Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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228 closing I t ln a typical lifelike classroom project, Mr. Por- ter's Advanced Social Studies Problems stu- dents experience a murder trial. Brian Day swears in a witness in Judge Farrow's court. 2 Making enchlladas in the kitchen of her moth- er's restaurant, Sylvia Ramirez prepared for a career in restaurant management. Our family backgrounds helped determine our future. 3 For most couples, marriage was a long way oil. But we were learning to share joys and responsibilities, preparing for longer term com- mitments. Eric Barnett and Lisa Ray study an elaborate wedding cake at Handy Andy. 4 Working with kindergarten children in FTA, Karen Carpenter discovered TGBCVIJIQ was an exciting learning experience. As a sophomore, she was already thinking about her career opportunities. 5 When NHS members visited Villa Siesta Rest Home, they may not have realized they had a glimpse at their distant future. Chris Fairman had a chance to see things that change, like health and strength, and things that stay the same, like humor. 6 Glynda Mercier looks through a newspaper tor articles to clip for Mr. l-lilsabecks student refer- ence notebook. Our awareness ol events grew as we developed habits like reading newspa- pers. f f Reachin S v 2 it i A ii f ' i 4. fy i 'v H 'g6g.'g ' v JL. fd? k , X rf n f ff .Y ' ff: X 'Y , - 54.1-w1'Q,.-., ' 1, -R I , V . .X i l W ,X f xx, 4 If K. . .vs QQ. ,gt was , Q . 'Q , ' H IM' :mu sh S , j . , tg Q , .3 fm-t' 'ew ' ' gig M' : ,h A ' r .. if .i f ' ' ' SFS, t- if I X E. . x 5 i

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Geared for Learning earning. It contains past, present, and future and it never stops. At our age, life was geared to it. Everything we did during this fast paced growing year made an impression, fixed a pattern and pointed us toward our unique future. As we began to make choices for ourselves, we felt growing independence and responsibility. Picking hobbies like bowling, maorame, or flying, we invested time and energy, and earned divi- dends of relaxing pleasure. Struggling with tough decisions about courses, jobs, and colleges, we developed self awareness. We had to figure out who we were and where we were headed. The world we lived in affected our decisions. We learned what it had to offerg how to have fun at parks and hill country lakes, where to dance to fine country music, and the quickest ways to get to north Austin during rush hours. We figured out what courses and teachers were available, and tolerable. We found part time jobs to support our clothes, cars, eating and dating habits, and we planned ahead for career opportunities. The more we learned, the more we were on our own. closing 227

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For New Experience Our sense of self developed and we secured our identity. We could now venture out to new things, new areas and experience. Personalities broadened, and we knew more of what we liked and disliked. We found there was too much out there to pass up or let go by us. Our relationships grew as we grew. We chose our friends and lovers with greater care, sensing our needs in companions. But we also sensed their needs and accepted the responsibilities attached to the growing and maturing relationships. We now viewed parents differently. No longer the unyield- ing disciplinarians, they were the always present friend and advisor, ready to support or compro- mise, We got a taste of the responsibilities that waited for us in adulthood. We were becoming the aware citizen, the voter to be. Lite wasn't Utopia and we prepared ourselves to take what was going to be handed to us when the world was ours. Ecology suddenly was a matter to be dealt with instead of ignored. Political discussions arose more often and we really knew what we were talk- ing about. We Iearned from everything. Our relation- ships, classes, activities, they were all geared to give us experience. The learning experience. .. ' gm--' ,W - 4 ,.,, - I 4 5 , ' 3 ' fyf i, l f' L N 1 If .,,l1AUj,' ' Q '.-.1 :, X , QQSETDLQ xl . gist! ' ' xxx ,135-':PiHx.io.. X' t X ' ,Ps - f Q - ., f T XY . 5 If , 5 Wi' E -I,' t kia J , - I . Q :V .X 1 san i. , I W A f ffifi: N' . .' if-'g1,', I K2 ,142 'If 3554 ri-ax ' '. K I 1 ' y e il 'EJ f ' riff J T.. A fi , A ., . . i . , x NX ' ' V . '-if K , ' 51 4 I ,I-v4:I'i'5 ' ' ' .l closing 229