Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Differences in taste form H i L 1 ri ' .lylg ' l G l p, i ir 0 tit ' X varied hour To eat or not to eat: that is the luestion. Whether it is better to suffer hrough the soybean and stew of lafeteria offerings, or to depart the .ampus for the grease and hurry of the ast-food place. This might have been the thought on nany students' minds as they decided vhat to do with the precious hour of lme. Most students opted to risk the 'grease and hurry and went nff-campus for their lunch. Quick-service vlaces such as Burger King, Pizza Hut, ionic Drive-In and Hamburgers, Etcf were visited by most of these wanderers, .long with McDonalds, Whataburger and 'izza lnn. Many, however, whether from lack of inds or transportation, decided to stay t school for the cafeteria fare. Although lot nearly so popular, the menu was aried and more reasonably priced. And ' one liked neither the cafeteria nor the astaurants, a good hot meal or just some rarm leftovers could always be found at ome. - Whether used as an eating, relaxing, ir even a studying time, the lunch hour irovided a much-needed 55 minutes way from the monotony of school. IQ fi' Q an 'Although nonstudent would give up a minute of his lunch period, an hour is sornetirnesltoo lorigth sirnply eat. Cookie Roberts and Helen the rernainqig 15 minutes playing gin. 4 Alive ' ' of the ' ' . Bel students from school to various lun and more important recently. With Drag Race jockey for a position out of the gate. ' h relaxdunng fourth penod lunch ch ' spots and back again, ,gr i-.. my r - A L , I g h i,i, l I all Y isa- . V

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O im 5 , T .2 i s Q' 'L 1'- 'z rg 0 if ' WM if is rr 9 , 5 U . 1 V' lv ee. Senior princess Shari Gallagher. escorted by Tommy Arnold, waits anxiously for the annonce ment of the winner and then smiles in amazement as she is named the 1978 Homecoming Queen. Shari was also elected Class Princess both her sophomore and junior years New ideas surrender to traditions Even though several changes had beer proposed in the Homecoming activities for the most part the occasion remained ir its traditional form. A suggestion hac been made .to de-formalize the attire a the game, however when Friday night arrived many girls still wore either fashionable dresses or satin pantsuits. A formal dance Saturday night had alsc been considered, but due to lack of stud ent interest and the pre-emption of the facilities by UTA, this was also cancelled However, due to as proposal by the Student Council and even more because of the winning record of the football team an even larger part of the student bodg than usual attended the game. regardless of whether or not they were accompaniec by a date. Overall, though, Homecoming remain ed much as it had been in the past. Afte the halftime show was completed, the class princesses marched onto the fielc with their escorts and were presented sophomores Gina Kokinda and Daffnei Springer. juniors Linda Gallagher anc Terri James and seniors Cindy Emerson Shari Gallagher and Cathy Lostetter As the background music faded, the stands grew silent and out of the nigh' came And the 1978 Homecoming Queen is-- Miss Shari Gallagher! Smile: and tears alternated as the new queer was crowned and pictures were taken After the halftime ceremony. as the third and fourth quarters wore on. more and more couples left the stands and drift- ed out to the parking lot to depart for theii post-game dinners, Restaurants such as Luminarias. The Old San Francisco Steal House. Reunion Tower and Cork anc Cleaver were patronized by many of the students and exes. Thus ended a night o tradition. HOMFCYWMINI. 19

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i vpn 5 1 l?7qwk5Q W A SWICC m0f'9 Students Pwfeffed fo 90 Off CUYUPUS for fheif 012018, several duringhthe lunch periods. Juniors Nfilce-Fergusbn,'Kevin Stone, Tommy x fast-load xtablishrne-gg ground .Arlington receured a twojhour rush Howell and Mike Browning enjoy abrief hour of freedom at McDonalds. - Frf., v 'A all . , , 4. , ' ' I iii- 51,5 i N . 1 ,R at X M ' ,V , x' X igdiiyq xg, t , if nnnn J s 5 it l - .' X is ' S are ' A ,ff ' , -H ,v , t 51 , - i' ' f -' -f N 'T ' 1 f- by 1 R J V - :Z P' fl' , , f A lf: 'Q ' ef if if MM? fi- 2 n s t W iq ' ' N., ' , ' 5 5' 5 5 5 , ' ,- 'L s g-,621 -' W - , ' -L - 'fqrv Vg 1 K Q 1 4 N f F , - 5 Z Y X i if While most students were able to do as they pleased during the hour- . . F Mirgli i L i ' V V bf long lunch, seveml organizations held rehearsals, The Vi-Queens pa- ? 1 Y, ' X . ' V , J Q 'V . tiengtri put the finishingtouches on theircontest routine during their fU'th c 'ii ' .1 ' 2 Perf CUSS- e ' i ft t rica- Y .V si I The cafeteria, besides being a popular place to eat, ako had its advan- , ' tages as a marketplace. Student Council Wee-President Dianna Bumett talks to a prospective VikingMug customer about the 53, 75 price. I LUNCH 21 Q--f reg, i t , ,, l it , f 5 byte r Q wx 1 rn: f 2 . ,R it-A ,