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

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71Lef3wtof7m FIRESTARTER. With care, junr ior Chris Hamm lights the XV for W'estlake at the homecoming bonfire. The bonfire drew crowds of Students on Thursday night prior to homecoming. COURT DECISIONS. Homecoming royalty members pose for Bradley Wilson, Picayune phty tographer. They are junior April NeWe ton, sophomore Jennifer Matteson, freshman Christie Chapman and , seniors Alison Snyder, Laura Mangum I and Queen Jamie Patterson. STILL LIFE. After the homecomv ing parade, automobile entries took the sidelines as the parking lot hosted an afternoon spiritvraising pep rally fol, lowed by a street dance. MUM,S THE WORD. Junior Jacque Jones works through her lunch hour to ready another homecoming mum. A traditiont the wearing of mums, took on a personal note as FHA X members handcrafted each sale. father, senior Jamie Patterson learns that she is the 1983 homecoming queen. Students elected the queen and her court by popular vote. i i i t t DADS PROUD. Escorted by her 1 I 13 7 Student Life

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Dinners, g Dances, ttGETTING EVERYTHING READY FOR PROM TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND A WHOLE LOT OF WORRYING TO MAKE IT JUST RIGHT? 1 Parties 81 Prom As she took the gilded invitation out of its spotless white envelope, the freshman girl breathed deeply and giggled. 1 sure hope my parents read the in; vitation before they set my curfew, she said, pointing to the theme in black cursive: uAll Night Long . For most couples, the 1984 theme reflected the idea of the prom-stay out until sunrise, or at least as close to morning as possible But for many, prom was more than an excuse to stay out later than usual. It was an entity in itself, an event that happened only once a year and perhaps only once or tw1ce in a lifetime. Girls began their preparations as early as immediately after their last prom and as late as the day before. Many had already purchased their dresses months in advance, and left the rows and rumes of fabric waiting in the Clmet until someone- hopefully that mmeone spccml- asked them to the prom HVUhen they finally got their dates. a hit of girls either wanted to go With other people or wmderul htm they were going: to gi-t ,ilwnu ulth their datex, HHIIHI Adrienne Imwkt- said. As prom season neared, the ex; tlavaganza became a basic topic of conversation. If John had the courage to ask Jane to the prom in the science wing, he could rest assured that the news would be across the school in the freshman wing within ten minutes. A few bent tradition by going Ustag or even pairing up in new and differ, ent ways. uSome junior guys tried to start a new tradition and decided to go with each otherf Adrienne said. HLater they probably wished they had taken dates, but on the other hand, some guys who did take dates may have wished they had gone with the guysli, For most, however, prom was spent in the traditional ways: rush home to spend several hours primping, picking up flowers and tuxes, and teasing hair, posing for pictures for mom and dads scrapbook, then escaping together for an evening of eating, dancing and making cameo appearances at select parties. HI thought it was fantastic; I only spent 30 minutes at the prom itself, but we went out to eat, before and that was great, junior Scott Petty said. Next year Iim gomg to San An- tonio for dinner. YOU ARE INVITED As ajunior class offi- cer, April Newton addresses prom invitations for the May 4 occasion. i 131 Prom

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l A When Everyone llHOMECOMING WAS A SUCCESS AND SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. meow senior Got Real lCrazyl There comes a week every year when breezes get cooler and routines become set in concrete and an iner plicable excitement hangs over the Commons, the hallways and the gym. Early Monday morning, a few signs appeared in the stairwells proclaiming loyalty to llour guys . Mum advertisev ments from the FHA members and the remnants of cookies lay personale ized and discarded on top of football players, lockers. By Friday, the bricks 0f the walls had disappeared under layers of but, Cher paper and red, white and blue streamers. Posters threatened to stomp out Lampasas , and students came to class in Hawaiian outfits, togas and pajamas. Homecoming week may have seemr ed like some kind of pagan ritual to outsiders, but for students its arrival was a confirmation of fall and a Chance for the student body to uget crazy together. It was a week of school unity, Juna ior cheerleader D'Anclra Fisher said. Everyone was eager to help, and everyone was willing to do what it took to make homecoming a big sue cess. Monday and Tuesday afternoon, dedicated members of each class spent their time on hands and knees sloshing paint on paper, organizmg baking committees and decorating fouthall players' lockers with con; struction paper and foil. On Wednesday afternumn, puzzled adults leve hy Walsh'Tarleton where pickup trutlx'x, uld Jalmpies and floats sluwly maile their way up Pinnacle and tn the high sthiml parking lot. The lWIJlHLl 'lnllnlj Cdr Cilninn, d new idea organized by the Student Council, ended with a street dance, bonfire and live band Thursday brought the final rush of signapainting, decorating and last! minute touches. It was also rehearsal night for class skits which involved anywhere from the entire senior class to a few select freshman. uThe teachers greatly contributed to the high spirits during the week and spent time working on skits? DlAndra said. Friday culminated the planning, painting and painstaking work. Early in the morning, students arrived in the cafeteria tC put together a few last signs and to put together a last; minute skit. The pep rally, an hour; long affair, boasted flashing lights, screaming cheerleaders, mums and a lighted sign proclaiming the 1984 senior class The Class With Class . Excitement continued throughout the day. Friday afternoon a reception for former Westlake students was hosted in the Commons, and Older, familiar faces made up a large portion of the audience at the football game that night. uOne of the best things about homecoming was seeing all the exes, junior Laura Matthew said. lllt was the first time I'd seen a lot of them since summer. After weeks of preparation, homea coming was over, but one last contria bution was made by the football , players before they went to change for the Homecoming dance. llThe football team absolutely had to win the game that night because thatls the peak of all the activities, DlAndra said. HThat's the cause for all the excntement. FAST TIMES HIP, HIP, HOORAY In the spirit of the sen, ior homecoming skit. football players get radical and lift class president Craig Corona above their heads in anticipation of the clash with Lampasas. i 133 Homecoming