Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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H President l-lector Cruz-Aedo leads camping trip discussion in a morning Pan Am meeting. Hec- tor actively led the club through the year, using good organization. Above left: Mary Aguilar makes a point while dis- cussing the trip to Garner State Park. Sewing as Public Relations Officer, Mary was well informed on all club activities. Left: Meeting attendance is always high, as indi- cated bythe presence of Pan Am members Mel- issa Banda, Rachel Villarreal, Ricky Cruz-Aedo, Jovita Onitveros, Teresa McHarque, and Maria Reyna. Bottom: Melissa Banda and Kellye Neeles dem- onstrate Pan Am support by manning the nacho booth at the carnival. Here the girls make a sale to Mark Kalmbach. pan am 223

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222 pan am A Pun Concern You didn't have to bein a Spanish class. You just needed to be concerned with raising funds to help out charities, This proposal seemed attractive to about 50 Lanier students who chose to join up with the ranks of Pan Am club, under the sponsorhip of Mrs. Welsher. Of course, a lot of the club members did take Spanish, but that was not required to be a club member. About 25 of the members, under the leadership of President Hector Cruz-Aedo, were very active in the club and made the effort worthwhile, Pan Am sponsored three or four bake sales, a gigantic garage sale at Hector- the-fearless-Ieader's home, sold candy canes at Christmas, sold nachos at the carnival, and brought the Mexican Revolution band to play Spanish music at an assembly for the student body. Funds which were raised went to help Guatemala earthquake victims C51 255, a certain amount of state dues, food and toy drives for needy families during Thanksgiving and Christmas time, and help for Mr. Matthys' travel fund, Although the group didn't make it to the State Convention because of scheduling problems, they didn't let the quarter system spoil their travel all together. A trip was planned for Mexico, but due to Mrs, VVelsher's upcoming motherhood, a shortened trip was taken to Garner State Park. There were also day trips to San Antonio for Fiesta Night and visits to old Spanish missions. End of the year activities included a banquet where the next year's officers were to be elected. Being a Pan Am meant being able to have a good time and help others at the same time, The fellowship of the members kept things going to help the less fortunate in our community. Vic McWherter and Mary Vasquez help Pan Am set up for the carnival nacho sale by getting the plates ready for the crowd. Bottom Row: Debbie Mahan, Anne Strohm, Pub- lic Relations Officer, Mary Aguilar, Vice-Presi- dent, Debbie Pilcher, Mrs. Welsher, Donna Wil- dey. Second Row: Jovita Ontiveros, Linda Kutach, Lisa Resendez, Laurie Mitchell, Teresa McHarque, Rachel Villarreal, Historian, Pam Clayton. Top Row: Kathy Clayton, Suzanne Duncan, Debbie Janecka, Debbie Ramirez, Mary Vasquez, Natalie Servantes, Rick Cruz- Aedo, President, Hector Cruz-Aedo.

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ptllllifff f E I i X i K O ,qt it ,. 2 i .lt so QW it U, PX Ll 5 l A club concerned with letting people have their own niche at such a big school was LAGS - Lanier Association of German Students. ln the words ot Mrs. Burnett, sponsor of eight years: Our l school is so giganticg it you don't have anyone to comment to when you walk down the halls, it's really not worth being here. Thats why we have the German Club - people can have somebody to talk to who they know have the same interests. LAGS must have been very attractive to most German students - two-thirds ofthe people who took German Capproximately thirty-tive peoplej were involved in the organization. A picnic for new members, a high school day in New Braunfels at the Wurstfest, selling sausage and buns at the Bicentennial Carnival, and competition at the TAGS CTexas Association of German Studentsj convention in San Antonio were activities which took up the time of LAGS members. At the end ofthe year, there was a private convention of LAGS at Lake Buchan nan for a tinal get-together for students. Under the direction of President Valerie Starr and Vice-President Allan Breazeale, LAGS put on a production at the TAGS convention which was rewarding as well as fun. The play consisted of a take-oft of a i Guten Tag film which was shown in . German class. At the TAGS convention, everyone participated, and one didn't , necessarily have to be a member of Lags. They key point was participation - whether a member ofthe play cast, the German band, or the German folk dance group. There was really no pressure to win, just to be a part ofthe action going on. Money raising was one of the main concerns of LAGS. Although there were money raising projects such as Carnival l sales, T-shirts, and the ever-popular l gummy bears, money was used to help T students pay for activities expenses and not necessarily just to raise funds. T The German Club set out to make l students feel at home in a large school and succeeded in just that. Any student involved in LAGS was sure to have the time i of his life with a bunch of special people. LAGS President Valerie Starr spends time mak- ing a flower tree to decorate the Sunday House for the Carnival. Valerie led the club, as well as participating in the German Band at the TAGS convention. Sitting: T. Starr, Alvin Bryant, Jay Stautfer, Presi- dent Valerie Starr, Laurie Burnett, Sponsor Frau Burnett. Standing: Wayne Breazeale, Treasurer Wayne Haas, Vice-President Allan Breazeale, Parliamentarian Adam Curran, Treasurer Patti Steger, Donnie Youngbloom.