyed Homecoming week, as Mrs. Katha Black and Debra Pullen demonstrate in their identical clown outfits.SJ Donned in his warm-up suit, senior Greg Wills shows his spirit on sports day of Homecoming week.SJ Activities Oct. 7-Oct. 13 Standing in unbelievably long lines, Wildcat fans wait outside of the senior office to purchase tickets to the Homecoming game against Plano.SJ . . 2, f Q B -E - f in I fi ' tx' , - Q ' .t 1 .q -Y x V. ,Z , -I l 'il 'tw 1 2 t W X X' Q , ' ' -i f . f ..g 1 at 5 - z 'fi Qi as 1 Varsity Review emcees Kevin Baum and Doug Timberlake announce the next act scheduled to perform.SJ Drum majors Leslie Boyce, David Millis, and Kevin Baum accept the second place award at the Parade Of Chamions at the state fair.AE simpilest form as a protest against the often superflous and contrived sounds of many current popular bands. Punk also brought a return of politics and protest to music, with the Sex Pistols singing songs like God Save the Queen, God Save Our Facist Regime. Punk, however, had a limited following for most listeners could not endure the harsh and nihilistic tone of the music. With the arrival of New Wave, however, the messages of punk at last found a commercial outlet. New Wave took the apprehensive lyrical quality of punk, and set it against a more refined acoustical medium. Elvis Costello was perhaps the most important pioneer in this movement. Along with Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe, Costello brought the pop element back to modern music. By 1980, Costello had released four albums, My Aim ls True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, and Get Happy. Each album featured the irresistable Costello formula of catchy lyrics set to even catcher melodies. Perhaps no one since the Beatles had the gift Costello possessed for utterly infectious music. With such Costello tunes as The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes, Lipstick Vogue, Radio Radio, Accidents Will Happen and Green Shirt, New Wave at last began to catch on. Equally influential on the New Wave scene was Brian Eno. During the seventies, Eno had created music ranging from slightly twisted rock and roll tunes such as Baby's On Fire to what one reviewer referred to as modern day chamber music with the album Another Green World. In