Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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On the cloudy day of Oct. 28, seniors gather by the temporaries to listen to instructions given by the photographer from Goldbeck company before lining up for the panoramic picture. A week later the pictures were distributed for those who ordered them for 56.75. ............. ,W-...,..,..i ' g sm. H . ,am lunch senior Stacy School Portraits inc. plans to help 'Klof,...........W-mmm E A R, Participants of the variety show perform an opening song together before the individual acts. ln order to be in the show, participants had to tryout their acts in front of Choir Director Ms. Rowena Taliaferro. Copy and layout by Dfbbie Helm 15 is El 5

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OCTOBER Students By the beginning of October almost everyone seemed to be settled into school. The newness of seeing everyone and talking about what went on during the summer had worn off. There were plenty of activities to keep everyone busy. Seniors sold magazines from Oct. 8-15 to finance their prom, in which they made approximately 514,000 profit. Tryouts for the annual variety show, sponsored by the Choir Department were settle back open to the whole school. The senior panoramic picture was also taken in chilling 40 degree weather on Oct. 28. Students in government classes were involved in working with political campaigns. The tempo of the presidential campaign, especially with the long awaited Carter- Reagan debate picked up by the end of the month. Autumn Harvest, the continuation of the gym construction and the pre-planning of - iv -sv-v t- i, DA .,'ql5o. , . , , 5 - 4 Q -, s n 4 Q' 'it ' 2. ' 'v 0 .M - 3 J' .E , i 'g at X u It . . i'QQ,Jf'- - Q. . agp K. T '0g la b its 'B 0' V . ' t ,ltd- . ,' of sl o 9 1 E ' lf into routine Homecoming took place. A new twist was added to pep rallies in which various clubs and faculty members performed skits. Pep rallies, mini pep rallies and football games kept spirit alive through their encouragement of student participation. However, the varsity football team's one point loss against Sam Houston, with questionable referee calls on Halloween night, concluded the month. C Ki .a I .C Q av-A..-.,..,,. ' I I f H , J , ' i , . , m . I .1 . f 1- , ----f t. W ' it ' WW ' ...-4-f , 29 H , .. A J . , M,,Q,,,,,.- L, A ,L Q12-3.rf'f i W ... . . ' A , V fQ.gE,Z1 - .. 6 M, ' V -.f'.2,:.,..f- Qt, -ig . . at . . . l ff in . , we , f t -H. ' Ng ' Q ilrmwgi 'A U., my s ' Hmm N ...W 1 .. J.: ff M' Af'---,c Y r ' .... , i HN' avi.- 5Mt't.eff-, s ..M..,,,-.c ,.....,.....M-t.. ' 14 October KMQ5? 1 . . W J ' f -,wr it , l :AV Vials 1. x ' 'ix-,l 'W ' . :'. 1 at gg V ...F--Le Attempting to raise money, varsity and lV cheerleaders sell candy apples, popcorn balls, ribbons and pins. Student Council sponsored the carnival-like atmosphere with admission of 50 cents. Masquerading as Sherlock Holmes, German club member Kellie Stockton makes a guess as to how many M 81 M's are in the jar. The Halloween costume party for the German Club was held at Amy Cloyd's home.

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I E , aa ,qw 4 Disguised as a Viking hunter and a Burleson elk, Ms. Gwen Dunsworth and Ms. ludy lones participate in the Friday morning pep rally. It has been a tradition for the teachers to put on a skit Homecoming day. E sf Walking toward the south end of the west bleachers, Dean Hatter and his date, Patricia Thompson, anticipate an exciting evening. Even though being with one's date was the biggest reason for coming to the game, people with dates in the band or drill team had to wait until third quarter to just sit and talk together. Crowned the 1980 Homecoming Queen, Tracie Tips escorted by Tom Lewis, was nominated by the Latin Club. The Royal Court was also composed of two sophomores, Gwen Snyder and Dannette Burt, and two juniors, Amber Russell and Lisa Durham. ,Jr i Q' t 1 ' Vi is, . -.I - X X - ill Q -1-J eil' x . 1 '. 1, l .v '7'- 1 , N , -5- M li sffllf' . 'N f . ,Ex-, X -' 'fl ggi' ' wail' 'l '- 'ri - ,Titre . . ' ..--'-...! . ' - i ,I Ig- 3'i,,'5f.4 A X wb ' ' in . rv .uf 4' , f 4 -,k . E '15 . ' 1 Q 5 ' ii X 05 T . 'EFT 16 Homecoming Exercising their artistic talents, members of the Senior Class sacriiice their Wednesday night to decorate their hall for Homecoming. The seniors won the hall decorating contest for the third consecutive year with the theme i'Over the Rainbow. At the exes' reception, Kelli Blackburn, 1980 graduate, flips through the pages of an annual. The reception was hosted by the faculty in the cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Earlier that day, there was also a reception for the former Vi-queens hosted by the 1981 drill team.