Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Glenn Drescher Elaine Duet Dawn Dunnahoo Evada Durst Joe Dye Donny Early Greg Easley Alan Ebner Dan Eccles Cynthia Edwards Daryl Ehrlich Curtis Ellison Susan Engelbrecht Diane Espinoza Jack Fairchild Chris Fairman Melanie Farris Melvin Felfe Mike Fenech Joe Furguson Faron Fowler Lawrence Fowler Leona Fowler Richard Fowles as 1 ni uv Q J-X 4 W Em xii my fix t V. ,. x r . 6 's w ,'y' 1 f 1 we y F I 72 peopleffjuniors M.. .V , It ,i ,. il? Y 'Q l vt E -4 . , ft ,. 5' F. , -Q-rf -in V 4. :agua c ,-653,21 i J, 1 .,- wma 1 , . 39 3 f'r is r a -:t i X 1. .V s eimgw N. O v ,. ,. k fgzf-21,1 , L Q -QP! X:-1: g A, ug-.,. ,-1 IZ, Q Q Q , A, , .t. J 1 .rg - haf' gz' ' its gr. s ,, v U I I +L x - 1 All cut ups themselves, Becky Biley. Linda Henry, and Brenda Danrell break up at Nova VVashington's speech at the Vikette Parents' Appreciation Banquet. 2 Some of us could make the best ol the situation and entertain ourselves. Charlene Butler, April Patton and Edna Raymond improvise a high kick rou- tine for the lack of something better to do. 2' if I Xi' 3 Joining organizations, we arranged our duties and necessrties to do the best job possible, Ann Barnes, Beth Hoffman, and Bose Borel learned fast howto write yearbook copy and eat lunch at the same time

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ex l l Q . l 'll X I I 4 lt took more than intelligence to pass advanced classes It took a lot of out of class effort and struggling to keep up the average. Jennie Best and Theresa Brown rinse their mops to clean Mrs. Turk's chemistry room after school for extra credit. 5 We viewed on stage the future stars of Broad- way and Hollywood right here at Lanier. Here. Laura Sargologos, John Barger, and Donna Sto- rey perform Merry Wives of Winsdorf' the play that all three won awards for. iw it Showmg Umque Talent he nonconformists, the talented, the eccentric, the dedicated, the intelligent - they made our student body. Some went unrecognized, some reveled in glory. Their goals and activities made the halls, classrooms, stages and playing fields come alive. Class clowns always gave the comic relief needed during all the formula figuring, noletaking, and memorizing. People like Ann Barnes and Beth Hoffman could take a song, commercial, or part of a movie, twist it around and turn it into a side splitter that would make your eyes water. Innocent bystanders would be the victims of their creative and loud pranks. Hilary Yarrington's unique sense of humor appeared in the art of ballet. Posing a dramatic stand, her expressions added another dimension to the rehearsals at Austin Civic Ballet. Aspiring actors, singers and lawyers took their talents to available electives and soared quickly to the top. Chris Fairman argued his way to National Debate and had a very impressive intra-city winning record both singularly and with talented partner James Starr. He and James were the only debate team in Texas to be invited to National competition at Pennsylvania State University. They placed in quarter finals. Helen Shuler was an accomplished flutist in the Viking Band and a frequent soloist in A Cappella. She also was in Austin Civic Chorus. Playing female lead in Barefoot in the Park and taking Best Actress in Zone LJIL contest, Laura Sargologos' name was synonymous with Drama. When you watched her in a scene you really wondered if it was just a play or whether you had just walked in on the real thing, A few had a knack for doing different things, or normal things differently. Jack Fairchild drove an unconventional ieep and played a mean banjo. Geri DelGuidice ate no meat and was an avid nostalgic movie fan. She and her brother had a large collection of records from classical orchestra to Broadway musicals to Barry Manilow. Throughout school, we admired certain peers. In kindergarten, the cute little kid who was a head taller than everyone else always learned his ABC's before the rest of the class. ln high school, he broke records by the dozens as an people 71

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M Vw 3-if Q M- -fm-an-....,t wi nz' , s , HL . , no '-.':f,1mf:f9i.- .., , .i , ill ,xrjgf E I i 1' I .- ' g ' 1 Y g 1 'gg' Y t -Lb .e. , - . , if . i K ,, , :i,,i 4 .ff i x X. ,, -...,q,wia,:.-.,kV-.,. V ,. , . , ,,,..,, W J. .......M.., W W ,Agfa 4 Fifties day let us experience what it was like to be a student in the good ol' days. Twirler Cindy Urbanek waits for the crowds to settle and the music to begin at the fifties day pep rally. 5 Entertaining assemblies sometimes starred some of Lanier's own talented hams. Here, David Richards starts to hike his formal to give the beauty judges a quick peek of leg at a mock senior boys beauty contest. f., ,,.,,... Achievers Love to Work outstanding football and track star, and still kept up with his ABC's. And the little girl who stretched like a rubber band even at five, danced her way to stardom in high school. Why did they do it? Achievers puzzled people. They inspired adoration and resentment, earned the dubious privilege of having teachers' honor and increased expectations, and laced more problems than many realized. We looked up to them, and stereotyped them by their achievements. But they didn't feel extraordinary. They struggled and worked like all of us, only harder, because they genuinely enjoyed their field. Mark Billingsley has sung all his life, mostly in church, and this year it paid off as he made State Choir. For him, singing is his life: I love to sing. I enjoy the competition and getting scared. He valued the recognition, but even more important was the actual singing and the enjoyment he got from music, despite the fatigue he went through in competition. When he described singing and music, his feelings emerged. It's beyond words what music doesg you can teel it. lt pulls on the heart. David Taveirne was well-acquainted with the problems facing achievers. He often played on the football field while injured. He said, You've got to push ahead. Physical pain you live with. He felt it was worthwhile to know you've done the best you can do. Not only did he excel at sports, earning all-district two years for football, and all-district in shot put and discus, David also succeeded in his studying, earning Outstanding Junior in 1975- 76. All this was part of my life. You feel real good insideg it's excelling, not failing. It feels great! Junior Bubba Jennings achieved highly, also. He played among the best of Lanier's football players, many of whom were older than he. Hayden Stewart, Ronnie Dawson and Jeff Jackson worked hard for the Vikings, too, Demonstrating versatility and skill, John Barger, Christina Dahlberg, Donna Storey and Rusty Fuller performed with talent and Cindy Rowley acted as an indispensable stage manager for Lanier's drama dept. Hailed as successes, these players reflected their time, effort and sacrifices. Julee King ran track with outstanding results. Cheryl Polley excelled at both basketball and volleyball. Stacey Pfluger, a freshman, played on the JV volleyball team with amazing success. only denied playing Varsity by AISD rules. Nina Mullen starred on the girl's tennis team, with Brenda Heiman, who won the district people 73