Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Craig Beverly Kenneth Bickers Dennis Bilbrey John Bjorgo Tommy Blum Denise Boobar Rose Boret Jim Bourque Betty Bowdy Ginnie Bowdy Greg Bower Kansa Bowman Bucky Bowman Donald Brandon Brenda Brooks Tammy Brooks Alvin Bryant Richard Burns Denise Burton Cindy Cain Sandy Cain Suzanne Campbell Donna Cannon Steve M Chambers Eleanor Champ Maxine Clark Clay Collins Letitia Collins Mike Colvin Cindy Condon Jenny Cook Kim Cook 82 sophomores . pa' mm --ann'-v, n Q 'Hr Ji t WSP' if Q M 6f0,,,,j-3,5 C119 irli f , M - W gi, rL,' qlii V x ancing of all kinds entered l students' lives. Going to places like Dessau and The Bucket, country- western and disco dancing filled their days and nights with fun, laughter, and closeness. Nostalgia and tradition went hand-in- hand when the Jazz Age flared up with tap,! ballroom, ballet, and folk dancing. Hats, boots, and tight pants was the j impression Dessau gave to the younger l generation with a western atmosphere of ' country song and dance. The 2-step, 3-step, 4 corners, waltz, polka and cotton-eyed joe roused juniors like Becky Nitsche and Cherri Thompson. Songs like Silver Wings, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, and I Keep Looking for Tomorrow kept flocks of students going to the Skyline, Silver Dollar, El Paso Cattle Company, and other popular night clubs. The Moods, Velvets, and The Country Edition were a few groups who played the music that made them want to dance. Students found good times at Saturday's and The Bucket, moving in rhythm to the music of Earth, Wind, and Fire, and KC and The Sunshine Band. Besides the bump l and the Hustle, disco let dancers create their own movements to the beat of rock 'n j roll. j Tap and ballroom dancing were traced l on dance floors by many nostalgic feet. The music of George Gershwin and i Cole Porter roused the excitement of j the good ol' days of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Mrs. Persohn taught tap l dancing to dedicated amateurs like Kellye Needles and Geri DelGuidice. i Hilary Yarrington danced ballet as a form of expression. She enjoyed practicing an average of 24 hours a week, though she admitted it sometimes got in the way of her other activities. At Austin Civic, she performed in Nutcracker Suite, Shadowland, and Raymonda. Austin Ballet Theatre performances even turned up in the Armadillo, Austin's country rock headquarters. Debbie Syrinek, Mr. Munsen, Valerie Starr, Wayne Haas, Susan Pillsbury, Robbie Jones, and Mike Williams kick and laugh to cotton- eyed-joe at the school carnival. Curt Kasper and his partner step to the rhythm of Moods of Country Music at an assembly. With the return of the Gene Kelley and Fred Astaire movies, tap dancing also reappeared. Here, Geri Delguidice practices a routine in Mrs. Persohn's tap dancing class in the gym.

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Sophomores: , ., ,. Z A is i ilii ' 5' ' l J i Doing It Their Whey Michelle Haynes showed loyalty and spirit when she offered a hand in dec- orating the downstairs tor homecom- ing. Bruce Harlan helps Kathy Whites liven up the building during homecoming. Each class having their own section to decorate, the sophomores trans- posed the downstairs. involvement and dedication from indi- viduals brought awards and accom- pllshments. Chris Fairman won S1000 scholarship and a trip to Washington in the Bicentennial Youth Debate. Leslie Roberts, secretary, David Mor- gan, president, Kim Guyer, treasurer, and Martin Aleman, vice-president represented the individuality of soph- omores as class officers. S' . it fi x 3 sophomore intro 81

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