Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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First thing first All dressed up, no place to go On Aug. 30, the halls of Lamar High School suddenly became filled with 1800 students searching for their rooms and wandering around the building looking for old friends. Lounging around the pool, 'hanging out' and watching All My Children on TV would be activities of the past for another nine months. During the five minutes between classes, sophomores wandered about hoping to find their next class before the bell rang. The halls were congested with the sight Carrying his books, James Dierks saunters to class. Five minutes was provided between each period to repon to class on time. 8 First Day of School of starched new clothes, haircuts and bright smiles. As the last class of the day came, students' minds were already wandering off to what they were going to do that night, or what they were going to wear tomorrow just as if it were an ordinary school day. Only 174 more to go . . Using the table as a desk, Mr. Ken Webb issues books to his geometry class. He, along with nine new teachers and one vice principal, started new this year. WNIEIS , ' '--y--- f-it-1.. '+,.-5 F...-'x 5...- ...- ,Q ..--5 T73 4--I

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l TUDE T LIFE A t' ' t ' Pep rallies, Homecoming, first and last day of school - all were among great moments in student life, moments to be forever remembered and shared. Most were choosy when selecting what they thought to be earth-shaking events, naming only a few. A date with the right person for Homecoming or the promg graduation and an unexpected good grade on a test were highlights for some. The teachers' E.T. skit for Halloween, .W ,X F W, 4 , BWI a ,- ,t t C' 71 W1 are fun-damental decorating the halls for Homecoming, the spirit assembly and the 'sgreat food showdown at McDonald,s were other choices. For many, great moments arose with startling regularity. These less discriminating souls considered no homework days and 3:25 on Friday aftemoons momentous occasions. And while these students certainly won't remember each and every one of these game. members. I fu :a : o :s fi o :n Q. 1 days individually, as a whole they were thought of with fondness. Afterall, who didn't have a touch of melancholy on Monday mornings or on evenings stuck at homewith homeworkin six subjects. So, to-each-his-own great moments. were pleasures to be filled away in the memory. to be savored at some later date much as they were when they occurred. 9 I -- z., 5 ra, , I at Q. 23? 1 4 . if ! Qs, I any H ' Q tom Conducting yell practice, Frau Ruth Buechlein cheers with Jenny Brannen, Gwen Phillips, John Cottraux and Robbie Lauderdale. This was a common scene in the third hall before a big football Admiring his office door, Principal Weldon English Discovers what the teachers were up to while he was gone. The door said While the cat's away, the mice will play and was signed by all the faculty Copy and layout by Amy Cooper 7 . g 'Q l .iapmeug uxwol

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Replacing a lost schedule, sophomore Dwight Driskill buys a new one for 25 cents from Ms. B.B. Stumbaugh.This was the year that payment was necessary to replace a new schedule. Resting after a hectic first day, teachers take it easy in the workroom. The lounge gave the teachers a chance to grade papers and to discuss the problems of the classroom. Sitting in class, students and teachers get aquainted onthe first day ofschool. At this time, most teachers told the students what they would be doing throughout the year. Copy and layout by Laurie Welch 9