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

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lit ii. 86 1. Cheryl Becker and Martin Clearman choke down the food at Chicago's YMCA cafeteria. 2. Chaperones Olen Cothron and Ms. Bertha Guerra walk up the steps to the Museum of Science and lndustry. 3. Eager to board the busses, Fiick Guerra and Tommy Wood gather their belongings. 4. Tired after a hectic day, Martin Clearman takes a nap on the Chicago-bound train. 5. Monty Montgomery, Tommy Till and George Samon relax in the Conrad Hilton Hotel lobby while waiting to go to breakfast. Allen :Sify According to the song, Chicago is that won- derful town, as well as the windy city. Band members understood both nicknames in Decem- ber when they toured the city between their con- cert performances. Westlake, along with three other bands, was chosen to perform at the Midwest Band Clinic. Members were superstitious of their trip, think- ing that tate might indeed control their arrival. After one train car unhitched, then recoupled, after the train hit a stalled car on a crossing and after one charter bus rammed into a taxi, band members found the hotel safely. Students wandered around the sophisticated city of Chicago in their cowboy boots and hats singing Christmas carols and shielding them- selves from the biting wind. - Karen Beck Band Members Play

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88 Surviving Means Fighting, Qvercomfng Few students escape the inevitable pressure of school activities. The more students involve themselves, the more pressure they face - from striving to reach a personal goal, to meeting the expectations and demands of friends, teachers, and parents. Many parents pressure their children to excel in academic endeavors along with the extracurricular activities. For a student like Charles Allen, vvhose pressure is self-inflicted, study time is a Iuxuryg time for just goofing around is non-existent. Grades present a lot of pressures, explains Charles, I try to do my best in everything I do. I have to budget my time and learn to do the most important things first. Charles said he found that the best colleges were also hard to get in to. l-le filled out all sorts c applications. he feels that college i the biggest pressure he face because it determines his positiol for the rest of his life. Participating in solo and ensem ble contest pressured Jim Flutan Because the Flutans live many miles from the city, one of Jim's pressures was getting to con- tests on time. It was not unusual for him to set his alarm for 5 am. on contest days to assure himself enough time to load his percussion instruments and have ample time to make the drive. A year ago Mike Quigley and Teal Carroll vvon individual honors in state competition. In comparing last year's struggle tc win the AA mile run and singles ten- nis championships to today's striv- ing to keep their titles, Mike anc Teal found they felt differently abou' the ordeal. g I'm scared everytime I think about it, but if I vvasn't scared, I wouldn't work as hard in practice. said Teal. I don't think there is any reason I should lose if I have the ablity to win. CTeal repeated her victoryj Mike feels confident, but still a little nervous and scared. I-le hoped to do even better in 1976, stating that he'd be disappointed if he lost. I don't vvant to be just the best in the AA race, I want to be the best in all classes. live had the experience of being here before. CMike placed second this yearj When Donnie Haynes first came to Westlake, he knew it vvasn't going to be easy being the only black. He felt pressure from himself, as well as from teachers and other students to do his best in school activities. External pressures abated as Donnie found friends and acceptance among the faculty and students.