Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Shows ssemblies had been around since our grade school days but by the time we reached Lanier, inflation had hit. Sponsored by money hungry clubs and organizations, prices rose to fifty cents, with one concert skyrocketing to a dollar. HECE sponsored a fashion show for lVlargo's la Mode with Lanier students as the models. The Vikettes featured in their Spring Show a pantomine about the song Lucille, a dance routine to Southern Nights, their award winning ladder routine and a tap dance by Jan Jay, Leslee Roberts, Gayla Griggs, and Robin Goss. More dancing surfaced when, near the end ofthe year, the Hartford Ballet Company from Hartford, Connecticut visited. NHS brought the rock group Rabbit which was a big hit and Student Council presented us with the Country Edition, much to the delight of Lanier's kicker crowd. Another of the Student Councils contributions was the Lanier A Cappella Choir, who put on a Christmas Concert in the gym, Later inthe year the Yearbook staff showed a slide presentation as a preview to the '77 Viking and Rick Presley sang the top-forty as he got whiplash in his hips trying to imitate Elvis. To fill in the empty spaces there were several basketball and volleyball games, plus the coaches' twangy imitations of Hank Williams and Charlie Pride. But whether we used the thirty minute period to smoke a cigarette, get some munchies at the store or to really see the variety of assemblies, it was worth it just to get out of class. 3 The Hartford Ballet gave us a beautiful and unique type of assembly. Here, the dancers play little kids on a rainy afternoon. 4 We came to assemblies to see a protessional perform, but of ten found ourselves the center of attention. Darrell Bowie gets a chance to show the school his Iooniness. 5 Darlene Kutach gets a kiss from singer Flick Presley, This assembly brought a performer from the Las Vegas night clubs to the gym.

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tremendous unity of spirit brought all of us, the classes, faculty, and parents, together to achieve a common goal-winning. We didn't dress up and we didn't dress down, but the hustle and bustle of pre- Homecoming week still existed, Seniors plastered the gym with go get 'em signs, toilet paper, balloons, and streamers, while juniors adorned the cafeteria, sophomores ornamented the downstairs, and freshmen decorated the Upstairs. Game Day began with a very big and spirited pep rally. Throughout the crowd, gold and white mums rode proudly upon girls' shoulders. A special kind of excitement arose in the crowd as the cheerleaders led us through P.O.W.E.R. and Viks Are Dynamite. Our dreams were shattered later in the evening as Austin High ruined our Homecoming game 21 -1 3. The highlight ot the game was Wilburn Houston's 40-yard run through an amazed Maroon defense for a Viking touchdown. This was overshadowed by two Viking fumbles on the 15-yard line, breaks that gave the Maroons the game, During the halftime festivities, the award- winning band and Vikettes, with their silver and pink hoops and dome routine, performed brilliantly once again. Screams of joy and thunderous applause accompanied the announcement we all had been waiting for, The 1976 Homecoming Queen and Mr. Esquire are Bene Jennings and Calvin Boyd. After many hours of preparation by the Student Council, ranging from decorating the cafeteria to selling tickets, the time came for fun and all-out enjoyment- the Homecoming Dance. A black and white trellis, green leafy plants, foil stars suspended from the ceiling, and a mirror light ball created a romantic, dreamy, Garden Party eltect. This year's dance resulted in a true coming home with the many returning Lanier exes. Such familiar faces as Brad Phair, Mark Simpson, Phil Gilmore, and James Taylor rekindled many fond memories of past school years. Gil Garcia, KNOW's disc jockey, spun hit after hit according to the requests of the crowd. We bumped, hustled, slow danced, and kicker-danced to such popular tunes as Cotton-Eyed Joe, Color My World, and Shake Your Booty. Despite the sorrow and disappointment we felt after losing, we ended Homecoming Week '76 with comfortable feelings of happiness and belonging. 1 Bene Jennings and Calvin Boyd stand ecstati- cally on the football field after being named Homecoming Queen and Mr. Esquire. Home- coming couldn't have been more exciting for these two. 2 During Homecoming week, a reminder sign hangs on the upstairs railing. The freshmen were in charge of decorating the upstairs, and they knew the importance of the dating issue to upperclassmen. 3 Leslie Brite breaks around end for long yard- age in the Viks' homecoming loss against Aus- fin. 4 The courtyard sits draped in gold and white streamers. During Homecoming week, the soph- omores arranged this toilet paper splendor. Homecoming Builds Spirit nit ggi' 5.32 if . t PY -.ff 'Q-5 ..,'-as r i I i I ' Q I 11 ,M fx ,l , ,. 20 1 Ll A 'Q 2 K Wi. f 'JM . is ,Qi,v 1--.Q :isle lima ,gas ' iff '-ff.-5 7 .-gg L 4. . A '5 :if .'::7',1 ' - i ,jj mi' X A iii' Q! .. , L xii .. f ' ' 'Lie i is .. , , ff ' ' , r , IN . . ,. i- s Qu li-Q 1?-if 1 5 'i': : S MW X' im I f, ii , xTEx.gz Q 5 ii ,t lint T .. ' x... i 'tt' i sr' ' l ,,,, j Lfg. . kg,,, homecoming 328