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

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SILLY GIRLS Changes 1n staff provide the opportunity for senior Carol Carpenter and first graderjaime Cutsinger to become friends. THE LINE. Chap marching band members returned to school early to prepare for halftime football shows. The band. internationally recognized also traveled to China and Hawaii over the summer. 5 11 1 lr l , CAUGHT IN THE ACT. SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS. JuniorDebm-ah Mosleysuppurts the Freshman Wavdc Edcm giws Couch Booster Club and chows km n at thu Derek Lung hix lulm Hunmck at annual back'mvschool barbcnuu thr lunthJH rchxtmnun. L' 117 Back'tu-schuol

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7h8wtaf7imw A I The 13g? st 22: llBACK'TO'SCHOOL MEANT HELPING NEW STUDENTS FIT INTO WESTLAKE BY HAVING FUN TOGETHER?EZEESSOEW' Summer Stood Still TIT .1: rats! T 7T 1 M E s PIZZA PARTY. Sophomores Piper Bunnell and Jennifer Vinson eat pizza and drink Coke at the New Addition, pre-foothall game party aimed to help new students make friends. 1 Its all behind you. It's the first day of school. No more sand, sun or surf. Parking problems, schedule cona flicts and locker confusion prevail. And what about all those serious, pressing matters.7 What if you donlt get the same lunch as your friends? What if they messed up your schedule and youlre signed up for Macrame Ill all day long? Back'tO'SChOOl, with all its hassles, marked the renewal of friendships and expectations of unknown things to come. UI am excited about starting my senior year, with all the rewards, and even the hard work, it will bring,,' junior Shannon Legg anv ticipated about the first day next year. Katie Sprugt another junior, agreed that returning next year as a senior elicited expectations about uruling the school. uGoing back to school in the fall as a senior is going to be more ex- citing than any other year. Seniors are the oldest in the school, with all the privileges and all the power. It will be fun, she said. Not worried, junior Jim Norman likes school at the beginning, but 116 Student Life then begins to have his doubts as time progresses. uIlm always glad to be back on the first day, because its a change after the summer, but in a few months, I wonder how I ever could have felt that way. Then there are those congenial souls who relish the idea of meeting all the incoming students. The first day of school has always been CXe citing for me, junior Kristi Wilson said, because I love seeing my friends and meeting all the new peOe ple, and making them feel welcome. In an afterthought, Kristi said, uIlll be very excited until my sentimental nature intervenes and I'll be sad to think that it will be my last lfirst' day of high schoolf' On the other side of the fence are those who are decidedly depressed by the idea of returning each September. ul could think of a number of four letter words to describe the first day of school, junior Dan Gillcrist said, unone of which are printable.H There are also those who really don't give it much thought. Hl couldn't care less sophomore Alex' ander Barr said, Hschool, holiday - it's all the same to me. A t Amara? '

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7k8aiaf7m C Tine l Art llWHEN 1 CALL A GIRL THAT I DONT KNOW . . OR FOR THE FIRST TIME, 1 GET REALLY NERVOUS? gmmm, o Gomg Steady FIRST TIMES WHATS U P? Setting up a date for the weekend, sophomore Chris Manning discusses possibilities. '--- They were present in every class, that couple who nobody thought of tampering with, the two who were always considered together when in, vitations to parties were made, the ones that had been going out with each other since junior high. Tera minology changed as students grew older and more sophisticated, but ugoing steady never lost its popularity, and for many it became increasingly important. llI looked forward to coming to school everyday when I dated my boyfriend, sophomore Jenny Lovett said. uIt was a good experience and Ilm glad I got to share those times with him. High school relationships usually lasted longer than the two'week courtships of middle school, but students found that seriously dating one person took much more time and energy than a less'confining ap proach. uSometimes you feel really tied down and that you are missing out on a lot of things, junior Craig Brown said. ul think that if you have given all the time, energy and love you have to give, that your relationship with another person will be worth it in the end. Freedom was a main incentive, or excuse, for not going steady. Many were content to date different people and not match up with anyone in particular. uI think that as a freshman I am too young to be making a big comv mitment, R0b Stefani said. llln the future, things will be different, but for now, I am a free man! Those who chose not to pursue a steady relationship gave up the security of having a date to the prom or someone to go out with on Friday night. But while those who were lucky enough to have found someone to share their high school years with both enjoyed their relationship and struggled with its problems, others played the field and waited for that special person to show up. uAnytime you share with a boyv friend or girlfriend will help you in future relationships, senior Kelly Knox said, uand prepare you in find! ing the right person to go lsteady' with!n 118 Enduu Lib