Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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entennial arrived with a 21 gun ute a nationwide fanfare and an alleled exploitation act Red white lue fever hit the land The buy- nniai was on The Mom and apple age was advertised on everything 'gscovered sugar packets and Bi- tionalCherry ice cream, to the 'issued Bicentennial quarters, fifty- ieces and dollars. At this special he S2.00 bill was reintroduced -- ooked like inflation wasn't the 'as definitely 20th century. The n l V ' l J l e. 2 companies used lt. They presented ltennial air slots on the radio and sion in their name. Politicians fed around it. In this presidential , on year, it was the perfect time to , nce Americans Watergate was ovcri Bicentennial was very much aiive ler but here it meant ement. imerica was clean T ' ,g B . . n. - . v 2 band entered the AISD sponsored d Bash, with a Bicentennial flavor, ater sold calendars tor the Austin itennial Chapter. 3- Vikettes not only helped at the Aqua 1al's Bicentennial celebration, but Jsecl this theme on their winter show rfew halftime performances. tior Chris Fairman competed on the nal level in a Bicentennial nporaneous Speech Contest. Valerie 's Bicentennial poem won first inthe n Poetry Society's Bicentennial est. Even Lanier's Latin Club helped an oak tree grove along Town Lake in nemoration of the event. rolving the whole school was the rit of '76 Homecoming theme given e Student Council. And the Council lmost the whole school working inthe ttennial Carnival which looked back e last 200 years to reflect and recordi lad its influences. School pride hit an we high. involvement wiped out tant apathy. 1976 did its job.

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Lorraine Parker Patterson James Patterson Rebecca Paul '4- Q,- Mark Peeples Debbie Petru Roger Ptunter Brad Phair faq-of lvlark Pharr Sue Pickle Brent Poage Buzz Pound Luanne Pratt Terry Psencik Karen Purcell Keith Quick Shari Rabideau Patti Rain Lisa Ralston Minerva Ramirez T Ruby Ramirez week of Hoiineeogming '75 shifted into high gear. .?Withlr.Monday decreed Class'Yell Dayf' and, A 'Jean and .lags Day, few coluliidfjfi the contagious and building T' with spirit signs and showed hung with with the proclaimed Juniorlarid Seniors ot '76 labored Wednesdaynight to make th with Gold Bloodedu spirit. would ride over 'Purple Pride at the big upcoming t'l3eat LBJ pep rally. ' is Thursday morning arrivedwith spirit at its climax. Female shouldersgoarried gold and white mums, male pockets a little emptier. Contettiilew, class yells ripped the air and the whole school promised LBJ -- Ainft No Way. With'theHomecoming Court presented and Seniors tonce .agarny coming away with the Spirit Stickgevferyone felt confident ot a win. A tight unionitormed between y classes, band players and even leachersgf 'iir Yells of victory began which rang throughf?'i halls all day. P n Pep iob. Spirit at the body stands and began Vikettes music. hel announcements were explosion ot applause Williams as Queen and her Mr. Esquire. Spirit rode high. But spirit alone could not win the game. We made mistakes. A bad snap over the punter's head, tumbles, thetwo-point conversion tailed. The Viks lost their lead and never regained it, losing 20-14. The . tears tell and hopes faded, Vikings went down and the victorious. enthusiasm managed to rise a our Homecoming Dance. That with the tnemewrnelsprrit of 76 and the setting the cafeteria, a new type .ot .G g S L ggy. J, ance began. . gyy. V . Gil Garcia, KNOW's rock jock, .nsrs L and dance hustled and n hard room. The center of faces ot girls in their their stittly-suited dates. had, memories recorded. Al 12:00 came. The dance rang out a sad end to Homecoming '75 and the YGar's football spirit at Lanier. . 2 g rtg if