Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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l2O HI joined Student Action because I wanted to be more involved with school. I wanted to meet people and make new friends, said Nancy John. l've found that I can resolve conflicts better because I know myself better. Steve Cooper's thoughts about the stu- dents that he worked with: Sometimes the kids are brats. The only way I can stand them is to know I might be helping them to become people instead of big brats! Student Action members added the Bread and Butterflies film series to their standard tool, InsidefOut. Aimed at sixth graders, the films discussed work, suc- cess, responsibility and other related themes. Academic tutoring, eighth grade prer- egistration for high school and new stu- dent orientation involved peer counse- lors in middle school activities. Peer counselors also worked with San Mar- cos High School students who wished to start a similar program. 1. Vicki McCormick organizes the ninth grade course selection packets. 2. Julie Jackson and Paul Huntsber- ger counsel with eighth graders on a one-to-one basis for high school preregistration. 3. Although she often talks and jokes with students in her office, school nurse !Student Action adviser Ms. Karen McGill spends much of her time coordinating the drug education program. C1 M BACK ROW, from lelt: Jan James, Janice Taylor, Gretchen German, Flavia Perrin, Robin Chapman, Steve Kubula, Robin Clearman, Julie McPhaul, Laura Castro, D'Ann Dyer, Rosemary Bennett, Janet Searcy. MID- DLE ROW: Suzanne St. Clair, Karin Muilman, Laura McAfee, Tait Moring, Mike Vasquez, Jane Robinson, Ann Brofherman, Nancy John, Robyn Noack, Robbi Schupp, Donna Clift, Mike Crownover, Steve Cooper. FRONT ROW: Ken Olum, Cliff O'Meara, Teri Wagner, Vicki McCormick, Hayden Brooks, Julie Jackson, Jeannette Blackwell, Tab Gray, Peggy Lee, Kim Davis, Mary Lynn Putnam, Karen Rymer, Donald Burt, John Sneed, Wes Wagner,

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122 1. During homeroom and throughout the day, students use the library as a gathering place. 2. Stacked in every possible place, magazines and AV materials fill the storeroom to overflowing. 3. Jana Ward lis- tens to a favorite record while she reads. 4. Library aide Scott McCullough rechecks a book for Mike Quigley. QUESTION: What had two feet, two wings, couldn't fly and lived inthe media center? ANSWER: Charley Bird, an Inca Dove. The unusual inhabitant of the media center was found by interim librarian Ms. Pat Newton's children. Because the tiny creature needed constant attention and frequent feeding, Ms. Newton cagec Charley and brought him with her to work each day. He thrived in the friendly atmosphere of the 200 students who used the tacility daily. The story, however, did not have a happy ending. The dove, freed for a few moments during a weekend, became the target forthe Newton pet cat. Char- ley unable to defend himself, succumbed. The news of his untimely demise was posted and he was mourned by students and faculty alike. Although it wasn't planned to be a bird's nesting place, school architects chose the media center concept instead of the traditional books only approach. The media center idea, relatively new, includes, along with books, 19,0001 AV materials such as filmstrips, records, tapes, films, television and a video tape recorder. To provide for leisure reading, the center maintains 90 magazine and six newspaper subscriptions. 'tFanzines and a college corner also allows for browsing. - Darcy McLeod