Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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-l Students O O o oo O o Games ma OO OQOOOQCOOOQCQCOOC000009-OOOQQOOOOQO O S Above: Dennis Mathevvs, Mark Cotton and Greg Goeh- man pitch pennies with studied concentration before school begins. Guy Meyers, Kent Burnett, Brent Wolf, Bruce Phillips and Gary Slusser look on as they defend their titles ofthe school's Top 3 Pitchers. Top right: David Adams attempts a T.D. in an early morning cafeteria paper football game. Middle: Jerry Shelby determines his next direction of strategy in a chess battle. Lower: Gary Matocha sees and raises the stake in an attempted bluff. , Xl, games 1 13

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kill, luck or challenge? What made Air Hockey, Pinball, Cards and Bowling the games students playec Competition with a machine or friend required quick wits and talent, Lanier students flocked to the Gold Mine and i other game rooms to sharpen their skillsq A new cult erupted following the rock T opera Tommy, and many aspiring Pinball Wizards surfaced. Playing the silver ball, people like Gary Gossett, Marshall Davis and Joe Abraham regularly set monthly high scores. l'Th challenge to beat previous records make it a good pastime and it really quickens tl' reflexesft said Randy Owens. Foosball, a simulated form of Hockey, remained popular for those who chose ni to brave the real ice at Northcross. Quick reflexes and the fast pace of this game made it a part of Kelli Waggoner and Brel Poage's dates. David Hancock and Daviq Ryan found the challenge worth the smal dose of frustrations involved. Because strength was not the key facti almost anyone could play ping-pong. Mil Dillon captured the All-City Boy's Championship, summer 75. While Judy Lentz and James Davis found the precisii paced game fast and furious, Randy V Deavers and Larry Lawrence easily T picked up the tricks ol the table like spins and slams. lt requires great han coordination and only the most agile ca be great ping-pong players, admitted Rusty Brandon. Few Lanier students claimed to be sharks or hustlers, but for the fun Cor moneyj, Tim Henderson saw pool as Mentally stimulating and excessively challenging. While Marshall Davis playa-1 for the fun and enjoyment of the game, pool continued to be a good break that placed sharpshooters and novices behin the cue. Lanier students of all levels of intellect participated in the stately march of the chessmen. But it does take an organiz mind to play, said Clifton Shirley. Ches turned into a true art of mind competitio Gary lvlatocha summed the game up as a intellectual's game of checkers. lt's to match your wits against your opponent's in a game ot strategy . . . it's a simulation of war. From the shitty-eyed poker player to tt spade-playing Baptist, Lanier containedi students who's knowledge of card playir' was very extensive. Though some like Bi' Glenn and Gary Lawrence admitted to playing for a little more than fun, card playing as a whole kept its reputation as good, clean fun. The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat The acceptance of challenge was generally followed by a good time. The question of luck or skill, involvement and competition - all made games an answ+ to leisure time. W

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Fine Arts ond Artists ustin was becoming a cultural and fine arts center in Texas. The Austin schools were no exception. The quarter system offered courses in painting, drama, dance, and photography. Senior Cheryl Vranich took painting from Mrs. Horne. In her own spare time, she painted oils and sold many of her artworks. Most of them she gave to friends as gifts. Andrea Dillon made her hobby into a productive career of commercial art. She was in the three hour commercial art course at old Austin High School. She also did the division pages and the cover ot the '76 Viking Yearbook. Karen Minto's artwork showed up in every publication. She took her natural talent and applied it to the Ftuneskritt as co- art editor. She was the art editor on Skalds and did the cover of the '75 Viking Yearbook. Photography proved worthwhile tor Rocky Hardie. The Round Rock Leader and Georgetown's school newspaper printed his sports action shots, school Y activities, and personalities shots. Flocky said, lt's just a way of expressing yourself. lt's just an art. Fiisa Martin, who photographed students' hobbies and activities tor the Yearbook said, t'l feel like it's a very expressive art form and allows me to capture peoples' personalities. Mary Wilkinson, who took dance lessons at the River City Twirl and Dance Studio, taught tap, ballet, and acrobats, while taking classes herself. Mary hoped for a degree in dance and wanted to open her own dance studio. Laura Sargologos, having taken classes at Austin Ballet Academy, used her ballet with gymnastics because it gave her better coordination. A two year drama student, Heather Hielscher hoped to make a career out of drama. Heather feels, the ambition to go on is greater than the desire to quit. You can always expect something good around the bend. Upper left: Karen Minto experiments with temp- era paints on a new project in art class. Karen did much ofthe artwork tor the Runeskritt, Skalds and the Yearbook. Cheryl Vranich displays her art talents through oil painting, works on a seascape. Although she did sell some of her paintings, she preferred to give them away as gifts. Lower left: Robin Goss gives her tap dancing that professional tlair in the Vikette's Spring Show. Robin also taught tap dancing classes. i l l l i l l i l l