Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Skill , Strategy -Q 1 Leslie Tschairhart passes a football during lunchtime inthe parking lot. We killed time before school and at lunch by exercising on campus. 2 David Flyan rolls for a strike. We took special- cialized classes to improve our performances against friends on Saturday nights, 3 Jina Casey and Stephanie Spiars ride clown Viking Drive Sunday afternoons were great for biking with friends and browning our bods 4 Lanier Fowler sidewalk surfs through the courtyard We exercised for fun and to exhibit our skill and talents to our friends. 5 Sherry Wallace rallies against the backboard board during Tennis class, Breaks between tour- nament games gave us time to get in a little practice before the next match Stacy Pfluger David Phillips Frank Phillip Ken Phillips Gus Pillsbury Tommy Placek srl Sherry Poage Dawn Polley Denise Pool Charlotte Porter Kellye Powers Martin Powers 176 energy St exercise freshmen r' 1 v X x li? re 1 ' 4 4-

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E xerase ' 'lx Q -N, , A -.9 . 'qi' , x i Lana Vincik tosses a deck tennis ring in Fiecre- ational Games. We learned the rules and regulaf tions of a wide variety of games from ping pong to horseshoes in everyday life. 2 Carnell Hill single arm crosses in boys' gym- nastics. Self-determination and sell-motivation made Carnell the best boys gymnast Lanier ever had 3 Charlene Butler drives a hit into left field in Girls' Softball as Jose Fernandez plays catcher Pam Smith sees softball as a spectator's sport We learned teamwork and sportsmanship in classes like baseball, football, and basketball. 4 Vince Delisi makes a spectacular catch in Physical Conditioning. We played team sports in class for form as well as exercise. e didn't realize the countless calories we burned off while exercising taught us something about life. But it was a big part of life. The games we played, the PE classes we chose, the varsity sports we competed in prepared us for the future. We were growing, identifying qualities we had to know to make it through life. Our desire to compete showed others we wanted to succeedg we wanted to be the best! We learned the basic physical exercises and calisthenics like sit-ups, push-ups, and squat-thrusts to build strong muscles, loosen tendons and to keep the body in shape. We were taught the rules about foot faults in tennis, three second lane violations in basketball, and clipping in football. We developed physical techniques like a badminton smash, a bowling delivery, and a tap dance shuffle- ball change, In developing our skills, we learned self-discipline in both mind and body. Successful playing required a concentrated mind and full physical effort. As we mastered the skills, we learned strategy and psyche. We perceived the distance the ball would carry, the amount of time needed to steal second base, or how well our opponent could return our spin serve. Playing on teams, we learned to share the work load and the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Sportsmanship helped us take defeat with less severity and pain. We could be graceful winners and graceful losers. We played by the rules, abided by the regulations, developed our skill and strategy without knowing it gave us healthy minds and bodies. Physical Education was one of the most diverse courses in high school, ranging from flag football, to gymnastics, to swimming. Yet, it followed a specific curricular pattern just like math, English, foreign language, or any other academic course, Level one taught us basic rules, regulations, and skills. Strategy and techniques reinforced our talents and abilities in level two. A third quarter fine tuned our skills and strategy and taught us how to win by psyching out our opponents We jumped rope, ran miles for time. flexed for bar-hangs, and performed general calisthenics in Orientation to Physical Education. These vigorous exercises were used as warm-ups, energy St exercise 175

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and Psyche 'ff , . E-M. . , ., A ...au , strengtheners and muscle toners in future PE classes and sports. We tumbled through cartwheels, backward and forward rolls in gymnastics. In tap we shuffled-off-to-Buffalo. We danced beginners' steps and headed to fame and fortune as Gene Kelly ll. Playing new games everyday, Recreational Games broadened our skills and techniques for various sports, from tetherball to ping pong. We hooked shots in a second quarter of basketball. We slugged the ball into left field to make a homerun in softball. We organized plays and faked passes in Football Two. In third level advanced courses we developed our own styles. Smashing an unreturnable birdie took a little more than just plopplng it over a badminton net. Knowing special strides and breathing exercises helped track stars run continuous miles without overworklng calves and lungs. Acing a serve and psyching out our opponent by calling her plays before she made them in tennis required effort, concentration, rationalization, and experience. Learning rules and regulations, developing skills, and strategies, advancing techniques, and competing with others trained us for the games we would play in the future. We used those basioor advanced skills we learned in PE. Whether we knew it or not, exercise was a learning process we experienced everyday. We did it because it was fun. We tackled relatives in family football games and courted friends in Sunday afternoon doubles matches, We called it our hobby. Sailing in the summer sun tanned our bods to a golden brown. Snow skiing tickled our noses while plotting down the Colorado mountains. We labeled it sparetime thrills. We bowled Saturday nights with friends after working eight hour shifts. Sidewalk surfing let the cool spring breeze blow through our hair naturally. Among friends we called it Friday night follies. We went roller and ice skating on dates. We went stag to meet someone to share Friday night fun with. We knew it as physical therapy. We did calisthenics to shape up mind and body. We jogged daily to relax and tone muscles. Not only did we swim laps because the water was refreshing or hike Mt. Bonnell energy 5 exercise 177