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

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Standing in front of the run- thru sign, the varsity :heerleaders and flag bearer await the start of the final game of the year.AE The LH marching band I I 51 performs their spectacular light 'Tm L .1 1,21 show at the half-time of the lBerkner game.AE -x 1 Standing on the lifeguard r chair, swim team member Blake Rumsey observes other swimmers during morning workout.AE U., rii iii I i 2 q T up f I M, At the Berkner game, band . I' , 0 member Barry Gorrod prepares I 'Qt T to play his saxaphone.AE -4, Activities Nov. 'l'l-Dec.1 ' Moslem gunmen captured the sacred Mosque of Mecca one of Islam s holiest shrines The Ayatollah Khomeini blamed this takeover on the United States Believing Khomelni American embassies in other Islamic countries such as Pakistan and India were attacked although not seized ' ln lieu olthelran crlals gas in the Dallas area finally reached S1 a gallon Iranian students also began to marry American women to avoid deportation - Prlscllln Davis former wife of C Cullen Davis accidentally shot herself inthe hand on the way to the airport 1 The National Organization of Women awarded Texas Governor Bill Clements the Barefoot and Pregnant citation for going beyond the call of his office to keep women in their place Clements responsed by saying that he was neither barefoot or pregnant 0 Ronald Reagan former Hollywood actor and ex govenor of plans to seek the presidency in 1980 f An Antartlca sightseeing flight crashed killing 257 people The Wall Plnk Floyd Plnk Floyd s The Wall was the most ambitious effort ever undertaken In the band s career Muslcally lt was a resounding success Technically perfect hauntingly melodlc The Wall was by farthe best album to be released ln recent years by the suppossed art rockers such as Yes Jethro Tull Emerson Lake and Palmer and Queen Lyrlcally however The Wall fell prey to the usual Floyd self lndulgences Building on the anti social them of their previous Animals album Roger Waters band s bassist and lyric writer persisted in his infantile attempts atintellectual lyric writing Asln the past though whenever Waters attempts to approach serious material he ends up sounding llke an insecure and paranoid freshmen flunking a college philosophy course All In all you relusr anorherbrrck In the well sang the maladjusted Waters Isn t that cosmlc'7 Apparently Plnk Floyd has yet to reallze that they are at their best when they stick to Instrumental material such asthe lrlghtenlngly malevolent musical passages of Wlsh You Were Here Perhaps the band wlll return to this direction butjudglng bythe financial success of The Wallflt was the nation s number one seller for over fifteen weeksl, whatever the Floyd does wlll be warmly received California, officially announced his ' , ,the

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f U.S. Court of Appeals upheld President Carter's authority to terminate the mutual defense treaty with Taiwan. ' Rosalynn Carter, after touring refugee camps in Cambodia, pledged United States support in helping to feed and house the lndo Chinese refugges. he twelfth week of school began with Veteran's Day, Monday, November 12. This week was also characterized as cram week as students began preparing for exams the following week which would mark the end of the first quarter. F ' The auditorium saw more than its share of action on Tuesday, November 13. All day long club and A Time For Thanks Students say farewell to football, hello to basketball, and endure quarter exams, and leftover turkey sandwiches. - In Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini gave official support to the militant students who had captured the American embassy. Across the nation of Iran, citizens began a five day hunger strike to press their demand for the Shah's return. In response to lranian actions, President Carter ordered all lranian students illegally in the country to be de rt d d f ll I ' po e ,an roze a ranian assets held in U.S. banks. The Iranians threatened to punish the hostages if the Shah left the United States. Carter, in turn, threatened retaliation against Iran, saying that grave consequences would result should the hostages be harmed. In support ofthe United States, Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt, offered political asylum to the Shah after Mexico denied to renew the Shah's travel passport. After freeing all black and female hostages, the militant students claimed th t th ' ' a e remaining hostages would be put on trial for spying. 