Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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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.

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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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More than It is.Nov. 7, 9 p.m. and all is quiet. The cheering from the stands has died down. Every ear strains to hear who will be crowned Homecoming Queen 1980. Will it be Kim Wiman, Lynn Cole or Tracie Tips? Who did they say? l'Tracie Tips! There's a cheer. The band begins, preceding the second half of the game. ls that all there is? What exactly is Homecoming? Reactions were received from Homecoming: just crowning a queen sophomores who were experiencing Homecoming for the first time. Homecoming is a nostalgic time for reunion, said Karen lensen. Cheryl Tyson said, I think Homecoming is probably the biggest event of the school year-besides graduation. U 'lIt's like having a dress-up day at a football game, said Avonda Row. However, this summed up the feelings of most of the guys: 'Homecoming is when you blow S50 to 5150 on a date. While many boys spent their life savings, the girls shared their feelings with Toni Rhodes who thought, 'Homecoming is fun, exciting and a great way to get flowers. Most people felt as Rene Ball did, Homecoming is great-if you have a date. Q .O ' ' I 1 ,J . n wig 47-0. 3? lit 1 Leaving the Burleson Elks to tail behind, junior loe Heikkinen runs with! the ball after an interception. The Vikes went on td win the Homecoming game Whether silk or fresh, big or small, mums continue to be a tradition. The cost of mums ranged from 58.50 to S50 with choices of single, double or triple. ' 15 C' Copy and layout by Hye-Sun Chang 17