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

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I46 vamerhr, PA envtlglg cu.fnPI.Ir:A're numrfil 45 A Wlth the ImplementatIon of the quarter system counselors students and teachers found that one per son s dlsadvantage proved to be another s advantage One thIng In partrcular however turned out to be ev eryone s headache paperwork Counselor Ms Toody Byrd orgamzed schedules three tlmes a year Instead of TWICE teachers released grades three tImes and Issued progress reports every SIX weeks Just keepmg up wIth the bookkeeprng end of the deal placed a tremendous burden on the admInIstratIon and counselors What compllcated thIngs further was the fact that not every state IS partrcrpatlng In the quar ter system venture KIds come ID at the end of theIr semester and hIt us In the mIddle of our second quar ter commented Ms Mary Ann Rymer counselor s secretary Lou Ann Kunshlck polnted out that lt s easIer to graduate early on the quarter system Another nIce thIng about It IS that If you have a personalIty clash wIth one of your teachers you don t have to suffer all year lf you really llke that teacher though you probably won t get to enjoy them for very long Teachers avolded two speed classes to a certarn extent because students havIng a hrgher achlevement level In a partIcular subject chose advanced courses whIle other students could choose a class SUItGd to theIr needs Teachers performed better because the quarter system freed them to concentrate on theIr spe claltles thus Increaslng enjoyment for student and teacher allke Sometrmes though class preparatlons took up more tIme than teachers were wIllIng to sacrl Ice Varlety became a key word In favor of the system Students had a large number of courses especrally elechves to DICK from Agaln some students BDDFGCI ated the opportunlty to make the UGCISIOHS necessary to take the rIght courses whlle some students would have rather been told what to take SaId Ms BIrd lt was great for students who dIdn t know theIr Interests They could take shop one quarter art the next and homemaklng last D Anna McGIll ii' I , - I - I I I ' Y . . . I U . . . . II I I - I ' ' II I - I y A , . I I I - II I - II II - I , - I I I 5 ' I ' I ' ' :I . . , . , . . - I I - II ' I , .

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l l i l l enlS Qu i l rrenl Ev hunk Do you believe Patty Hearst was brainwashed? llfh-Yes 37'M1--No 52M - Undecided Should the kidnappers have been tried for their crimes before Patty Hearst was tried? ' 66fMu -- Yes 29M - No F 5fMu - Undecided 145 1'wELFrH Phil Etier B. G. Fannin 1 LI' I lf , W0 38 4 . Y-Q f ,, n Brenda Felton Vicki Fisher Melissaforsyth f' Freeman , ,M Q Donna Ginest ' Vincent Gonzales X QYN7 W ,ip Lf, JW -2511

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I47 15 pu mms Wm i Guerra Kerry Harper Harris T, ,., S 1. Although Lou Ann Kunshick didn't have to cope with this particular problem, she talks to another student about personality conflicts between teachers and students. 2. Ms. Toody Byrd helps Angie Young decide which courses will serve her needs best. 3. Paperwork tripled for office and counseling staffs. Ms. Mary Ann Rymer prepares to schedule preferences. Russell Hill Steve Hines