0 Charles Manson was denied parole from prison where he is sewing a life sentence for murder. Manson sent the parole board S200 of Monopoly money and an advance to go card. ' November 14, was the bloodiest day of 1979 forthe Dallas police department, as five people were murdered in Dallas in one day. 1979 became the most murderous year in Dallas police department history. organization pictures - were taken on the stage. When the auditorium was not bustling with club members waiting to have their picture made, the band squeazed in some last minute practicing for their concert that evening at 7:00. The swim team started off their season, Wednesday, November 14, with the annual Red and White meet. This was a practice meet to encourage team members to get into an enthusiastic, competitive state. The White team defeated the Red team, but there were no hard feelings because in the end, all members declared themselves pink! Thursday, the Spanish Club showed their Thanksgiving spirit by ' holding a raffle for a free turkey. The junior varsity football squad also showed their spirit, with a defeat over the Berkner Rams. Friday, November 16, was a sentimental day for many seniors who realized that this would be their last high school football game to attend as students at Lake Highlands. The Wildcats finished the season with a win over the Rams of Berkner, 18- 14. The junior class sponsored a victory dance after the game charging 51.00 to those wearing a college T-shirt, but more to those who were not. With the close of football season came the opening of basketball season and the Wildcat roundballers did not waste any time getting into action. They defeated Irving 51-47 on Saturday, November 17. The Highlandettes held their annual bazaar at White Rock Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday. They raised' over S4300 from the sale of home-made craft items and home-baked goodies. Quarter exams opened Thanksgiving week on Monday and Tuesday, with Wednesday being a teacher in-service day. For thoses who were exempt, the Thanksgiving holiday began two days early, but at least everyone enjoyed a two day holiday. Thanksgiving Day proved to be chilly and quite windy. Although it was not as cold as some Thanksgivings in the past, many students enjoyed a cozy fire. For those without a fireplace, the telivision was a good place to gather for the football game between the two Texas teams, the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oilers. Unfortunately for Cowboy fans, the Oilers came out on top in this play-off game. As the weekend came about, turkey sandwiches got just a little old so, most of the remaining leftover went into the freezer to be brought back to life at a Activities Nov. 11-Dec. 1 later date. Traditionally, this was the first weekend of the Christmas rush at local shopping centers. Although the new Prestonwood shopping complex alleviated some of the pressure off of the local stores, there was not a parking place to be found at most area shopping centers. There were Santas at every mall listening to children's Christmas wishes and grinning as the cameras clicked. All spirits were high and the good feeling of Christmas had just begun. The Thanksgiving holidays came to an end, and getting up Monday morning was a difficult task. This week marked th first week of below freezing temperatures in the evenings and very cold windy days. Everyone wore heavy coas Monday morning for the long, cold walk from the north forty, but eveyone needed their jackets to wear in the halls and in the unheated classrooms, too. It took th school district a couple of freezing days to get the heating system back in full swing after not being used for a year. The basketball teams were getting into the swing of things and their records proved it. The boys' varsity had a current record of 6-2, the boys' junior varsity, 3-3, the girls' junior varsity, 2-6, and the girls, varsity, 3-2. Several LH clubs were busy making plans for numerous activities. Theater LHHS met to discuss plans for an I.B.M. party to be hosted by the Theater Club and the choir. They also began making plans for their trip to New York. The art club, Creative Reflections, celebrated the first week of December by having a Christmas party. MK LM Yelling the fourth quarter chant, Wildcat fans show their spirit at the final game against Berkner.AE As the week drew to z close, the cold weather continued and it looked like it would be another Texas winter. Taking a break at poolside Robert Heath rests after 4 tough workout.SJ f I . l

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Two terrorlet Puerto Rlcen gunmen ambushed a busload of U S Navy recruits ln San Juan The Gunmen killed two and Injured eight billion windfall profits tax the centerpiece of President Carter s energy policy An eerthqueke In Columbia killed 133 people ith the arrival of V December, stu- dents at Lake Highlands began to feel the excitement that always accompanies the Christmas season Doors to decorate presents to bring cards to give parties to attend secrets to keep, and more characterized everyones s anticipation of the approaching holidays Only two and e V A 7 1 4 , . . . , , fThe U-S. Senate nvnrovod 3178 smiles to share, these and l l y , . . ' . , . Testing Our Spirits It was the week before Christmas And all through the school Every teacher was testing How could they be so cruel 0 The Stelemete In Iran continued throughout the month of December with few new developements. The Iranian students holding the U.S. embassy continued to threaten that the hostages would soon be put on trial for spying. The students also agreed to allow the hostages Christmas trees, presents and services If the crisis was not resolved by December 25. Religious leaders In Iran squabble over the creation of a new Iranian constltutlon designed to place the Ayatollah Khomelnl In absolute power for life. The Shah of Iran, having completed his rnedical treatment ln New York, was moved to Lackland Air Force Base In San Antonio where he stayed for about e week. The Shah then moved to a remote Panamanian Island. ln order to put more pressure on the Iranians, President Carter asked lor worldwide economic sanctions against the country. 