Lanier High School - Oracle Yearbook (Montgomery, AL)

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aS The Pride of Montgomery helps boost spirit during the game, by playing the school fight song. Leaders club initiates Bentley Shanahan, Marianne Lenyo, Lisa Tubbs, and Dawn Poage discuss their extravagant outfits with a policeman at the Jeff Davis game. Cheerleaders listen as Mrs. Maryanne Far- rar explains where they should hang spirit signs. Getting the crowd excited before the opening assembly, Anthony McCall ex- plains what is about to happen.

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Uniforms show the new look of the Pride of Montgomery. David and Jay Taffet, students in the new LAMP program, prepare to go to their next class. Sherman Dawson and Pat Honaker enjoy prepar- ing themselves for more advanced levels of learn- ing, by using the computers. Poets Sparkle with Newness elebrating their seventy-fifth continued from April until August. Ges, in an extravagant Not only was the newness of the manner, Lanier High School boasted a school one of a physical nature, but it new academic program and a facelift was also a newness from an academic Contents of the school itself. The 1362 students standpoint. LAMP, Lanier Academic Student Life 10 found themselves in new surroundings Motivational Program, was comprised Clubs 46 as they entered the multi-faceted of over 120 students who came from Sports 106 environment of Lanier. both public and private schools. The Academics 140 The materialistic work on the school LAMP program provided the students People 168 included water blasting the face of the and the community with an ecstatic Business 234 school, sandblasting the external academic pride that has not been Index 270 growth off the school, repainting the enjoyed for decades. Closing 276 interior of the school, and refinishing Indeed, the sparkling pride of Lanier all floors. In addition, the railings along was evident as the Poets continued the stairs and all the brass fixtures their quest for excellence and were refinished. This restoration, furthered their search for a diamond which cost almost one million dollars, life in their diamond anniversary. Searching for Newness 3

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many changes occurred that caused the lifestyle oets to change. One of hanges included thening the school day from six and one-half hours to seven ort Each Poet contributed to the tradition at Lanier in his or her own way. From the pep rallies at 7:45 in the morning to the club meetings in the afternoon, tradition continued. Even with these reforms and changes in lifestyle, Poets continued to show other schools that the tradition that has endured for 75 years, is still alive. Furthermore, the word “tradition” at Lanier is not only a word, but also a way of life. Shannon Holliday and JoAnne Lucci show the closeness shared between teachers and students at Lanier. Juniors Susan Howell, Staci Wagner and Angela Johnson discuss which class ring they will buy. Dora Woods talks to Brunetta Means and Alfreda Gray, hoping to get them to join Future Homemakers of America.