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

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.x .kxvr 7Aef3wjof7m Just When Everything Seemed : Normal TIME AFTER TIME it u ALMOST READY. Despite the fact that school had not started, freshman Jennifer Thornton hits the football stadium seats early to prepare for halftime shows for the seasons Hair in curlers, Jennifer takes a 15 minute break. -- IIYour fly,s unzipped! screamed the students during a speech to the student body. The brand new BMW sat peaceful, ly parked in the lot with a gash in the side. Members of the junior class hid after their skit at homecoming. Most hoped at least some of their Ilcharacter building experiences would remain forgotten. uThat was the only time Ilve seen my life flash in front of me, senior Tommy I-Iines said. And he probably hoped it would be the last. It was my first time to ride a horse and we were all going up this steep rock trail at camp. My horse got scared and trotted under a low lying branch which knocked me off. He slipped on some rocks and started falling back towards me, Tommy explained. uI got really scared when I saw that foot coming toward me and ended up with a bruise in the shape of a horseshoe on my abdomen. The justified fear of pain as well as the things that seemed like they were scary added one more story to tell on Monday morning. HSome friends and I started screaming because we thought we saw someone being murdered in a car and consequently we had a WHEN 1 FIRST WAKE UP, FM UNSURE 1 CAN MAKE IT ALL DAY. 0 0 0 OUT OF BED, ITS OKAY? ?:xsgfides' wreck, junior Anna Aldave said. uWe were terrified at the time but later Ifound out it was just a practical joke and got pretty embarrassed. Anna experienced several embarv rassing moments in relation to 6th Street. uI got the strangest looks when I fell down three times down on 6th Street and was perfectly sober, she said. Several in the junior class homecoming skit admit they were ready to escape back into the crowd by the end of it. HI had to dress up like a preppie girl with a bow in my hair for the homecoming skit, junior Carlos Brown said. III was so embarrassed! Carlosi energy tended to get him into a little more than he bargained for much of the time. HI don't want to get licks again like I did after putting a hole in Mrs. Adams' wall with my carpenterls utensils, Carlos said. While Carlos dreaded the wrath of the administration, sophomore John Haralson experienced a different type Of fear. You have to know my dad to understand why my F in geometry was one of the scariest things that has ever happened to me, John said. 136 Student Life

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Val AFTER HOURS. While other students watch reruns of uLeave ItTo Beaver , members of the choir practice one of their Spring Revue numbers with the direction of Ms. Marsha Nelson. 137 Unroutines HILLSIDE BLUES. Ready to be out of the daily school routine, stu- dents take advantage of the early spring weather during the lunch hour on the slope in front of the main building. A WHAT'S THE DEAL? ltknot the normal tlavmnm attire nf thc Ger- man teachrr. but rather Herr Scott Gardner warming up for a pep assem' NV m lhc ncu Chap outfit donated by hk'twtlake National Bank. BREAK TUVHZ. Taking A timev out from munm amdemit artixiticx, Students unit the tardx hle before mm ing Into one at, tho purmhlcs. the rcxull of mrrcnmdcd x Iawmumx