0 President Carter proposed a defense budget of 157 billion dollars, a 13.5 percent increase over spending from the year before. v X-rated movies were banned from cable TV by the Dallas City Council. The Council, however, refused to ban Fl-rated movies. ' Too Tall Jones, after quitting the Dallas Cowboys football team to pursue a career in boxing, won his first fight with aTKO in the second round. v President Carter officially announced that he would seek re- election ln the 1980 election. a half weeks remained until the long awaited Christmas vacation, and as usual students were kept very busy. The month's activities began with a wrestling team meet on December fourth against McArthur but despite the team's efforts, the Wildcats were defeated. However, that same night in the Lake Highlands gym, the boy's varsity basketball team triumphed over the Garland Owls by a score of 93-65. December fifth saw the swim team travel to Plano where both the guys and the girls teams won handily by scores of 79-73 and 87-65 respectively. The athletic competition continued as the girl's varsity basketball team bagan the W. T. White Tounament on December sixth. Although the Wildcats fell to McKinney and Ursaline, they picked up a 39-32 win over Garland. Simultaneously, the boys basketball team slaughtered South Grand Prairie, 72-56: Despite a number of victories in various matches, the wrestling team was beaten at a Quadrangular meet held at St. Marks on December eighth. On December tenth the Lake Highlands Wildcat Band staged a concert in the auditorium at eight o'clock in the evening. Included in the program, which was played to a moderate crowd of both family and friend, were songs such as Pacific Celebration Suite,', Circus Overture , and, Final Covenant. Lake Highlands athletic activities resumed on December eleventh when the wrestling team traveled to Sunset and easily won the match. Unfortunately, the boy's basketball team was beaten by North Garland 63-67 on the same evening. The Spanish Club's progressive dinner and caroling party was also held on the eleventh. The group began their evening by Christmas caroling around the neighborhood and eating nachos at Laura Christiano's home. The dinner progressed to several other homes and concvluded at Lisa Heitman's home where small Christmas ornaments were exchanged as gifts among the club's members. The annual Lake Highlands Christmas choir concert was held on December thirteenth in the auditorium at eight o'clock. Songs such as Welcum Yole , and Halelujah Chorus were the favorites among the audience. Also on December thirteenth, the girl's basketball team, entered in the Mesquite Tournament, succeeded Activities Dec. 2-Dec.19 in defeating Denton 44- 39 and Mesquite 38-34, although they lost to Plano. The boy's basketball team was also able to defeat South Grand,Prairie that same night and the wrestling team was triumphant over Bryan Adams. A Christmas stocking sale sponsored by HOSA took place on December fourteenth. Similar to valograms, the stockings were sold for 0:75 and were delivered in second period classes. The fourteenth also saw the swim team travel to Highland Park for their Pre-Tisca meet with the Scots where the Wildcat swimmers won the overall competition. The German Clubis Christmas party at Kathy Smith's house was also held on December fourteenth. The group went caroling, enjoyed refreshments, played pool, and opened gag gifts for the evening of fun. On December fifteenth, the Highlandettes and Cheerleaders had their annual Christmas dance. The dance, where music was provided by a disc jockey, was held at the Adolphus Hotel. The W. T. White Longhorns were defeated by the boys' varsity basketball playe 44-40 on December seventeenth. The Lake Highlands Orchestra also performed their Christmas concert in tht auditorium on the seventeenth. Included i the performance were such songs as Candy Cane, Sleigh Ride, and Overture c the Messiah. The wrestling team continued their winning streak by defeating Lewisville on Decembei Eighteenth as did the boys' basketball team when they when defeati the Pearce Mustangs. The French Club caroling party was also held on the evening of the eighteenth at Barry Gorrod's home. The group went Christmas caroling and enjoyed refreshments afterward The annual faculty and staff Christmas po luck dinner was served during lunch hours. Finally, December nineteenth had arrived. It had been a busy two and a half weeks and Lake Highlands studen as well as teachers were looking forward to the: vacation. Dr. Larry Gebhardt conducts the LH orchestra in Overture ofthe Messiah during the group's annual Christmas concert on Dec. 15 in the LH Auditorium. MM A pot luck Christmas Dinner for the faculty was sponsored by the LH PTA. Mrs. Carol Anderson, business teacher, and Miss Susan Ferguson, English teacher, enjoy the fare presented to them on DEc. 19. MM