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

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7lze8a1 0f7imex1 a SLOW DANCING. Swaying to the music, students crowd into the commons area at one of the two monthly Friday night dances spon- sored by various clubs as fund'raising events. ? TENNISrLOVE. As a part of the t facultyvstudent tennis matches organized as an afterschool activity, Ms. Sandy Kern, American History teacher, keeps her eye on the ball and her return close to the net for a match point. HIGH KICKS. For an afternoon of no frills thrills, junior Steve Marv tin attempts a field goal with the Else sistance of sophomore Daron Edwards. Students found ways to avoid the high costs of entertainment through Sun- day afternoon athletics. 124 Student Life

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You Deserve iII-IAVING THE BIRTHDAY PARTY MADE ME REALIZE HOW SPECIAL THE YEARBOOK STAFF WAS AND THAT I FIT IN. 122350123532, A Break Today The high school principal, in prop; er attire of suit and tie, peers in the English room at the furiously scrib- bling students bent over their desks He pauses, then grants them a meager smile of approval as he continues down the hall. A moment of silence Then, as the distant slam signals the principal's exit into another wing, an amazing transformation takes place and stur dents cluster around a Tom Thumb bakery sack in the farthest comer of the room. Most everyone agreed that school was a place to study and learn, but the administration and faculty were not opposed to having a little fun once in a while. II can have what I refer to as mini, parties, where I work and students can sit and talk instead of taking notes, Mr. Don Harkey, trigonometry teacher, said. uItIs relaxing and change of pace for the students, I think itis a good idea. Teachers occasionally exhibited Hashes of mercy and treated students to a break from lectures, homework and other daily routine work. HIt'S not a tensionafiiied Class, jun! 101' Alicia Davis said of her third peri' 0d American History Class with Ms Sandy Kemi HMrs. Kem thinks we need a break from everyday school, alnd she incorporates that into her C 5554 German teacher HHerrI, Scott Card ner drilled students with games of IiGerman hangman rather than the usual vocabulary tests. Teachers with fourth period classes sometimes Iet students miss their class and go to lunch instead. The administration also helped plan activities to interrupt the possie ble monotony of school, encouraging themes at pep rallies and authorizing concerts, aII'SChOOI lectures and plays. The powder puff football game was another traditional method of liven; ing things a bit. Coached by members of the foot, ball team, junior girls teamed up against senior girIs to prove who could represent their class the best. HI think we got outcoached by the senior coaches iMark Smith, Ty Han, tiers and Adrian PiperiI, junior coach Dan Gilicrist said. But despite a broken leg for senior Erica Peterson, debatable amounts of talent in the uGuyline led by senior Jon Lee and junior Chris Hamm, some unintelligible cheers by the guy cheerleaders and the controversiai 7.7 final score, the competition served its purpose as a welcome change of pace. uThe guys really got into the Cheer, leading and coaching and they were lots of fun. junior Janet Petrie said. HIt really got mur class together and a lot of people showed up to watch it. FAST TIMES A A WEDDING. In honur of his Hst birthday. Mr. John IViIliam Cutsingcr Jr. dodges the rice thrown by the yearbook staff To folltm thc ixedding theme, the staff even baked a xwdding mite uniting the xtaff and the new adviser. Mr. Pita. 123 Unexpected

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llSIXTH STREET IS A CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE- , When ITlS FUN JUST TO WALK Therels No AROUND AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. Kim Mullen, junior Money In The Ban So, Bill, where are you taking Susan tonight? nl donlt know. It depends on how much money shels got. . . Most students didn't have unlimited funds to blow on weekends, but they found fun things to do with friends that cost nothing, or next to it. uWhen my friends and l didnlt have any money, junior Shannon Legg said, Hbut we still wanted to do something, weld get together a soc; cer game in the park, or rent some canoes on Town Lake to enjoy the n sun. Besides Town Lake, Austin abounded in places that were free of Charge and gave students the Oppor' tunity to be outdoors. lll liked going down to the hike and bike trails and riding my 10espeed with friends, sophomore Judy Owensby said. Whenever my boyfriend and I didnlt have enough money to go out, junior Vanessa Muldrow said,, uwe'd go to Zilker Gardens or the UT observatory. Sometimes weld go on a picnic. Just sticking around the house didnlt put a strain on the wallet either. ulf my friends and I didn't have any money on the weekends, junior Leslie Hathaway said, uwe'd go to my house and sit in the hot tub or watch movies that we already had recorded. Senior Damon Faught often spent the weekend up at the fire station, where he served as a volunteer fireman. HWe'd all just sit around the station talking, or watching HBO, he said. Others spent weekends pursuing hobbies. uOn the weekends, I usualv ly worked on my car, or someone else's, junior Keith Hiebert said. For the more adventurous, there was Guadalupe Street. ul went to the Drag' on the weekends and skateboarded down the main strip. After Ild looked in Record Ex, change, lld yell at the frats hanging out at the Castilian,H freshman Nicolas Orum said. i But whether students spent their time participating in lOWeCOSt ac; tivities, watching others participate in noteso'cheap activities or simply thinking about all the expensive things they'd like to do, most managed to either save their money for another occasion or recover from the last one without depleting their finances. 125 Cheap Weekends l SIXTH STREET. Dinner at Hutls and then an evening of entertainment lure juniors Tawney Optiz and Kim Mullen to Sixth Street. me seafood to Mex; ican cuisine and from comedy to dance music of all varieties, the downtown area answered inexpensive solutions to boredom. i