Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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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

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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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Listening to plans for their Homecoming Hall, Babs Ancelin, finger Fry, Peggy Manion and other representatives participate in Sophomore Class Council. Other clubs such as foreign languages, FBLA, VOE, and HOE also met at 8:15 on the same Wednesday mornings, Students gather in the cafeteria for some early morning socializing while waiting for the 8:50 a.m. bell to ring that allows them to go upstairs. The cafeteria served juice, milk, cokes, and sweet rolls for students who chose not to eat breakfast at home. WincheIl's, being one of the only breakfast places close to Lamar, was a popular spot on early mornings. Mary Louis has a hard time choosing from the tempting variety of doughnuts. . N.-:..m..L.-ggi:----5...-K.-mf..e:g: - Y-5 - W,-M,..-,ae ,....... ....,... .ee-.:,e...,.,,., ,.,..,.. ., ,,,. ... M., ...,...., . ..,. .,.. .. NN. M .. ,. .N M.. , ,. , ,.. ,UM A .4- f i