Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Seniors Set Apart 1 Seniors were the spirit leaders. Ftussell Barnes, Mark Billingsley, Bruce Akroyd, Lanny Wilhoite, and Brad Cone clap and cheer around the fountain alter the homecoming pep rally. 2 When you reached twelfth grade, it was time to measure up, Tim Beutnagel, member of band and choir, gets measured for graduation. 3 When a project had to get done, it was usually seniors who provided the manpower and mus- cle-power, Brett Mann, Gary Glaspy. Robert Brock, Paul Reinert and Scott Mclntosh struggle to lift the Christmas tree into place. 4 Everyone was alone in the courtyard at one time or another, with the quiet rustle of leaves and splash ol water. For seniors like George Harris, it was special, because it was their last year. Bruce Akroyd Shirlene Aldridge Mike Aleman Brian Arldt Debi Ashabranner David Austin S.- x.7X Derek Avance Ruth Baker Melissa Banda Richard Bardin John Barger Tammie Barnes Eric Barnett Karen Barnett Sherry Baumgart Clayton Bean Gary Becker Chris Bell senior syndromefseniors

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Senior Syndrome . . . . . . .18 Lunchtime Routine . . . . . . .22 Entertainment ...... .,.. 2 4 Assemblies ..., A... 3 O Homecoming ..,....... .... 3 2 Beauty Revue ............ .... 3 4 National Honor Society and Quill and Scroll ...,.. .... 3 8 Honors ....,....... ..,. 4 0 Valhalla .... .,.. 4 2 Prom ..,.. .... 4 8 Graduation ....................,,. ,... 5 O Traditions .-727 We teamed traditions. Seniors claimed their benches, stopped ott at Gatti's, and led the celebration at Homecoming, prom and Senior trip. Our roles didnlt limit us, they gave us our start. We excelled as lead- ers and earned honors for our achieve- ments. VVe set patterns to tollovv the rest of our lives. traditions 5. honors 17

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he 1977 Senior class was set apart by our unique identities. We were like no other seniors ever produced by Lanier. Ot course, we had the usual senior characteristics, that air of confidence and cocky attitude toward the administration and teachers. From the usual slouching gait evolved a new mode ot transportation, the senior swagger. We didn't move any taster, just with a new found self-assurance, ready to face the world, or so we thought, Underneath our poise and assurance that we could handle anything was a small nagging tear about our future lives. We worried it we were really ready. Could we make the grade? be a success? or was our tate failure? Turning eighteen added a lot of new responsibilities to our lives, like being able to vote, drink legally, do anything without our parents' permission. ln both the presidency and city elections we had to evaluate the candidates and make a decision that was right tor the country and our city. At the end of our junior year we pledged ourselves to make our senior year the best ever, After all, this was our last easy year of school. We watched with pride as the Homecoming Queen and her escort, Rene Jennings and Calvin Boyd, were chosen from our class. The senior girls played hard during the Powder Puff game, determined not to let those punky juniors gain an inch. And ofcourse we won. As the Prom rolled around we wanted it to be a night to remember. The Crystal Ballroom ofthe Driskill Hotel gave it an air ,i t 'Y , 1 - .r . ,X V ,,....,. -'f 2.555 I fl :: ,..:' V ti-PQ, el. ' ': V,-fd tru zz mit H -F! .fi'5. f.ffs.rrf'ii7fi'iil'3iA lr Y ' i - i senior syndrome