Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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The Year of The quarter introd Genie Hastings and Chicki Kulczyk compare sched- ules. lf we were stuck in a class alone, without friends, we knew it would only last twelve weeks and we'd still have two more chances. Three times a year the counselor's office was flooded with dissatisfied and disgusted students who needed to have courses changed or dropped. Rick Latimer, Jeff Clineburn, Mark Pennington wait in the long line to Mrs. Lovell's office to correct mis- takes. 8 qliafiel' SySiGm

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At Homecoming, Lisa Ralston and Melanie War- wick saw a 7-6 halftime lead turn to a 20-16 defeat, but they kept the spirit up. Groups ur clubs grew and flourished striving single club failed, huge unknown, eagerly took got involved Hard work machinery. The awards came Debate swept their opponents off the floor in local, statewide, even nationwide, competitions. Drama captured all-star awards. Yearbook placed in the state and nationals. Our small Latin Club topped the contests. Orchestra and Vikettes carried off Sweepstakes. Awards did not a Equally as proud the often i The Student fountain was needed. themselves for the most active And there were the whole school. led the charging of The ecology club gave a helped keep Lanier clean. FFA made themselves a name for excellence in their stock and efforts. We know our accomplishments. Those for the school by the students. Those for the student by the school. We got things moving and made ideas realities. image 7

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Bottom: Betty Bowdy takes the STEP test in order to help AlSD trustees evaluate the average high school student's learning capabilities. The stress of rushed learning and shorter grading periods showed up when report cards came out. Karen Kovar listens while Jackie King comments on high school grading com- pared to that of Junior high. ,fl he year of change. Not only for Lanier, but for all of Texas. The quarter system, by a State Legislature itself as both a to AISD in 1975-1976. Gripes their whole four all figured out semester instead of they now slump semester, teacher Teachers sponsored classes, found their limited and precious. sometimes suffered because ofthe quarter system, also. Pan Am couldn't make it to their annual state convention system finals which convention date. We used paper for sponsor Mrs. of all the system, judge really need how it's need to be able qualified to teach system has to offer legislature made us system, but didn't needed to make it work effectively. Austin was big as Piloting the quarter students, teachers, and parents. But forward to - variety, interesting school. There that we might the real quarter system 9