Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Kathryn Svvzsher Lynda Syphers Davld Tavelrne IU' Monroe Taylor Joe Tennon Paula Thlede 'fx tl R Q'- Luana Thleme Janlce Thomas Llsa Ann Thomas Jackle Thonet Brad Trerney Candy Todd Russell Tnmble Valane Turnbow Steven Valentine 58 succes seniors e all knew the thnll of vlctory Our feellngs were andescnbable when we won that badly needed scholarshlp to UT or passed tough chemlstry tests Our success dldn t have to be known to the whole world After making a 96 on Mr Bauer s hardest Algebra test, we were yust as happy as a glrl that just made cheerleader Who could descrlbe our elatlon the flrst tlme we skated around the Ice Age nnk wlthout endlng up ID tractlon'? And graduatlon the real mark of success After the end of those twelve long years we all felt luke wlnners Overcomlng defeat was a vlctory ID Itself Beallzlng our mnstakes and havxng the guts to try agaun drew as much admuratuon from ourselves and others as wlnnlng might have Wlnners stood out from the crowd as dedlcated talented groups and lndtvuduals Sylvla Danlels gurl s track team ranked among the best In the state Julee Kung Sherlene Bauer Janet Turner and others knew that exhausted joy and trlumph after a close race Freshman roundballers expenenced the thnll of outshootlng outrunnlng and outsconng every team nn the league for an undefeated lst place Yearbook staffers Flora Choate and Theresa Gage saw a year of hard work turn Into a state champlon Vlklng Yearbook Debators Chns Falrman and James Starr researched practiced and prepared out talklng state competntlon and placlng 4th In natlonal contest Chns took has talent before the student voters and won Student Councll presldent Helen Harrison s creative talents won her an UT art s holarshlp plus undlvldual awards ln competrtlon Mark Bllllngsley sang hrs way to State choir the second person ever to make It In Lanler s hlstory Bob Schwabyvrestled to 2nd place In State competltlon for Lamer s 2 year old wrestllng team Varsnty player Brenda Hermann became the flrst Vlklng Tennls player to grab frrst ln dustnct competltlon Three year veteran Laura Sargologos had experience backing her dramatic performance and won UIL area and zone best actress tltle Dennls Bllbrey and others stnked and spared their way to wln the bowlung cnty champuonshup Terry Tallas started her own tradutlon of maklng state band We were loving every mlnute In the wlnner s circle lt gave us that needed confidence to go on to bugger and better goals 1 Success can become a tradltlon born of hrgh standards and hard work Chris Farrman James Starr Roberto Corrada proudly display the trophues won by Lanler s debate team thus year 2 Belng chosen by fellow students for honors was always rewarding Kathy Whites Randy Sulllvan Lusa Sargologos and Rrchard Plerson bask ln the Homecomlng crowd s applause 3 Theresa Brown and Julee Kung reflect the thnll of victory as they flnrsh one two In the dlstrlct mule As members of Coach Sylvla Danlels track team Julee and Theresa were well acqualnted with success 4 After a 15 9 vlctory effort Cheryl Polley Brenda Hermann and Donna Johnson show the team splrlt and caring necessary for wrns ! ' . V Y W I . I , I I , 24 M , JS- K S., - I , r GL-,X . ' A 'I kzrj: .t If ' , . . , , ' Steven Thomas David Thompson Mike Thompson A Er-aeggiu

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Michelle Van Brakle Julie Vanek Mary Vasquez Ftene Velasquez Stella Villanueva Debbie Vranich James Vrazel Naomi Wade Kelli Waggoner Christine Waldrop Kim Walton Lee Walton en, 'Y QT Nova Washington Sharon Washington Christ: Waters Gary Weaver Mark Wedlund Cheryl Wehmeyer 60 tragedyfseniors eing In high school didn t make us exempt from tragedy and disappointment Then we got just a taste of the tragedy we would face In the future Love relationships competition health and family life could be rewarding but they were often sources of tragedy At the time the Incident was Important but later we found that what we learned from those tragic experiences was what really counted Learning about ourselves through love could be very painful Everybody developed a crush at one time or another Being madly In love with someone and then finding out they were taken or uninterested was a crushing blow enough to ruin the whole day But It wasn t reallythat serious and we fell in love again The real pain came when we broke up with a long time steady lt may not have been anybody s fault It was easy to get bored but we cried locked ourselves In the bathroom and made firm resolutions never to get Involved again We got hurt when distasteful rumors got started by outside parties What was once a quiet separation became a bitter war One thing we did learn from all this was that time would heal our wounds and in a while we would be back to normal and probably In love again Competition another tough way to learn about lite High school was the perfect place to learn about failure lt came from all directions A hundred plus girls tried out for Vikettes every year Less than half would make it The disappointment was unexplainable when we found that those hours of hard work and discomfort were wasted Running for class officer or another spot In the Student Council was a big let down If you didn TWIN Getting one s pride We put a lot of time and effort into our endeavors and It seemed unfair for us not to get what we set out for It was hard to face friends and family that had supported us and counted on our success as much as we had Being gracious about falling was dlfllcult but we found alternatives that could almost make us feel glad that we lost Courses In the arts like drama choir and band developed hidden talent while vocational classes like DE and Cosmetology prepared us for future iobs Some of us discovered our writing ability through the yearbook newspaper and other literary classes Family and personal misfortunes were the most drastic ol all tragedies As our father went through hours of openheart surgery we sat nervously ID class realizing how much we had taken hIm for granted lt was like losing a brother when our dog died Death scared us more than anything lt never occurred to us that we wouldn t live forever until a close friend or family member died Nobody ever breezed through life without trouble When there was a tragedy we learned how to cope and help other people through the same type of situation We found that our friends and families cared for us so much lt just took a minor mishap and you could find all the love and comfort you needed If you looked for It . . ' I 7 I 1 . 7 H ' H W gf . , I . , 1 nj Yu-' ' I . V . . A f beat out of a starting position by someone else was bruising to 1 I VVVAIK F f A V V E A . . ' X, - ',k. Y Q ' Qs. '