Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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l F 55. A a K The football team and cheerleaders lead the fans n the Alma Mater following the Homecoming game against Burleson. Homecoming was one of the activities which once started has remained through out he years. Sand members Natalie Fues and Ward Bendel Jerform during halftime at a football game. vlembership in the band and other organizations has 'emainecl popular over the years. Q A X, : I vrmzw K U THE EVENTS s r 'fir' g- , .-: 3, 2 4' his 5lJ1S' 1 jrjif- fri JilfiL.3.wfz1 :' .. 1, - were . .. in-u-gn-nuns:-.Q ii-ixlfl il.q-- I1 l . 111 L ' i 'WMM f- i,-.sr W Qfw. as ,A . J, ,,' ,Raft 'L i V f,, K, g,'l'1g .AJ

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4 4' I 1 lw'..a,,g , M f fn. 'WDM M . lt . K W 1 vi pw-s--A AN.. .,.. . .p ilu Hg -9 it , , li .W ' i L . if Q I . i qw ! gif . 1 an ' - if . L . ,g, 5 fm1fh'rai-.f . At the Burleson game, members of the 1978-79 Vi-Queens perform to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. ' Although it suffered possible extinction in 1976, the group 1 boasted 63 members in the fall of '79. X . progression to the future poster party boosted . . . Pep rallies and a poster party boosted the fresh Viking spirit. The choir gave a formal presentation of the Alma Mater at its first concert in October, 1970. The first issue of The Scroll was printed in February of 1971. 4 These 'lfirsts in addition to various other activities nurtured a growing pride in Lamar and its student body. Not all of the original ideas for Lamar's foundation have remained. Experiences accumulated throughout the years. Repeated successes survived and failures gave way to more experiments and new theories. But the cornerstone, the basic concept, has remained unchanged-to hold onto the past with its triumphs and successes, but to continue to improve, progressing toward the future-to keep the change. During the Homecoming game, Thor, David Groves, gives Tracie Tips a rest. For the Grst time in Lamar's history, Thor attended the summer camp and did routine lifts with the cheerleaders. Al the ninth annual Autumn Harvest, Susan Reilly and Pat Pacheco sell Viking mugs and directories for the Student Council. Begun in the fall of 1971, Autumn Harvest was still the most popular and entertaining way for clubs to earn money.

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i 1C ,K. aff. , , I Displaying the diverse fashion tastes, Laura Burnett, Mary Bishop, Lesley Hurley and Alison Meyer take advantage of the five minute break between classes. Skirts went from mini to maxi to midi during the last 10 years. Changes rem Howdy Day, semesters, basketball queens, hip huggers, streaking, mini-skirts, puka shells and leisure suits-ah, yes-those were the good old days-or were they? As the school has grown older during the past 10 years many of the ways of the students have changed. Remember when a phone call could be made for a dime, a coke was only 15 cents, and gas was only 40 cents a gallon? That wasn't too long ago-but, things have changed. For students now, a phone call was 25 cents, a coke was 30 cents, gas was over 1 dollar a gallon. Maybe those were the good old days. On the other hand, not all had gone for the worse. No longer were knit pantsuits, leisure suits and baby doll swim suits popular. Fashion had changed to western wear, slit skirts, T-shirts, and bikinis. During the past 10 years things had changed, but many things had basically ain constant stayed the same. Many of the activities of the students were the same throughout the years. Movies, basketball games, football games, and dances remained main attractions to many. Although dances were still popular they had changed over the years. ln the early '7O's, rock and roll was the in thing. Then in the mid '70's disco music was at the top of the polls. However, now the dances were not only disco, but country western or as they were called - kicker dances. What about some of the traditional school sponsored events? Well-there was Homecoming, Autumn Harvest, choir musicals, club banquets, the Awards Assembly and many others. As the 10th year came to an end many changes had been made, but many will always remain. Maybe, these will soon be considered the good old days. ln complete Viking costume, Lamar's first Thor was chosen to promote spirit. Starting out in the first year the mascot has been designated by a committee of students and faculty. Although several girls have vied for the title it has always gone to a senior boy. The Events 7