Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Vikes dress the part lt's 7 a.m. You stumble out of bed groggy and bleary-eyed. Your main concern is not if you read your chapters for English or studied for an algebra test, but What am I gonna wear? Students witnessed a variety. There is not one outstanding style everyone is trying to copy. Most people dress the way they want, yet some people dress according to their groups, said Cristen Cline, junior. This year's clothing variations included sag, .19 Ll Trey White and Lisa Gayda items such as suede ankle boots, baggy pinstripe jeans and miniskirts. New fads included sleeveless sweaters and T-shirts, cut-up sweatshirts copied from the movie Flashdance, leather pants and skirts, bandanas, Oriental motif wear and pierced ears for the more radical guys. And once again, preppy attire played a major role in the fashion scene. HI think that traditional clothes will never go out of style. The classics have a timeless appeal, said Cindy Grimland, junior. Damon Hubbard and Stephanie Millen lana lones, julie Looney and Patti lamison 20 Fashion Carla Connolly, Chris Godell and Anna Meyer Ronnie Schmittou and Kendra Suarez

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Arlington One century ago, Arlington was incorporated as a town. Then it truly was just a spot between Dallas and Fort Worth. However, it kept growing and changing and became a metropolis in itself. For instance, when Lamar was opened 14 years ago, Arlington's population was about 90,000 ln 1984, that number had increased to 200,000 This growth resulted mainly from job opportunities available in and around Arlington. In the '50s, the opening of the General Motors Assembly Plant and the development of Great Southwest Industrial Park brought in workers and their familes. Because of its location, Arlington was an ideal home for those who wanted to make the 30-minute commute to the larger cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. An increase of facilities followed the surge of population. ln the '70s, Six Flags was opened, Arlington Stadium fhome of the Texas Rangersl was built and Arlington State College became UTA. As time went on, neither the population nor the construction stopped growing. The Hilton, Wet 'n Wild and the Lincoln Square shopping center emerged in 1983. A new convention center and hotel were planned for what was once the amusement park Seven Seas and would be called Sheraton Park Cities Central. Located on the outskirts of Arlington, Neiman-Marcus built The Greenhouse, a nationally-known health spa with clients ranging from Brooke Shields to Lady Bird Johnson. Building and improving roads also became necessary. Approximately 750 miles were maintained throughout Arlington. The enlargement of Cooper fthe best cruising streetl was a project to be completed in 1985. The Fielder House Museum displayed much about the history of Arlington through records and antiquities. 22 Photo Essay os Kennon Cogdell All Phot Division Street at night Lincoln Square Christmas Tree