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

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Concentrating with his eyes on the basket, sophomore Scott Atkinson attempts to add point to the LH side of scoreboard in the B-Team's against Garland. SJ an-4 Although he had the advantage on his opponent, senior Louis Esquivel looks to Coach David Abercrombie for words of encouragement. Esquivel went on to win second place in the state wrestling tournament. BP ggi' V .4 ,gqyxs . ' 'ig' If . 15. . I 1 -. ...4.I? r'Y?f'g ,,,, . I V45 L Activities Dec. 2-Dec. 19 . it. .Ei Turkey and Dressing, ham, and a wide variety of vegetables and salads greeted math teacher Mrs. Sue Kirk and her husband and other teachers at the PTA sponsored pot luch luncheon on Dec. 19. MM X N 3 k t I ll' ' ' ' ' rx limi , . E 3- 4 2 I A ' W w riisa, I I' ., - I l , I - B 2' - 8. 1. To prepare them for what to expect from Garland's B-Team Owls, Coach Jimmy Roe gives members of the Wildcat B- Team some final instructions before the game begins. SJ I , . , With hands clasped and a smile about to break out, Miss Debbie Pope, LH Choir director, accepts the plaudits of the crowd and announces the next number at the group's Christmas Concert. MM With scissors and tape in hand and a friendly smile for passers by, seniors Suzanne Hebert and Laura Christiano decorate Mrs. Pat Kitzmi1ler's door in hopes of winning first prize, a party for their class. AE 0 The questlon over who created Mr Blll of TV s Saturday Night Lrve was the subject of litlgatlon In a U S Dlstrict Court ln Manhatten Vance De Generes claimed that he was a co creator along wlth Walter Wllllams who makes the episodes for tellvlslon e Presldent Carter fired Joseph Hendrie as the chalrman of the Nuclear Regulatory Committee 0 Mlnnle Marcus matrlarch of the Nelman Marcus family dled at the age of 97 ' At A Who concert ln Clnclnnatl eleven people were kllled ln a mass stampede to get through the door Elght others were seriously Injured and taken to nearby hospltals The stampede started when only one door was opened for concert goers trying to get to the general admission seats Despite the tragedy the concert contlnued as planned and the members of the band were not Informed ofthe deaths untll after the show 0 Lllllen Carter Presldent Carter s mother said about the Ayatollah Khomelnl If I had a million dollars to spare I d look for someone to ' The body of Ellzebeth Berday abducted on October 23 was discovered In a roadside ditch east of Dallas Star Trek The Motlon Plcture The hlghly entlclpated hlghly publlclzed and hlghly prlced Star Trek The Motion Plcture opened ln Dallas durlng the Christmas season The movle was a dream cometrue for many Trekkles who had fought a long battle to get the movle made Star Trek orlglnally premlered as a televlslon serles In the late slxtles Although not extremely successful then It later became the most popular syndicated show ever The show developed a loyal almost fanatlcal cult of fans known as Trekkles who held conventions centering around thelr Interests ln the show These conventions later evolved Into just general sclence flctlon conventlons but Star Trek was stlll acknowledged to be at the heart of It all Trekkles began to pressure Paramount plcture the orlglnal makers of Star Trek Into maklng a new Star Trek movle After some disputes over casting tParamount wanted to use big name stars to Insure that the movle would make money but true Trekkles resisted untll the orlglanal cast was utlllzedl Star Trek The Motion Picture went lnto production The movle cost over S44 mllllon to make thus making It the world s second most expenslve movle After a year of lllmlng the new Star Trek was ready to hlt area screens The U S S Enterprlse once more ventured Into the llnal frontler complete wlth orlglanal cast and Characters Wllllam Shatner played Captaln Klrk, Leonard Nlmoy portrayed the Infamous Mr Spock, and DeForest Kelly played Bones the doctor The movle was an Instant success, and although some complained that there were too many special effects, lt must be remembered that thls movle was made forthe effect hungrey science flctlon fans who brought Star Trek back to llfe, to whom no amount of speclal effects would be superflous .I II I ' I I I I I I I . ,, . . I , I klllhlmf' I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I. II

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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

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H I ' d Holidays Provide Welcome Relief For Both Students And Tiers The 1979-80 school year was not school day, every day, as was apparent by this year's school calendar of holidays. The primary vacation periods were Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break. Quite conveniently, the end of the quarter coincided with the Thanksgiving holidays. With two days for exams, one teacher records day, and two days off fof Thanksgiving, some students were fortunate enough to have a nine day vacation if they were T exempt from exams. Many students visited friends and relatives out of town or had guests as their home to share in the Thanksgiving feast. Some began hitting the slopes in Colorado, New Mexico, ' and wherever there was - enough snow to ski on. Activities at school preceding the Thanksgiving holidays included the Student Council's annual canned food drive for needy families. Contests were held between second period classes to see which class could collect the most food, and Mrs. Wilson's class won. The next major holiday was, of course, Christmas. Although it was not a white Christmas for us at home in Dallas, some enjoyed the sensation of a snowy Christmas in the mountains of Colorado, New Mexico and California during their ski vacations. For those stuck at home, excitement could always be found at the local shopping malls as cars, cars, and more cars prowled for parking spaces close to the doors, that is, a place of f the grass medians which surround the shopping centers. Once inside, traffic was just as bad as shoppers poured in from all over, looking for that special gift. Many who were not shopping in the stores were working there either on a part-time basis or on increased hours for the Christmas rush. The students rang in a new year, a new decade, and a long wait until spring break as they returned from their Christmas holidays, back to the grind of school. Teachers and students alike were not sure spring i i i L Many LH students went skiing over their holdidays. Church sponsored trips were popular. Northwest Bilbe Church spent the week before Christmas at Copper Mountain. break would ever corne. But when it did, it came on with a bang. U There were special trips planned and sponsored by people at LH. The Drama Department took a trip to New York, where they saw the sights of the Big Apple and attended Broadway shows. Mr. John Williams and Mr. Ed Some took what would be their last ski trip for the season. Mr. John Moore and Coach Betty Bass sponsored a small group who went to Lake Tahoe, California to ski at Heavenly Valley. Other Ski trips included one sponsored by Dan Meyers. The majority of those who took a vacation during Zachary sponsored a trip to break, but who did not go Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, with an organized group, instead of their usual' trip to took to the surf and sand England. Increased air fares and accomodation prices kept the groups closer to home. Activities Holidays along the Texas coast. Favorite spots included Galveston, Corpus Christi and Padre Island. DB MH