Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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To Pomp and Circumstances, seniors Cindy Koepp and lohn Knight recess down the aisle after graduation ceremonies, May 26. To honor the graduates, the audience was asked to remain seated until all the graduates had recessed. Days whi y student The much awaited month arrived at last. The final days of school came and went quickly, however. For most seniors May was the busiest month. In rapid succession, came the sale of the S4 prom tickets, the Awards Assembly with 73 scholarships announced, the prom, meetings, a week early ufinal final exams, Vespers, the first Senior Breakfast lfunded with the remaining prom moneyl, rehearsals, graduation and parties. Sophomores and juniors were also busy. Sophomores took orders for suntan lotion, but due to a truckers' strike, the lotion never arrived. Some students worked on research papers, projects and studied for exams. Clubs, too, were ending the year with banquets and parties. The foreign language picnic for all foreign language clubs was held at Randol Mill Park. The National Honor Society inducted 73 members. Also, the society traveled to the Fort Worth Zoo with the Veda Knox children. Drill team clinic was held the week before tryouts with 11 officers chosen. A final faculty dinner was held in honor of retiring Principal Sam Curlee on May 22. And, a group of teachers journeyed to Louisiana Downs when a race entitled i'Lamar Express was held in honor of Mr. Curlee. While May was the month many people waited for, it was the month that because of so many activities, passed the most rapidly. Copy and layout by Debbie Helm 25

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SOI' john Wind Test-tasting Spanish food, the Spanish classes sample various foods. Each member of the class brought one Latin-American dish to learn about the food of other countries. ' 'Q X,-v .fi 75- May ,Q After finding out their alphabetical number at the Senior Assembly, seniors start asking if anyone has any extra graduation tickets. Each senior was issued four tickets and later, a drawing was held for seniors to receive extra tickets. Searching for their names, seniors pick up caps and gowns on May 13, ln order to obtain their diplomas, seniors were required to turn in their caps and gowns directly after graduation to their counselors.

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Getting it As the prom grew nearer and nearer, seniors realized the many details needed to create such a ltBig Event. The Senior Class Council was in charge of the festivities. Meeting every other Wednesday, the group made plans for the big night. The first consideration was money. The magazines sale around Christmas time, however, solved the problem. The Senior Class made a 514,000 profit from the sales. ln addition, free prom tickets were given away to students who sold more than 12 tickets. Since the magazine sale was such a success, the class could afford to have its prom at th Hyatt Regency in Dallas on May 9. The next decision to be made was whether to have a band or a disc jockey at the prom. The class voted to have a band. In a second election, the Senior Class selected the group tlRockmaker. The closer the big night got, the more there was for students to do to prepare. all together There were tuxes to rent, dresses to buy and flowers to order. The class even voted on what would be served at the prom. On April 22 during Activity Period, a prom etiquette assembly was held to prepare seniors for their evening. Students were reminded how to get in and out of a car, which fork to use with what, and other proper ways to conduct themselves at such a formal occasion. In addition, different styles of tuxes, dresses and corsages were modeled by senior students at the assembly. The week of the prom, tickets were sold in the cafeteria for 54 a ticket. Seniors could also reserve tables for groups of five couples. Finally it was the ubig day. Tuxes and flowers were picked up. Girls kept their appointments at the salons and last-minute errands were run. A few hours before the prom, pre-prom parties were held, then everyone headed to Dallas for the big night they'd all been waiting for. Starting early, Amy Cloyd, Mary Bishop, Gloria Brady, and ludy Wangner relax at Amy's house the night before the prom. Several students had parties before the prom, however, most were held on Saturday night. se.. Lt. - is ll 26 Pre-Prom Modeling prom attire, Lynn Cole, Thad Pittman, Tammy Marshall, Bruce Stewart, Linda Atzert and Mark Bunch help display the different styles of tuxes, dresses and corsages. 1