Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Our clubs grew and flourished. We got involved and reaped the rewards - or rather awards. And gave praise to the unawarded clubs who did more lor school involvement and pride than ever before. We had groups and achievements worth recognizing groups 193

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Vikettes .,..... Cheerleaders ....... Student Council ......... . . . National Honor Society Quill and Scroll ......., . . . Literary Club . . . Yearbook .... Runeskritt . . . Debate .... Drama ...... A Cappella ..... Band ....... Orchestra . . . Pan Am . . . German . . . Latin .... FTA ,.... Ecology . . . FFA ...,....... Auto-Mechanics . . . DE ............ Cosmetology .... VCE ........., HERO . . . 192 groups 194 198 200 204 206 207 208 210 212 213 216 218 221 222 224 226 227 228 230 234 236 238 240 242

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Hard Work and Kicks .alt , . 'NX Teri Johns, Dawn Dun- flash Vikette smiles at U during a football half- time Above: Sophomores Julie Playford and Leslie Riberts dance a fifties dance for fifties day pep ra y. Right: Mrs. King reads Mr. Matthys a card the Vikettes presented to him along with an anniver- sary clock. Vikettes. That word conjures up a mental picture of a group of immaculately dressed girls carrying around tote bags with their hair neatly brushed and their nails nicely polished. Or girls high kicking out on the football field. Or screaming in unison at pep rallies. But it takes more than a good split or a high kick over your head to be a Vikefte. They worked hardto be the best drill team in Austin, and without a doubt they were. They had become as much a part of the identity of Lanier as the football team, the fountain, and even the building itself. Winning Sweepstakes at the contest in Commerce was a matter of course. Or any other contest they might decide to enter. Not only did they learn how to dance the most difficult dances and smile at even the most difficult audiences, but they learned important personal lessons. They learned patience and tolerance for each other when some found it hard to catch onto a new routine and patience with themselves as well. They learned responsibility, which was imperative if they wanted to be as good as they hoped. Working together as one unit was especially difficult to do, because there was a heavy influx of new girls and not as many old ones to help